IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT DOWN AGAIN IN JULY — HITTING TWO-POINT-FIVE PERCENT.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS IT’S ANOTHER POSITIVE JOBS REPORT.
IAJOBS2 OC………..UNEMPLOYMENT RATE,” :09
SHE SAYS MORE PEOPLE RETURNED TO WORK THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY LEFT THE WORKFORCE, AND EMPLOYERS ARE CREATING MORE JOBS.
IAJOBS3 OC……..POSITIVE SIGN. :16
TOWNSEND CREDITS THEIR RE-EMPLOYMENT CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HELPING THOSE WHO LOSE THEIR JOBS TO GET BACK IN THE WORKFORCE.
IAJOBS4 OC…….OR INTEREST” :14
THERE ARE MORE THAN 85-THOUSAND JOBS STILL AVAILABLE IN THE STATE.
TOWNSEND SAYS NOBODY’S WORKING FOR MINIMUM WAGE THESE DAYS.
IAJOBS5 OC….$20 AN HOUR. :13
SHE SAYS HISTORICALLY LESS THAN TWO PERCENT OF THOSE IN THE WORKFORCE WORK AT THE MINIMUM RATE — AND IT’S TO BE A RATE FOR INDIVIDUALS AT THE ENTRY LEVEL POSITION.
