A 10-week workforce training program based in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood is working to better prepare students of all backgrounds for jobs in the clean energy sector. This spring, nine ...

With statewide unemployment at its highest point since 2024 and employers navigating artificial intelligence, global ...

At colleges around Illinois and across the country, students have earned their degrees and now they're ready to earn a living. But what does the job market look like for those entering the workforce?

Local reporting from the Chicago Sun-Times ties those big-picture numbers to ground-level accounts from graduates who say automated screening tools are knocking them out early or employers simply ...

CHICAGO — The Federal Job Corps program is training students for careers in the building trades. But, it’s also working to fill a hole in the economy you might not expect. At the Paul Simon Job Corps ...

A high school diploma gives graduates a leg up in the workforce, even if they don’t pursue any further education. The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that workers over age of 25 with a ...

LinkedIn released its 2026 list of the top companies in the U.S. and Chicago for career growth. Here's the ranking.

On the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, manufacturing jobs emerged as one of the central themes for many of the party’s speakers. Sen. Dick Durbin criticized former ...