THE DECEMBER UNEMPLOYMENT RATE MOVED UP ONE TENTH OF A PERCENT TO THREE-POINT-TWO PERCENT.
IOWA WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BETH TOWNSEND SAYS THAT COMES AS MORE PEOPLE WERE LOOKING FOR JOBS.
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IAJOBS28 OC………:INTO THE WORKFORCE” :18
TOWNSEND SAYS SOME OF THE JOB GAINS WERE OFFSET BY LOSSES:
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IAJOBS29 OC…….AG INDUSTRIES” :18
SHE SAYS OVERALL THE POSITIVE NEWS OUTWEIGHED THE NEGATIVE.
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IAJOBS30 OC…….THAT INCREASE” :17
TOWNSEND SAYS THERE’S ALWAYS A STOP IN FEBRUARY AND THE NEXT UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS WON’T COME OUT UNTIL MARCH.
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IAJOBS31 OC…….TOO SOON” :14
THE U-S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO FOUR-POINT-ONE PERCENT IN DECEMBER.
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