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File Your Weekly Unemployment Claim
Sunday: 8 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Current Market Trends

3.0%
Iowa Unemployment Rate
+10K
Monthly Change in Employment
15.9K
Monthly UI Recipients
Alerts & Updates
Customer Service is here to answer your questions. Please review the following before contacting customer service:
Unemployment Help Request Form: You can submit an Unemployment Help Request Form for the fastest assistance. A customer service representative will contact you either by phone or from the uiclaimshelp@iwd.iowa.gov email address.
Telephone: Dial 1-866-239-0843. Customers now have the option to receive an automated call back instead of waiting on hold. If you elect to receive a call back, please be sure to watch your phone and accept our call from the number 1-866-239-0843. We can only call once and if you do not answer, we will move on to another customer.
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Voluntary Shared Work Program
Employers can learn more about the Voluntary Shared Work program, Iowa's version of Short Term Compensation.

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Job Openings Located on IowaWORKS.gov
93,111
As of May 20, 2022
Employers with Most Posted Openings
- UnityPoint Health - 2,258
- The University of Iowa - 1,486
- Kwik Trip, Inc. - 905
- Decker Truck Line, Inc. - 903
- Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society - 672
Top Job Postings on IowaWORKS.gov
- Registered Nurses
- Nursing Assistants
- Retail Salespersons
- Customer Service Representatives
- Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
- Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers -
- Physicians, All Other
- First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
- Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers
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Iowa Workforce Development Careers
Iowa Workforce Development is currently hiring for a variety of positions across Iowa. Learn more about growing your career, your skillset and your future with IWD.