Tag: Iowa Workforce Development
Iowa’s unemployment rate declines to 3.5% in February
Iowa's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in February, the second consecutive 0.2% decrease in as many months. The U.S. unemployment decreased to...
IowaWORKS offering free Google training certificates for job seekers
Iowa job hunters now have access to a new professional training program designed to prepare participants for high-growth technology jobs in under six months.
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Iowa unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in January
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.7% in January from the revised December rate of 3.9%.
The labor force participation rate increased slightly to...
Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 3.7% in November
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in November, down from 3.9% in October and 3.9% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate...
Iowa reemployment case management program launches in January
Iowa Workforce Development will start the new year with a new sense of urgency about unemployment by launching a new program with more assistance...
Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.9% in October
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.9% in October, down from 4% in September and 4.2% one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate...
Workforce Roundtable offers strategies, resources for small businesses
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) and IowaWORKS hosted a workforce roundtable on Nov. 15 for Corridor-based businesses to discuss the latest strategies and resources to...
Gov. Kim Reynolds announces initiatives to address child care shortage
In response to the growing child care crisis hitting the state, and with Iowa leading the nation in the share of households where both...
Iowa’s unemployment rate falls to 4.0% in September
Iowa's unemployment rate dropped to 4.0% in September, down from 4.1% in August and 4.7% one year ago, according to Iowa Workforce Development. The...