QC unemployment falls to 4.1% in April IDES reports says

By: QCBJ News Staff|May 28, 2025

|3 min read

The unemployment rate – and the number of jobs available – inched down slightly in August, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security. CREDIT IDES

The Quad Cities was among four Illinois metropolitan areas to post decades-low record unemployment rates for the month of April, the latest Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) job report shows.

According to IDES, unemployment in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) hit 4.1% in April. That’s down 0.9% from 5% in April 2024. Other MSAs with record low rates in April were: St. Louis…

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QC unemployment falls to 4.1% in April IDES reports says

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