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Employed residents in Rock Island, IL

Employed residents in Rock Island, IL was 16,150 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

2025, persons16,150
Change on 2024-0.8%
Rank60th of 104Cities in Illinois ranked
Series high19,0702007
Series low15,8092020

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Employed residents in Rock Island, IL, 1990 to 2025

15K16K17K18K19K20K19901996200220082014202020251990: 18,149 persons1991: 18,060 persons1992: 18,237 persons1993: 18,037 persons1994: 17,708 persons1995: 17,564 persons1996: 17,682 persons1997: 18,099 persons1998: 18,158 persons1999: 17,869 persons2000: 18,976 persons2001: 18,564 persons2002: 18,067 persons2003: 17,863 persons2004: 18,186 persons2005: 18,882 persons2006: 19,006 persons2007: 19,070 persons2008: 18,648 persons2009: 17,600 persons2010: 17,575 persons2011: 17,767 persons2012: 17,594 persons2013: 17,193 persons2014: 17,245 persons2015: 17,316 persons2016: 17,379 persons2017: 17,257 persons2018: 17,276 persons2019: 17,274 persons2020: 15,809 persons2021: 16,196 persons2022: 16,254 persons2023: 16,244 persons2024: 16,282 persons2025: 16,150 persons15K16K17K18K19K20K19902002201420251990: 18,149 persons1991: 18,060 persons1992: 18,237 persons1993: 18,037 persons1994: 17,708 persons1995: 17,564 persons1996: 17,682 persons1997: 18,099 persons1998: 18,158 persons1999: 17,869 persons2000: 18,976 persons2001: 18,564 persons2002: 18,067 persons2003: 17,863 persons2004: 18,186 persons2005: 18,882 persons2006: 19,006 persons2007: 19,070 persons2008: 18,648 persons2009: 17,600 persons2010: 17,575 persons2011: 17,767 persons2012: 17,594 persons2013: 17,193 persons2014: 17,245 persons2015: 17,316 persons2016: 17,379 persons2017: 17,257 persons2018: 17,276 persons2019: 17,274 persons2020: 15,809 persons2021: 16,196 persons2022: 16,254 persons2023: 16,244 persons2024: 16,282 persons2025: 16,150 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
202516,150
202416,282
202316,244
202216,254
202116,196
202015,809
201917,274
201817,276
201717,257
201617,379
201517,316
201417,245
201317,193
201217,594
201117,767
201017,575
200917,600
200818,648
200719,070
200619,006
200518,882
200418,186
200317,863
200218,067
200118,564
200018,976
199917,869
199818,158
199718,099
199617,682
199517,564
199417,708
199318,037
199218,237
199118,060
199018,149

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Definition

Residents who did any work for pay or profit in the reference week, or were temporarily absent from a job, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. Counts people where they live, whatever the place of work, and someone with two jobs counts once. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average (Employed residents, Rock Island, IL, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Rock Island, IL, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/rock-island-il. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Employed residents, Rock Island, IL, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/rock-island-il.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average, Employed residents, Rock Island, IL, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employed-residents/rock-island-il (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employed residents in Rock Island, IL?

Employed residents in Rock Island, IL was 16,150 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 0.8% from 2024. That is the 60th highest of 104 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: employment (measure 05), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employed residents in Rock Island, IL?

19,070 in 2007, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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