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While Iowa’s unemployment rate declined slightly in December, the number of jobless workers in Marion County increased last month – though the rate is still below the statewide average.

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While Iowa’s unemployment rate declined slightly in December, the number of jobless workers in Marion County increased last month – though the rate is still below the statewide average.

After decreasing for two consecutive months, the unemployment rate in Marion County climbed eight-tenths of a percent in November, but still remains below the statewide average.

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After decreasing for two consecutive months, the unemployment rate in Marion County climbed eight-tenths of a percent in November, but still remains below the statewide average.

Unemployment data released Friday by Iowa Workforce Development showed the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate slightly increasing to 6.7 percent in November from October’s revised rate of 6.6 percent.

Marion County’s unemployment rate has returned to nearly the same level as it was in July after a sharp spike in August.

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After a sharp spike in August, unemployment numbers in Marion County for the month of September have returned to where they were in July.

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Marion County’s unemployment rate jumped a staggering four points to 9.6 percent last month; but that number may not be as bad as it appears.

The number of unemployed workers in Marion County has decreased since the previous month; bucking a state trend that saw unemployment rise to the highest level since the fall of 1986.