Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 67.2% as Businesses Add 5,000 Jobs
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
DES MOINES, Iowa, May 16 -- Iowa Workforce Development issued the following news release:
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Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 67.2 Percent as Businesses Add 5,000 Jobs
DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's labor force participation rate rose to 67.2 percent in April as 5,000 Iowans joined the workforce. Meanwhile, the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.5 percent in April, up slightly from 3.4 percent in March. I . . .
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Iowa's Labor Force Participation Rate Increases to 67.2 Percent as Businesses Add 5,000 Jobs
DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa's labor force participation rate rose to 67.2 percent in April as 5,000 Iowans joined the workforce. Meanwhile, the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 3.5 percent in April, up slightly from 3.4 percent in March. I . . .