IowaWORKS Creston to Close Following Low Foot Traffic, Services to Continue
CRESTON, IA – The IowaWORKS office in creston will close at the end of 2025, state officials announced today, citing consistently low customer traffic. Despite the closure of the brick-and-mortar location, the Iowa Workforce Development agency assures residents that workforce services will remain available in the area through expanded mobile outreach and virtual options.
The Creston office, wich averaged 2,348 visitors in a system where other locations averaged nearly 14,770 customers, will transition its services over the coming months. IowaWORKS will increase the presence of its Mobile Workforce Center in Creston to provide workshops and job fairs, with further outreach plans to be detailed in the weeks ahead.
“While the continued low foot traffic does not justify the cost of a brick-and-mortar office in Creston, our commitment to area workforce services will absolutely remain next year and beyond,” said Beth Townsend, Executive Director of Iowa Workforce Development. “We will continue to have staff in the area who are able to support individual appointments, and we encourage job seekers to also consider the many ways that services can be received through non-traditional means, which continue to make up a larger share of IowaWORKS services.”
Job seekers in Creston can still access services through the Creston Workforce VR Service Unit located at 1501 W. Townline Street.Details regarding local staff assignments will be announced later this year.
Additionally, iowaworks maintains 17 other physical offices across the state, including locations in Des Moines (200 Army Post Road and 525 SW Fifth St, suite A), and Council Bluffs (300 W Broadway, Suite 13). Virtual appointments can be scheduled for any office online.
IowaWORKS also offers a range of virtual workshops covering resume and interview skills, financial literacy, and career planning. Resources are available at IowaWORKS.gov, and individuals can connect with a local office for more information.
