NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Sept. 12, 2023
Media Contact: Kellye.Sharp@labor.idaho.gov

Starting Monday, Sept. 18, three new Idaho Department of Labor mobile locations will open in northern Idaho. Locations will be at the Sandpoint Community Resource Envision Center, the Sandpoint Library and VFW Post 10320 in Clark Fork – making 31 mobile locations available across Idaho.

The expansion will provide more options for residents to use Labor’s services in the northern region, such as helping with writing resumes, applying for jobs, prepping for interviews and filing for unemployment insurance benefits. Additionally, job training and other community resources are available.

Services for businesses are also available. This includes helping businesses with listing jobs, recruiting employees, organizing hiring events, hosting employer seminars and providing access to job training programs.

Bonners Ferry, Kellogg and St. Maries are other mobile locations in the northern region.

Labor’s Sandpoint local office, located at 613 Ridley Village Road, Suite C, will have its last day of operation for customers on Friday, Sept. 15.

Mobile office locations and operating hours are available at labor.idaho.gov/officedirectory.

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New locations and hours in Sandpoint and Clark Fork are:

Sandpoint Community Resource Envision Center

130 McGhee Road, Suite 220

Mondays and Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Call 208-457-8789 ext. 3713, 3314 or 3358 or email kcmail@labor.idaho.gov

Sandpoint Library

1407 Cedar St.

Fridays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Call 208-457-8789 ext. 3713, 3314 or 3358 or email kcmail@labor.idaho.gov

VFW Post 10320 – Clark Fork

119 E. 4th Ave.

Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Call 208-457-8789 ext. 3713, 3314 or 3358 or email kcmail@labor.idaho.gov

Additional meeting times are available by appointment.

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The Idaho Department of Labor’s employment services programs are 100% funded by Wagner-Peyser Act grants from the U.S. Department of Labor.