Tag Archives: Southeastern Idaho

Meridian job fair targeting teen and young adults set for May 21

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For Immediate Release: May 16, 2022
Media Contact: Janelee.Henderson@labor.idaho.gov

A special job fair for Idaho teens and young adults – although anyone is invited to attend – will be held Saturday, May 21, at the Wahooz Galaxy Event Center, 1385 S. Blue Marlin Lane, in Meridian.

The event, sponsored by the Idaho Department of Labor, is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Treasure Valley area employers are recruiting for summer and permanent part-time and full-time positions. Job openings include recreation camp counselors, lifeguard, seasonal groundskeeper, cashier, HR generalist, social media content moderator, grocery department associates, customer service specialist, hospitality servers and hosts and several more.

Job seekers are invited to meet participating employers, including DirecTV, Roaring Springs/Wahooz, Teleperformance, The Grove Hotel, Hotel 43, Albertsons, Bogus Basin, Brundage Mountain Resort, City of Meridian, Home Helpers Home Care, Idaho Youth Ranch, Intermountain Pet Hospital, New Horizon’s Academy, Piedmont/American Airlines, Taco Bell, U.S. Postal Service, Viking Drive-In and more.

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Feb. 23 Online Seminar Features the Benefits of Labor Market Information for Businesses

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For Immediate Release: Feb. 15, 2021
Media Contact: Clinton.Renn@labor.idaho.gov

Southeastern Idaho employers are invited to a free Zoom seminar Feb. 23 exploring labor market information and what it can mean for employers. The seminar runs from 9-10 a.m.

Discussion will focus on components of the labor market, current trends in the region, state and the U.S., labor market shortages and a tour of the Department’s labor market information website – lmi.idaho.gov.

In addition, employers will meet Matthew Paskash, Idaho Department of Labor’s new labor economist for southeastern Idaho, covering Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida and Power counties. He replaces the previous economist, Esther Eke.

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Employer Online Seminar Jan. 26 Focuses on Discrimination in the Workplace

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For Immediate Release: Jan. 19, 2022
Media Contact: Clinton.Renn@labor.idaho.gov

Southeastern Idaho employers are invited to attend a free Zoom seminar Jan. 26 for a discussion about discrimination in the workplace and related topics. The seminar runs from 9-10 a.m.

Rick Rhodes and Carmen Barney, senior civil rights investigators with the Idaho Human Rights Commission, will discuss types of discrimination complaints, filing and responding to claims, the mediation and resolution process and trends in state and federal anti-discrimination laws.

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Eastern Idaho Educator Workshop to Focus on Careers in High-Growth Industries

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For Immediate Release: June 14, 2018
Information Contact: Kandi Rudd 208-236-6710 ext. 3677 or Connie Gardner 208-557-2500 ext. 3547

“Growing Together,” a professional development opportunity for eighth-12th grade counselors, college and career advisors, and career and technical education professionals, is scheduled for Aug. 7-8 in two locations – Idaho State University in Pocatello and College of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls. Continue reading

Signs Point to Positive Growth in Southeastern Idaho

Recent employment and economic projections indicate southeastern Idaho’s economy may finally be heating up.

For much of the last decade, southeastern Idaho’s economy has struggled to grow. Impacted by the previous recession, covered employment in the region increased less than 2 percent from 2004 to 2014. While the region saw impressive growth leading up to the recession, growing 8 percent from 2004 to 2007, employment in the region began to fall as the housing crisis affected the economy. After peaking in 2007, the region lost jobs the following four years. By 2011, covered employment in southeastern Idaho had fallen by more than 5,000 jobs.

Although the region began adding jobs each year since 2011, the tepid growth has done little to make up for the jobs lost during the recession. By the end of 2014, total covered employment was still 3,500 jobs shy of the region’s pre-recession peak, and total job growth over the decade increased less than 2 percent – well below the statewide growth of 10 percent over the same time.

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Wage growth in the region has proven more resilient. The average wage in the region has increased from $26,370 in 2004 to $33,687 by 2014, growing by an annual average of 2.5 percent over the decade. This outpaced the statewide annual growth by a tenth of a percent. It should be noted however, that after accounting for inflation the actual buying power for the average wage earner improved slightly more than 2 percent over the decade.

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Food Manufacturing Declining in Southeastern Idaho

For decades food manufacturing has been a critical source of employment and economic vitality in southeastern Idaho. Multiple generations have worked in this industry. However, recent trends show a clear decline in employment levels.

Historically, food manufacturing has been an economically resilient industry. “People always have to eat regardless of the economy” was the view, and southeastern Idaho has some of the best potatoes in the world. Many food manufacturers took advantage of the crop by locating large processing plants in the region.

Despite signs of an economic recovery nationally, the last several months regionally have seen some food manufacturing plants close and others lay off workers. The local economic impact will likely be severe. Continue reading