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Jobs open too long in Illinois

Postings in Illinois posted 45+ days ago and still open — often a signal of stalled hiring, reposts, or jobs that were never genuinely open.

Illinois job market

Aggregated from currently-active postings tracked in Illinois.

Wages by category

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Crew / Cashier1,128$135k n=6—
Store Supervisor / Manager887$70k n=39—
Retail Associate561—$25.25/hr n=38
Shift Supervisor / Service Lead507——
Restaurant Manager / GM435——

Wages by occupation (SOC)

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Fast Food and Counter Workers871——
Software Developers757$189k n=30—
Managers, All Other741$148k n=80—
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553$70k n=5—
General and Operations Managers390——

Wages by employment type

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Part-time644$74k n=96$25.85/hr n=86
Contract307$150k n=94—
Full-time292$115k n=104$25.85/hr n=19
Intern103$88k n=5—
Temporary74$70k n=13—

Wages by sector

BucketJobsMedian annualMedian hourly
Food Service / Restaurants3,623$112k n=82$21/hr n=7
Retail2,806$178k n=159$25.85/hr n=111
Technology1,947$178k n=280—
Manufacturing1,244$97k n=40—
Consumer Goods779$115k n=59$25.85/hr n=99

Top categories

  • Crew / Cashier1,128
  • Store Supervisor / Manager887
  • Retail Associate561
  • Shift Supervisor / Service Lead507
  • Restaurant Manager / GM435
  • Engineering283

Top occupations (SOC)

  • Fast Food and Counter Workers871
  • Software Developers757
  • Managers, All Other741
  • First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers553
  • General and Operations Managers390
  • First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers186

In-demand skills

Top sectors

  • Food Service / Restaurants3,623
  • Retail2,806
  • Technology1,947
  • Manufacturing1,244
  • Consumer Goods779
  • Healthcare766

Employment mix

  • Unspecified8,548 · 86%
  • Part-time644 · 6%
  • Contract307 · 3%
  • Full-time292 · 3%
  • Intern103 · 1%
  • Temporary74 · 1%

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