Des Moines, IA- Governor Reynolds unveiled a new mobile workforce office Thursday, that will travel around the state to help connect out-of-work Iowans with new jobs.
Radio Iowa reports that Reynolds says that it’s part of her initiative to focus on “re-employment.”
She says her bill passed in 2022 to limit unemployment benefits to a maximum of 16 weeks has reduced the average amount of time Iowans get benefits.
“Nine-point-six weeks on unemployment is the shortest amount of time in more than 50 years. And significantly better than the national average of more than 14 weeks,” Reynolds says.
Reynolds says the mobile workforce office will help with the state’s ongoing workforce shortage.
The 32-foot workforce bus cost about half a million dollars and was paid for with a combination of COVID relief and other federal grants.
