Food Stamp Sign-Ups Outnumber Jobs Created in Obama's Illinois
Illinois has had the worst recovery from the recession of any state in the country, the Illinois Policy Institute reported this month: "There are nearly 300,000 fewer Illinoisans working today than in January 2008, and 170,000 fewer payroll jobs. "
"For every post-recession job created in Illinois, nearly two people
have enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),
commonly known as food stamps," the Institute wrote. “In the recession
era, the number of Illinoisans dependent on food stamps has risen by
745,000."
While Illinois sits about in the middle
of the pack for a percent of the population on the SNAP assistance
program, this new report is consistent with reports last year that found
that Illinois was the only state to see a double-digit increase in SNAP enrollments.
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