Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is opening a new round of grant funding today to help employers advance promising summer internship programs for Iowa’s youth.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November – up from 3.3 percent one year ago but down from 3.7 percent in September.
IWD announced that the physical IowaWORKS location in Creston will close at the end of 2025, but multiple options for accessing IowaWORKS services will remain.
Iowa added 1,900 people to the labor force in August, increasing the state’s labor force participation rate to 67.5 percent, up from 67.4 percent in July.
