Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area: Unemployment Rate Trend
How Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metro Area's unemployment rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
5.5%
2023
4.5%
Total change
-1.0 pp
% change
-18.2%
| Year | Unemployment Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.5% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -0.8 pp (-14.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.7% | +0.0 pp (0%) |
| 2021 | 5.1% | +0.4 pp (8.5%) |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -0.3 pp (-5.9%) |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -0.3 pp (-6.2%) |