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Jobs open too long in Illinois

Postings in Illinois posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

Illinois job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,122$150k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager887$70k n=39—
Retail Associate562—$25.25/hr n=40
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497——
Restaurant Manager / GM435——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers758$190k n=34—
Managers, All Other752$148k n=81—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time634$75k n=95$25.85/hr n=84
Contract327$150k n=103$19.25/hr n=3
Full-time301$115k n=110$25.85/hr n=17
Intern103$121k n=7—
Temporary73$70k n=16—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,609$112k n=92$17.90/hr n=7
Retail2,728$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=111
Technology1,919$178k n=281—
Manufacturing1,221$104k n=40$19.25/hr n=3
Financial Services754$112k n=158—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,122
  • Store Supervisor / Manager887
  • Retail Associate562
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497
  • Restaurant Manager / GM435
  • Engineering267

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers758
  • Managers, All Other752
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,609
  • Retail2,728
  • Technology1,919
  • Manufacturing1,221
  • Financial Services754
  • Consumer Goods745

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,394 · 85%
  • Part-time634 · 6%
  • Contract327 · 3%
  • Full-time301 · 3%
  • Intern103 · 1%
  • Temporary73 · 1%

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