May unenployment holds at 2.8% Dar Danielson — Radio Iowa

The jobs numbers are out for May and Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says they are positive. “The unemployment rate remained the same (2.8%), although the national unemployment rate went up in May,” she says. “And then the labor force participation rate ticked down a tenth of a percentage point, which is negligible.” SheThe jobs numbers are out for May and Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says they are positive. “The unemployment rate remained the same (2.8%), although the national unemployment rate went up in May,” she says. “And then the labor force participation rate ticked down a tenth of a percentage point, which is negligible.” She […] …Read More