State Of Iowa
Recent News About State Of Iowa
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Waterloo-Cedar Falls nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.7% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan statistical area was 85,200, a 0.7 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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118 people die in Iowa from cancer in week ending May 15
There were 118 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 15, a 1.7 percent decrease from the previous week.
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Rental vacancies in Iowa down 4.2% from Q1 to Q2 2019
Rental vacancies in Iowa were 5.1 percent in the second quarter of 2019, a decrease of 4.2 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Sioux City nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 0.6% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Sioux City metropolitan statistical area was 85,400, a 0.6 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa increases from Q4 2020 to Q1
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 was $238,932, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
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Iowa collected 50% more in taxes on public utilities licenses in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $11.1 million came from taxes on public utilities licenses, a 50 percent increase over the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Sioux City sees 85,900 nonfarm payroll employees in June
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Iowa's Sioux City metropolitan statistical area was 85,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Iowa collected $53.7 million in selective sales and gross receipts taxes in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, 0.5 percent, or $53.7 million, came from miscellaneous selective sales and gross receipts taxes, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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21 people die in Iowa from cerebrovascular disease in week ending May 15
There were 21 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 15, a 38.2 percent decrease from the previous week.
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Rental vacancies in Iowa up 3.5% from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019
Rental vacancies in Iowa were 9.3 percent in the first quarter of 2019, an increase of 3.5 percent over the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Iowa City sees 95,000 nonfarm payroll employees in June
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for June in Iowa's Iowa City metropolitan statistical area was 95,000, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Iowa City nonfarm payroll employees decrease by 1.1% since June 2021
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for July 2021 in the Iowa City metropolitan statistical area was 94,000, a 1.1 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Iowa increases from Q1 to Q2 2019
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Iowa in the second quarter of fiscal year 2019 was $201,656, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index
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Iowa collected $143.4 million in insurance premiums sales tax in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, 1.3 percent, or $143.4 million, came from insurance premiums sales tax, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Iowa ranks 33th in the nation for public pension contributions
Iowa received $1,339,568 in public pension contributions, ranking it 33th in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Pensions.
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Average VA home loan amount in Iowa falls in Q2
The average VA loan amount in Iowa during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2021 was $218,813, a 4.2 percent decrease from the previous quarter, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.
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29 people die in Iowa from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending May 15
There were 29 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Iowa during the week ending May 15, a 26.1 percent increase over the previous week.
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Iowa collected 19.3% less in pari-mutuels sales tax in 2020
Of the $10.7 billion in taxes collected by Iowa in 2020, $3.1 million came from pari-mutuels sales tax, a 19.3 percent decrease from the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections (STC).
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Iowa deaths did not exceed death expectancy during week ending June 19
Iowa's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Rental vacancies in Iowa down 2.5% from Q3 to Q4 2018
Rental vacancies in Iowa were 5.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, a decrease of 2.5 percent from the previous quarter, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.