Iowa Workforce Development

IWD grants grow summer internships for Iowa’s youth
Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) has opened a new round of grant funding aimed at helping kickstart internships with employers across the state for Iowa’s youth. Each year, the Summer Youth Internship Program provides young Iowans with the chance to gain…
Iowa workforce grants to expand apprenticeship programs
Aiming to build up its pipeline of workers for the next generation, Iowa Workforce Development…

IWD employer grants available to help create summer internships
Iowa Workforce Development is taking applications for grants aimed at helping employers create summer youth…

Apprenticeship programs get $3.5M from state
Iowa Workforce Development this week announced $3.47 million in new funding designated to create or…

Iowa jobless rate drops in July
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.5% in July, down from 2.6% in June…
IowaWORKS honors women veterans at June 23 event
IowaWORKS, Iowa Workforce Development and Home Base Iowa are celebrating women veterans statewide throughout the…
Laborshed data help communities, workforces grow
Laborshed studies, like the most recent one for the Quad Cities region, are not just…
Laborshed report: QC workers seeking new opportunities
Community leaders working to grow the Quad Cities region and employers searching for new employees…
Reynolds promotes tax reform plan at Davenport stop
Iowa continues to make progress in many areas, and continues to go in the right…



