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IL HB5487

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/4/2010

Primary Sponsor

Bill Mitchell

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Department of Employment Security Law to require monthly measurement of labor underutilization in Illinois using the U-6 measure developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
  • U-6 measure includes total unemployed plus marginally attached workers plus those employed part-time for economic reasons, calculated as a percentage of the civilian labor force plus marginally attached workers
  • Department of Employment Security shall release monthly U-6 data on the same day of the month it releases statewide unemployment data
  • Effective immediately upon becoming law

Legislative Description

EMPLOYMENT SECUR-MONTHLY DATA

Last Action

Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee

3/15/2010

Committee Referrals

Rules3/15/2010
Labor2/16/2010
Rules2/5/2010

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