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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——
Store Supervisor / Manager881$61k n=44—
Retail Associate565—$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$183k n=24—
Managers, All Other723$148k n=78—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time654$70k n=96$25.85/hr n=84
Full-time307$115k n=111$25.85/hr n=19
Contract299$150k n=91—
Intern106$88k n=5—
Temporary77$70k n=14—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,627$108k n=85$19.68/hr n=14
Retail2,855$175k n=157$25.85/hr n=115
Technology1,985$178k n=275—
Manufacturing1,259$89k n=34—
Consumer Goods799$115k n=59$25.85/hr n=100

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,129
  • Store Supervisor / Manager881
  • Retail Associate565
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead512
  • Restaurant Manager / GM437
  • Engineering287

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers869
  • Software Developers752
  • Managers, All Other723
  • 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
  • Retail2,855
  • Technology1,985
  • Manufacturing1,259
  • Consumer Goods799
  • Healthcare795

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,650 · 86%
  • Part-time654 · 6%
  • Full-time307 · 3%
  • Contract299 · 3%
  • Intern106 · 1%
  • Temporary77 · 1%

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