Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in September 2026 for the fifth consecutive month.

AMP’D Iowa continues to accept new applications for industry businesses looking to train new or current workers.

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) recently announced the launch of the Career Training Physical Expansion Grant Program (CTPE), a new state-funded initiative is designed to help Iowa community colleges ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in August, steady for the fourth consecutive month and down from a jobless rate of 3.5 percent one year ago. The ...

Career Training Physical Expansion Grants will help grow apprenticeship programs statewide. DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) today is announcing the launch of the Career Training ...

The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center will be appearing in Coralville for a Department of Transportation Hiring Event! The Mobile Workforce Center features key workforce services like registering on ...

September marks Workforce Development Month, a national celebration established by the National Association of Workforce Professionals to bring together leading business, labor, education, and other ...

Are you an experienced snow plow driver or have the skills to operate one during the winter season? IowaWORKS is partnering with the Iowa DOT to host a series of career fairs across the state this ...

She got there thanks to help from the Vocational Rehabilitation Services division at Iowa Workforce Development and the Drake University Entrepreneurship Center. Renaud, a former Warren County ...

Strong health of Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund credited for continued low rates. DES MOINES, IOWA – Following the annual review of Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, Governor Kim ...