Articles Tagged: Unemployment
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Mar. 23, 2023 8:02 pm68d ago
The bill would allow Iowa cities to impose up to a 3 percent surcharge on retail, food, alcohol, ticket and hotel room sales to fund entertainment districts.
Government & Politics Feb. 21, 2023 4:50 pm98d ago
A year after enacting stricter requirements for Iowans who receive unemployment, a new Republican bill would require Iowans to conduct more job searches in order to earn benefits.
By Clark Kauffman - Iowa Capital Dispatch
State Government Feb. 13, 2023 7:09 am106d ago
According to newly disclosed state data, 89 percent of the overpayments made last year were not the result of unemployment fraud, but of state decisions that were reversed on appeal or innocent mistakes made by Iowans seeking benefits.
State Government Feb. 9, 2023 5:06 pm110d ago
The bill would make more jobs legal for 14- to 17-year-old Iowans, and allow them to petition the state for even more work opportunities under the proposal that Democrats say could put young Iowans at risk,
The Gazette
Business News Jan. 20, 2023 6:32 pm130d ago
DES MOINES — Iowa’s unemployment rate remained at 3.1 percent in December, the same rate as November, according to Iowa …
State Government Dec. 1, 2022 5:25 pm180d ago
Iowa lost many older workers who are not being replaced by younger or new Iowans, the ISU professor says.
State Government Nov. 23, 2022 10:33 am188d ago
Iowa lost many older workers who are not being replaced by younger or new Iowans, the ISU professor says.
The Gazette
Business News Nov. 17, 2022 10:29 am194d ago
Though Iowa’s seasonally adjusted jobless rate rose to 2.9 percent in October, the state’s labor force participation rate stayed at 67.7 percent.
State Government Oct. 26, 2022 4:19 pm216d ago
Erroneous payments were made during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic when unemployment claims surged as businesses closed
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Oct. 2, 2022 6:00 am241d ago
Higher interest rates increase the cost of doing business, which leads to a slowdown in all aspects of business, including hiring, and sometimes leading to layoffs.
Business News Sep. 23, 2022 11:25 am249d ago
Iowa Workforce Development recently announced plans to buy a 32-foot-long, custom-built bus to deliver workforce assistance to all corners of the state.
Government & Politics Aug. 25, 2022 1:05 pm278d ago
Unemployment insurance rates for Iowa employers will drop to a 24-year low, beginning in 2023, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced this week.
State Government Jul. 1, 2022 2:02 pm333d ago
State says the outage does not affect any new or current unemployment claims
Government & Politics Jul. 1, 2022 10:40 am333d ago
Starting Friday, Iowans will see reduced unemployment benefits. Child care providers will see relaxed regulations and third-party food delivery services will face fines for using a restaurant’s logo or menu without permission.