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Sunday, August 22, 2010  Iowa's unemployment rate was up slightly in July but remained well below the national rate.

Friday, May 21, 2010  Iowa Workforce Development is reporting the state's jobless rate rose to 6.9 percent in April from 6.8 percent.

Saturday, March 27, 2010  Iowa Workforce Development is reporting the state's unemployment rate reached its highest level in more than 20 years.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  Gov. Chet Culver has signed into law a bill that expands jobless benefits for the spouses of soldiers who are forced to quit their jobs when a spouse is deployed by the military.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010  Under legislation approved by the Iowa House, husbands and wives of deployed soldiers would be able to get jobless benefits if the deployment forces them to leave their jobs and relocate.

Friday, August 21, 2009  Iowa's jobless rate rose to 6.5 percent in July, its highest level in 23 years.