Iowa Workforce Development News Releases http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/ Iowa Workforce Development http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:50:04 -0600 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:00:32 -0600 webmaster@iwd.iowa.gov FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.9) http://www.feedforall.com Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose slightly to 6.7 percent in October from a revised September rate of 6.6 percent. The statewide jobless rate was reported at 4.3 percent in October 2008. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=81 86A354AB-6C8F-4994-8B47-7DC3DB45E7B2 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:01:00 -0600 Director Elisabeth Buck announced today that approximately 20,000 notices will be mailed from Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) to Iowans who may be eligible for the additional emergency unemployment insurance benefits of up to 14 weeks, if their previous benefits are currently exhausted. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=759 DE16E859-A4A5-44A3-9F92-E9D06A64D204 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:09:53 -0600 Iowa Workforce Development announced that the unemployment contribution rate for employers will be adjusted on January 1, 2010 to keep the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund at sufficient levels to adequately provide for unemployment benefits. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=738 7A0E0710-21A9-4755-83DD-09319939F54C Thu, 3 Sep 2009 10:29:17 -0500 The 2009 State Report Card for Workers’ Compensation ranks Iowa as the most effective system in the nation. The rankings are distributed annually by the Work-Loss Data Institute. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=729 778DAEE9-4438-412B-BFC2-2FF4AA12EDE9 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:38:00 -0500 Maximum weekly benefits paid to jobless Iowans and to workers injured on the job will increase July 5, 2009, announced Iowa Workforce Development. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=704 2C8B066A-4E8E-46FC-94FA-BA814DB9B814 Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:06:18 -0500 Iowa Workforce Development’s division of Labor Market Information recently released newly updated projections for the industries of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=689 63F45E04-70E2-4461-9540-AB811D97559C Wed, 6 May 2009 09:23:47 -0500 Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) officially launches the www.youthforiowa.org Web site to promote the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) youth summer job program. http://www.iowaworkforce.org/news/XcNewsPlus.asp?cmd=view&articleid=682 EAF714EE-F208-402F-9553-8B83AF836C73 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 13:29:04 -0500