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Iowa’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate in January dropped to 3.7 percent, down from 3.9 percent in December, according to Iowa Workforce Development.

The Iowa Development Authority and the Governor’s Office awarded $20 million in Manufacturing 4.0 Workforce Innovation grants to 46 companies in Iowa.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits declined for the third straight week.

Applications for U.S. state unemployment insurance fell for a second week.

Initial jobless claims totaled 260,000 in the week ended Jan. 22, down 30,000 from the week before, U.S. Labor Department data shows.

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate fell to 3.5 percent in December, the Iowa Workforce Development said Tuesday.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since mid-November. Iowa also reports claims on the rise.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remained at historically low levels.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose this past week despite signs that the U.S. labor market is rebounding from the coronavirus recession.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in 52 years — more evidence the U.S. job market is recovering from last year's coronavirus recession.

Applications for U.S. state unemployment benefits rose by less than forecast last week after a plunge tied to seasonal adjustments in the previous period.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level in more than half a century

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell for the seventh straight week, to a pandemic low of 268,000.

Beth Livingston, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, is one of a team of investigators that’s among the first to look at how artificial intelligence could affect the future of clerical work.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to a fresh pandemic low last week, another sign the job market may be healing after last year's coronavirus recession. But in Iowa, initial jobless claims rose to 2,172 — a slight increase from the previous week’s 2,030.