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Illinois June payroll jobs hit record as jobless rate falls
Nonfarm Illinois payrolls reached a record high in June, up +9,400 jobs to 6.175 million, surpassing the previous high set in March. That marked a milestone in a record-setting year for total employment, the Illinois Department of Employment Securities (IDES)…
Illinois jobless rate stable while November job totals slip
The November unemployment rate in Illinois remained stable at 5.3% but was higher than the…
QC unemployment rises to 5.4% in October
The monthly unemployment rate in the Quad Cities increased 0.7% to 5.4% in October as…
Illinois sees increase in payrolls, unemployment rate in August
The unemployment rate in Illinois inched above the national average in August even as the…
QC unemployment increases to 5.1% amid July job decline
The Quad Cities metro area was among three Illinois metros posting an over-the-year decline in…
QC sees April unemployment rate rise, jobs decline
The Quad Cities is one of just four metropolitan statistical areas (MSA) to record job…
Illinois unemployment rate remains stable in January
Illinois’ monthly unemployment rate was unchanged in January as nonfarm payrolls increased by 1,700 jobs,…
Illinois jobless rate goes up to 4.6%
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week that the state’s unemployment rate…
Illinois payroll jobs hit record high, surpass pre-pandemic level
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced Thursday, Oct. 19, that the unemployment rate…
QC unemployment rate rises to 4.7% in August
The unemployment rate for the Quad Cities metro area rose to 4.7% in August compared…
QC unemployment rate increases to 4.4% in July
The Quad Cities unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.4% in July as its total nonfarm…
Quad Cities unemployment rose to 3.5% in April
The Quad Cities was among six Illinois metro areas that saw their unemployment rates rise…
QC unemployment rises to 4.6% in February
The Quad Cities posted the second largest unemployment rate increase in February among Illinois’ 14…
Illinois unemployment stable in February as payrolls increase
Unemployment held stable across the State of Illinois in February as nonfarm payrolls added another…
Illinois jobs rise while unemployment slips in January
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week that the state’s unemployment rate…
Illinois hits 17 months of job growth despite jobless rate rise
Illinois’ statewide unemployment rate rose slightly in October even as the state marked its 17th…