"North Carolina’s No. 1 ranking highlights its ability to align education, industry and economic development to meet the ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Workforce Development says the state’s unemployment rate dropped in November to 3.5%. That’s down from the last report in September, when the unemployment rate was 3.7%.

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capital Bureau) - Iowa’s unemployment rate is rising faster than the national average, according to the delayed figures released on Wednesday by Iowa Workforce ...

ALTOONA — Going into her final year on the job, Iowa’s state economic development leader said she hopes to “tell our story” to recruit more businesses and residents to choose Iowa as a home base.

AMES — Once he crosses the goal line or hauls in a pass in the end zone, Iowa State wide receiver Brett Eskildsen tries to be impulsive when deciding his touchdown celebrations. He sheepishly admitted ...

Iowa State's Santosh Pandey, shown outside a laboratory at the university's Microelectronics Research Center, is leading an effort to recruit and train students for work in the U.S. semiconductor chip ...

19-year-old Linn-Mar High School student Mekah DeGreif gives Cotton Gallery employee Karen Bruns a high-five while working at Cotton Gallery in Marion on Nov. 12. Mekah’s teacher says she is normally ...

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 ...

Top US skilled nursing and senior living executives have formed a CEO-led initiative focused on leadership development and workforce growth. The newly created Seniors Housing CEO Imperative announced ...

Each year, millions of learners finish an important chapter in education, securing degrees or certifications with the hope of stepping into their future careers. But too often, that transition proves ...

The U.S. economy is not short on jobs. In fact, it’s the opposite. Across the country, millions of positions remain unfilled while millions of Americans remain underemployed or locked out of ...

A federal government shutdown has led to the furlough of 67 federally paid workers at Iowa Workforce Development. The Iowa National Guard also has furloughed about 700 civilian employees . A prolonged ...