THE DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MOVED UP ONE TENTH OF A PERCENT TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THAT COMES AS MORE PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR JOBS.
IAJOBS28 OC………:INTO THE WORKFORCE” :18
TOWNSEND SAYS SOME OF THE JOB GAINS WERE OFFSET BY LOSSES:
IAJOBS29 OC…….AG INDUSTRIES” :18
SHE SAYS OVERALL THE POSITIVE NEWS OUTWEIGHED THE NEGATIVE.
IAJOBS30 OC…….THAT INCREASE” :17
TOWNSEND SAYS THERE’S ALWAYS A STOP IN FEBRUARY AND THE NEXT UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WON’T COME OUT UNTIL MARCH.
IAJOBS31 OC…….TOO SOON” :14
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
