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About IDES
The Illinois Department of Employment Security is the code department of the Illinois state government that administers state unemployment benefits, runs the employment service and the state’s labor exchange system Illinois JobLink, and publishes labor market information.
Our Mission
IDES manages, administers, and safeguards the state’s unemployment insurance program and Trust Fund, provides economic stability to workers seeking reemployment through the delivery of unemployment insurance benefits and employment services, and encourages economic growth and stability across the state through analyzing and disseminating actionable labor market information to policymakers.
Our Vision
IDES assists jobseekers with easy and equitable access to the state’s unemployment insurance program and employment services, connects workers with employers seeking to expand their labor force, and proactively shares actionable economic data with policymakers to assist in making timely, informed, and fact-based decisions that impact the labor market and economy of the state.
What We Do
- Administers the State’s unemployment insurance program.
- Supports Illinois economic growth by connecting jobseekers to available education, training, and jobs through Illinois JobLink.
- Analyzes and disseminates labor market information, including employment and unemployment statistics, industry and occupation projections, and forecasts of national, state, and local economic trends.
- Detects, analyzes, investigates, and mitigates unemployment fraud to guarantee the fairness of unemployment compensation programs as well as to protect eligible claimants and victims of identity theft.