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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 / Cashier1,124$102k n=5—
Store Supervisor / Manager892$70k n=39—
Retail Associate553—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead493——
Restaurant Manager / GM434——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers758$188k n=25—
Managers, All Other756$148k n=87—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time658$75k n=97$25.85/hr n=83
Contract360$150k n=127$19.75/hr n=5
Full-time306$115k n=106$25.85/hr n=17
Intern111$121k n=14—
Temporary80$70k n=22—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,617$119k n=154$17.40/hr n=3
Retail2,702$178k n=158$25.85/hr n=106
Technology1,891$170k n=286—
Manufacturing1,216$97k n=70$19.75/hr n=5
Financial Services757$120k n=168—

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,124
  • Store Supervisor / Manager892
  • Retail Associate553
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead493
  • Restaurant Manager / GM434
  • Engineering265

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers758
  • Managers, All Other756
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers555
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers188

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,617
  • Retail2,702
  • Technology1,891
  • Manufacturing1,216
  • Financial Services757
  • Consumer Goods749

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,280 · 85%
  • Part-time658 · 7%
  • Contract360 · 4%
  • Full-time306 · 3%
  • Intern111 · 1%
  • Temporary80 · 1%

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