NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 3, 2025
Media Contact: Craig.Shaul@labor.idaho.gov
Twelve percent of working parents reported using daycare as a means for child care support in Idaho, compared to 55% of parents having no support or 26% of parents having child care support from relatives.
Idaho Department of Labor Economist Brandon Duong will delve into this topic and provide context into how the cost of child care impacts the state’s labor force at a webinar, Tuesday, April 8.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 2, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
A hiring event will be held Wednesday, April 9, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the State of Idaho Chinden Campus, 11351 W. Chinden Blvd. Job seekers are expected to arrive at Building 6 in the conference room.
Employers planning to attend include Ada County Highway District, Bogus Basin, Boise School District, Boise State University, Dabella, Express Employment Professionals, Franklin Sensors, Idaho Bankers Association, Personnel Plus, Torch Fire Security and many more.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 28, 2025
Media Contact: William.Winkle@labor.idaho.gov or Craig.Shaul@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point between January and February, down to 3.7%.
February’s labor force increased by 433 people to 1,012,372 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.1 percentage point between January and February, down to 63.8%.
Total employment increased by 797 (0.1%) to 974,409 as unemployment decreased by 364 (0.9%) to 37,963. Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 19, 2025
Media Contact: Craig.Shaul@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho Department of Labor Research Analyst Supervisor Craig Shaul and Labor Economists Jan Roeser and Seth Harrington will discuss changes over the past 20 years in the state’s rural demographics at a webinar Tuesday, March 25. The webinar takes place from 11 a.m. to noon MT over Zoom.
“Idaho has experienced impressive growth in the last 20 years,” Shaul said. “This webinar will take a detailed look at how the demographics of rural Idaho have changed during this time.”
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 17, 2025
Media Contact: will.winkle@labor.idaho.gov or craig.shaul@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between December and January, remaining at 3.8%.
December 2024’s unemployment rate also remained the same at 3.8% after the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) annual benchmarking process. (More information about the benchmarking process can be found below.)
January’s labor force increased by 2,168 people (0.2%) to 1,011,937 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work – was unchanged between December and January, remaining at 63.9%. Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2025
Media Contact: Jan.Roeser@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho’s 44 counties grew by 1.5%, or over 30,497 new residents, between July 2023 and July 2024, according to recent U.S. Census population estimates. Higher population counties experienced more growth than rural areas, in line with a nationwide trend of metro areas seeing a resurgence after the COVID-19 pandemic.
During the pandemic, Idaho’s growth was more evenly dispersed across less populated rural counties and more populated urban counties.
“The COVID-19 pandemic brought a rush of new residents to Idaho, particularly impacting rural areas of low population density that offered outdoor recreation,” said Labor Economist Jan Roeser. Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 13, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
The Idaho Department of Labor is offering an online workshop, Thursday, March 20, to graduating high school senior students interested in applying to the LAUNCH career education grant program.
The workshop is from 5 to 7 p.m. MT and takes place via Microsoft Teams. Register at the department’s Eventbrite event page.
All students graduating in 2025 under the age of 21, including public, private, charter, homeschool and English as a second language students are welcome to attend.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: March 6, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
A hiring event will be held Wednesday, March 12, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave.
Employers planning to attend include Gozzer Ranch, Coeur d’ Alene Public Schools, Integrated Interventions, Kootenai Health, NAPA Auto Parts, the Idaho Division of Veteran Services, Aerotek and more.
Open positions will be available for job seekers including sales representatives, manufacturers, bus drivers, teachers, camp counselors, registered nurses, financial coaches, designers — among others.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: Feb. 28, 2025
Media Contact: Darlene.Carnopis@labor.idaho.gov
A career fair for job seekers interested in working in the government sector, will be held Thursday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Idaho Department of Labor Caldwell office, 4514 Thomas Jefferson St.
Employers planning to attend include the State of Idaho, the Transportation Security Administration, the Idaho Veterans Care Facility, Ada County Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Army and more.
A variety of open positions will be available including law enforcement, military and retirement care.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: Feb. 26, 2025
Media Contact: Therese.Schumacher@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho had 48 workplace fatalities in 2023 — a 23% increase from 2022 and the highest number of deaths in a single year in the past 10 years — according to the most recent Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) report on 2023 data.
The annual CFOI report documents fatal on-the-job injuries for workers — it does not include illnesses or preexisting conditions that caused a worker to die without an injury, such as COVID or a heart attack. Continue reading