Iowa Workforce April Report

The Iowa Labor force released April’s Unemployment Rate today.  The state’s labor force participation rate rose to 67.2 percent last month, as 5,000 more Iowans entered the workforce. That’s up from 67.0 percent in March.

At the same time, Iowa’s unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 3.5 percent in April, compared to 3.4 percent the month before. One year ago, the rate stood at 2.8 percent.

The number of unemployed Iowans grew by 2,000—rising to 60,600. Still, more people were employed overall, with 1,667,100 Iowans working in April, a gain of 3,000 from March and 4,500 from a year ago.

Nationwide, the U.S. unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent.