Iowa Unemployment Rate for March

Iowa’s labor force participation rate held steady at 67.0 percent in March as 1,700 Iowans entered the labor force. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 3.4 percent in March, which is up slightly from 3.3 percent in February. The U.S. unemployment rate has increased to 4.2 percent in March.

The total number of working Iowans has  increased to 1,664,000 in March, which is up 400 from February and 2,400 higher than in 2024. The total number of unemployed Iowans has increased to 58,600 in March from 57,300 in February.