unemployment-numbersRaccoon Valley Radio’s primary coverage area saw a slight increase in unemployment in November.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Dallas County saw a 0.1-percent increase in unemployment from October to November to 1.8-percent. Greene County also saw a bump of 0.1-percent in November’s unemployment, compared to October, to 1.9-percent. Guthrie County’s unemployment for November was 2.3-percent, which was also a 0.1-percent increase from October.

All three counties are still under Iowa’s unemployment rate of 2.9-percent. However, the state’s unemployment rate is at its lowest since December 2000. Nationally, the unemployment rate for November was 4.1-percent.