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 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 ...

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

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 (KCRG) - Iowa’s system for processing unemployment insurance claims and helping people find jobs will go dark at the end of the day as the state gets ready to replace it with a new, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A new workforce center opened its doors on Kirkwood Community College's main campus, marking its grand opening with an event. Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development Executive ...

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 ...