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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.  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...

Quad Cities unemployment rate drops to 3.8%; adds 8,600 jobs in July

The jobless rate for the Quad Cities metropolitan area dropped in July, with the region’s unemployment rate declining from 5.3% in July 2021 to...
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Illinois unemployment rate slips amid July job growth

Illinois’ statewide unemployment rate fell -0.1 percentage point to 4.4%, while nonfarm payrolls increased by 31,200 in July, the Illinois Department of Employment Security...

Quad Cities unemployment rate drops to 3.7%

Unemployment fell once again in the Quad Cities metropolitan region in June, dropping to 3.7% this June compared to 5.9% in June 2021. Jobless rates...

Illinois unemployment drops to pre-COVID levels

Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in June – the lowest rate recorded since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, the...

Illinois ongoing unemployment claims hit historic low

The number of Illinoisans receiving ongoing unemployment benefit claims has hit an historic low since January 1987, the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)...

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