DES MOINES — Iowa's unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent in May as employers added jobs for the third consecutive month, according to data released Thursday by Iowa Workforce Development. The ...

Iowa manufacturers will soon be able to apply for a new state grant program designed to help employers train workers for high-demand manufacturing jobs and address ongoing labor shortages across the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Workforce Development has announced a new initiative beginning in late June that aims to revitalize the state’s manufacturing industry. Manufacturing companies will soon ...

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the May unemployment rate dropped down slightly from the 3.3% in April. “Went down to 3.2% and was down from 3.6% a year ago. We gained 3,400 ...

"The state of Iowa and Cognizant Government Solutions have been fully committed from the onset to employing an Iowa-based workforce throughout the duration of our engagement. At no point during our ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - IowaWORKS provides resources for workers who lose their jobs when businesses announce layoffs. When businesses alert that layoffs are coming, IowaWORKS steps in. “Some ...

Seventy-seven workers will lose their jobs when a West Branch manufacturing plant closes Aug. 14, according to an Iowa Workforce Development notice. Plastic Products Co., which opened the plant in ...

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, pointing to continued labor market resilience in early June. Initial ...

WASHINGTON, June 18 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but remained at slightly higher levels, suggesting some moderation in the pace of job ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa — John Deere plans to hire 30 employees at its Dubuque Works facility and has called back 20 workers at its Davenport Works plant. The hiring in Dubuque and callbacks in Davenport will ...

The Iowa high school tennis season wrapped up on Tuesday, June 9, with co-ed competition punctuating an exciting campaign. In the Class 2A bracket, Waukee Northwest's duo of Addison Latta and Vincent ...