IowaWORKS Burlington
Career Center
1000 North Roosevelt Avenue
Burlington, IA 52601
TTY: 515-281-4748
Fax: 319-753-5881
8:30am- 4:30pm M, Tu, Thur, Fri; Wed 9am - 4:30pm
Iowa's 19 unemployment and career center offices are spread across the state's farming and meatpacking communities, where unemployment has historically run lower than the national average, though processing-plant layoffs and closures can hit a small town's job market hard and fast. Find your Iowa city in the list below.
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Career Center
1000 North Roosevelt Avenue
Burlington, IA 52601
TTY: 515-281-4748
Fax: 319-753-5881
8:30am- 4:30pm M, Tu, Thur, Fri; Wed 9am - 4:30pm
Career Center
619 North Carroll Street
Carroll, IA 51401
TTY: 712-792-9351
Fax: 712-792-6605
8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri; 9am - 4:30pm Wed
Career Center
4444 First Avenue NE Suite 436
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 319-365-9270
8:30 to 4:30 Mon., Tues., Thurs and Fri; 9am to 4:30pm Wed.
Career Center
300 West Broadway Suite 13
Council Bluffs, IA 51503
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 712-352-3486
Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm
Career Center
215 North Elm
Creston, IA 50801
Career Center
902 West Kimberly Road Suite 51
Davenport, IA 52806
Affiliate Office
312 Winnebago Street Suite A
Decorah, IA 52101
Career Center
200 Army Post Road
Des Moines, IA 50315
TTY: 800-562-4692
Fax: 515-281-9640
8:30am - 4:30pm Mon/Fri, 8:30-6:30 Tue/Thur 9:00am - 4:30pm Wed
Career Center
680 Main Street 2nd Floor; NICC Town Clock Center for Professional Development
Dubuque, IA 52001
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 563-556-0154
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM M,T,Th,F: 9:00AM - 4:30PM Wed
Career Center
3 Triton Circle
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 515-955-1420
Mon - Tue - Thur- Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm
Affiliate Office
933 Avenue H
Fort Madison, IA 52627
Fax: 319-372-5008
Monday-Friday 8:30 - 12:30 and 1:30 - 4:30 (Closed from 12:30-1:30 daily)
Career Center
1700 South 1st Avenue Suite 11B
Iowa City, IA 52240
Career Center
3405 South Center Street
Marshalltown, IA 50158
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 641-754-1443
Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm
Career Center
600 South Pierce Avenue
Mason City, IA 50401
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 641-422-1543
Mon, Tue, Th, Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 9am - 4:30pm
Career Center
15260 Truman Street Indian Hills Community College - North Campus
Ottumwa, IA 52501
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 641-684-4351
8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri; 9am - 4:30pm Wed
Career Center
2508 4th Street
Sioux City, IA 51101
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 712-277-8438
8:30am - 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday
Career Center
217 W 5th Street PO Box 1087
Spencer, IA 51301
TTY: 800-831-1399
Fax: 712-262-1963
8:30am-4:30pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri; 9am-4:30pm Wed
Career Center
3420 University Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701
Affiliate Office
403 Elm Street
Webster City, IA 50595
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