Iowa's Unemployment Rate Decreases Slightly in March

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops slightly

The 3.3% unemployment rate for March was down from 3.4% in February and down from 3.6% in March 2025.

Unemployment drops slightly in March with little fluctuation in Iowa job market

Iowa’s unemployment and labor force participation rates both were down one tenth of a percent in March Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says things have pretty much been steady so far this year. “There just hasn’t been enough fluctuation or trend information in the first three months to really be able to make any […]

Iowa job report: Slightly less unemployment, but fewer jobs on the market

In the state’s latest job report, unemployment is slightly lower, but there was also a dip in job growth.

Iowa unemployment dips to 3.3% as jobless count falls to 58,100

Iowa’s unemployment rate edged down to 3.3% in March from 3.4% in February, according to state data released Wednesday. The rate was 3.6% a year earlier. The U.

Iowa's unemployment rate decreases slightly in March

DES MOINES — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased slightly to 3.3 percent in March from 3.4% in February.

Unemployment drops tenth of a percent in March

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa’s unemployment and labor force participation rates both were down one tenth of a percent in March. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says things have pretty much been steady so far this year. “There just hasn’t been enough fluctuation or trend information in the first three months to really be able to make any predictions about what we’ll see in the second quarter,” Townsend says. “And that’s probably not a ba…