There were roughly 700 job losses in professional business services, retail trade, and the information sector.
But the Quad Cities gained around 3,200 jobs during the past year.
Tom Austin, from the Illinois Department of Employment Security, says some industries, like hospitality, are bouncing back from the pandemic.
"That industry was one of the harder hit industries, it experienced one of the largest losses during the COVID period, so what we've seen over the last couple years is continued gains in that industry."
Overall, he says Quad Cities unemployment is relatively low.
"The Quad Cities area always does fairly well when we look at the unemployment rate overall, most of that is due to the mix of industry that is found in that area."
The unemployment rate reflects the amount of people out of work, who are looking for a job.
