In June, nine Illinois companies announced a total of 1,017 jobs affected by mass layoffs.
Director of Fiscal and Economic Research at Illinois Policy Bryce Hill explained Illinois has the least business-friendly state of all neighboring states and that regulations and requirements can create unnecessary business hurdles.
Hill said there’s a silver lining in Illinois labor market and that is the fact that small businesses are the only job creators that are adding jobs actively to the state’s economy.
According to the WARN report, in May over 1,100 jobs were lost in Illinois. John Deere, Aramark and Lagunitas Brewing all made the list of companies who has mass layoffs. Now, in June, more John Deere and Aramark layoffs were announced and the Jelly Belly Candy Company was added to the list this month.
Story from Illinois Radio Network
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