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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport fell 0.1 percentage points in March 2013 to 7.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 2.5 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Davenport peaked in December 2009 at 9.3% and is now 2.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 6.8% in November 2012, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.2 percentage points. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
National 7.6% -0.1 -0.6
Illinois 9.5% 0.0 +0.7
Davenport 7.0% -0.1 -0.2
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with March 2013 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Davenport, Illinois, National

Davenport, Illinois monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Davenport, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Davenport peaked in January 2010 at 18,941. There are now 4,873 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 13,479 in December 2012, the number of unemployed has now grown by 589.

Unemployed Persons March 2013 Month/Month Year/Year
Davenport 14,068 -177 -448

Number of Unemployed Persons

Davenport, Illinois Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Illinois
Unemployment Rate
Davenport
Unemployment Rate
Davenport
Unemployed
April
2013
7.5% 9.3%
March
2013
7.6% 9.5% 7.0% 14,068
February
2013
7.7% 9.5% 7.1% 14,245
January
2013
7.9% 9.0% 6.9% 13,845
December
2012
7.8% 8.6% 6.8% 13,479
November
2012
7.8% 8.7% 6.8% 13,640
October
2012
7.9% 8.8% 6.9% 13,832
September
2012
7.8% 8.9% 7.0% 14,061
August
2012
8.1% 8.9% 7.1% 14,289
July
2012
8.2% 9.0% 7.2% 14,456
June
2012
8.2% 9.0% 7.2% 14,532
May
2012
8.2% 8.9% 7.2% 14,528
April
2012
8.1% 8.8% 7.2% 14,498

1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers.