THE HEAD OF IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SAYS THE STATE’S SEASONALLY ADJUSTED UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FOR NOVEMBER ROSE A TENTH OF A POINT FROM OCTOBER TO THREE-POINT-ONE PERCENT.
WORKFORCE DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THE INCREASE WAS EXPECTED, EVEN WITH THE ANTICIPATED HIRING OF SEASONAL WORKERS FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
JOBLESS15 OC…….”NOT SURPRISED” :12
THE NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ALSO ROSE FOR THE MONTH TO FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT, MORE THAN A FULL POINT ABOVE IOWA’S RATE.
TOWNSEND SAYS IOWA TYPICALLY HAS A BETTER SHOWING THAN THE U-S FIGURES.
JOBLESS16 OC………”TRENDING UPWARDS” :19
ANOTHER BRIGHT SPOT IN THE REPORT WAS THAT 16-HUNDRED IOWANS CAME BACK TO THE LABOR FORCE IN SEARCH OF A JOB.
JOBLESS17 OC…… “HAPPY ABOUT THAT” :22
TOWNSEND SAYS IT’S POSSIBLE WE’LL SEE BETTER NUMBERS FOR DECEMBER, THOUGH SHE ADMITS THERE MAY NOT BE A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT UPWARDS UNTIL SPRING.
THERE ARE STILL ABOUT 50-THOUSAND OPEN JOBS POSTED ON IOWA-WORKS-DOT-GOV.
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