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July unemployment rate in Iowa steady for third straight month
3+ week, 2+ day ago (138+ words) The state unemployment rate held at 3.2% for the third month in a row in July. Iowa Workforce Development deputy director Georgia Van Gundy says the labor force participation rate did fall two tenths of a percent, which she attributed to…...
Creighton survey shows slippage, but still growth in Iowa manufacturing
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (169+ words) A Creighton University survey of supply managers in manufacturing plants in the middle of the country shows business conditions improved in the region last month and remain solid in Iowa. Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss conducts the survey. “It’s…...
UI energy expert: Gas prices could stay sky high into December
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) The words “oil crisis” bring the 1970s to mind for many of us, but a University of Iowa energy historian says America is in another oil crisis right now. UI Professor Tyler Priest, who teaches a course on U.S. Energy…...
Iowa unemployment rate unchanged in June
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (176+ words) Iowa’s unemployment rate held steady in June at 3.2%. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says several areas gained jobs in June. “Private industries were responsible for the June increase. We saw retail trade added over 1,000. Finance and insurance added 600. Education…...
Iowa companies part of proposed egg fixing settlement
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (151+ words) The U.S. Justice Department has proposed a settlement with the nation’s largest egg producers who allegedly conspired to fix prices between June of 2022 and March 2025. The settlement involves Versova Management Cooperative, which manages egg farms in Iowa, Cal-Maine Foods of Delaware,…...
Iowa home sales up 17.3% in May
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) Iowa Realtors Association data shows the number of Iowa home sales in May jumped 17.3% compared to April. Iowa Realtors President Erik Melloy says Iowa’s housing market was active and balanced in May. Homes were on the market for about 10 days,…...
Creighton survey: Midwest economy sees growth, job losses
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (142+ words) A new survey of supply managers in Iowa and eight other Midwestern states indicates solid manufacturing growth, despite rising numbers of job losses and the highest inflation rate in four years. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss says many companies in…...
Iowa home sales up, prices down slightly in April
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (167+ words) The latest report from the Iowa Association of Realtors indicates homes are selling slightly faster and the number of homes being put on the market is increasing. The president of the Iowa Association of Realors says the activity in Iowa’s…...
Iowa’s April, 2026 unemployment rate remains at 3.3%
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (147+ words) Iowa’s unemployment rate in April was 3.3%, the same as March. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend says there was a modest increase in hiring last month. “We did see an increase of 3400 jobs in the month of April, which is…...
Iowa’s economic development agency to focus on talent recruitment
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (168+ words) Debi Durham says improving Iowa’s tax and regulatory climate has been the “North Star” during her tenure as the state’s top economic development official. “But it’s equally or, in many cases, more important that we focus on the community development…...