SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Unemployment statistics show Siouxland states faring better compared to the national average. But data from the Senate Joint Economic Committee shows a slow labor market.

With Iowa's unemployment rate at 3.7% in July, about 65,000 people were looking for a job.

The data also shows the Hawkeye State lost 7,000 non-farm jobs since May.

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Unemployment ticked up to 3.2% in Nebraska, with 32,000 job seekers in the state

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