HR COVID-19 Updates from Iowa City-Cedar Rapids
EIHRA Weekly Webinar
Tuesday, May 5th
4:00-5:00 pm
Eastern Iowa Human Resource Association (EIHRA)
Helping Employees with Anxiety
Wednesday, May 6th
9:00 am
Kirkwood Continuing Education and Corporate Training
Return to Work Planning and Cost Management
Thursday, May 7th
11:00 - 11:45 am
Mercer
Career Collective Progress
Over 42,000 people in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) region have filed for unemployment during the past 7 weeks. The industries hit the hardest here have been manufacturing (1,300+), healthcare and social assistance (600+), retail (375+), food service (300+), and educational services (200+).

While we hope many of these folks can return to their jobs within the next few months, some may not have a job to return to.

ICR Iowa launched the ICR Career Collective on March 31st as a rapid response to the growing number of displaced workers in our region. Over the past four weeks, we have connected with 48 employers who are hiring and we have over 160 job seekers we are trying to place into new positions.

If you have job opportunities to share or co-workers and friends who need assistance with a job search, please let us know.

Jennifer Daly
President and CEO
ICR IOWA
COVID-19 Local Business Resources: Cedar Rapids Area & Iowa City Area
ICR Iowa Launches New Latinx Resource Guide
The Inclusive ICR Coalition recently launched a new resource guide for Latinx professionals in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids (ICR) region. This is the fourth online guide the coalition has developed as a resource for employers to share with candidates and newcomers. The other guides available are for African American and Black professionals and Asian and American Pacific Professionals.
ICR IOWA is a joint venture of the  Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance  and the Iowa City Area Development Group .
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