unemployment
QC jobless rate up, job numbers down in September
The unemployment rate is up and more than 2,000 jobs have been cut in the Quad Cities in the past year. Those are two of the top points reported in the latest employment report released by Illinois Department of Employment…
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…
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…
Iowa jobless rate drops in July
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in July, down from 2.6% in June…
Quad Cities unemployment rate drops to 3.7%
Unemployment fell once again in the Quad Cities metropolitan region in June, dropping to 3.7%…
Illinois unemployment drops to pre-COVID levels
Illinois’ unemployment rate fell to 4.5% in June – the lowest rate recorded since the…
Illinois ongoing unemployment claims hit historic low
The number of Illinoisans receiving ongoing unemployment benefit claims has hit an historic low since…
Quad Cities jobless rate drop second largest in state
Unemployment in the Quad Cities region stood at 3.8% for May – down from the…
Illinois unemployment remains stable as jobs grow
The unemployment rate across Illinois remained unchanged at 4.6% in May compared to April while…
QC unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in April
Unemployment fell to 3.7% in April in the Quad Cities metropolitan region as four core…
Illinois unemployment rate down, workforce up
Illinois’ unemployment rate continued to inch down, falling to 4.6% in April from March’s 4.7%…
Unemployment rate drops 2% in the QC
The Quad Cities region is on an economic “positive trajectory” as the area’s unemployment rate…
IowaWORKS resumes in-person Career Planning
IowaWorks has announced the return of in-person Career Planning in Muscatine, Clinton, Maquoketa and Monticello.…
