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(Des Moines, IA) -- The ongoing federal government shutdown is now delaying the release of Iowa’s latest unemployment numbers.
Iowa Workforce Development says the state report relies on data from several federal agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics. With those agencies shut down, aside from critical government operations, there is no federal data available for Iowa’s monthly unemployment report.
Iowa Workforce Development has not scheduled a release date for the next unemployment report.