IOWA UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT 4.4 PERCENT
November 21, 2008
November 21, 2008
DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 21 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release:
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent in October from 4.2 percent in September. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 3.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 6.5 percent in October, its highest level since 1994.
"The impacts of the ongoing housing slowdown and a now-global financial crisis have resulted in a w . . .
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent in October from 4.2 percent in September. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 3.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate climbed to 6.5 percent in October, its highest level since 1994.
"The impacts of the ongoing housing slowdown and a now-global financial crisis have resulted in a w . . .