Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport fell 0.1 percentage points in February 2018 to 3.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Davenport peaked in January 2010 at 9.3% and is now 5.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	4.1%	0.0	-0.6
Iowa	2.9%	0.0	-0.5
Davenport	3.7%	-0.1	-1.2

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with February 2018 data as March metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Davenport, Iowa, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Davenport, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Davenport peaked in January 2010 at 18,462. There are now 11,351 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Davenport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Davenport, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	February 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Davenport	7,111	-121	-2,175

Number of Unemployed Persons

Davenport, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployed
March 2018	4.1%	—	—	—
February 2018	4.1%	2.9%	3.7%	7,111
January 2018	4.1%	2.9%	3.8%	7,232
December 2017	4.1%	2.9%	4.1%	7,770
November 2017	4.1%	2.9%	4.2%	7,935
October 2017	4.1%	2.9%	4.3%	8,011
September 2017	4.2%	3.0%	4.6%	8,554
August 2017	4.4%	3.0%	4.6%	8,641
July 2017	4.3%	3.1%	4.6%	8,581
June 2017	4.3%	3.2%	4.7%	8,729
May 2017	4.3%	3.2%	4.6%	8,707
April 2017	4.4%	3.3%	4.6%	8,683