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Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Davenport fell 0.0 percentage points in January 2023 to 3.8%. 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 April 2020 at 15.5% and is now 11.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.8% in October 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Davenport unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.6
Iowa 3.0% 0.0 +0.3
Davenport 3.8% 0.0 -0.6
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with January 2023 data as February metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Davenport, Iowa, National

Davenport, Iowa monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Davenport, Iowa Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Davenport peaked in April 2020 at 28,507. There are now 21,310 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Davenport employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Davenport, Iowa) is also available.

Unemployed Persons January 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Davenport 7,197 -181 -1,073

Number of Unemployed Persons

Davenport, Iowa Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Iowa
Unemployment Rate
Davenport
Unemployment Rate
Davenport
Unemployed
February
2023
3.6%
January
2023
3.4% 3.0% 3.8% 7,197
December
2022
3.5% 3.0% 3.8% 7,378
November
2022
3.6% 3.1% 3.9% 7,467
October
2022
3.7% 3.1% 3.8% 7,415
September
2022
3.5% 3.1% 3.9% 7,463
August
2022
3.7% 2.9% 4.0% 7,583
July
2022
3.5% 2.8% 4.0% 7,578
June
2022
3.6% 2.6% 4.0% 7,619
May
2022
3.6% 2.4% 4.1% 7,744
April
2022
3.6% 2.3% 4.1% 7,736
March
2022
3.6% 2.4% 4.2% 7,818

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.