Wapello County’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month.

October data from Iowa workforce development puts Wapello County’s jobless rate at 3.5%—up from 3.4% in September.

That’s a huge improvement from August—when the county’s unemployment rate was 4.5 percent.

Des Moines County currently has the state’s highest unemployment rate at 4.7%.

Davis, Van Buren, Henry and Mahaska counties stayed below 3% in October.

The statewide average is currently 3.9%.