Following the annual review of Iowa’s Unemployment Insurance (UI) Trust Fund, the rates used to tax Iowa employers in 2027 ...

Home Base Iowa staff share why Veterans Day at the Iowa State Fair is a meaningful time to honor our fallen heroes.

A July 1, 2023, update to Iowa's Youth Employment Law (SF 542) allows Iowa employers to apply for a waiver that permits 16- and 17-year-olds to participate in approved work-based learning or ...

Announcement expands support for existing projects and awards new projects across Iowa. DES MOINES, IOWA – Governor Kim Reynolds announced new grant awards for businesses across Iowa who are committed ...

Awarded programs will help Iowa’s youth gain valuable experience in several industries. DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa is announcing grant awards today for the 2026 Summer Youth Internship Program, ...

The Mission: Employable podcast heads to Sioux Center, Iowa, to speak with Kent Heronimus, Technical Training Manager at Interstates. This episode is dedicated to telling the story of how they’ve ...

DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.2 percent in May, down from 3.3 percent in April and 3.6 percent one year ago. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate ...

Following delays caused by the federal government shutdown, the release of Iowa’s labor force and jobs data will begin resuming next week. Statewide data for the month of September will be released on ...

For Jake Sahr, the solution to problems with standing for long periods was to get more mobile – in a big way. Sahr, whose cerebral palsy creates frequent difficulties with tight, weak, and spastic ...

Anthony Hartman spent almost three decades in the military with the latter half of his career as an Army recruiter. In this episode, Hartman shares recruiting tips that you can use to have more luck ...

Critical Services Will Remain to Serve Area Job Seekers and Employers FORT DODGE, IOWA – The physical location for IowaWORKS in Fort Dodge will soon change, but staff will remain in the area and ...