From the Women and Minorities in the Illinois Labor Force - 2014 Annual Report:
- "The U.S. and Illinois unemployment rates moved in opposite directions in 2013, with the national unemployment decreasing and the Illinois unemployment rate increasing."
- "In 2013, the number of people employed decreased for the fi rst time since 2010 and remained below pre-recessionary levels."
- "Both men and women saw their labor force participation rates decline in 2013 as a result of the slow national economic recovery."
- "The U.S. labor force participation rate for women was 57.2% in 2013, compared to 57.7% in 2012."
- "In 2013, the labor force participation rate decreased for African-Americans in both Illinois and the U.S."
- "In 2013, the labor force participation rate was 58.7% for African-American women and 59.6% for African-American men. 2013 tied 2012 for the second lowest labor force participation rate for African-American men on record. The labor force participation rate for African-American men in 2011 (58.5%) was the lowest on record."
- "In 2013, In Illinois, the unemployment rate increased for men (9.8%) but declined for women (8.2%) between 2012 and 2013."
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August 29, 2013 - Illinois Policy Institute Reports:
"Almost all metropolitan areas across Illinois saw an increase in their unemployment rate in July [of 2013]. According to the latest seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, eight of Illinois’ 10 Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or MSAs, saw their unemployment rates increase. The only region to experience a drop was Chicago, while the Champaign-Urbana region remained unchanged."
The Times Weekly Reports (on 8/7/13) that:
"Will County Unemployment is at 10.6%. Illinois ranks at the second from the bottom for its jobless rate compared to all other states, and Will County is the fourth from the bottom in Illinois, according to national labor statistics."
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July 29, 2013 - Illinois Policy Institute Reports:
"Poverty is no longer an issue of 'them', it's an issue of 'us'," says Mark Rank, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. Rank's analysis is supplemented with figures provided by Tom Hirschl, a professor at Cornell University. Their findings show:
—For the first time since 1975, the number of white single-mother households who were living in poverty with children surpassed or equaled black ones in the past decade, spurred by job losses and faster rates of out-of-wedlock births among whites. White single-mother families in poverty stood at nearly 1.5 million in 2011, comparable to the number for blacks. Hispanic single-mother families in poverty trailed at 1.2 million.
From Voices for Illinois Children:
"Illinois climbed rapidly from 5 percent in 2007 to almost 10
percent in 2009. Unemployment for women rose from 4.5 to 8.7 percent. Between 2007 and 2009, the number of single-mother households in poverty increased by almost 14,000."
From the Shriver Center:
"In 2010 female unemployment rose and poverty rates were the highest in over 20 years. In Illinois [in 2010], the poverty rate is 13.8 percent, or almost one in seven. For female heads of households, the disparity is even greater—28.5 percent of female heads of households with no husbands present in Illinois lived in poverty in 2010."
August 16,2012: "According to the IDES, Illinois added 800 private sector jobs, but lost 7,100 overall from June. In July 2012, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 15,100, or 2.6 percent, to sit at 587,200."
From DICE.COM - Nationally... "IT unemployment pales in comparison with the national unemployment rate — so long as you’re not a woman. In May, for example, the unemployment rate for women in computer and mathematical occupations stood at 6.8 percent, whereas men faced a mere 2.3 percent unemployment rate, according to figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics."
National Employment Law Project: "A study of survivors of domestic violence found that abusive husbands and partners harassed 74% of employed battered women at work."
From Examiner.com September 5, 2012: Illinois lost jobs in retail and trade. July 2012 unemployment 8.9% (U.S. Unemployment 8.6%)
REDARDING 2012 YOUNG WOMEN GRADUATING IN 2012
Economy Policy Institute, May 2012:
"Unemployment has been above eight percent for more than three years, and 12.7 million workers remain unemployed today. The weak labor market has been, and continues to be, particularly tough on young workers: At 16.4 percent, the March unemployment rate for workers under age 25 was twice as high as the national average. Among young high school graduates, women earn 12.7 percent less than men, while among young college graduates, women earn 13.9 percent less than men. The wages of young high school graduates dropped by 10.1 percent (11.6 percent for men and 7.9 percent for women) between 2007 and 2011, and the wages of young college graduates dropped by 4.6 percent (5.1 percent for men and 4.1 percent for women) over the same period."
August 2012: Illinois Office of Comptroller: "July 20, 2012 - Female-to-male earnings continued to vary by race and ethnicity during the second quarter of 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Black women earned 92.2 percent of their male counterparts' salary while Hispanic, white, and Asian women earned 87.5 percent, 78.7 percent, and 70.6 percent, respectively."
POVERTY
From The National Women's Law Center - September 2011 - Poverty in Illinois in 2010 Report:
"Women’s Poverty in Illinois
• The poverty rate for women was 13.5 percent, compared to 10.3 percent for men.
• Women’s poverty rates varied by age, race and ethnicity.
- The poverty rate for women 65 and older was 10.0 percent.
- The poverty rate for black women was 27.7 percent; for Hispanic women, 19.5 percent; for Native American women, 23.0 percent; for Asian women, 13.1 percent; for white, non-Hispanic women, 9.3 percent.
Poverty Among Single Mothers and Children in Illinois
• The poverty rate for female-headed families with children was 38.2 percent.
• The poverty rate for children was 19.4 percent.
• 58.2 percent of all poor children lived in female-headed families."
HERE ARE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT STATISTICS FOR WOMEN, AS COLLECTED NATIONALLY, BY APRIL 2013:
