Workforce

We understand that in many ways the success of a company depends on the strength of its workforce. Iowa has all of the key elements to provide a smart, productive workforce necessary to foster business growth. The combination of Midwest work ethic and leading education system result in one of the most productive workforces anywhere.

• Employee Training Programs — Leverage training resources to help Iowa companies maintain their competitive edge.
• Recruitment — Attracting workers at all experience levels is a priority.
• Iowa Student Internship Program — The Iowa Student Internship Program provides grants to small and medium sized companies in the advanced manufacturing, biosciences, and information technology industries to help support their internship programs with a goal of transitioning the interns to full-time employment in the state upon graduation.

Search for an Iowa Career

• IowaJobs [www.iowajobs.org] — Iowa’s largest job bank

Additional Resources

• Iowa Trends [www.iowaworkforce.org/trends] — Workforce Development News and Trends
• IowaWorks [www.iowaworks.org] — Iowa Workforce Development's one-stop resource for Iowa businesses to find workforce information and solutions.
• Classification of Iowa Workers [www.iowaworkforce.org/misclassification] — Make sure your workers are classified correctly with these resources from Iowa Workforce Development.
• Labor Marketing and Workforce Information [www.iowaworkforce.org/lmi/] — Employment Statistics and Regional Research
• Laborshed Studies [www.iowaworkforce.org/lmi/labsur/index.html] — Reports on community or regional “employment centers,” including commuting patterns