The plan by Gov. Kim Reynolds, Republican lawmakers and Iowa Workforce Development was simple in concept: Shore up Iowa's workforce shortages by dramatically reducing unemployment benefits, tightening ...

Iowans will lose their unemployment benefits 10 weeks earlier and may have to take lower-paying jobs sooner under a law Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Thursday. The law, House File 2355, was one of ...

Iowa’s overall unemployment and labor force participation rates remained steady in February despite anxiety over the potential effects of federal government spending cuts and impacts from ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa Capitol Bureau) - Iowa’s unemployment rate decreased from August to September 2025. Still, the state saw an increase of four-tenths of a point compared to September ...

Iowa's unemployment program is a little bit like Caitlin Clark. She took the basketball world by storm with her efficiency and the ease with which she gets her job done on the court. And Iowa's safety ...

Iowa's unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in May as employers expanded payrolls for the third consecutive month, according to data released Thursday by Iowa Workforce Development. The state's ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa’s unemployment rate rose in August, according to a new report released Thursday by Iowa Workforce Development (IWD). Iowa’s unemployment rate now stands at 3.8%. That’s ...

Iowa lawmakers have passed Gov. Kim Reynolds' bill to cut unemployment taxes for businesses, resulting in more than a $1 billion tax cut over five years. The bill would cut in half the amount of wages ...

Iowa businesses could see their taxes drop by nearly $1 billion under a proposal by Gov. Kim Reynolds to reduce the amount companies pay into Iowa's unemployment trust fund. Reynolds, a Republican, ...