The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Iowa businesses shed 2,700 jobs in June, lowering total nonfarm employment to 1,590,700, according to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa's unemployment rate was 3.5 percent in November, a slight increase from 3.3 percent one year ago, but down from 3.7 percent in September, according to Iowa Workforce ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - A new report from Iowa Workforce Development found Iowa lost around 7,400 jobs over the last year. According to the report, unemployment has risen from 2.7% to 3.3% from 2024 ...

Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the state unemployment rate increased again slightly in May as more people starting looking for a job. “If they’re not employed when they rejoin, ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - New data from Iowa Workforce Development reveals an increase in the state’s unemployment rate. Iowa’s unemployment rate for the month of June is 3.7%, up from May’s 3.6% ...

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 ...