Iowa unemployment claims drop

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Des Moines, Ia- The number of unemployment claims filed in Iowa between May 24th and May 30th saw a decline from the previous week’s totals.

Iowa Workforce Development reports that the number of initial unemployment claims filed between the 24th and the 30th was 6,920.  That’s a drop of nearly 50% from the previous week.

Continuing weekly claims last week saw a decline of 13,000 from the previous week.

The Industry that saw the most claims was manufacturing, which saw 1,897 claims.