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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 / Cashier1,129$150k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager878$70k n=41—
Retail Associate564—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead512——
Restaurant Manager / GM437——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers869——
Software Developers752$178k n=29—
Managers, All Other724$148k n=79—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time650$70k n=96$25.85/hr n=84
Contract305$152k n=96—
Full-time301$115k n=107$25.85/hr n=19
Intern107$88k n=5—
Temporary78$70k n=14—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,627$112k n=82$19.68/hr n=14
Retail2,854$175k n=157$25.85/hr n=115
Technology1,987$175k n=282—
Manufacturing1,259$90k n=35—
Consumer Goods797$115k n=59$25.85/hr n=100

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,129
  • Store Supervisor / Manager878
  • Retail Associate564
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead512
  • Restaurant Manager / GM437
  • Engineering287

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers869
  • Software Developers752
  • Managers, All Other724
  • 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 / Restaurants3,627
  • Retail2,854
  • Technology1,987
  • Manufacturing1,259
  • Consumer Goods797
  • Healthcare793

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,647 · 86%
  • Part-time650 · 6%
  • Contract305 · 3%
  • Full-time301 · 3%
  • Intern107 · 1%
  • Temporary78 · 1%

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