by Dar Danielson | Mar 21, 2024 | Business, News
The numbers from February show a slight drop in the state’s unemployment rate. Iowa Workforce Development spokesman Jesse Dougherty says. “The unemployment rate reached 2.9%. So that’s an improvement from the 3% we saw in the first month of the year....
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 15, 2024 | Business, News, Politics & Government
Democrats: workers losing jobs from plant closures should get up to 39 weeks of unemployment Senate Democrats are proposing an extension of unemployment benefits for workers at a Perry pork plant who’ll be laid off at the end of June. Tyson announced earlier...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 14, 2024 | News, Politics & Government
A bill to reduce the taxes Iowa businesses pay into the state fund that pays out unemployment benefits is advancing in the House, but Republican Representative Dave Deyoe of Nevada said they’re seeking a detailed analysis of the bill’s impact. “If...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 12, 2024 | Agriculture, Business, News
Iowa Workforce Development is sending its new mobile Iowa Works center to Perry after the announcement that Tyson plans to shut down the pork plant there. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend recently talked about the setup of the mobile center. “We...
by Dar Danielson | Mar 11, 2024 | Business, News
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics did some tweaking of Iowa’s unemployment numbers at the end of the year leading to a revised rate for January of 3%. Iowa Workforce Development director, Beth Townsend, says it’s something they do every year. The January...