10 Dec 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 29 November-5 December 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 10, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 29, and Saturday, December 5, was 10,747, an increase of 5,390 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

03 Dec 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 22-28 November 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (December 3, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 22, and Saturday, November 28, was 5,593, a decrease of 3,337 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

25 Nov 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 15-21 November 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 25, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 15, and Saturday, November 21, was 9,458, an increase of 3,466 from last week’s adjusted numbers.

20 Nov 2020

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.6 Percent in October

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 20, 2020) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.6 percent in October. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in October.

19 Nov 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 8-14 November 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 19, 2020) — The number of initial unemployment claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 8, and Saturday, November 14, was 6,312, an increase of 1,095 from last week’s adjusted numbers. There were 5,784 initial claims by individuals who work and live in Iowa, and 528 claims by individuals who work in Iowa and live in another state.

12 Nov 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 1-7 November 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 12, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, November 1, and Saturday, November 7, was 5,576, an increase of 967.

05 Nov 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 25-31 October 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 5, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, October 25, and Saturday, October 31, was 4,964.

04 Nov 2020

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) Announces New Location for The Denison IowaWORKS Office

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (November 4, 2020) — The Iowa Workforce Development announced the Carroll IowaWORKS office will relocate to a new facility at 504 Hwy 39 North in Denison. The Denison IowaWORKS center will officially open on January 2, 2021.

29 Oct 2020

Iowa Workforce Development Reports initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Filed for Week of 18-24 October 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 29, 2020) — The number of initial claims in Iowa, filed between Sunday, October 18, and Saturday, October 24, was 4,791.

23 Oct 2020

US Department of Labor Notifies Iowa Workforce Development That, Due to Economic Recovery, State Extended Benefits Program Will End October 31, 2020

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 23, 2020) — Due to Iowa's economic recovery, the US Department of Labor has notified Iowa that it has "triggered off" of the unemployment Extended Benefits (EB) program, making Iowans no longer eligible for the program. This means Iowa's insured unemployment rate has averaged below 5% for the last 13 weeks. 

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