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Illinois manufacturing continues to lag
THURSDAY, Dec. 31, 2015
Fun for the Holidays
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Addison Trail Principal Michael Bolden gets into the spirit of the season. Students and faculty celebrated the holidays on Dec. 15 in a fun way by wearing “ugly” holiday sweaters.
By Mark Fitton Illinois News Network
SPRINGFIELD — Noting some hard numbers from November, Illinois manufacturers say they’re watching Springfield for decisions on taxes and spending as they keep battling in a worldwide marketplace. While Illinois gained a few jobs in November, they weren’t in manufacturing. Although the state added about 400 jobs in November, the unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points to 5.7 percent, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. That compares to a national rate of 5.0 percent for the same period. Jeff Mays, director of IDES, said the increase in the unemployment rate was attributable to more people entering the labor force to look for work. And while the department noted all nonfarm employment was up year-to-year with a job gain of about 35,700, manufacturing jobs continued to lag. Manufacturing showed a year-to-year job loss of about 12,800 jobs. “Illinois’ average job growth since the employment recovery began in January 2010 remains below the national average, and employment will not recover from the 20072009 recession until January 2017,” according to IDES analysts. “The manufacturing and mining industries continue to hemorrhage middle class jobs, while our neighboring states continue to grow, said Jim Schultz, director of the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. “We need to significantly reform our state’s business climate if we want to reverse the flow of manufacturing jobs out of Illinois and
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