This report from the Project for Middle Class Renewal presents the first analysis of Illinois’s Workshare program using cross-sectional actual claimant data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), covering the period from late 2020 to April 2024. It assesses the potential impact of Workshare participation on job retention, using national data from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Specifically, the analysis explores whether full-time workers are more likely to transition into part-time roles with their current employer—rather than face unemployment—when supported by Workshare benefits.
