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Unemployment rate increases to 5.7% in December - Largest nonfarm payroll drop of the year

​1/20/17 - IDES announced today that the unemployment rate in December inched up +0.1 percentage points to 5.7 percent and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -16,700 jobs over the month, based on preliminary data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES.

“Nonfarm payrolls reflect the job market and this kind of drop is troubling, to say the least,” said IDES Director Jeff Mays. “It’s the largest monthly decline we’ve seen this year and the drop was across most sectors.”

Reality Check App Puts Career Planning Tools in the Hands of Youth, Job Seekers

​1/18/17 - ​IDES has teamed up with the Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) on a new Going Mobile initiative that will help teens, young adults and those considering career changes to obtain realistic projections and information. The app tells students and job seekers the reality about their career choice, so they can be prepared now for what the future could bring.

Unemployment Rates Remain Higher than National Rate

CHICAGO (12/22/16) – This month, 13 of Illinois’ metropolitan (metro) areas experienced declines in their over-the-year unemployment rates and one was unchanged. Eight of the metro areas had increases in nonfarm jobs and six reported declines, according to preliminary data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and IDES.

“Job growth in Illinois’ metro areas still lag the rest of the nation,” said IDES Director Jeff Mays. “The metro areas outside of Chicago have experienced more job growth recently than the Chicago metro area, which is a bit of a change from earlier in the year.”

 

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Employers Mark Your Calendar -
September 2017 

 IDES to Implement New Unemployment Insurance Process​

A Message from the Director​​

IDES is working with the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) to integrate the monthly wage reporting, the quarterly unemployment insurance report filing and the contribution payment process into the MyTax Illinois portal.

MyTax Illinois is the secure website used by Illinois employers and individual taxpayers to electronically file and pay more than 200 taxes and fees.  Bringing the unemployment insurance process into MyTax Illinois makes great business sense and simplifies the tax experience for both new and existing Illinois employers.   

Some of the benefits that you can expect to see will include the ability to:
  • Register your new business with IDES and IDOR in one secure location​
  • Eliminate the time you now spend completing and mailing paper reports by filing your wage reports and paying your unemployment contributions electronically
  • Make changes to your account information quickly and easily
  • Get immediate online confirmation that reports and payments have been received and processed timely
  • View IDES correspondence, account balances and other documents through a secure message center

The scheduled roll out date is September 2017.  Keep watching the IDES website for additional information.  If you have any questions, please contact the IDES Employer Hotline at 1-800-247-4984.  Thank you!

Jeff Mays, Director
Novembe​r 2016

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