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2024 Labor Market Information
Mission Statement Produce, analyze, and disseminate labor market information.
Program Goals and Objectives
  1. Collect and analyze data covering employment and unemployment statistics, industry and occupation short- and long-term projections, occupational wages, and demographic characteristics of Illinois' workforce.
    1. Present employment and unemployment data and career and occupation information to the public so that Illinoisans can make informed educational, professional, and economic development decisions.
      1. As the public employment offices for the State of Illinois, provides no-cost labor exchange services to businesses looking for qualified workers and job seekers looking for job opportunities.
        Source of Funds Federal Title III Social Security and Employment Service Fund Statutory Authority 820 ILCS 405
        Fiscal Year 2025 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2024 Actual Fiscal Year 2024 Target/Projected Fiscal Year 2023 Actual Fiscal Year 2022 Actual
        Input Indicators
        Total expenditures - all sources (in thousands) $ 7,416.2 $ 7,255.9 $ 7,559.0 $ 7,395.5 $ 8,351.9
        Total expenditures - state appropriated funds (in thousands) $ 7,416.2 $ 7,255.9 $ 7,559.0 $ 7,395.5 $ 8,351.9
        Average monthly full-time equivalents 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 31.0
        Output Indicators
        Illinois employers sampled to collect occupational employment and wage information (OES) 10,159 10,245 10,810 10,775 10,939
        Employer accounts received in Q1 of each year 406,160 404,762 431,160 409,754 400,448
        Covered employment in Q1 of each year that corresponds to employer count 6,002,656 5,972,014 6,003,508 5,810,019 5,839,069
        Outcome Indicators
        Response rate for verification of employer area and industry codes 84.00% 86.10% 84.00% 85.52% 84.00%
        Statewide response rate for the Occupational Employment Statistical Sample 65.00% 65.80% 65.00% 62.00% 65.00%
        Number of customer interactions via internet for labor market and career information 307,314 277,214 330,000 299,889 N/A

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