24 Mar 2020

Gov Kim Reynolds Announces Unemployment Insurance Tax Extension to Assist Small Businesses

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 24, 2020) — On March 23, Governor Kim Reynolds announced that first quarter unemployment tax payments that are due April 30 will be delayed till the end of the second quarter, July 31, 2020. Eligible employers include those employers with 50 or fewer employees. Eligible employers also must be in good standing with no delinquencies in quarterly payments.

17 Mar 2020

Workers Impacted by COVID-19 Closures Can Apply Online for Unemployment Benefits

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (March 17, 2020) — Employees impacted by COVID-19 closures can and should apply for unemployment benefits online here:

16 Mar 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.8 Percent in January

By Iowa Workforce Development

Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remains unchanged from the revised December rate of 2.8 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly to 3.6 percent in January.

26 Oct 2019

2019 Iowa Workforce Development Customer-Satisfaction Survey

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 25, 2019) — As part of a nationwide Department of Labor effort, Iowa Workforce Development is conducting a customer-satisfaction survey to gather feedback on employment and training services provided by local service-providers. The survey responses will be used to improve employment and training services both locally and across the state.

30 Jun 2019

Iowans' Unemployment and Injury Benefits Increase

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (June 28, 2019) — Iowa Workforce Development announced an increase to maximum weekly benefits paid to unemployed Iowans and to workers injured on the job. The new benefit payment schedules apply to people who file new unemployment insurance claims on or after July 7, 2019, and to workers injured on or after July 1, 2019.

19 May 2019

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 2.4 Percent in April

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 17, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate was 2.6 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent in April.

14 May 2019

Additional County Eligible to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 13, 2019) — On May 10, 2019, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared individuals in Scott county eligible for individual assistance. FEMA determined that this county was adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his Declaration of March 23, 2019.

09 May 2019

Additional County Eligible to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 9, 2019) — On May 7, 2019, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared individuals in Louisa county eligible for individual assistance. FEMA determined that this county was adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his Declaration of March 23, 2019.

19 Apr 2019

Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.4 Percent in March

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 19, 2019) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment-rate remained at 2.4 percent in March. The state’s jobless rate was 2.7 percent one year ago. The US unemployment-rate remained at 3.8 percent in March.

17 Apr 2019

Additional Counties Eligible to Apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 17, 2019) — On April 12, 2019, FEMA declared individuals in Pottawattamie and Shelby counties eligible for individual assistance. The FEMA-finding determined that these counties were adversely affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his Declaration of March 23, 2019.

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