October unemployment moves up slightly as businesses wait on election outcome

The state unemployment rate moved up one-tenth of a point in October to three percent. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend says there’s been minimal movement the last several months and says that probably is due to the pending election. “I do think this is a reflection of the anxiety and uncertainty that employers had […]

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