With about 300 people unemployed in Washington County the unemployment rate for May was 2.6%.

According to Iowa Workforce Development from April to May the state’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.1%. Washington County is below the state at 2.7% unemployment in April and 2.6% in May. All of Washington’s contiguous counties saw changes from April to May of less than a tenth of a percent.

County – April, May
Henry – 2.8, 2.9
Iowa – 2.4, 2.4
Jefferson – 2.7, 2.8
Johnson – 2.2, 2.3
Keokuk – 3.2, 3.0
Louisa – 3.1, 3.1
Washington – 2.7, 2.6