Iowa establishments added 4,600 jobs in November, bringing total nonfarm employment to 1,599,800. This growth is notable ...

IOWA’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IN NOVEMBER WAS THREE-AND-A-HALF PERCENT. THAT’S A TWO-TENTHS OF A PERCENT DROP FROM SEPTEMBER — THE ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A new report from Iowa Workforce Development found Iowa lost around 7,400 jobs over the last year. According to the report, unemployment has risen from 2.7% to 3.3% from 2024 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa businesses shed 2,700 jobs in June, lowering total nonfarm employment to 1,590,700, according to ...

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the state unemployment rate increased again slightly in May as more people starting looking for a job. “If they’re not employed when they rejoin, ...

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 ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - New data from Iowa Workforce Development reveals an increase in the state’s unemployment rate. Iowa’s unemployment rate for the month of June is 3.7%, up from May’s 3.6% ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- The number of unemployed Iowans rose over the past month, according to the new monthly jobs report from Iowa Workforce Development. New hires ...

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, ...