Iowa

The Governor’s Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025 focus on the following priorities: elevating education for every student, preparing the next-gen workforce, cutting taxes, supporting health and well-being, holding the government accountable, and Protecting Iowa’s farmland. Iowa’s unemployment rate has historically been below the national average. As of June 2024, the state unemployment rate was 2.98%, up from a low of 2.5% in July 2022, and the national unemployment rate was 4.10%.