According to the Illinois Policy Institute:
As Gov. Pat Quinn prepares for the State of the State address on Feb. 1, he will find it difficult to defend the state’s economic policies that have resulted in more unemployed Illinoisans in 2011.
Almost a year after Illinois’ record income tax increase, the state’s unemployment woes contrast starkly with the slow but positive national economic recovery. Unemployment rates in 46 states dropped since January 2011, and some dramatically. Illinois’ unemployment rate, on the other hand, was 9.8 percent in December, up from 9 percent in January 2011. Simply put, Illinois placed more people on the unemployment rolls than any other state in the country.
More evidence that the Democratic leadership of Illinois is damaging the state's economy.
The Institute makes available an interactive dashboard details the mess.
Filed under: Business, Illinois politics, Taxes
Tags: Illinois Policy Institute, jobs, Pat Quinn, unemployment
