Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) says modest job growth across many private industries kept the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment and labor force participation rates steady in February.
Iowa’s jobless rate stood at 3.3% in February, the same as in January and up from 2.7% in February 2024. The labor force participation rate was also unchanged at 67%.
IWD says the total number of unemployed Iowans increased to 57,300 in February from 56,600 in January. The total number of working Iowans fell by 600 to 1,633,600.
IWD says government employment in Iowa lost 3,400 in February, while private industry added 2,900 jobs.
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