DES MOINES, IOWA (January 7, 2021) — The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its fourth-quarter Economic Outlook Survey for 2020. The survey's overall economic outlook index rose to 62.5, increasing 3.78 points from the third quarter of 2020. This marks the second quarter in a row where the index has measured above 50, a finding that represents continued positive economic sentiment as the state emerges from the pandemic.

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 1, 2021) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, December 20, and Saturday, December 26, was 7,644, an increase of 373 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (December 18, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in November, a slight drop from the October revised rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in November.

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 29, and Saturday, December 5, was 10,747, an increase of 5,390 from last week’s adjusted numbers.