Iowa’s unemployment rate in November was 3.5%, down two-tenths of a percentage point from September, the most recent month of available data due to the federal government shutdown this fall.
Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend says the number of Iowans in the workforce was essentially unchanged in November compared to September.
State estimates show 67.5% of Iowans age 14 and older who were able to work were employed in November. That remains below pre-pandemic levels.
