September unemployment sees a downward trend in the Raccoon Valley Radio listening area.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Guthrie County saw a 0.5 percent decrease in unemployment from August to September to 2.3 percent. Greene County reported a 0.5 percent drop in the percentage of individuals without a job from August to September to 1.7 percent. Dallas County also had a decrease in unemployment of 0.4 percent from August to September to 1.7 percent.

The overall unemployment rate for Iowa had a slight increase from August to September of 0.1 percent to 2.7 percent. The national unemployment rate for September was 3.5 percent.