There continues to be a slight drop in unemployment in the Raccoon River Valley area.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Dallas County saw a 0.1-percent drop in unemployment from August to September to 1.6-percent. In our primary coverage area, Greene County had the largest decrease in the percentage of those without a job from August to September, dropping 0.3-percent to 1.7-percent. Guthrie County saw a 0.1-percent drop in their unemployment to 1.9-percent in September.

Iowa’s unemployment also dipped down to 2.1-percent in September from 2.5-percent in August. The national unemployment rate for September was 3.7-percent.