Iowa Workforce Development

IWD to deploy modernized unemployment system
Unemployed workers in Iowa soon will be accessing a new system in order to process their unemployment insurance claims and search for jobs. Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) announced Tuesday, May 27, that its decades-old system would temporarily go dark at…
Workforce Roundtable details wealth of employer, employee services
Numerous resources are available from local and state agencies to help workforce leaders deal with…

Iowa’s unemployment rate remains at 4.1% in August
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% in August, staying above the U.S.…

IWD to host workforce roundtables
Iowa Workforce Development will host more than 25 workforce roundtables this fall in an effort to partner with…
Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 4.1% in July
Iowa’s unemployment rate increased slightly from 4% to 4.1% in July, although the number of…

Iowans’ unemployment and injury benefits increase
Iowa Workforce Development announced on Wednesday there will be an increase to the amount of…

Iowa to end federal unemployment benefit programs
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today new measures to address the State of Iowa’s severe workforce…

Job market gains a hopeful sign
While COVID-19 isn’t going away anytime soon, we are heartened that Iowa’s unemployment rate continues…
Raytheon Technologies to cut more than 15,000 positions
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Collins Aerospace parent Raytheon Technologies will eliminate more than 15,000…

New IowaWORKS app connects job seekers with services
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development has announced the launch of the new…
Unemployment claims continue to decrease in Iowa
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reported the number of initial unemployment…

Iowa unemployment claims increase slightly
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reports that 14,586 initial unemployment insurance claims…

Iowa’s unemployment rate increases to 10.2% in April
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2% in April,…

Unemployment claims in Iowa still high, but falling
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] Iowa Workforce Development reports 27,912 initial unemployment insurance claims were…

Iowa unemployment claims jump again
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…

Iowa unemployment claims jump again
By CBJ News Staff [email protected] The number of workers filing for unemployment in the state…
