THERE WAS A SLIGHT RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATES IN IOWA LAST MONTH.
JESSE DOUGHERTY IS WITH IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:
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HE SAYS THE STATE ALSO SAW A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE OVERALL LABOR PARTICIPATION RATE;
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DOUGHERTY SAYS THERE WAS A REASON FOR THE CHANGE IN THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE:
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IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF 3.8 PERCENT AND BELOW THE STATEWIDE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE OF 3.1 PERCENT AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
