Photo courtesy of Iowa Workforce Development.

November unemployment saw a slight upward trend in the Raccoon Valley Radio listening area.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Guthrie County saw a 0.3 percent increase in unemployment from October to November to 2.9 percent. Greene County reported a 0.2 percent rise in the percentage of individuals without a job from October to November to 2.2 percent. Dallas County had the lowest increase in unemployment in the RVR area, only moving up 0.1 percent from October to November to 2.2 percent.

The overall unemployment rate for Iowa had a slight increase from October to November of 0.2 percent to 3.1 percent. The national unemployment rate for November saw a 0.2 percent decrease, falling to 3.7 percent.