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Thursday, February 14, 2013  It may be harder to receive unemployment benefits if you are fired for sleeping on the job.

Monday, December 06, 2010  Story updated with outcome of tax cut negotiations

Thursday, August 26, 2010  New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.

Thursday, August 19, 2010  Employers appear to be laying off workers again as applications for unemployment insurance reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009  Iowa Workforce Development says about 20,000 unemployed workers who face the loss of unemployment insurance benefits have qualified for up to 14 weeks of emergency assistance.

Friday, September 04, 2009  Iowa officials say employers will have to pay more to the state unemployment insurance trust fund to offset rising jobless insurance benefits paid to laid-off workers.