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EVANSTON, IL – The unemployment rate in Evanston is more than twice that of a year ago, but it is still well below the state and county average.
Illinois Department of Labor Safety statistics show that 7. 1% of the city’s workforce could not find employment in August 2020, up from 3. 1% in August 2019, representing an increase of nearly 230% over last year.
Illinois’ unemployment rate reached 11% last month. Despite a fall of part by one percentage point since July, the state unemployment rate remains almost 3 times higher than in August 2019, according to IDF data.
Illinois unemployment rate in August well above the national rate of 8. 4%.
Things were even worse in Cook County, where unemployment reached 13. 7% in August.
But Evanston had the lowest unemployment rate of all neighboring suburban towns in the north where information was available from the national unemployment company. 8% Wilmette, 9. 4% Glenview, 9. 7% Northbrook, 12. 6% Morton Grove and 13. 3% Niles.
The number of non-agricultural tasks has declined in the state’s 14 metropolitan areas since the beginning of 2020, and no commercial sector has recorded task gains in most metropolitan areas, according to the IDF.
Since August 2019, Illinois’ recreational and hotel industry has lost 143,700 jobs, the professional and business sector has lost 72,500 and the commerce, transportation and utilities sector has lost 53,400 jobs, according to the IDF.
IDF Acting Director Kristin Richards said Illinois’ unemployment rate is declining and confidence in the state economy is starting to grow again, more than six months after the coronavirus pandemic began.
Erin Guthrie, director of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, suggested others bring the merits of state systems to the unemployed and commercial homeowners amid the pandemic, adding their subsidies for business disruption.
DCEO is expected to provide $220 million to struggling corporations due to coronavirus, adding $70 million in grants to businesses in disproportionately affected spaces by the coronavirus pandemic and $60 million for “endangered” companies, such as theaters and entertainment venues.
State officials also allocated $60 million to “priority companies” that faced new coronavirus mitigation measures implemented through state or local authorities, as well as independent retail stores and tourism and hospitality-related businesses.
The DCEO accepts programs for LARGE grants on its website.
Guthrie said state systems will “stabilize our small businesses, allow our economy to continue to reopen safely, repair jobs in more Illinois, and give our economy the flavor it needs. “
While declining unemployment in the state is encouraging, “much remains to be done to get more Illinois back to paintings safely and to rebuild our economy,” Guthrie said.
Job seekers in Illinois can use the state’s Get Hired IL online page to locate potential opportunities in their domain and attend virtual homework fairs and educational workshops. Those for a task can also use Illinois Job Link, the state’s largest task search engine.
This article was originally published in the Evanston patch.