Tag: Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois unemployment rate was steady; but higher than national average
Illinois’ jobless rate remained unchanged at 4.7% in December and payroll was nearly unchanged from November, but down over the same time last year,...
Report: More jobs created, unemployment rate down in QC
More people at work in the Quad Cities and the unemployment rate is down in the region.
Those are two of the major data points...
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 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...
IDES gets $6.8 million to address unemployment insurance gaps
In order for Illinois to better understand and address equity gaps in its unemployment insurance system, the United States Department of Labor (DOL) has...
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...
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...
Quad Cities jobless rate drop second largest in state
Unemployment in the Quad Cities region stood at 3.8% for May – down from the 5.3% in a year-over-year comparison. That’s the second largest...