NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 28, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
A hiring event will be held Wednesday, June 4, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Library, 702 E. Front Ave.
Employers planning to attend include All Ways Caring HomeCare, Coeur d’Alene Public Schools, Comfort Keepers, Easterseals-Goodwill, Environmental Control, Harris & Bruno, North Idaho College, Kootenai Health, North Idaho Dental Group, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and more.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 21, 2025
Media Contact: Ryan.Whitesides@labor.idaho.gov
New business startups (private establishments that have been open less than a year) have grown at a rapid rate during 2024, creating over 27,000 jobs in Idaho. The state’s employment rate from business startups is currently greater in Idaho than nationally.
Idaho Department of Labor Economist Ryan Whitesides will analyze this data at a webinar, Wednesday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to noon.
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 16, 2025
Media Contact: John.Panter@labor.idaho.gov or Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between March and April, remaining at 3.7%.
April’s labor force increased by 494 people to 1,012,142 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 March and April, down to 63.6%.
Total employment increased by 815 (0.1%) to 974,842 as unemployment decreased by 321 (-0.9%) to 37,300. Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 16, 2025
Media Contact: Jan.Roeser@labor.idaho.gov or
Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
The cumulative population growth of five Idaho cities from 2020-2024 ranked in the top 100 nationally — Caldwell was in 51st place at 21.5%, followed by Kuna in 54th (21%), Post Falls in 70th (18.6%), Meridian in 71st (18.6%) and Nampa in 91st (16.8%), according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The combined population of Idaho’s 202 incorporated* cities grew by 1.8% from 2023-2024, outpacing the state’s overall growth of 1.5%. Continue reading
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: May 14, 2025
Media Contact: Will.Hoenike@labor.idaho.gov
A hiring event will be held Wednesday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Idaho Department of Labor Post Falls office, 600 N. Thornton St.
Employers planning to attend include Ace Industrial Supply, Benewah Community Hospital, Coeur d’Alene Public Schools, Equus Workforce Solutions, Inland Chess Academy, North Idaho Dental Professionals, FirstLight Home Care of Spokane and Coeur d’Alene, Sherwin Williams and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.