Iowa unemployment claims drop over the last week
Updated: 9:27 AM CST Jan 21, 2021
The number of Iowans filing initial unemployment claims fell over the last week.Iowa Workforce Development reports 581 fewer unemployment claims for the week of Jan. 10 through Jan. 16. IWD reported a total of 6,785 initial claims for the week.The number of Iowans filing continuing unemployment claims also declined by 1,859 for a total of 46,694.“November through February are typically the months IWD sees the most unemployment claims, driven by increased claims in construction, agriculture, landscaping and manufacturing due to seasonal layoffs,” IWD said through a news release. “For the week ending Jan. 16, 2021, nearly 63.6% of claimants indicated their claims were not COVID-19…
