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Economy

Steady Unemployment But More Jobs

Unemployment held steady in the Quad Cities last month - at 3.7 per cent - the same as in November a year ago. But the rate rose in nearly every other major metropolitan area in Illinois.

State figures show the Quad Cities lost jobs in retail and professional and business services, but that was more than offset by gains in manufacturing, financial activities, transportation and warehousing, and construction.
 So there was a net gain of 1,700 jobs in November, compared to the same month last year.

Our unemployment rate of 3.7 per cent means an estimated 7,100 people were out of work and looking for jobs. 

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.