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COVID unemployment surge led to $5.2 billion in overpaid benefits in Illinois – including fraud
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSPRINGFIELD – Illinois overpaid unemployment benefits to the tune of $5.2 billion during the first...
State paid at least $5.2 billion in fraudulent or excessive unemployment claims during pandemic,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo Finance· 9 months agoThe state agency that distributes unemployment benefits paid out more than $5 billion in fraudulent...
Illinois unemployment rate slightly increased for Jan. 2024
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 1 month agoSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — New data shows unemployment is slightly up at the start of 2024 for...
Unemployment down, jobs up for most Illinois areas in July
Commercial-News, Danville, Ill. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 27—SPRINGFIELD — The unemployment rate decreased in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in July according to preliminary data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS ...
Auditor general reports about $2 billion in fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state audit released Thursday found nearly $2 billion in federal money intended to help unemployed...
QCA adds jobs, sees minor increase in unemployment in 2023
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Quad Cities added more jobs in 2023 and saw only a slight increase in unemployment claims,...
QC loses 1,600 jobs over past year
WHBF Davenport via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Quad Cities was among just three metro areas in Illinois to lose jobs between February 2023 and February 2024, according to data released today by...
These Illinois state government jobs are hiring — and 3 don’t require a college degree
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoIf you’re searching for a job in the metro-east, the Illinois state government is hiring for a wide...
Illinois paid out nearly $2 billion in federal funds for fraudulent pandemic unemployment claims,...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFraudsters stole more than half the money paid out by the state from a special pandemic unemployment fund, pilfering nearly $2 billion in federal money that was supposed to help out-of-work ...
Rockford-area restaurants wait for help with unemployment insurance increases
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWhile most Rockford-area residents have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, some restaurant...
