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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...

Illinois’ unemployment rate increases in August

The Illinois Department of Employment Security announced that the state’s unemployment rate increased +0.1 percentage point to 4.1% in August, while nonfarm payrolls remained...

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...

QC unemployment dips to 4.5% in January

The Quad Cities unemployment rate decreased to 4.5% in January as the region saw job gains in the manufacturing, leisure-hospitality and educational-health services industries,...

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...
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Report: QC gains more jobs, unemployment rate falls again

More jobs. Unemployment rate is down in most places. Economy keeps growing. Those are the highlights of the December jobs report from the U.S. Bureau...

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...

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