25 Jun 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 14 -20 June 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 25, 20202) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, June 14, and Saturday, June 20, was 8,542. There were 7,835 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 707 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims for June 14-20 was 153,771.

19 Jun 2020

Iowans Can Access Free Professional Courses Online through Coursera

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2020) — Iowa Workforce Development has partnered with Coursera to offer free online learning opportunities to Iowans during the pandemic. Coursera is an online learning-platform with over 4,300 courses available from a variety of academic institutions and organizations worldwide.

19 Jun 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Decreases to 10.0 Percent in May

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 19, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 10.0 percent in May. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 13.3 percent in May.

18 Jun 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 7-13 June 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 18, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, June 7, and Saturday, June 13, was 9,516. There were 8,717 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 799 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state. The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims for June 7-13 was 154,752, down 3,516 from the previous week.

11 Jun 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 31 May-6 June 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 11, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 31, and Saturday, June 6, was 10,112. There were 9,265 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 847 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.  The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims for May 31-June 6 was 159,966, down 2,596 from the previous week.

04 Jun 2020

Iowa Workforce Development reports initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 24-30 May 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

<p>DES MOINES, IOWA (June 4, 2020) <span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="background:white"><span style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif"><span style="color:black">&mdash;</span></span></span></span> The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 24, and Saturday, May 30, was 6,920.

29 May 2020

Unemployment Benefit Programs Now Available to Iowans: Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation and State-Extended Benefits

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 29, 2020) — Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) today released information regarding two new unemployment benefit programs available to Iowans. Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC), was created by The CARES Act and provides an additional 13 weeks of federally funded benefits to individuals who have exhausted their 26 weeks of regular state unemployment benefits.

28 May 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 17-23 May 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 28, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 17, and Saturday, May 23, was 14,586. There were 13,365 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,221 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 180,679.

Unemployment insurance benefit payments totaled $48,828,481.83 for the same week.

22 May 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Increases to 10.2 Percent in April

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 22, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate increased to 10.2 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate rose to 14.7 percent in April.

21 May 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of May 10-16, 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 21, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, May 10, and Saturday, May 16, was 13,040. There were 12,011 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 1,029 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

The number of continuing weekly unemployment claims was 187,375.

Unemployment-insurance benefit-payments totaled $50,962,509.01 for the same week.

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