Illinois has 1.2 unemployed workers chasing each job
Unemployed workers per job opening by state. During January, Illinois had the
5th
highest ratio.
1.1
1.1
1.5
1.5
0.6
0.6
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.1
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
1.3
1.3
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.8
0.8
1.0
1.0
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.7
0.9
0.9
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
1.2
1.2
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.9
0.9