Ames unemployment jumped 0.4 percent between October and November, according to figures released by Iowa Workforce Development.

Despite the jump, however, the 3.9 percent figure for November still represents a drop from 4.0 percent in September and 4.6 percent in August.

The state unemployment rate, meanwhile, fell from 6.7 percent in October to 6.6 percent in November, while the national rate fell from 10.2 percent to 10 percent.

Ames’ 3.9 percent unemployment rate represents 1,300 unemployed workers in a labor force of 32,700.