IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THE MAY UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPPED DOWN SLIGHTLY FROM THE THREE-POINT-THREE PERCENT IN APRIL.
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TOWNSEND SAYS JOB GROWTH IS SLOWLY MOVING UP.
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SHE SAYS THE STATE HAS ADDED 8,200 JOBS SINCE FEBRUARY.
IOWA’S LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE WAS DOWN ONE TENTH OF A POINT IN MAY COMPARED TO APRIL.
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TOWNSEND SAYS THE STATE STILL HAS MORE THAN 57-THOUSAND JOB OPENINGS.
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