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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's unemployment insurance system is undergoing a significant transformation. The existing system will go offline Tueday and will be replaced with a modernized platform aimed at ...

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 ...

DES MOINES — After being in place for decades, the state’s unemployment system website is getting a significant upgrade after Iowa Workforce Development announced it will replace it with a new, ...

The state unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.5% in April. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that’s partly because more people are looking for work. “We had 5,000 ...

Iowa Workforce Development merged its system for filing unemployment claims into the IowaWorks system used to train and find people new jobs at the start of the month. IWD director Beth Townsend says ...