Iowa's Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.5% in November

Iowa's unemployment rate drops to 3.5% in November

Iowa's unemployment rate decreased to 3.5% in November, with the labor force participation rate holding steady at 67.5%.

Iowa's Nov. 2025 unemployment rate was 3.5%

Iowa’s unemployment rate in November was 3.5%. That’s a two-tenths of a percent drop from September, the last month data is available due to the federal government shutdown this fall. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend said the number of Iowans in the workforce was basically the same in November compared to September, “which indicates […]

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 3.5 Percent in November

DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November – up from 3.3 percent one year ago but down from 3.7 percent in September. There is no October rate due to the government shutdown. The labor…

Iowa's unemployment rate falls to 3.5% in November, driven by workforce growth

Iowa’s unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in November as more residents entered the workforce and job growth continued across several industries, according to state

Iowa's jobless rate, job creation numbers both increase in November 2025

Iowa's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November, a slight increase from 3.3 percent one year ago.

Iowa unemployment rate falls to 3.5% in November

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 3.5% in November, down from 3.7% in September but higher than the 3.3% rate reported one year earlier, according to the latest numbers from Iowa Workforce Development. An October unemployment rate was not issued because of a government shutdown.The state’s labor force participation rate held steady at 67.5% in November, matching September’s rate and exceeding the November 2024 level of 66.…