Overall, while it is clear that the pace of jobs growth is moderating, we continue to believe that the unemployment rate will hold broadly steady around five per cent amid trend-like growth in the economy and employment.

We continue to believe that solid household income growth will sustain decent - but not spectacular - consumer spending this year.

Those unemployment figures do not include over 300 jobs lost in our Workforce Area 25, which includes the counties of Jefferson, Franklin, Perry, Jackson and Williamson.

Unemployment fell to its lowest point in almost four years due to two consecutive months of robust job growth, which was dispersed broadly across the Iowa economy. The state's labor force also declined by 6,800 in March, which was another factor in alleviating unemployment.

We are at the bottom of European economic growth, ... Schroeder had four years to fight unemployment and did nothing.

There are stories — legends, really — of the “steady job.” Old-timers gather graduates around the flickering light of a computer monitor and tell stories of how the company used to be, back when a job was for life, not just for the business cycle. … The graduates snicker. A steady job! They’ve never heard of such a thing.