Hamilton County’s unemployment rate for June stands at 2.6 percent

Des Moines-The Iowa Workforce Development office reported Tuesday that the unemployment rate for Hamilton County was at 2.6 percent. This was a bump up in the rate from 2.3 percent in May. There were 7,650 people employed in jobs across Hamilton County during June while 210 people were without work. The June unemployment rates for surrounding counties include both Boone and Wright Counties at 2.9 percent, Franklin County at 3. 5 percent, Hardin County at 2.8 percent, Story County at 3.3 percent and Webster County at 3.6 percent. Iowa’s unemployment rate for June remained the same as the May rate of 3.2 percent. The Iowa Workforce Development office reported there were 1,674,300 Iowans employed last month with 55,200 people listed as unemployed.