Iowa Workforce Development could soon be coming to your neighborhood. The state will begin deploying a 32-foot long bus that will serve as an Iowa Works mobile workforce center, with career counselors ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Auditor of State Rob Sand speaks at a press conference on Jan. 30, 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Auditor of State's Office) The ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - It’s Veterans Day and in this week’s Working Iowa we’re hearing from Dakota Andrew, a Veteran Career Planner with Iowa Workforce Development who helps veterans get jobs. We ...

Iowa is spending public money to expand apprenticeship because employers need a reliable way to turn beginners into skilled workers. Companies adopting artificial intelligence should apply the same ...

Editor’s note: This article has been updated and a chart of survey findings has been removed in light of additional information presented to the Des Moines Register by Iowa Workforce Development staff ...

Iowa colleges and universities can now apply to take part in a program which awards a new federal Workforce Pell grant to low-income students pursuing short-term, nondegree programs. The state is the ...

Starting Tuesday, Iowans will be able to file for unemployment and search for jobs all in one location. It's part of a new unemployment system the state is launching. Iowa Workforce Development shut ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (WOI) - Almost 70 Iowa Workforce Development employees are furloughed as the government shutdown continues, WOI reports. The furloughs impact approximately 67 workers from the ...

Iowa Workforce Development furloughed 67 employees Monday as a result of the federal government shutdown, with the agency saying essential services will continue. Some impacted staff will be off work ...