• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Business / Unemployment shows little change

Unemployment shows little change

November 1, 2002 By admin

Federal jobless figures released today show little change, and Iowa remains among the best of states in its unemployment outlook. State labor analyst Ann Wagner says Iowa’s doing well compared to other states, with the latest figures from September showing Iowa at threateningly unemployment, tied for fourth-lowest in the nation. Wagner says the national figure is five-point-seven percent unemployed in October. Wagner says in September, the previous month, the national rate was only a bit less, five-point-six percent, and she says the national jobless rate has been “pretty stable” the last six months. She says Iowa followed the nation into recession, so we have to wait for the improvement to “trickle down” and help us pull out of it. The national jobless rate of five-point-seven percent represents eight-point-two million people unemployed. South Dakota was lowest in the nation with an unemployment rate of two-point-six percent, Nebraska had 3.4 percent, Minnesota 8th-lowest at four percent, Missouri #19 at 4.8 percent, Wisconsin 25th at 5.1 percent and Illinois 47th with a 6.3 percent jobless rate.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Employment and Labor

Featured Stories

Finalists chosen for the state’s top burger

Paintings by Clinton woman gain a following in Europe

Iowa deadline for individual income taxpayers moved to June 1

Dialing rules changing for two area codes in Iowa

Assistance available for low income Iowans with overdue rent, utility bills

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Cedar Rapids preparing for big return of sports events

Iowa Games returning with full slate of sports

Iowa’s Garza sweeps national awards

Iowa’s Garza claims three national awards

Iowa’s Jack Nunge to transfer

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2021 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC