Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says the December unemployment number held steady while the number of ...

DES MOINES | Beth Townsend, Gov. Terry Branstad's choice as director of Iowa Workforce Development, told senators Monday she is the process of making positive changes aimed at boosting employee morale ...

Iowa’s unemployment rate in November was 3.5%. That’s a two-tenths of a percent drop from September, the last month data is available due to the federal government shutdown this fall. Iowa Workforce ...

The state unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent to 3.5% in April. Iowa Workforce Development director Beth Townsend says that’s partly because more people are looking for work. “We had 5,000 ...