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More Iowa businesses want to hire refugees amid a statewide labor shortage. IowaWORKS is working to train those companies on how to do it right.
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According to Iowa Workforce Development, 176 people filed for unemployment benefits “citing jobs that had ended due to a failure to comply with an employer’s mandate for the COVID-19 vaccine” between Nov. 1 and Dec. 8.
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Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa’s top workforce development official said Wednesday they will raise work search requirements for Iowans receiving unemployment benefits. They said it's part of an effort to address the state’s workforce shortage.
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Iowa Workforce Development notified Iowans last week that refusing to return to work for fear of getting coronavirus will disqualify them for unemployment…
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Updated Friday, April 5, 2019:This bill was advanced by the House Commerce Committe, which means it survived the funnel deadline and could come up for…
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People often choose to group up with others they relate to in gender, race, and other demographics; but research shows that increasing diversity and…
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Across the country, construction firms say they’re having a hard time finding skilled workers. In eastern Iowa, a coalition of companies and educators is…
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Between 1942 and 1966, the Bracero Program brought 4.6 million Mexican migrant workers to the United States including to jobs in Iowa. They were working…
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Iowa's unemployment rate of 3.8% reflects nearly full employment across the state. But there are many industries that need workers, and that demand is…
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The head of Iowa Workforce Development Teresa Wahlert took questions for nearly two hours from the Iowa Senate Oversight Committee. One senator calls the…