DES MOINES --- While Iowa’s economy is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic in some ways, at least one significant pocket of disruption remains: in the state’s workforce, where thousands of Iowans are ...

An amended bill is advancing through the Iowa state legislature, requiring identity and employment eligibility verification for all school employees and license applicants.

UnitedHealthcare is slated to hire 400 employees in Iowa, according to We Are Iowa. The hires will triple the payer’s Iowa workforce to meet new client demand. UnitedHealthcare is among the insurers ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Gov. Kim Reynolds announced new grants Wednesday totaling $2.94 million aimed at boosting Iowa's healthcare workforce, focusing on high-demand jobs. These grants will fund ...

OR POOLS. STARTING TOMORROW, IOWANS WILL BE ABLE TO FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT AND SEARCH FOR JOBS ALL IN ONE LOCATION. IT’S PART OF A NEW UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM. THE STATE IS LAUNCHING. IOWA WORKFORCE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa lawmakers moved legislation out of subcommittee and committee Wednesday that would change who can sponsor apprenticeships and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa Rep. Taylor Collins, chair of the House Higher Education Committee, spoke at a news conference Feb. 4, 2026 about House ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Help wanted: men. Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, has been trying to figure out a mystery for a while now.

Iowa House Minority Leader Brian Meyer, D-Des Moines, fields questions during Iowa PBS' "Iowa Press" at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston, Iowa, on Friday, June 27, 2025. (Iowa PBS screenshot) Buy Photo ...

Iowa regent universities are proposing cutting majors after workforce-alignment review. What changes at UI, ISU and UNI could happen as soon as April ...

There were fewer local workers detasseling seed corn in Iowa in 2025 than in previous years as the number of temporary migrant laborers with H-2A visas doing the jobs increased, according to data ...

criminal blame. No charges have been filed. Right now... Iowans are unable to file for unemployment benefits. The Iowa Workforce Development website will be down for the next six days. This is what it ...