Economic Development

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 5.3 percent in July, Iowa Workforce Development announced today.

That is up from a rate of 5.1 percent in June, but down from the 6.0 percent unemployment rate …

The U.S. Department of Labor today said initial claims for unemployment benefits rose by 2,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 366,000.

The four-week moving average for new claims dropped by 5,500 to 363,750, which …

Immigrants were responsible for more than a quarter of all new U.S. businesses started last year and are increasingly likely to start a business, even as the rate of native-born Americans starting businesses declines.

That’s …

Calling attention to a new report showing that wind energy accounted for nearly a third of the new electric capacity added in the United States last year, the Obama administration is asking for continued government support of …

A new survey says the number of Americans who say things are going badly in the country is on the rise, and a growing number of people believe that economic conditions are getting worse, CNN …

Meredith Corp.’s board of directors yesterday declared a quarterly dividend of 38.25 cents per share, or $1.53 on an annual basis. The dividend will be payable on Sept. 14 to shareholders of record on Aug. …

Employers in July hired the most workers in five months, but an increase in the jobless rate to 8.3 percent muddled the near-term outlook for monetary policy, Reuters reported.

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 163,000 employees …