Iowa has the nation's third-highest labor force participation rate and the ninth-lowest unemployment rate.

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds recently confirmed that over $40 million in funding has been secured for facilities, including one ...

Iowa's unemployment rate declined to 3.2% in May as employers expanded payrolls for the third consecutive month, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As our state faces a serious workforce crisis, it’s time for our government to deliver a better deal for Iowa’s working families.

Iowa opens manufacturing training grants, USDA sends $31.2M to rural projects, and Iowa leaders add a letter to the U.S.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa leaders are seeing an increase in people joining apprenticeships, the Department of Workforce Development has announced $3.4 million to support those programs. That ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Help wanted: men. Joe Murphy, executive director of the Iowa Business Council, has been trying to figure out a mystery for a while now.

Iowa's aerospace industry attracts companies with skilled workforce, low costs, and site readiness, making it a top choice ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. We had a great conversation with The Gazette's Des Moines Bureau Chief, journalist Erin Murphy. Recently ...

While Iowa’s public universities support one in every 10 jobs and generate billions of dollars in economic impact statewide, legislation has been introduced that would impose yet another layer of ...