Iowa's Unemployment Rate Is Steady, But Worker Numbers Are Down - B100

To say that Iowa's unemployment rate is holding steady would be an understatement. According to the latest data, Iowa's rate is holding steady for the fifth straight month. The Corridor Business Journal reports that Iowa's unemployment rate currently sits at 3.2%. That is according to data for the month of September from Iowa Workforce Development. If that number looks familiar, it should. It marks the fifth month in a row that Iowa's rate has been at 3.2%. Last year at this time, the state's unemployment rate sat at 3.1%, according to the CBJ . The national unemployment rate currently sits at 4.2%. The CBJ reports that the total number of Iowans working in September was 1,665,500.