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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1988
Page
7
Iowa unemployment remained at 4.1 percent in July, with 61,200 people unemployed, down from a year ago and tied to layoffs in school support staff. Employed residents totaled 1,436,500, a slight month decline, while 1,380,300 had jobs a year earlier.
Iowa total non farm payroll stood at 1,126,900 in July, down 21,500 from June with local government shedding 20,200. Manufacturing fell 1,200 from June due to plant shutdowns, vacation pauses, and farm equipment sectors. Over the year payroll rose 23,200 (2.1 percent) with manufacturing, trade and services leading gains. state unemployment ranged from 2.0 to 7.9 percent across counties.
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