Iowa

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.

Burlington — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Burlington

Career Center

1000 North Roosevelt Avenue

Burlington, IA 52601

☎ 319-753-1671

8:30am- 4:30pm M, Tu, Thur, Fri; Wed 9am - 4:30pm

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Services include Wagner/Peyser, Unemployment Insurance, Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, Welfare to Work, Promise Jobs. P.O. Box 609

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Start Your Own Business Guidance ✓ Improve Job Skills + 5 more
Full details
✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 515-281-4748

Fax: 319-753-5881

Carroll — 1 location

OSC

Iowa Workforce Center Carroll

Career Center

619 North Carroll Street

Carroll, IA 51401

☎ 712-792-2685

8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri; 9am - 4:30pm Wed

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Unemployment insurance and job placement services.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation + 3 more
Full details
✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 712-792-9351

Fax: 712-792-6605

Cedar Rapids — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Cedar Rapids

Career Center

4444 First Avenue NE Suite 436

Cedar Rapids, IA 52402

☎ 319-365-9474

8:30 to 4:30 Mon., Tues., Thurs and Fri; 9am to 4:30pm Wed.

Free Internet and resume writer access computers are on site. Veteran representatives are available at this location. Representatives are available with an appointment. Iowa Workforce Development works to improve the income, security, productivity and safety of all Iowans. The Workforce Development Centers provide services and information on job opportunities, unemployment benefits, labor market trends, emerging skills and training programs. The Workforce Development Center offers customers expert personal service combined with the newest advancements in technology, including computerized self-help job listings, specialized services designed for both businesses and job seekers, and current wage and labor availability information.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Start Your Own Business Guidance ✓ Improve Job Skills + 5 more
Full details
✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 319-365-9270

Council Bluffs — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Council Bluffs

Career Center

300 West Broadway Suite 13

Council Bluffs, IA 51503

☎ 712-352-3480

Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Assists applicants in obtaining jobs through job matching, job development, resume writing, and internet access. Assists customers who have lost their jobs through not fault of their own file for unemployment insurance.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Start Your Own Business Guidance ✓ Improve Job Skills + 5 more
Full details
✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 712-352-3486

Creston — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Creston

Career Center

215 North Elm

Creston, IA 50801

☎ 641-782-2119

Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm, Wed 9:00am-4:30pm

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computes are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Job Placement, Development. Unemployement Insurance, Promise Jobs, Veteran services, Older Worker, Voc Rehad, WIOA Services, resource room, internet access, resume, typing skills and test, and various other services.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 3 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help

TTY: 888-831-1399

Fax: 641-782-7060

Davenport — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Davenport

Career Center

902 West Kimberly Road Suite 51

Davenport, IA 52806

☎ 563-445-3200

8:30am - 4:30pm M, Tu, Th, F; 9am - 4:30pm W

Free Internet and resume writer access computers are on site. Veteran representatives are available at this location. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Free standing brick building in strip-mall shopping center in NW Davenport, Iowa.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Start Your Own Business Guidance ✓ Improve Job Skills + 5 more
Full details
✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 515-281-4748

Fax: 563-445-3240

Decorah — 1 location

AFF

IowaWORKS Decorah

Affiliate Office

312 Winnebago Street Suite A

Decorah, IA 52101

☎ 563-382-0457

8:30am - 4:30pm M-T-TH-F; 9:00am-4:30pm W

Services are provided to job-seekers, employers, and partners through one-stop centers designed to deliver quality career services that assist individuals in finding employment leading to self-sufficiency and assist employers in locating the skilled workforce they need. Services include: Career planning and counseling Skills assessment Job search and placement assistance;  Workforce preparation Training opportunities Referrals to other programs A veterans representative is available with an appointment.

✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help + 1 more
Full details
✓ Post Your Resume

Fax: 563-387-0905

Des Moines — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Des Moines

Career Center

200 Army Post Road

Des Moines, IA 50315

☎ 515-281-9619

8:30am - 4:30pm Mon/Fri, 8:30-6:30 Tue/Thur 9:00am - 4:30pm Wed

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Iowa Workforce Development provides free job search assistance and unemployment services to the general public. Training and additional services are also available through several partnering agencies.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-562-4692

Fax: 515-281-9640

Dubuque — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Dubuque

Career Center

680 Main Street 2nd Floor; NICC Town Clock Center for Professional Development

Dubuque, IA 52001

☎ 563-556-5800 Ext. 48129

8:30 AM - 4:30 PM M,T,Th,F: 9:00AM - 4:30PM Wed

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. workforce development center PO Box 757

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation + 3 more
Full details
✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 563-556-0154

Fort Dodge — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Fort Dodge

Career Center

3 Triton Circle

Fort Dodge, IA 50501

☎ 515-576-3131

Mon - Tue - Thur- Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm

Employment Services/Unemployment Insurance, PJ, Welfare to Work, Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act, Elderbridge. A veterans representative is available at this location.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 515-955-1420

Fort Madison — 1 location

AFF

IowaWORKS Center Fort Madison

Affiliate Office

933 Avenue H

Fort Madison, IA 52627

☎ 319-372-4412

Monday-Friday 8:30 - 12:30 and 1:30 - 4:30 (Closed from 12:30-1:30 daily)

Individual Services: Career counseling Job search skills development Locating employment opportunities Academic skill testing Hands-on computer classes HiSET preparation College research Creating resumes and cover letters Preparing for interviews 6 Steps to a Successful Career Transition Assistance with managing Unemployment Insurance claims Job fairs and other special events Skill upgrades and training Career and skill assessments   Employer and Business Services Customized staff training Labor Market Information On-the-Job Training contracts Employers' Councils of Iowa Unemployment Insurance assistance Business services No-cost job postings Automated job postings through the National Labor Exchange Find qualified workers Tax credit incentive programs Layoff and business closing assistance Job fairs and Meet and Greets  

✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help + 1 more
Full details
✓ Post Your Resume

Fax: 319-372-5008

Iowa City — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Iowa City

Career Center

1700 South 1st Avenue Suite 11B

Iowa City, IA 52240

☎ 319-351-1035

Mon,Tues, Thurs & Fri.8:30 am - 4:30 pm Wed.9-4:30

Job Placement; Unemployment Insurance; PROMISE JOBS; Workplace Essentials; Veterans Services; Resource Center; Rapid Response; Iowa Advantage Workshops; Business Services;Re-employment Services; Labor Market Information; Employer¿s Council of Iowa (ECI); Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC);Alien Labor Certification; New Iowan Center/Migrant SeasonalFarm Worker; Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA); Assessment Testing (National Career Readiness Certifi cation, OPAC®, O*NET,WorkKeys®); Apprenticeship; Employer Field Audit; Veteran Services-By Appt, Only

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim
Full details

Fax: 319-351-4433

Marshalltown — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Marshalltown

Career Center

3405 South Center Street

Marshalltown, IA 50158

☎ 641-754-1400

Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00am - 4:30pm

Unemployment Insurance Filing Employment and Training Programs, Referrals and Searches for Youth and Adults Labor Market Information GED Preparation Basic Reading, Math and Writing Skills Upgrading Dislocated Worker Assistance Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation + 3 more
Full details
✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 641-754-1443

Mason City — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Mason City

Career Center

600 South Pierce Avenue

Mason City, IA 50401

☎ 641-422-1524

Mon, Tue, Th, Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 9am - 4:30pm

Free Internet and resume writer access computers are on site. Veteran representatives are available at this location. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Resource Center: Customers can access the internet for career planning, job seeking, labor market information, word processing, tutorials, skill testing and a hands-on reference library. Assistance with resume preparation, cover letters and thank you letters as well as application completion is available. Faxing and copying services for work-related activities are also available at no cost. more . . . Employment Services: Job matching provided for employers and registered job seekers. more . . . Unemployment Insurance: Claimants may go to any local workforce office to file or may do so on-line. more . . . Veteran Services: Advisors are available to assist veterans with employment services. more . . . Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA): Skills upgrading, training and retraining available to those who meet eligibility requirements. more . . . Business Services Center: Focus is on providing business with services to assist them in meeting their workforce needs. more . . . Elderbridge/Older Worker Specialist: Program to provide employment services to assist older job seekers to obtain employment. more . . . PROMISE JOBS: Iowa`s program to assist indivuals receiving public assistance in meeting program requirements to become self-sufficient. more . . . Vocational Rehabilitation (VR): Services to help people with disabilities to prepare for, find and keep jobs. more. . . Program Navigator: Provides assistnace to people with disabilities to access th eprograms that impact their ability to gain, return to, or retain employment. The Navigator provides information about support services, training, and how earnings affect these. more . . . Experience Works: An employment and training program for people 55 and over that meet income eligibility. more . . . General Education Classes: On site HSE classes held Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM during regular school year.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 641-422-1543

Ottumwa — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Ottumwa

Career Center

15260 Truman Street Indian Hills Community College - North Campus

Ottumwa, IA 52501

☎ 641-684-5401 Ext: 40018

8:30am - 4:30pm Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri; 9am - 4:30pm Wed

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. PO Box 717

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation + 3 more
Full details
✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 641-684-4351

Sioux City — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Sioux City

Career Center

2508 4th Street

Sioux City, IA 51101

☎ 712-233-9030

8:30am - 4:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 9:00am - 4:30pm Wednesday

Free Internet and resume writer access computers are on site. Veteran representatives are available at this location. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Full Service one-stop

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 712-277-8438

Spencer — 1 location

OSC

Iowa Workforce Development Center

Career Center

217 W 5th Street PO Box 1087

Spencer, IA 51301

☎ 712-262-1971

8:30am-4:30pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri; 9am-4:30pm Wed

Veterans reps, employment reps, phones, free internet & resume writer access computers are on site. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Training, Job Search Assistance and Unemployment Services, PROMISE Jobs, workshops, resource center.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 712-262-1963

Waterloo — 1 location

OSC

IowaWORKS Center Waterloo

Career Center

3420 University Avenue

Waterloo, IA 50701

☎ 319-235-2123

Mon-Tue-Thu-Fri 8:30 - 4:30pm, Wed 9:00-4:30pm

Free Internet and resume writer access computers are on site. Veteran representatives are available at this location. Representatives are available with an appointment. Full range of jobseeker and employer services. Job Placement and Unemployment Insurance.

✓ UI Filing Assistance Online ✓ UI Filing Assistance from Staff ✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training + 4 more
Full details
✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings ✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

TTY: 800-831-1399

Fax: 319-235-1068

Webster City — 1 location

AFF

Iowa Works Webster City

Affiliate Office

403 Elm Street

Webster City, IA 50595

☎ 515-832-5261

8:30am - 4:00pm Mon and Thurs( Closed-Tue/Wed/Fri)

Training and employment services.

✓ File Unemployment Insurance Claim ✓ Improve Job Skills ✓ Job Skills Training ✓ Interview Preparation ✓ Job Openings + 2 more
Full details
✓ Resume Help ✓ Post Your Resume

Fax: 515-832-3562