IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THE DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBER HELD STEADY WHILE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK INCREASED.
JOBLESS18 OC……IN DECEMBER” :13
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IOWANS DECREASED BY 400 COMPARED TO NOVEMBER AT 61-THOUSAND-400.
THE TOTAL NUMBER OF WORKING IOWANS WAS UP FIVE-THOUSAND IN DECEMBER, AND IS 27-THOUSAND-300 HIGHER THAN ONE YEAR AGO.
TOWNSEND SAYS THEY’D LOVE TO GET BACK TO THE PRE-PANDEMIC 69 PERCENT WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION, BUT THE STATE IS TRENDING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
JOBLESS19 OC…….FINDING WORK” ;12
THE NUMBERS SHOW THE RETAIL SECTOR LOST 15-HUNDRED JOBS IN DECEMBER WITH MANUFACTURING LOST A COMBINED 13-HUNDRED JOBS.
TOWNSEND SAYS WHILE MANUFACTURING LOST THE MOST JOBS IN 2025, THOSE WORKERS HAVE MANY OPTIONS.
JOBLESS20 OC……….SKILLS THAT THEY NEED” :19
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO FOUR-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
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