The December unemployment rate moved up one tenth of a percent to 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that comes as more people were looking for jobs. “The good news is that our labor force participation rate went up for the second month in a row,” she says. “It was primarily driven by […]
131,000 Iowa households may not get SNAP benefits Nov. 1
State officials say it’s possible 131,000 Iowa households will not receive federal food assistance in November if the government shutdown continues.