Economist says tough decade ahead for Illinois

Journal Star reports:

Illinois is about 600,000 spots lower than the employment peak in November 2000. The state made up some ground after a recession in the following year but never completely recovered, and another 386,000 jobs were lost in the current recession. Some people have stopped looking for work. Illinois has been slower than other states to recover, but in the 2000s, there was only one high-growth year when more than 50,000 jobs were added.

Barack Obama's Illinois.