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    In This Town, You Apply For A Job And You Get It

    Ames, Iowa, has an unemployment rate of 1.5%, making it the tightest job market in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.
    by Jim Zarroli May 23, 2019 3 minutes
    Cortez answers a call from a customer. She's earning $2,000 more a year than she made at her old job.

    Ames, Iowa, has the lowest unemployment rate in the country. That's great for workers — but a challenge for those looking for them.

    Tanisha Cortez is one of those benefiting from this tight labor market. The restaurant where Cortez worked closed in late November, so she went looking for a new job. She submitted applications to about half a dozen companies.

    Almost right away, she got offers from every one of them. And she was working again at a

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