Tag: unemployment
Iowa unemployment rate decreases to 2.9% in March
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 2.9% in March, down from a revised February rate of 3%, according to a report issued April...
Following successful testing, ID.me to be required for unemployment claims
Starting April 1, the Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is requiring new unemployment claims be verified through ID.me, the new identity verification method used in...
Iowa January unemployment rate holds steady at 3%
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3% in January, down from the 3.2% announced in December but unchanged from a revised December rate, according...
Iowa’s unemployment rate saw an increase in September
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate ticked up to 3.0% in September, up from 2.9% in August, but down from 3.1% a year ago, according...
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,...
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.Â
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...
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...