The Raccoon Valley Radio listening area saw a slight increase in unemployment last month.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Guthrie County went from 2.1-percent unemployment in April to 2.2-percent in May. Greene County also had a 0.1-percent increase from 1.7-percent unemployment in April to 1.8-percent in May. Finally, Dallas County reported a 0.1-percent jump in unemployment from April to May to 1.6-percent.

The statewide unemployment rate fell from April to May by 0.3-percent to 2.7-percent. The national unemployment rate for May was 3.6-percent.