More positive news on the job front locally, as two of our three primary coverage areas saw a drop in unemployment in August.
According to Iowa Workforce Development, Dallas County’s unemployment rate decreased by 0.3 percent last month to 3.4 percent. Guthrie County saw a slight decrease of 0.1 percent in August to 4 percent and Greene County’s unemployment rate went up by 0.1 percent to 4.5 percent.
Compared to the same month in 2013, Dallas County is doing 0.4 percent better, Guthrie County’s unemployment rate is down 0.1 percent over last year and Greene County’s is the same.
Iowa’s statewide unemployment rate remained steady at 4.5 percent in August. While 6.1 percent of Americans are currently without a job.