March QC unemployment rate up, nonfarm jobs down

By: QCBJ News Staff|April 30, 2024

|3 min read

Illinois unemployment rate jobless IDES decline

The unemployment rate in Illinois inched above the national average in August even as the state’s nonfarm payrolls grew, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security’s (IDES) monthly unemployment report.

The Quad Cities was one of 11 Illinois metropolitan statistical areas to see over-the-year increases in its March 2024 unemployment rates. At the same time, the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island MSA recorded one of the largest decreases in nonfarm jobs in the state.

According to data released late last week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (

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March QC unemployment rate up, nonfarm jobs down

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