CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s Veterans Day and in this week’s Working Iowa we’re hearing from Dakota Andrew, a Veteran Career Planner with Iowa Workforce Development who helps veterans get jobs. We ...

Mar. 19—The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center — which was unveiled last year by the governor and Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), and was subsequently deployed to Perry when its Tyson plant closed — ...

DES MOINES --- While Iowa’s economy is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic in some ways, at least one significant pocket of disruption remains: in the state’s workforce, where thousands of Iowans are ...

The state unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.5% in April. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that’s partly because more people are looking for work. “We had 5,000 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa businesses shed 2,700 jobs in June, lowering total nonfarm employment to 1,590,700, according to ...

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the state unemployment rate increased again slightly in May as more people starting looking for a job. “If they’re not employed when they rejoin, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - New data from Iowa Workforce Development show unemployment is up in Iowa compared to last year. In March of 2024, almost 47,000 Iowans were out of a job but looking for ...

JOHNSTON, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) - Iowa’s workforce may not yet know how President Donald Trump’s global trade war could impact it in the weeks ahead, but another 44 workers found ...

Iowa business leaders maintain positive but cautious economic outlook for the next six months. Concerns exist regarding inflation, tariffs,and workforce challenges. Despite a decline in GDP and ...

IOWA, USA — Due to what is being called a "historic upgrade," Iowans will not be able to file for unemployment benefits through Iowa Workforce Development until June 3. According to IowaWORKS, the ...

Iowa's unemployment rate in September dropped for the first time since February 2024. Which employment sectors gained jobs?