IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WENT UP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FOUR MONTHS IN AUGUST — MOVING FROM TWO-POINT-EIGHT TO TWO-POINT-NINE PERCENT.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THE STATE IS DOING WELL DESPITE SEVERAL MANUFACTURING LAY-OFFS.
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TOWNSEND SAYS CONCERNS ABOUT THE NATIONAL ECONOMY ARE PART OF THE ISSUE WITH MANUFACTURING LAYOFFS.
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TOWNSEND SAYS THERE ARE STILL OVER 54-THOUSAND OPEN JOBS ON IOWAWORKS.GOV,
SHE SAYS IOWA’S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO WEATHER THE PROBLEMS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL.
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THE STATE’S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE FELL ONE TENTH OF A PERCENT TO 66-POINT-THREE, WHICH TOWNSEND SAYS WAS DRIVEN BY RETIREMENTS.
