From our Director. . .

Director Buck

Elisabeth Buck

Iowa’s economy has felt the impacts of 2008’s tornadoes and flooding as well as the current recession affecting the entire country. Iowa Workforce Development is dedicated to serving Iowans and our businesses to promote economic growth, provide needed services to unemployed Iowans and assist with connecting businesses and Iowans to create a sustaining and rewarding partnership that adds to the economic prosperity of the state.

Tracking Iowa's Stimulus Funds

  • During the 1st quarter of 2009, Emergency Unemployment Compensation and the additional $25 weekly benefit added over $41 million dollars to the Iowa economy.
  • The federal ARRA allocated over $4.3 million dollars to Iowa for implementing a Summer Youth Employment Program.
  • By implementing the Unemployment Insurance Modernization provisions of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Iowa will receive $71 million dollars of funds to deposit into the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.

Iowa is committed to transparency in government. Track the progress of Iowa’s recovery funds.