The state needs to fix its “skills gap” problem, in part by prioritizing skills-based training and apprentice programs that don't require a college degree.
Illinois is becoming less rural, more educated, more foreign-born, and higher-paid, according to a new analysis of migration patterns. A net loss of 460,000 residents moving to other states was largely offset by incoming immigrants, researchers found. In addition, more arrivals are working, generating about 200,000 more workers paying income taxes over the past decade. Contrary to concerns .
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From 2013 to 2022, the state saw significant growth in higher-paid taxpayers and gained about 63,000 young adults aged 18 to 24. Those who moved out of the state were more likely to be Black or from downstate.