TAWAS CITY – Along with receiving the results of the municipality’s latest financial audit, Tawas City Council members also ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Workforce Development reported on Dec. 10 that Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.7 percent in September. The state’s jobless rate was 3.3 percent one ...

Employers in Iowa continued to shed jobs in June, extending a trend that’s seen 6,800 jobs lost in the past 12 months, newly released data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. In June, Iowa ...

Iowa’s workforce is showing mixed signals. Fewer people are working compared to a year ago and more are unemployed. While many employers have slowed hiring, others struggle to fill open positions.

OTTUMWA — The Wapello County Board of Supervisors want a legal review by the county attorney before approving the Eastern Iowa Workforce Development Area contract. The contract, which binds all 22 ...

OTTUMWA — The Wapello County Board of Supervisors will deliberate what the organization of the new Eastern Iowa Workforce Development Area will look like during Tuesday's meeting at the courthouse.

Iowa’s disability employment program is undergoing restructuring that Iowa Workforce Development leaders say will streamline services and protect long-term sustainability.

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 ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in Spotlight on Apprenticeships 2025, an annual special section dedicated to ...

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 ...

Each year, millions of learners finish an important chapter in education, securing degrees or certifications with the hope of stepping into their future careers. But too often, that transition proves ...