IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HELD STEADY AT THREE-POINT-FOUR PERCENT IN FEBRUARY.
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF TIGHTENING IN SECTIONS OF THE ECONOMY.
JOBRATE4 OC…….OF A POINT” :07
TOWNSEND SAYS THERE ARE ALSO POSITIVES IN THE JOB MARKET.
JOBRATE5 OC……..A GOOD SIGN :14
THE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE HAD BEEN MOVING UP SLOWLY, AND SHE SAYS THIS DROP IS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN.
JOBRATE6 OC…….OF 2025. :12
TOWNSEND SAYS THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIM NUMBERS ARE ANOTHER INDICATOR OF WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE JOB MARKET.
JOBRATE7 OC……….WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN” :21
TOWNSEND SAYS THE AVERAGE DURATION SOMEONE IS ON UNEMPLOYMENT REMAINS LESS THAN TEN WEEKS.
SHE SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 51-THOUSAND JOBS AVAILABLE ON IOWAWORKS.GOV.
