By Trent Rice
Feb 4, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa New numbers from the Iowa Business Council show a state that s losing people.
The Council s Iowa Competitive Dashboard says the state s population growth has consistently trailed the national average and its net migration decreased by more than 2,300 people in the past year. A healthy state is a growing state, and businesses can t expand if we don t have the people here to take the jobs that will lead to more jobs and more opportunities, says Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy.
Murphy says they have a couple of ideas on how to turn back the population loss.
By Trent Rice
Feb 4, 2021
DES MOINES, Iowa New numbers from the Iowa Business Council show a state that s losing people.
The Council s Iowa Competitive Dashboard says the state s population growth has consistently trailed the national average and its net migration decreased by more than 2,300 people in the past year. A healthy state is a growing state, and businesses can t expand if we don t have the people here to take the jobs that will lead to more jobs and more opportunities, says Iowa Business Council Executive Director Joe Murphy.
Murphy says they have a couple of ideas on how to turn back the population loss.