Illinois State Unemployment: 10.5% in September 2009 (0.7 above the national average)
Illinois State Budget Deficit: $11 billion with an existing $900 million budget shortfall due to declining revenues (as of October 14, 2009)
Economic Growth Rate Ranking: 44th (as of March, 2009)
Job Creation Ranking (since 1977): 47th
Net Migration Loss Over the Last 10 Years: 727,150
Recent Site Selection magazine’s Business-Climate Ranking: 14th (five spots lower than last year)
