Best Illinois Job Sites

As of May 1, 2006, unemployment in Illinois dropped from 5.8% to 5.0%, a nice drop that places it just above the national umemployment rate of 4.7%.

The economy is only growing at a rate of 1.9%, which ranks it at number 48 of all 50 states. Overall, the state economic outlook is only average. The ten year population growth stands at 8.6%, so competition for jobs is not extreme.

The best description for Illinois currently is that it's holding it's own but can't be considered to be a strong employment market yet.

Here are the top five online job sites, as measured by the Alexa rating (the lower the rating, the more popular the site. See our Online Job Search page for a detailed explanation of Alexa ratings).

• Chicago Jobs (Alexa rating 84,875)
• Chicago's Preferred Jobs (Alexa rating 95,800)
• Illinois Skills Match (Alexa rating 342,000)
• Jobs in Chicago (Alexa rating 1,332,000)
• Illinois Jobs (Alexa rating 1,355,000)