Iowa’s disability employment program is undergoing restructuring — an outgrowth of the 2023 state government realignment approved by Republican lawmakers and signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds — that Iowa ...

Iowa lawmakers pass bill making day care workers eligible for child care assistance at any income level, aiming to stabilize ...

A federal government shutdown has led to the furlough of 67 federally paid workers at Iowa Workforce Development. The Iowa National Guard also has furloughed about 700 civilian employees . A prolonged ...

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 ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.5%. That’s down from the last report in September, when the unemployment rate was 3.7%.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - New data shows Iowa’s unemployment rate was the same from November to December, but up from a year ago. Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s unemployment rate was at ...