About Us

Iowa Workforce Development is a state agency committed to providing employment services for individual job seekers through our IowaWORKS partnership. Employers and businesses can post jobs, hire veterans and apply for qualifying federal tax credits. IWD continually strives to improve processes and align the organization in such a way to provide effective, demand-driven products and services. IWD staff in Des Moines and locally consists of administrative, labor services,registered apprenticeships, workers’ compensation, labor market information, and the unemployment insurance services staff. The agency also maintains a statewide delivery system of 15 regional, 4 satellite, and 8 expansion offices to provide services to Iowans in communities demonstrating need.

Our customers include job seekers and employers who access services provided by a network of partners through One Stop Centers and other affiliate sites across our Local Area. Our work is funded through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and other grant opportunities.