Iowa is facing job cuts as part of a larger corporate downsizing. F&G Annuities and Insurance has announced nearly 200 layoffs nationwide. Of those, 103 are in Iowa. The cuts will impact staff at the company’s Des Moines headquarters and remote... — read more 

Here is an update: A news release from Iowa Workforce Development did not indicate how many of those job losses were due to the pandemic, but the agency indicated 44% of... — read more 

But IWD said November through February are the months that traditionally see the most unemployment claims due to seasonal layoffs in construction, agriculture... https://www.kwqc.com/2020/11/12/unemployment-claims-increased-in-iowa-last-week/ — read more