Tag: Iowa Workforce Development
Workforce Roundtable details wealth of employer, employee services
Numerous resources are available from local and state agencies to help workforce leaders deal with employee shortages and skills development, and many aren’t aware...
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. employment rate which sits at 5.2%.
Across the board, Iowa's...
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 working Iowans also rose steadily last month by more...
Iowans’ unemployment and injury benefits increase
Iowa Workforce Development announced on Wednesday there will be an increase to the amount of maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to...
Iowa to end federal unemployment benefit programs
Gov. Kim Reynolds announced today new measures to address the State of Iowa's severe workforce shortage. Starting June 12, 2021, the State of Iowa...
Raytheon Technologies to cut more than 15,000 positions
By CBJ News Staff
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Collins Aerospace parent Raytheon Technologies will eliminate more than 15,000 positions across its commercial aerospace and administrative operations this year --...
Unemployment claims continue to decrease in Iowa
By CBJ News Staff
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Iowa Workforce Development reported the number of initial unemployment claims filed between July 26-Aug. 1 was 6,765. There were 6,129 initial...