Following the annual review of Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, the rates used to tax Iowa employers in 2027 will be at the lowest-possible level.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in June 2026, down from 3.5 percent one year ago. Employers expanded payrolls by 600.
Iowa’s news release and its corresponding labor force data for the month of September will be postponed due to the ongoing federal government shutdown.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in May, up from 3.5 percent in April, despite 3,900 Iowans joining the labor force.
