SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security released February data that indicates a rise in nonfarm jobs in several metropolitan areas since the previous year. They found that nonfarm jobs went up in 11 metropolitan areas and decreased in three since Feb. 2023. The […]
Over-the-year, total non-farm jobs increased in all 14 metropolitan areas – including the Quad Cities – for the year ending June 2023, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Illinois Department of Employment Security (DES). Over-the-year, the unemployment rate increased in 13 metropolitan areas and decreased in […]
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