Brian Dennis believes every Iowan has the capacity and the ability to work – those with disabilities may just need a little help to achieve it. “Employment is possible for every person, but that journey will look different for everyone,” Dennis said. “The …
Anthony Reyman’s business is expected to hit new heights in the coming year thanks to matching funds from Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS). Reyman, a 19-year-old resident of Ottumwa, parlayed his lifelong love of planes into a fulltime …
Iowa school districts and their would-be employees have begun educating themselves about IowaWORKS.gov after a new state law changed the way education jobs must be advertised in Iowa. Senate File 560, which was recently approved by the Iowa Legislature and …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: June 15, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Remains at 2.7 Percent in May …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: June 14, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa Workforce Development, Dept. of Education Call on …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: May 18, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.7 Percent in April …
Christopher “C.J.” Calhoun loves the sense of accomplishment that comes with checking off everything on the list he’s given daily when he shows up for work at The Nelson Company in Fairfield. For roughly the past 17 months, Calhoun has been serving as one …
Job seekers exploring new careers on IowaWORKS could see thousands of new possibilities starting next month. Geographical Information Systems, the company that curates Iowa’s largest jobs bank, has announced that starting in June, IowaWORKS job listings …
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds this month signed a new law that will establish the Iowa Office of Apprenticeship inside IWD beginning July 1. Starting July 1, the new office would become chiefly responsible for the registration and certification of Iowa …
The 2022 Statewide Laborshed analysis for Iowa has been completed. The results can be found on the LMI Laborshed web page (www.iowalmi.gov/laborshed). The study results can be found through drop-down menus on the website. The analysis includes the full …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: May 5, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) IWD Awards $3.5 Million to Support Registered …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: May 3, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Gov. Reynolds Announces $1.5M Grant Program to Improve Work …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: April 26, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa Awards $379,000 to Support Youth Internships in …
The fourth quarter 2022 Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) data has been released. This data is a census of jobs covered by unemployment insurance and is available for Iowa and the 99 counties by sector and subsector. The available data now …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: April 20, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Iowa’s Unemployment Rate Decreases to 2.8 Percent in …
More than 10 years after his first conversations with a vocational counselor, Mark Baldwin finally feels like he’s arrived at where he wants to be – at a job where he can be just another part of the team. “I just have always wanted to be an independent …
Clayton Coder worked in pharmaceuticals for 25 years before a company reshuffling late last year reorganized him out of a job. Alarmed by his sudden unemployment, the 57-year-old Coder applied for every suitable open position he could find. After …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: April 13, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Gov. Reynolds Awards $13.5 Million To Expand Health …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: April 7, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) New IowaWORKS Portal Will Ease Path for Veterans In …
Iowa Workforce Development Communications For Immediate Release Date: March 30, 2023 Contact: Jesse Dougherty Telephone: 515-725-5487 Email: communications@iwd.iowa.gov Printer Friendly Version (PDF) Governor Reynolds Awards CDL Training Grants to Ease …
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