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Sept. 22, 2020Des Moines, Iowa |  By: AP

Iowa's unemployment rate falls to 6% in August


DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa's unemployment rate for August dropped to 6%, continuing a decline from an April high hit amid an economic slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak. 

Iowa Workforce Development reported Friday that the August rate was down from 6.8% in July and 11% in April.

There were 96,500 people listed as unemployed in August, a decline from 110,300 in July. Iowa's unemployment ranked 12th nationally. The U.S. unemployment rate for August was 8.4%