The unemployment rate in Iowa held at two-point-nine percent in February, marking the third straight month at that level. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Cory Kelly says some businesses have still been adding workers despite the very low unemployment.
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Kelly says the number of jobs has steadily been increasing from last February when the unemployment rate was three-point-four percent.
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Kelly says Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to be one of the lowest in the country.
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Iowa’s currently ranked sixth nationally, tied with Maine and Wisconsin. The national unemployment rate was at four point one percent.