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Iowa Unemployment Rate Remains at 6.8 Percent
Posted 21 July 2010
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for June remained at 6.8 percent, and compared with 6.0 percent for the same month one year ago. By comparison, the U.S. jobless rate for June dropped to 9.5 percent from 9.7 percent in May. Hiring in June at both the statewide and national levels was affected by the government’s cutting of temporary census workers and weak consumer spending.

“The June nonfarm employment figure is higher than one year ago, indicating that some progress has been made toward a recovery,” said Elisabeth Buck, director of Iowa Workforce Development. “Iowa is headed in the right direction, but hiring will need to gain strength to substantially lower the state’s unemployment rate.”

The state’s pool of unemployed workers decreased slightly to 113,600 in June from 114,800 in May. The number of unemployed was reported at 99,500 in June 2009.

The total number of working Iowans dropped to 1,567,100 in June from 1,571,600 in May. This was the lowest level reported for the year. One year ago, total employment stood at 1,572,400.

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