Tag: IDES
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 rose +0.3 percentage point to 4.4% in September while...
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 to 3.7% a year ago, the Illinois Department of...
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 employment increased by 1,800 jobs compared to the same...
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...