DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa is tied for the sixth lowest unemployment rate in the county.
Both Iowa and Kansas are at 3.5 percent for the month of January, which represents a slight drop from December s Iowa rate of 3.7 percent. Iowa s jobless rate in January of 2020 was 2.8 percent.
The state s workforce has grown steadily since peaking last April after the COVID-19 pandemic led to widespread business closures.
The unemployment rate has dropped by roughly two-thirds since April s rate of 10.2 percent.
“As the weather continues to improve and our seasonal layoffs come to an end, we are hopeful our unemployment rate will continue to decline and our labor participation rate will improve,” said Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend,
Iowa Tied for 6th Lowest Unemployment Rate in Country
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Iowa Tied for 6th Lowest Unemployment Rate in Country
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