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Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9% in March from a revised February rate of 3.0%. The state’s labor force participation ra

The unemployment numbers for March are out and Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend says things are holding steady. “Pretty stable from last month, it’s down a little bit from the revised February number of 3.0% down to 2.9% in March, which is a good sign,” Townsend says.

Labor force participation also declined.

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in March from a revised February rate of 3.0 percent. The state’s labor force participati

Americans recognize the challenge of securing their social safety net. What exactly that means appears to remain a source of some confusion.

The agency said it would help workers who are being laid off at the Perry pork facility.

Will be required for all applications on April 1.

Post-pandemic, Cerro Gordo County has retained roughly a 3% unemployment average.

PERRY, Iowa — A recently created state mobile workforce center will be deployed to Perry to assist workers who are about to be impacted by the closure of a food

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9 percent in February, down from 3.0 percent in January and equal to the rate one year ago