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Is your business hiring hourly workers?

Are you having a difficult time recruiting hourly workers? There is good news for you. Even in the Corridor, there are people everywhere. According to...
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Iowa unemployment rate holds steady in June

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in June at 2.7%, Iowa Workforce Development officials announced Thursday. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped slightly in June,...
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Iowa unemployment rate holds steady in May, labor force participation rises

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held level at 2.7% in May as 6,400 new workers joined the labor force.  In comparison, the U.S. unemployment rate...

Iowa’s unemployment rate decreases to 2.7% in April

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.7% in April from 2.8% in March while the state’s labor force added 4,300 new workers, according...
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Governor Reynolds sued for denying jobless Iowans federal pandemic assistance

A potential class-action lawsuit claims Gov. Kim Reynolds’ refusal to pay pandemic-related jobless assistance to 30,000 Iowans was unlawful and deprived those individuals of...
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Iowa unemployment rate drops to 2.9% in February

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 2.9% in February from 3% in January, according to a report March 23 from Iowa Workforce Development. Meanwhile,...
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Iowa unemployment rate drops to 3% in January

Iowa’s unemployment rate was 3.0% in January, down from the 3.1% initially announced in December, Iowa Workforce Development officials announced Monday, March 13. The...
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Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in December

Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1% in December, down from 3.9% a year ago, according to Iowa Workforce Development. The U.S. unemployment rate was...

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