March unemployment drops in Iowa, steady in Nebraska The number of unemployed Iowans dropped to 48,700 from February’s 50,200. The total number of working Iowans fell to 1,648,200 in March -- that’s 2,500 lower than the month prior and 17,400 lower than ... 04/19/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link
Why We Expect the Job Market’s Slowdown to Renew in 2024 In the near term, we expect slowing economic growth to cause the unemployment rate to rise to 4.0% on average in 2024 (peaking at 4.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024) from an average of 3.7% in ... 03/31/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Job Growth A healthy economy needs the number of jobs to at least match the growth of its working-age population. This metric, based on data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, evaluates states on their ... 10/11/2023 - 6:22 am | View Link