Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Illinois Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 7.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.4 percentage points lower than the Illinois rate. The unemployment rate in Davenport peaked in January 2010 at 9.2% and is now 1.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 7.1% in June 2011, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.3 percentage points. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Illinois	8.8%	-0.3	-0.5
Davenport	7.4%	-0.3	-0.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Davenport, Illinois, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Davenport, Illinois Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Davenport peaked in January 2010 at 18,587. There are now 3,901 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 14,681 in June 2011, the number of unemployed has now grown by 5.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Davenport	14,686	-608	-748

Number of Unemployed Persons

Davenport, Illinois Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Illinois Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	8.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	8.8%	7.4%	14,686
February 2012	8.3%	9.1%	7.7%	15,294
January 2012	8.3%	9.4%	7.8%	15,571
December 2011	8.5%	9.7%	7.7%	15,683
November 2011	8.7%	9.8%	7.7%	15,646
October 2011	8.9%	10.0%	7.6%	15,529
September 2011	9.0%	10.1%	7.4%	15,197
August 2011	9.1%	10.2%	7.3%	15,016
July 2011	9.1%	10.1%	7.2%	14,859
June 2011	9.1%	9.9%	7.1%	14,681
May 2011	9.0%	9.7%	7.3%	14,885
April 2011	9.0%	9.5%	7.4%	15,237