The State's Credit Fundamentals Continue to Improve
✓
Illinois' Strong Economic Foundation
Strong and Diverse
Economy
✓ Broad employment base with no
industry accounting for more than
20%
Illinois is well-positioned for long-
term stability through economic
cycles
State's diversified economy is a
major attraction for workers and
recent graduates across the nation
Mining, Logging,
Information and Construction
Other Services
Finance
6%
6%
3%
Expansive
Transportation Network
The State is home to the 2nd and
25th busiest U.S. airports in O'Hare
and Midway
O'Hare is the Best Connected Airport
in the US according to MIT's Airport
Connectivity Quality Index
Illinois is the only state where all 7
class I railroads in the United States
operate. Train transit ridership is up
nearly 54% over the past decade
Five Major Trucking Routes Intersect
in the State
Highly Educated
Population
Illinois is home to top ranked
universities bringing talented and
educated individuals to the State
32.3% of Illinois residents have
college degrees, well above the US at
29.8% and the Great Lakes States at
26.2%
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Manufacturing
9%
Leisure and
Hospitality
10%
Government
14%
Trade,
Transportation
and Utilities
20%
Professiona
1 and
Business
Services
16%
Education
and Health
Services
15%
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