IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE ROSE ONE TENTH-OF-A-PERCENT TO THREE-POINT-FIVE PERCENT IN APRIL.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THAT’S BECAUSE MORE PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR WORK.
BETH13 OC……EACH MONTH” :12
TOWNSEND SAYS MANUFACTURING CONTINUES TO BE A DOWN AREA.
BETH14 OC…….FROM THAT” :15
SHE SAYS THERE’S NO CLEAR EVIDENCE YET ON THE IMPACT OF TARIFFS ON THE JOB MARKET.
BETH15 OC……POSITIVE IMPACT” :08
TOWNSEND SAYS THE PRIVATE SERVICE INDUSTRIES WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE JOB GAINS IN APRIL, ADDING ABOUT 41-HUNDRED NEW JOBS.
BETH16 OC……..OF THE YEAR” :21
TOWNSEND SAYS IF IOWA COULD ADD FIVE-THOUSAND NEW PEOPLE TO THE WORKFORCE EACH OF THE NEXT SIX MONTHS, THAT WOULD BE 30-THOUSAND PEOPLE AND GET THE STATE CLOSER TO PRE PANDEMIC NUMBERS.
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINED AT FOUR-POINT-TWO PERCENT IN APRIL.
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