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Iowa's jobless rate, job creation numbers both increase in November 2025

Iowa establishments added 4,600 jobs in November, bringing total nonfarm employment to 1,599,800. This growth is notable ...
Radio Iowa

State Auditor’s report finds director of Iowa job training initiative embezzled $430,000

State Auditor Rob Sand speaking at a recent news conference in his office. (RI file photo) A special investigation by the state auditor’s office has found the head of a taxpayer funded program to help ...
Sioux City Journal

Workforce director says more funding needed for Future Ready Iowa

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — State officials have high hopes for a bridging a skills gap in the Iowa workforce, aiming to ensure that 70 percent of Iowa workers have training or education beyond high school ...
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Former program director for nonprofit that receives state funding accused of misusing more than $400k

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A former program director for Children and Families of Iowa (CFI) misspent more than $400,000 over a period of about seven years, according to a new report from State Auditor ...
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As more people join apprenticeships, Iowa Workforce Development gives out millions to apprenticeship programs

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That ...
Yahoo

IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center to make a pitstop in Newton

Mar. 19—The IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center — which was unveiled last year by the governor and Iowa Workforce Development (IWD), and was subsequently deployed to Perry when its Tyson plant closed — ...