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Iowa Leading Indicators Index: June 2021 Report

The Iowa Department of Revenue released the Iowa Leading Indicators Index June 2021 Report and Memo this morning. The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII)...

Progress and possible pain

For Esther George, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, the sound of live and in-person applause at the CBJ’s...

New UI claims in Iowa hold steady, as overall rates rise

New unemployment claims in Iowa fell to 3,859 in the week ending May 29. That’s two less than the previous week’s 3,861 claims. But, as...

Wise to end pandemic unemployment program

Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end Iowa’s participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit program...
Toyota Financial Services

A big loss with Toyota Financial Services

CBJ Editorial The community will need to rely on its sunny disposition now that Toyota Financial Services will be closing its Cedar Rapids location, eliminating 600 local jobs.

Listen to Janet Yellen

To best gauge how legislation might impact public policy, it is often useful to listen to experts who have no stake in the outcome. In...

Big glass ceiling breaks

Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most obviously, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first...

Job market gains a hopeful sign

While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to...

Decrease in Iowa Leading Indicators Index less severe

By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.3% to 100.5 in June from 100.8...

Iowa Leading Indicators Index shows improvement in May

The Iowa Leading Indicators Index (ILII), used by state officials to forecast tax revenues, decreased 0.5 percent to 100.8 in May from 101.3 in...

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