February 9, 2010 Current Flash Index Status

IGPA's Hewings says more study needed to halt Illinois job slump

Photo of GEoffrey J.D. HewingsIllinois is mired in a deep employment recession that could linger for years unless the state unravels the roots of its nearly decade-long job slump, warns a new study by IGPA economist Geoffrey J.D. Hewings.

Syndicate content

IGPA Experts

Patricia Rushing

is director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice.



Focus

Rep. Patricia Bellock (R-Westmont) and Rep. Elaine Nekritz (D-Des Plaines) of the Conference of Women Legislators talk about the NEWLeadership Illinois program. The 2010 program will be June 6-11 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Learn more by visiting the NEWLeadership section of this website.

Syndicate content

Analysis

Job losses in Illinois continued to mount in November, bringing the total for the past 12 months to more than 250,000, according to the Illinois Economic Review compiled by IGPA's Regional Economic Applications Laboratory.

Read the entire Review.

Syndicate content

The Illinois Report 2009

Illustration of cover of The Illinois Report 2009
Click the photo to enter
The Illinois Report website.