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Experts share their views on Iowa job market
31 Oct 2025 12:09 GMT
… year ago and more are unemployed. While many employers have slowed … included Ben Ayers, senior economist, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.; Tessa Brow, director … , nearly 66,000 Iowans were unemployed, a large percentage of whom …
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VIDEO: Watch the 2025 Jobs Outlook
20 Oct 2025 18:03 GMT
… number of Iowans who are unemployed has steadily increased since the … included:
Ben Ayers, senior economist, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Tessa Brow, director …
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Local experts have differing views of Iowa’s job market
10 Oct 2025 22:37 GMT
… 2,300 workers and its unemployment rate has seen a slight … edited.
Ben Ayers, senior economist, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Stagnant. Iowa has …
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Read how experts describe Iowa’s current job market
03 Oct 2025 13:57 GMT
… 2,300 workers and its unemployment rate has seen a slight … edited.
Ben Ayers, senior economist, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Stagnant. Iowa has …
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Iowa unemployment rate rises slightly to 2.6% though employers add workers for fifth straight month
15 Sep 2022 18:03 GMT
… have one of the lowest unemployment rates?
Though it increased … August, Iowa's unemployment rate remains among the … Iowans reported that they were unemployed in August, bringing the … Ayers, an economist at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. "Iowa needs …
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Iowa's unemployment rate returns to pre-pandemic level
21 Jul 2022 16:49 GMT
… the recovery in the unemployment rate, Iowa payrolls in … a senior economist at Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., said Thursday … of Iowans are collecting unemployment benefits. Before this year … 000 workers receiving continuing unemployment benefits in a single …
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Majority of Iowans oppose Gov. Kim Reynolds' proposal to cut unemployment benefits
17 Mar 2022 14:46 GMT
… as a Republican, supports cutting unemployment insurance. He believes too … Stores, MercyOne, UnityPoint Health and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. — have registered in … recessions, Congress has bolstered the unemployment insurance program. During the Great …
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Need a new job? Forbes says these are the top companies in Iowa
02 Sep 2025 12:22 GMT
… across the country drops and unemployment remains stagnant, finding work can … well.
Hormel Foods: Austin, Minnesota
Nationwide Mutual Insurance: Columbus, Ohio
Iowa State …
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Jobs report takes pressure off Fed to cut rates
05 Jul 2025 00:31 GMT
… exceeding estimates, while the unemployment rate ticked lower to 4 …
Kathy Bostjancic, chief economist at Nationwide Mutual Insurance, expects the Fed to … October. The drop in unemployment was also, in part, … While the number of unemployed fell for the first …
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Strong job growth puts Federal Reserve in a pickle as Trump's pressure escalates
04 Jul 2025 05:58 GMT
… Fed normally lowers rates when unemployment is rising or inflation has … the month—and a declining unemployment rate—shrinking to 4.1% … from tariffs,” chief economist at Nationwide Mutual Insurance, Kathy Bostjancic, said in …