Iowa unemployment rate falls to 3.4 percent
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.4 percent in November, the lowest rate since 2001, Iowa Workforce Development reported. The rate was 3.5 percent in October, and 4.3 percent a year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate remained at 5 percent in November. The number of unemployed Iowans fell to 58,700 in November from 60,400 in October.