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.
The physical location for IowaWORKSÂ in Fort Dodge will soon change, but staff will remain in the area and continue to provide critical workforce services.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 3.6 percent in May, up from 3.5 percent in April, despite 3,900 Iowans joining the labor force.
Iowa’s new unemployment system is now live on iowaworks.gov, creating for the first time one centralized location for filing a claim and finding a new career.
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has formally announced a new, modernized unemployment system that will make it easier for Iowans to file for benefits.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in March, up slightly from 3.3 percent in February as 1,700 new people entered the labor force.
