Tag: IDES
Quad Cities unemployment rose to 3.5% in April
The Quad Cities was among six Illinois metro areas that saw their unemployment rates rise in April, according to the latest monthly jobs numbers...
QC unemployment rises to 4.6% in February
The Quad Cities posted the second largest unemployment rate increase in February among Illinois’ 14 metro areas, according to the state’s latest monthly unemployment...
Illinois unemployment stable in February as payrolls increase
Unemployment held stable across the State of Illinois in February as nonfarm payrolls added another 10,700 new jobs, the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
Illinois jobs rise while unemployment slips in January
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced last week that the state’s unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.5%, while nonfarm payrolls...
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 consecutive month of job growth.Â
The Illinois Department of Employment...
Illinois posts historic drop in ongoing jobless claims
For the last six months, ongoing Illinois unemployment insurance claims have fallen to historically low levels, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security...
QC unemployment declines to 3.4% in September
The unemployment rate in the Quad Cities region dropped 1% in September to 3.4% – hitting a new low for the month not seen...
Illinois’ September jobless rate steady, payroll grows
Illinois’ unemployment rate remained at 4.5% for the month of September while payroll increased by more than 14,500.Â
The monthly jobless rates statistics are based...
QC jobless rate drops to 3.8%, adds 7,500 jobs in August
The August jobless rate dropped to 3.8% in the Quad Cities metropolitan area compared to the same month last year. That’s thanks to a...
Illinois unemployment up slightly in August
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced the statewide unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point to 4.5% in August while nonfarm payrolls increased...