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Two State of Iowa workers fired for expediting a former colleagues jobless benefits claim “Under NO circumstances should you open, adjust, review, alter or affect in any way claims of people who are your friends, family members or neighbors or an individual who asks you to do something for them as a favor,” Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend wrote in a memo to IWD staff this past spring. (Zach Boyden-Holmes/Des Moines Register) By Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Digest Two s...

AJ TaylorDecember 19, 2020Last Updated: February 28, 2021 Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in November, a slight drop from the October revised rate of 3.7 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent in November. “November’s rate remained steady as Iowa’s workforce adjusts to the seasonal shifts we typically see this time of year,” said Director Beth Townsend, Iowa Workforce Development. �...

Iowas unemployment rate dips to 3.6% as the state pushes to regain jobs lost in pandemic Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register How will the COVID-19 vaccine be distributed in Iowa? Replay Video UP NEXT Iowas unemployment rate dipped slightly lower in November to 3.6% as the state pushes to regain the jobs lost in the pandemic. Despite the decline in the unemployment rate, Iowa saw across-the-board job losses in November. Its the first month since the pandemic hit that the number...

Iowa’s unemployment rate decreased from 3.7 percent in October to 3.6 percent in November, Iowa Workforce Development said Friday. But the state’s labor force participation rate also declined, to its lowest point since 1977. It marks the seventh consecutive month of decreases in the state’s unemployment rate after it peaked at 11 percent in April. “November’s rate remained steady as Iowa’s workforce adjusts to the seasonal shifts we typically see this time of year,” Iowa Workforce...

James Furry still doesnt understand how he became indebted to the state. Furry, 59, was a maintenance worker at a Dubuque nursing home when the COVID-19 pandemic began. With an order from his doctor to quarantine, Furry filed for unemployment in April.  Furry, who weighs 300 pounds and suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, has survived three heart attacks. His father died of a heart attack. His brothers have suffered them, too. "Its just a family history, you know?" Furry said...