(Des Moines, IA) — The rules for collecting unemployment in Iowa changed this month — going from 26 weeks to 16 weeks before the unemployment benefits end. Iowa Workforce Development Director Beth Townsend says it’s too early to know if that has had an impact yet, as July Third was the first date under the new limit. The June unemployment rate fell to the level we saw before the pandemic hit. Critics say cutting back the time benefits paid will hurt some Iowans. Townsend disagrees, saying, “no one in Iowa needs to be unemployed for 26 weeks.”
Monday Morning Learfield News Wire 6:00 a.m.
