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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 / Cashier1,121$150k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager887$70k n=40—
Retail Associate559—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497——
Restaurant Manager / GM434——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers870——
Software Developers758$189k n=32—
Managers, All Other752$148k n=81—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers552$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time641$75k n=98$25.85/hr n=82
Contract332$150k n=107$19.75/hr n=5
Full-time291$115k n=107$25.85/hr n=17
Intern103$182k n=8—
Temporary73$70k n=16—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,604$112k n=93$17.90/hr n=7
Retail2,725$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=110
Technology1,919$178k n=281—
Manufacturing1,222$95k n=39$19.75/hr n=5
Financial Services755$112k n=163—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,121
  • Store Supervisor / Manager887
  • Retail Associate559
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead497
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering266

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers870
  • Software Developers758
  • Managers, All Other752
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers552
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,604
  • Retail2,725
  • Technology1,919
  • Manufacturing1,222
  • Financial Services755
  • Consumer Goods744

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,382 · 85%
  • Part-time641 · 7%
  • Contract332 · 3%
  • Full-time291 · 3%
  • Intern103 · 1%
  • Temporary73 · 1%

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