Iowa ended 2025 with more people working and participating in the labor force, even as overall employment dipped slightly at ...

Iowa establishments added 4,600 jobs in November, bringing total nonfarm employment to 1,599,800. This growth is notable compared to the previous 10-year average October-to-November change of a loss ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That ...

Auditor of State Rob Sand speaks at a press conference on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Auditor of State's Office) The state auditor’s office has released a new report detailing almost two ...

IOWA, USA — Due to what is being called a "historic upgrade," Iowans will not be able to file for unemployment benefits through Iowa Workforce Development until June 3. According to IowaWORKS, the ...

criminal blame. No charges have been filed. Right now... Iowans are unable to file for unemployment benefits. The Iowa Workforce Development website will be down for the next six days. This is what it ...

The labor force participation rate remained steady at 67.5%.

There were fewer local workers detasseling seed corn in Iowa in 2025 than in previous years as the number of temporary migrant laborers with H-2A visas doing the jobs increased, according to data ...

According to the results of a recent survey conducted by Iowa CareGivers and Iowa Workforce Development, roughly one quarter ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- The number is still in the hundreds, but Iowans who may lose all or part of their paychecks because of the partial federal government ...

Iowa Workforce Development says the labor force participation rate rose to 67.7 percent, up from 67.6 percent in November.