Articles Tagged: Unemployment

State agency reports a decrease in continuing claims

Iowa Workforce Development encourages Iowans to only use its official website

Number of Iowans filing for federal unemployment benefits unclear

Statewide unemployment figures, released weekly on Thursdays by Iowa Workforce Development, had not been updated as of Friday afternoon.

Iowa’s jobless rate climbed in April to 3.8 percent, a slight uptick from March’s adjusted 3.7 percent rate.

New data shows almost 44,000 Iowans out of work

Jobless ‘payments are discouraging people from returning to work,’ Gov. Reynolds says

Republican senator cites ’help wanted’ signs across state in praising Governor Reynolds’ move

There are thousands of individual stories among Iowans receiving federal pandemic unemployment benefits. The pandemic, which is not over, has …

Gov. Kim Reynolds cites low unemployment for reason to cut benefits months early

Claims at lowest levels since start of the pandemic

Continuing claims also decrease in week ending April 24

Opponents trash bill as “kick in the teeth”

Continuing claims remain steady, increasing portion of new claims tied to coronavirus

ISU economist says recovery is in shape of a reverse square root sign — fast at first, then flattening