unemployment-numbersJanuary unemployment numbers continue to increase in the Raccoon River Valley.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Dallas County went up 0.2 percent to 2.7 percent in January. Greene County jumped from 2.3 percent in December to 2.8 percent in January. Guthrie County saw the largest increase of 0.8 percent to 4.2 percent after the first month of 2017. Compared to the same month last year, Dallas County is 0.5 percent lower now, Greene County is 0.6 percent lower and Guthrie County 0.8 percent lower.

The statewide unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in January, compared to the national unemployment rate of 4.8 percent.