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Unemployment Rates For Sept. 2022 Improve Throughout West Central Iowa

Unemployment rates for the region dropped by at least a half percentage point in September. According to data released this (Tuesday) morning by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), Carroll County led the way with the lowest unemployment at 1.6 percent, 0.6 points below August and nearly a whole percentage point below last year. Greene and Audubon Counties followed close behind with 1.7 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively. Sac County’s rate dropped a half point to 2.0 percent, with similar movements in Calhoun and Guthrie Counties to 2.1 and 2.3 percent. Crawford County recorded the highest rate for the seven-county region at 2.9 percent but saw the most improvement from the previous month, which stood at 3.5 percent. Iowa’s unemployment rate for September 2022 was 2.7 percent. National unemployment tallied 3.5 percent last month. The full dataset from Iowa Workforce Development is included below.
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https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/local-area-unemployment-statistics

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