Iowa Workforce Development: Iowa's Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.8 Percent in April
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 17 (TNSres) -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release:
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in April, down from last month's rate of 2.9 percent and tying the rate from a year ago. The state's labor force participation rate fell to 66.8 percent, down from 67 percent last month. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in April.
"April's report shows signs of easing across the Iowa . . .
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in April, down from last month's rate of 2.9 percent and tying the rate from a year ago. The state's labor force participation rate fell to 66.8 percent, down from 67 percent last month. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in April.
"April's report shows signs of easing across the Iowa . . .