‘A Good Sign’: Fewer People File for Unemployment in States Cutting Federal Bonus, Data Shows
States that withdrew from the federal pandemic unemploymentbonus in June saw improving jobs numbers and fewer individuals filing for benefits compared to other states, Department of Labor data analyzed by the Daily Caller News Foundation showed.
“I continued to see increases in the number of unemployed and, in some weeks, increases in the new regular claims that were coming in,” Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, who was among the first governors to cancel the benefit, told the DCNF in an interview. “So I felt we had to make a decision because if we wanted to experience a full economic recovery, we had to get our people back to work.”
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DES MOINES Iowas unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0 percent in June 2021 from 3.9 percent in May 2021. The states jobless rate was 7.1 percent one year ago. The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,587,800 in June 2021, which is 59,300 higher than June 2020 and 3,800 more than May 2021. In addition to 3,800 newly employed Iowans, the number of unemployed Iowans looking for work rose by 2,400, resulting in Iowas labor force participation rate increasing from 66.4 percent in May to 66.6 percent.
Despite an increase in the unemployment rate, the overall trends are positive including the regular increase in the number of Iowans working and looking for work, said Director Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development. Additionally, the total number of Iowans who are working increased by 3,800 in June. It is a good sign to see more Iowans enter the labor force after leaving federal unemployment programs mid-June. With over 70,000 open jobs, w
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July 16, 2021 GMT
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4% in June as more resident began looking for work, according to statistics released Friday.
Iowa Workforce Development reports the unemployment rate increased from 3.9% in May.
The number of working Iowans increased by 3,800 from May to June but the number of unemployed residents seeking jobs also increased by 2,400.
Iowa is tied for the nation’s 12th lowest unemployment rate. Nebraska’s rate of 2.5% was the country’s lowest.
The U.S. unemployment rate in June was 5.9%.
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