31 Oct 2025

Recognizing Iowa's Employers For National Disability Employment Awareness Month

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 31, 2025) — Every October, Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) to promote the many benefits that Iowa receives by supporting successful careers for individuals with disabilities.

This year, IWD and its Vocational Rehabilitation division are taking that recognition further by celebrating four Iowa employers who have shown a steadfast commitment to disability employment.

20 Dec 2023

Voc Rehab Self-Employment Helps "Farmer Sarge" Business Grow

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 20, 2023) — Brad Thill started gardening and planting trees as a way to relax after war.

A retired Army veteran with more than fourteen deployments throughout the Eastern hemisphere, Thill calls horticulture therapeutic a way to tamp down the anxiety and migraines that come with post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries tied to combat.

22 Oct 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.0 Percent in September

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 22, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.0 percent in September, down from 4.1 percent in August and 4.7 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate fell to 4.8 percent in September.

The labor force participation rate remained steady at 66.8 percent.

31 Aug 2021

Unemployment Insurance Tax Rate Table for Iowa Employers Remains the Same for 2022

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 31, 2021) — Governor Kim Reynolds has announced that unemployment insurance tax-rates for Iowa employers will remain unchanged for 2022. For the fifth consecutive year, the tax-rates used to fund unemployment benefits will be the second-lowest allowed by law.

20 Aug 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases to 4.1 Percent in July; Labor Participation Continues to Rise

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 20, 2021) — Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.1 percent in July 2021 from 4.0 percent in June 2021. The state’s jobless rate was 6.1 percent one year ago. The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,593,600 in July of 2021, which is 55,400 higher than July 2020 and 5,700 more than June of 2021.

12 Aug 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Takes to the State Fair to Meet with Iowans, Highlight Tools to Enhance Iowa’s Workforce

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 12, 2021) — Iowa Workforce Development will take to the Iowa State Fairgrounds this week to talk with job-seekers and employers from across the state and provide critical resources that are helping Iowans re-enter the workforce.

16 Jul 2021

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly to 4.0 Percent in June, More Iowans Enter the Labor Force

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 16, 2021) — Iowa’s unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.0 percent in June 2021 from 3.9 percent in May 2021. The state’s jobless rate was 7.1 percent one year ago. The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,587,800 in June of 2021, which is 59,300 higher than June 2020 and 3,800 more than May of 2021. In addition to 3,800 newly-employed Iowans, the number of unemployed Iowans looking for work rose by 2,400, resulti

01 Jul 2021

Iowans’ Unemployment and Injury Benefits Increase

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (July 1, 2021) — Iowa Workforce Development has announced there will be an increase to the amount of maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job beginning July 4, 2021. A statutorily-required annual review of wages covered by unemployment insurance has triggered the increase. The average annual wage for insured Iowa workers increased to $52,130.71 in 2020, up from $48,455.86 in 2019.

18 Jun 2021

Master Builders of Iowa Releases 2021 Request for Proposal (RFP) For Endowment Funding

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 18, 2021) — The Master Builders of Iowa (MBI) has announced the release of this year’s RFP for the MBI-WORKS Endowment that is available to eligible schools and non-profit programs. The open period for accepting applications will run from today through September 3, 2021.

26 May 2021

Iowa Workforce Development Warns of Fraudulent Website Attempting to Collect Information from Iowans

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 26, 2021) — It has come to Iowa Workforce Development’s attention that a fraudulent website that mirrors IWD’s claims portal is attempting to collect personal information from Iowans. As a reminder, customers applying for unemployment insurance benefits should only file an application through the official IWD website: 

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