Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport rose 0.3 percentage points in September 2023 to 4.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Davenport peaked in April 2020 at 15.9% and is now 11.3 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.7% in March 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.9 percentage points. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
| Unemployment Rate | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 3.8% | 0.0 | +0.3 |
| Iowa | 3.0% | +0.1 | -0.1 |
| Davenport | 4.6% | +0.3 | +0.9 |
Unemployment Rate: Davenport, Iowa, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Davenport, Iowa Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Davenport peaked in April 2020 at 29,251. There are now 20,586 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 6,867 in January 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 1,798. Davenport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Davenport, Iowa) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | September 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport | 8,665 | +512 | +1,656 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Davenport, Iowa Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Iowa Unemployment Rate |
Davenport Unemployment Rate |
Davenport Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 |
3.9% | 3.2% | — | — |
| September 2023 |
3.8% | 3.0% | 4.6% | 8,665 |
| August 2023 |
3.8% | 2.9% | 4.3% | 8,153 |
| July 2023 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 4.2% | 7,831 |
| June 2023 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 4.0% | 7,568 |
| May 2023 |
3.7% | 2.7% | 3.9% | 7,320 |
| April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 7,090 |
| March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 3.7% | 7,006 |
| February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 7,021 |
| January 2023 |
3.4% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 6,867 |
| December 2022 |
3.5% | 3.0% | 3.7% | 6,956 |
| November 2022 |
3.6% | 3.1% | 3.7% | 6,957 |
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. ↩
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