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Illinois Labor Market Review

A quarterly labor market information journal

March 2013

• Using Social Media to Job Search
• Resumes: New and Improved in the Social Media Age by Lola Lucas

January 2013

• Economic Impact of the 2012 Drought by Dave Bieneman
• Employment Data Available by Legislative District
  

December 2012

• Illinois and U.S. Share Similar Need for Skilled Workers by Troy McMillan

November 2012

• Job Club Benefits Job Seekers in Belleville, Illinois Area by Vicki Niederhofer
• What's New for the Illinois Career Information System 2012-2013 by Lola Lucas 
  

September 2012

• North Central Region Showing Signs of Recovery by Norman Kelewitz
• IDES Releases New Wage Data for Illinois and Local Areas by Yolanda Y. Harris
• Making Sense of Career Information by Tom Austin
• IDES Releases Updated Brochure on Career Planning for Families by Lola Lucas

 July 2012

• After the Recession: Employment Status and Earnings Recovery of Illinois Workers by Rich Reinhold
  

June 2012

• Illinois Veterans Drawn to Careers in Technology, Security and Transportation by Yolanda Harris
• Resources for Finding Green Jobs Available through IDES by Lola Lucas

May 2012

• Summer Job Central 2012 by Lola Lucas
• New Enhancements to Labor Market and Career Information on the IDES Website by Rachael Katz and Yolanda Harris

April 2012

• New Job Resource Helps Military Families at Scott Air Force Base by Vicki Niederhofer
• IDES Offers Students a "Reality Check" by Lola Lucas
• Discover Jobs Employers Seek to Fill Now through "Help Wanted Online" by Troy McMillan
  

December 2011

• Need Money for School? 3,500 Sources on IDES Website by Lola Lucas
• Decreased Household Wealth - How the Housing Bust Led to National Economic Stagnation by Dave Bieneman
• IDES Offers Training on the Emotional Side of Job Searching by Lola Lucas
  

October 2011

• Green Jobs: A Growing Part of Illinois' Economy by Dave Bieneman and Yolanda Harris
• Study Reveals Illinois' Youngest Veterans from Lowest Ranks Have Most Employment Challenges by Yolanda Y. Harris
• The Career Gateway Job Seekers Guide: a Tool for Career Planning by Lola Lucas

August 2011

• Using Employment Projections to Assist the Workforce Training System by Tom Austin
• The Illinois Labor Market After the Great Recession: The Economy Improves, but Long-term Unemployment Remains High by Rich Reinhold
• IDES Helps Jobseekers Transfer Skills to New Jobs by Troy McMillan
• IDES Launches "ReNEW" to Help Adults Re-enter World of Work by Lola Lucas

April 2011

• Not Too Late to Find a Summer Job - IDES Resources Can Help by Lola Lucas
• Find Your Green Job by Lola Lucas
• Hiring Underway for New Prairie State Energy Campus by Vicki Niederhofer
• North Central Illinois Recovering Slowly from Recession by Norman Kelewitz

February 2011

• 500,000 Future Job Openings for Illinois by Yolanda Harris
• Business, Technology and Healthcare to Lead Growth of Illinois Economy by Yolanda Harris
• Illinois' Changing Demographic Structure and its Impact on the Labor Force by Rich Reinhold

September 2010

• A Closer Look at IDES: Self-Assessments Lead to Career Fulfillment by Lola Lucas
• Effingham-Coles Corridor Primed for Expansion by Dennis Hoffman

July 2010

• Helping Job Seekers Overcome Barriers in their Job Hunt by Yolanda Harris
• Job Help Around the State by Yolanda Harris A Tool for Reshuffling Skills into a New Job by Lola Lucas
• Sizing up the Agribusiness Industry in Illinois by Ron Payne
• Rockford Recovery: Exploring the Past to Predict the Future by Tom Austin

March 2010

• Powering Tomorrow's Economy Efficiently With Today's Technology by Dave Bieneman, Ph.D.
• The Pink Side of Green by Lola Lucas
• Southern Illinois Corridor Prepared for Growth by Dennis Hoffman State of Illinois Enhances Services to Unemployed Workers by Yolanda Y. Harris

February 2010

• Vision 2020 Update: Economic Planning for Southwestern Illinois by Vicki Niederhofer and David Stoecklin
• Clearing up Misunderstandings about Discouraged Workers by Anthony V. Clark
• The Great Recession and its Impact by Rich Reinhold

June 2009

• Expanding the Labor Market Analysis Toolkit: Mapping and Disaster Assessment by Allan B. Ross and George W. Putnam
• Looking Beyond the Official Unemployment Statistics: Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization by Rich Reinhold
• Developing a Biofuel Industry in Illinois by Jessica Maiorca

January 2009

• A History of the Illinois Oil Industry by Dennis Hoffman A Different Perspective on Outsourcing and Offshoring by Rich Reinhold
• New LED Applications Allow for Local Workforce Analysis by Rachael Halloran

October 2008

• A Clean Energy Strategy Could Bring New Life to the Illinois Economy by Dave Bieneman, Ph.D.
• Vision 20-20: Developing a Regional Economic Vision by Vicki Niederhofer
• The Benefits of Eating Local In Illinois by Rachael Halloran