The US Department of Labor is conducting its annual revision in labor numbers to start the new year. Iowa Workforce ...

IWD says Iowa establishments gained 6,400 jobs in January, raising total nonfarm employment to 1,584,400 jobs. The monthly ...

Iowa added 6,400 jobs in January as the state’s labor force participation rate rose to 67.9%, according to new data released ...

Iowa Workforce Development Executive Director Beth Townsend testified this week in front of a U.S. House subcommittee on work and welfare, highlighting the state’s revamp of its unemployment system ...

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 ...

Iowa Workforce Development awarded a $21,000 grant to St. Anthony Regional Hospital as a part of its 2026 Summer Youth Internship Program.

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 ...

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, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's unemployment rate slightly increased to 3.6% in May, rising from 3.5% in April, according to Iowa Workforce Development (IWD). The labor force participation rate also saw an ...

The state keeps adding policies that send a clear message that immigrants are not welcome here, write Pete Hird and Erica ...