Unemployment rate drops
October 22nd, 2021 by Ric Hanson
(Radio Iowa) – The state unemployment rate dropped slightly in September. The rate in September fell to four percent, down from four-point-one percent in August. Iowa Workforce Development says the unemployment claims in September dropped more than 68 percent compared to one year ago. And it was the second-lowest monthly unemployment claims Iowa has seen over the past 20 years.
The U-S unemployment rate fell to four-point-eight percent in September.