AMP’D Iowa continues to accept new applications for industry businesses looking to train newly hired or existing workers. AMP’D Iowa is awarding grants to 16 unique businesses in advanced ...

The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center will be at the I-80 Truck Stop in Walcott for a hiring event! Come check out the services provided by the vehicle, which serves as an IowaWORKS office on wheels.

Iowa offers both annual and unique funding opportunities for Registered Apprenticeship Programs. Visit this page to learn about the opportunities.

Unemployment Insurance (UI) Benefit Charges are charges against an employer’s account that represent unemployment benefit payments made to former employees of that employer. These charges are used to ...

Applications can now be submitted for AMP'D Iowa, which will provide grants that will help train new or current workers in advanced manufacturing. Iowa is announcing grant awards for the 2026 Summer ...

The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center at PDM in Carlisle for a hiring event! Come check out the services provided by the vehicle, which serves as an IowaWORKS office on wheels. The Mobile Workforce ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in June, down from a jobless rate of 3.5 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 3.2 percent in July, equal to the rate in May and June and down from a jobless rate of 3.5 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, ...

A July 1, 2023, update to Iowa's Youth Employment Law (SF 542) allows Iowa employers to apply for a waiver that permits 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in approved work-based learning or ...

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 ...

Unemployment Rate in December Holds Steady at 3.5 Percent DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in December, level with November and up slightly from 3.3 ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent in July. Iowa’s jobless rate was 3.1 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate increased to 4.2 ...