From February to March unemployment rates in Washington County and all of its surrounding counties dropped slightly. Washington’s rate went from 3.9% unemployment to 3.1%. Also, Washington County’s rate this March is below the March 2015 rate of 3.7%. Iowa’s overall unemployment rate went from 3.7% in February to 3.8% in March, with 65,300 people unemployed. Allamakee County in northeast Iowa had the highest unemployment rate at 7.4%, or 580 people unemployed.

County – February, March
Henry – 4.4, 4.0
Iowa – 4.3, 4.1
Jefferson – 4.0, 3.9
Johnson – 3.0, 2.8
Keokuk – 5.8, 5.1
Louisa – 5.4, 5.0
Washington – 3.9, 3.1