Statewide Iowa — (RI) — That state unemployment rate went up slightly in December.
The December rate was 2.7% — up slightly from the two-point-six percent in November.
Iowa Workforce Development reports non-farm employment lost 3,100 jobs in December — the second consecutive month of losses. The workforce did grow by 4,400 jobs — but overall the number of unemployed was up by 1,000 from November to December. The Iowa rate is still below the national jobless rate, which stayed at 3.5% in December.
