IL HB5020

Creates the Growing Manufacturing Jobs Fund as a special fund in the State treasury to be administered by the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity.

Fund shall be used in consultation with a statewide manufacturing association to establish and operate a statewide marketing campaign to increase people entering high-demand manufacturing occupations.

Illinois manufacturing sector currently employs 554,000 workers in jobs averaging nearly $88,000 in wages and benefits, with 92% receiving employer-funded health care.

National labor data shows over 1,000,000 open manufacturing jobs in the United States, the highest recorded level in history and more than double the unfilled positions in February 2020.

Illinois' 5-year economic plan calls for a statewide marketing campaign to showcase manufacturing careers as part of workforce development strategy.