Articles Tagged: Unemployment

Urban areas have a disproportionate share of job openings, according to data from Iowa Workforce Development analyzed by The Gazette.

As Iowa ends its participation in federal unemployment programs including the extra $300 per week in benefits, many job-seekers are facing difficult decisions.

The state reported a nearly identical number of new claims in week ending May 29 as in the previous week.

Information about COVID-19-related claims, weekly benefits no longer published

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