Report Ranks the Best and Worst Illinois Cities for Jobs Seekers

Which cities in Illinois offer the best opportunities for job seekers?

The personal finance website WalletHub attempted to answer this question by assessing the labor-market health of 162 Illinois cities.

Analysts gauged the strength of a city's job market and socioeconomic environment using 16 metrics, including employment growth, the unemployment rate for residents with at least a bachelor's degree, full-time employment, median annual income and health benefits.

Each of these indicators were graded on a 100-point scale. Cities were then ranked by the weighted sum of these individual scores in both the local job market and socioeconomic categories.

Here's a look at which cities ranked among the Top 25 and Bottom 25 in WalletHub's study.

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