Axis U is hoping to be a game changer when it comes to job placement, especially for those candidates who don’t have a college education. Its founder will speak as part of 1 Million Cups event.
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Axis U is hoping to be a game changer when it comes to job placement, especially for those candidates who don’t have a college education. Its founder will speak as part of 1 Million Cups event.
Americans who lost their jobs before April 1 have 60 days from the date their employer notified them of the COBRA subsidy to sign up for it — that’s July 31 if their employer notified them at the end of May.
Nationwide jobless claims dropped by 24,000 to 400,000 last week, while Iowa saw decreases in both new and continuing claims.
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week from the lowest point of the pandemic. But Iowa’s new claims were down for the first time in five weeks.
The state unemployment rate increased for the third consecutive month as more Iowans rejoin the labor force.
Still, tens of thousands of Iowans have not returned to work since the state began hemorrhaging employees at the onset of the pandemic last year.
Numbers rose nationally and in Iowa for new new claims.
E-commerce giant Amazon.com will build a 2.9-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Davenport, city officials said Wednesday.
Nine out of 10 Iowa restaurants are actively seeking more staff, according to the latest survey data from the Iowa Restaurant Association.
In Iowa, new claims increased, rising from 1,830 to 2,019. Continuing claims fell, though, from 22,883 to 20,880.
The limits for workers’ compensation benefits will also increase on July 4.
Almost three-quarters of manufacturers expect to hire more employees, according to a new Iowa ABI survey.
The federal lawsuit filed in Iowa said the underperforming funds in Transamerica’s retirement plan cost employees between $15 million and $20 million because they performed worse than comparable funds that employees couldn’t choose as part of the plan.
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