Honestly, I'm not seeing that from the BLS statistics. Illinois did fare poorly..
State Employment and Unemployment Summary
Table D. States with statistically significant employment changes from
September 2017 to September 2018, seasonally adjusted
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| | | Over-the-year change(p)
State | September | September |---------------------------
| 2017 | 2018(p) | Level | Percent
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Alabama ......................| 2,018,400 | 2,044,200 | 25,800 | 1.3
Arizona ......................| 2,795,200 | 2,876,600 | 81,400 | 2.9
California ...................| 16,863,300 | 17,202,900 | 339,600 | 2.0
Colorado .....................| 2,670,900 | 2,748,100 | 77,200 | 2.9
Connecticut ..................| 1,681,400 | 1,701,300 | 19,900 | 1.2
Delaware .....................| 455,600 | 463,600 | 8,000 | 1.8
Florida ......................| 8,435,100 | 8,842,400 | 407,300 | 4.8
Georgia ......................| 4,459,100 | 4,570,200 | 111,100 | 2.5
Hawaii .......................| 653,000 | 664,600 | 11,600 | 1.8
Idaho ........................| 719,700 | 738,900 | 19,200 | 2.7
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Illinois .....................| 6,074,600 | 6,124,900 | 50,300 | .8
Iowa .........................| 1,572,500 | 1,590,100 | 17,600 | 1.1
Kansas .......................| 1,404,300 | 1,423,900 | 19,600 | 1.4
Massachusetts ................| 3,614,000 | 3,677,400 | 63,400 | 1.8
Michigan .....................| 4,375,900 | 4,439,200 | 63,300 | 1.4
Minnesota ....................| 2,934,600 | 2,972,800 | 38,200 | 1.3
Mississippi ..................| 1,149,800 | 1,170,100 | 20,300 | 1.8
Missouri .....................| 2,871,500 | 2,910,800 | 39,300 | 1.4
Nebraska .....................| 1,016,800 | 1,034,200 | 17,400 | 1.7
Nevada .......................| 1,350,600 | 1,394,100 | 43,500 | 3.2
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New Hampshire ................| 674,500 | 689,400 | 14,900 | 2.2
New Jersey ...................| 4,137,900 | 4,195,900 | 58,000 | 1.4
New Mexico ...................| 829,300 | 850,500 | 21,200 | 2.6
New York .....................| 9,545,200 | 9,640,500 | 95,300 | 1.0
North Carolina ...............| 4,422,400 | 4,504,700 | 82,300 | 1.9
Ohio .........................| 5,534,300 | 5,638,900 | 104,600 | 1.9
Oklahoma .....................| 1,666,900 | 1,700,900 | 34,000 | 2.0
Oregon .......................| 1,879,400 | 1,922,600 | 43,200 | 2.3
Pennsylvania .................| 5,956,900 | 6,035,600 | 78,700 | 1.3
South Carolina ...............| 2,085,400 | 2,113,000 | 27,600 | 1.3
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Tennessee ....................| 3,016,900 | 3,080,800 | 63,900 | 2.1
Texas ........................| 12,232,100 | 12,638,500 | 406,400 | 3.3
Utah .........................| 1,475,500 | 1,527,900 | 52,400 | 3.6
Virginia .....................| 3,956,800 | 4,025,200 | 68,400 | 1.7
Washington ...................| 3,339,300 | 3,444,500 | 105,200 | 3.2
Wisconsin ....................| 2,943,500 | 2,985,200 | 41,700 | 1.4
Wyoming ......................| 282,200 | 288,500 | 6,300 | 2.2
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