Unemployment continues its downward trend in the Raccoon Valley Radio-listening last month.

According to Iowa Workforce Development, Greene County saw a 0.5-percent decrease in unemployment from July to August to 3.1-percent. Dallas County had a 0.3-percent drop from July to August to 2.6-percent. Guthrie County reported a 0.2-percent decrease in unemployment from July to August to 3.4-percent. All three counties are outpacing their respective unemployment rates compared to this time last year. In August of 2020, Guthrie County was at 4.4-percent unemployment, Greene County was at 3.6-percent and Dallas County was at 3.3-percent. 

All three counties are also doing better than the statewide or national unemployment rates. Iowa’s unemployment rate for August was 4.1-percent and nationally, the unemployment rate was 5.2-percent.