State unemployment rate was 2.4% in January
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in January, Iowa Workforce Development said. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 4 percent in January. The number of unemployed Iowans increased to 40,600 in January from 40,400 in December. The current estimate is 5,900 lower than the year-ago level of 46,500. The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,654,400 in January, 3,200 higher than December and 22,500 higher than a year ago.
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