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Most of the Raccoon Valley Radio listening area saw some drops in unemployment, while one county reported a slight increase last month.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Guthrie County had a 0.1-percent increase in unemployment from November to December to 2.8 percent. Dallas County saw a 0.4-percent decrease in unemployment from November to December to two-percent. Greene County also reported a reduction in the percentage of those without a job from November to December of 0.5-percent to 1.7-percent unemployment.

Iowa’s unemployment rate dropped slightly from 3.3-percent in November to 3.2-percent in December. The national unemployment rate was 3.7-percent last month.