December 5, 2008
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A Minute With Jim Edgar

Photo of Jim EdgarFormer Illinois Gov. and IGPA Distinguished Fellow Jim Edgar says Barack Obama faces one of the toughest tests of any incoming president, inheriting a deep economic crisis and two wars when he takes office in January.  

U of I Flash Index drops to 100 in November; Decline continues

The U of I Flash Index, the first monthly barometer of the Illinois economy dropped to a reading of 100.0 for November, continuing a decline that began in July 2007.

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Fred Giertz discusses the November 2008 U of I Flash Index

The U of I Flash Index, the first monthly barometer of the Illinois economy dropped to a reading of 100.0 for November, continuing a decline that began in July 2007. IGPA economist Fred Giertz, who has compiled the Flash Index since 1996, discusses the latest reading and its implications for the state's economy.

November 2008 Flash Index commentary by Fred Giertz

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Illinois Economic Review: November 2008

 The November Illinois Economic Review, produced by IGPA economist Geoffrey Hewings, shows Illinois lost 11,700 jobs in October, the largest monthly job loss of 2008. Illinois has lost 28,100 jobs so far this year. October was the fourth consecutive month of job losses in Illinois, and in the Rest of the Midwest and the nation as a whole.

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