Unemployment up slightly in March mirroring national trend - Radio Iowa

Unemployment up slightly in March mirroring national trend - Radio Iowa

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the March unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percent to 3.4%. “Which is consistent with what we saw on the national level, because it also went up basically a tenth of a point in March as well. The good news was we had 1,700 new folks in […]

Iowa unemployment rate edges up to 3.4% in March as nonfarm jobs decline

Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.4% in March, up from 3.3% in February, according to Iowa Workforce Development. The labor force participation rate h

Iowa Unemployment Is Up

(Des Moines, IA)  —  Iowa’s unemployment rate is up a little. Beth Townsend, Director Iowa Workforce Development, said, “It’s increased slightly, so it’s up to 3.4 percent in March.” She said more people are working, even while more are looking for work. “We’re a little bit over 14,000 more people in the workforce than we had a year ago at the same time, so that’s a good sign.” Townsend says the biggest losses are in temp jobs and professional, …