Increase in workforce leads to slight increase in October unemployment rate

November 19, 2019 Carol Kuster State News 0

The state unemployment rate inched up slightly in October as the workforce expanded. Iowa Workforce Development Deputy Director, Ryan West, says its a unique situation. “The rate for October did slightly go up from 2.5% to 2.6%. However, we also saw an increase of just over 9,000 more Iowans in the workforce from September to […]