THE LATEST JOB NUMBERS SHOW IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED BELOW THREE PERCENT IN FEBRUARY.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, BETH TOWNSEND, SAYS THAT’S ONE OF THE POSITIVES FOR THE STATE.
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TOWNSEND SAYS THE PARTICIPATION RATE IS IMPORTANT AS THEY’VE BEEN WORKING TO GET MORE PEOPLE BACK INTO THE WORKFORCE:
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SHE SAYS MANUFACTURING ADDED 700 JOBS IN FEBRUARY, UP ABOUT FOUR-THOUSAND-300 JOBS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
TOWNSEND SAYS LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY JOBS ARE UP ALMOST 45-HUNDRED JOBS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, AND THE SERVICE INDUSTRIES HAD THE BIGGEST INCREASE IN JOBS THIS PAST MONTH, GAINING 1300 JOBS:
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THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DID LOSE 16-HUNDRED JOBS IN FEBRUARY — WHICH TOWNSEND SAYS IS PROBABLY RELATED TO BAD WEATHER.
THEY EXPECT TO SEE THE INDUSTRY GAIN BACK JOBS AS THE WEATHER IMPROVES AND MORE PROJECTS GET UNDERWAY OUTDOORS.
