Tag: Beth Townsend
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 4.1% in July
Iowa's unemployment rate increased slightly from 4% to 4.1% in July, although the number of working Iowans also rose steadily last month by more...
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 4% in June
Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4% in June from 3.9% in May. The state’s jobless rate was 7.1% one year ago. The total...
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 10.2% in April
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2% in April, up from 2.7% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose...
(Un)Hired Help: Reflecting on a year of workforce reporting
This marks the conclusion of the CBJ's members-only series exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa's worker shortage. We look back at some of...
(Un)Hired Help: Digging into Iowa’s workforce skills gap
In this six-part, members-first series, the CBJ is exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s worker shortage, and whether it’s likely to be a...