Des Moines loses jobs year-over-year in March
Des Moines was one of only 23 job markets out of the 100 largest metropolitan areas to lose jobs between March 2010 and the same month this year, according to The Business Journals website, bizjournals.com.
Using figures released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the report showed that Des Moines lost 500 nonfarm jobs over the span, a loss of 0.16 percent. Des Moines reported 312,300 jobs in March 2010 and 311,800 last month.