Unemployment rates in the KCII-listening area remain below the state and national rates. In May, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 2.4% with nearly 41,000 Iowans without work. According to Iowa Workforce Development, Iowa’s unemployment rate remained steady from April to May at 1.9%. In May, the county with the highest unemployment rate in the state was 3.2% in both Marshall County and Des Moines County. The lowest unemployment rate was in northwest Iowa in Lyon County at 1.3%.

County – April, May (not seasonally adjusted)
Henry – 1.8, 1.9
Iowa – 1.7, 1.7
Jefferson – 1.9, 2.2
Johnson – 1.5, 1.8
Keokuk – 2.5, 2.4
Louisa – 2.0, 2.3
Washington – 1.9, 1.9