How Does Illinois' Economy Perform Nationally?

Despite having the nation’s fifth-highest GDP and an economic powerhouse in Chicago, there isn’t too much to brag about these days when it comes to Illinois’ economy.

A recent analysis by Governing Magazine ranked each state based on its economic performance using six indicators from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Economic Analysis:

1. Current state unemployment rate
2. Improvement in the state unemployment rate over the past year
3. Per capita state GDP in 2015
4. Percent change in real state GDP between 2014 and 2015
5. Percent change in state personal income per capita from the third quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016
6. Percentage growth in year-to-date increases in jobs for 2016

After ranking states with the strongest and weakest overall economic performance, Governing then looked at a survey of gubernatorial approval ratings.

Here's where Illinois ranked nationally and how we compare to neighboring states.

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