Category Archives: News Releases

Explore a career in the trades at a hiring event in Caldwell, May 15

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: May 8, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov

A hiring event featuring trade industries, will be held Thursday, May 15, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Idaho Department of Labor Caldwell office, 4514 Thomas Jefferson St.

Employers planning to attend include the Idaho Associated General Contractors, Johnson Thermal Systems, Wilsons RV Repair, Probst Electric, Idaho LAUNCH, City of Caldwell, Lurre Construction and more.

A variety of open positions will be available including engineers, painters, assemblers, linemen, heavy equipment mechanics, electricians, wastewater engineers, construction workers and more.

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Connect with employers at hiring event in Idaho Falls

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: April 23, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov

Editor’s Note: Idaho National Laboratory will not be attending this hiring event.

A hiring event will be held Wednesday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Idaho Department of Labor office in Idaho Falls, 1515 E. Lincoln Road.

Employers planning to attend include American Fabrication, Idaho National Laboratory, RG Transportation, Synergy Electric, Frontier Credit Union, Teton Stage Lines, KeyBank, Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel and many more.

A variety of open positions are available to job seekers including welder fabricators, electrical apprentices, machinists, hotel executive administrative assistants, tire managers, geoscientists, research design engineers, concrete finishers and others.

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Idaho’s March unemployment rate remains at 3.7%

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: April 18, 2025
Media Contact: Craig.Shaul@labor.idaho.gov or Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between February and March, remaining at 3.7%.

March’s labor force decreased by 667 (-0.1%) people to 1,011,659 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 February and March, down to 63.7%.

Total employment decreased by 339 to 974,031 as unemployment decreased by 328 (-0.9%) to 37,628.

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Over 50 employers seek job candidates at hiring event

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: April 9, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov

Correction: The city was left out of the original news release. See correction below.

A hiring event will be held Wednesday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Real Life Ministries, 1860 N. Cecil Road in Post Falls.

Employers planning to attend include Black Rock Idaho, Buck Knives, Coeur d’Alene Resort and Hotel, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, Kootenai County, Local Laborers 238, Paul Mitchell The School, Post Falls School District, PotlatchDeltic, Sherwin Williams, USPS and many more.

A variety of open positions are available to job seekers including knifemakers, teachers, cooks, camp counselors, registered nurses, lumber mill workers, apprentices, tellers, caregivers and others.

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Learn about how the cost of child care affects Idaho’s labor force, April 8

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.

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Boise hiring event to feature jobs for all experience levels

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.

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Idaho’s February unemployment rate drops to 3.7%

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: March 28, 2025
Media Contact: William.Winkle@labor.idaho.gov or Craig.Shaul@labor.idaho.gov

– State first in nation for over-the-year nonfarm job growth at 2.7% –

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 →

Labor economists to discuss changes in Idaho’s rural demographics at webinar March 25

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.”

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Idaho’s January unemployment rate remains at 3.8%

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: March 17, 2025
Media Contact: will.winkle@labor.idaho.gov or craig.shaul@labor.idaho.gov

– State first in nation for over-the-year nonfarm job growth at 2.8% –

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 →

Idaho’s most populated counties drive state’s growth

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 →