Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport fell 1.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 14.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 4.6 percentage points higher than the Iowa rate. The unemployment rate in Davenport peaked in April 2020 at 16.0% and is now 1.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Iowa	10.2%	-0.8	+7.5
Davenport	14.8%	-1.2	+10.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June 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 April 2020 at 30,139. There are now 2,018 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Davenport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Davenport, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Davenport	28,121	-2,018	+20,083

Number of Unemployed Persons

Davenport, Iowa Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Iowa Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployment Rate	Davenport Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	8.0%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	10.2%	14.8%	28,121
April 2020	14.7%	11.0%	16.0%	30,139
March 2020	4.4%	3.3%	3.9%	7,402
February 2020	3.5%	2.8%	3.9%	7,709
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	4.1%	8,061
December 2019	3.5%	2.8%	4.2%	8,349
November 2019	3.5%	2.8%	4.2%	8,302
October 2019	3.6%	2.8%	4.2%	8,241
September 2019	3.5%	2.8%	4.1%	8,170
August 2019	3.7%	2.8%	4.1%	8,089