Workforce participation rate goes up for 5th straight month

The state unemployment rate held steady at two-point-seven percent for the third straight month in July. Iowa Workforce Development spokesperson Jess Dougherty says the number of people entering the workforce continues to increase. “Went up for the fifth straight month at 68.*. And so that actually equals the same participation rate that we saw that […]

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