Illinois Employment Level Below November 2000 Peak

Crain's Chicago Business reports on Illinois employment:

Illinois sank to an employment low point in November 2003, with 5.79 million jobs. But April’s figure is still 2.3% below the record 6.06 million payroll jobs Illinois recorded in November of 2000.

What's often forgot in these high tax,high regulation states is their job base is eroding over time.Here we are in May of 2006, and Illinois has less jobs than November of 2000.