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Wise to end pandemic unemployment program

Everything is political or perceived as political nowadays, including Gov. Kim Reynolds’ move to end Iowa’s participation in the federal pandemic-related unemployment benefit program...

Big glass ceiling breaks

Two significant glass ceiling barriers were broken over the past several weeks. First, and most obviously, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first...

Job market gains a hopeful sign

While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues to improve. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to...

New IowaWORKS app connects job seekers with services

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa Workforce Development has announced the launch of the new IowaWORKS mobile application that expands work search services for Iowans. The mobile...
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Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 10.2% in April

By CBJ News Staff news@corridorbusiness.com Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2% in April, up from 2.7% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose...

(Un)Hired Help: Reflecting on a year of workforce reporting

This marks the conclusion of the CBJ's members-only series exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa's worker shortage. We look back at some of...

(Un)Hired Help: Digging into Iowa’s workforce skills gap

In this six-part, members-first series, the CBJ is exploring the causes and symptoms of Iowa’s worker shortage, and whether it’s likely to be a...

C-suite parity still eluding Iowa women

By Katharine Carlon katharine@corridorbusiness.com It’s lonely at the top – and it might be loneliest of all for women. Though they make up nearly half of...

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