Illinois Department of Employment Security
QC unemployment stays flat at 4.5% in June
The unemployment rate across the Illinois Quad Cities portion of the bistate metropolitan statistical area (MSA) was 4.5% in June, unchanged from June of 2025, a new report shows. According to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) monthly jobs…
Over-the-year November QC jobless rate down, IDES reports
The over-the-year Quad Cities unemployment rate decreased by -0.1% to 5% in November, making it…
November jobless rate, payrolls steady, IDES says
Illinois’ unemployment rate in November held steady at 4.4% compared to September and nonfarm payrolls…
Illinois QC unemployment rate slips in September
The Illinois section of the Quad Cities was one of two metro areas in the…
Illinois unemployment steady in September, IDES said
Illinois’ September jobs remained nearly unchanged over August, while year-over-year growth continued with the state…
August jobless rate, payrolls inch down in Illinois, IDES says
Illinois’ August unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.4% as did nonfarm payrolls, which inched down…
Illinois jobless rate falls again in July in all state MSAs, IDES says
The unemployment rate fell again in July for all 12 Illinois metropolitan statistical areas, according…
Illinois jobless rate, payrolls steady in July, IDES says
The Illinois unemployment rate held steady at 4.6% in July over the previous month as…
Jobless rate falls in QC; region has ‘resilient economy’
The unemployment rate – and the total number of jobs available – both fell in…
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,…
QC unemployment falls to 4.1% in April IDES reports says
The Quad Cities was among four Illinois metropolitan areas to post decades-low record unemployment rates…
Illinois nonfarm payrolls hit record high in March IDES says
Employment in Illinois reached a record high in March, with nonfarm payrolls increasing +0.2%, or…
Illinois February unemployment inches down, jobs hold steady
Illinois’ unemployment rate fell by -0.1 percentage point to 4.8% in the month of February…
QC unemployment rate rises to 4.5%, jobs decline in December
The Quad Cities was among three Illinois metropolitan statistical areas posting an increase in their…
QC posts Illinois’ biggest November jobless rate hike, IDES says
The Quad Cities area recorded the largest unemployment rate increase in Illinois in November, climbing…
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…