The American Institute for Full Employment (AIFE) has named Iowa Workforce Development as the recipient of its 2024 Full Employment Award. The national award is given each year to one or more states or individuals demonstrating a commitment to excellence in helping job seekers become reemployed, a news release said. Iowa previously won the award in 2022. The average length of an unemployment claim in Iowa dropped from 13 weeks to nine weeks since January 2022, when the state instituted its Reemployment Case Management program, according to the release. “Iowa’s innovation represents a significant breakthrough that’s helping unemployed Iowans get back on their feet faster,” AIFE President John Courtney said in a prepared statement announcing the award. “It also gives a preview of the nationwide benefits that will be reaped when Congress continues its intended expansion of … support for laid-off workers.”