Idaho Department of Labor

More than 75 exhibitors are scheduled for the Manufacturing Expo & Job Fair next Wednesday.

Idaho’s unemployment rate declined slightly in August.

Idaho’s over-the-year job growth is second in the nation, according to the Idaho Department of Labor, second only behind Utah.

A grant of more than $1 million has been given to Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism.

Idaho, for the fourth consecutive month, is listed in the nation’s top two states for over-the-year job growth, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.

Once again, Idaho has held steady with the seasonably adjusted unemployment rate at 3% for six months in a row in February.

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for the Gem state has stayed steady at 3% for January. According to the Idaho Department of Labor, it is the fifth consecutive month at that rate. Nonfarm jobs went up by 500 in January to 728,600.

If you have some good ideas to share about service and volunteerism in the Gem State, Serve Idaho would like to hear from you.

The governor has signed the first bill to hit his desk that will reduce what Idaho employers pay in unemployment insurance tax.

Seven people and organizations from around Idaho have been recognized for their volunteer service at a special awards ceremony in Boise

Idaho’s labor force and employment levels in November had the largest monthly gains for all of 2017, according to information from the Idaho Department of Labor. The department has not yet released December’s numbers.

The unemployment rate in Idaho edged up in October, ending a downward streak.

A southwestern Idaho company plans to use a $1 million Idaho Workforce Development Training Fund grant to hire about 700 new full-time workers

A special job fair is set for Thursday in Twin Falls specifically targeting veterans. The Idaho Department of Labor will host a job fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their local office with area companies looking to hire people who have served in the military.

More than 60 employers will be at a job fair in the Treasure Valley hoping to recruit candidates to fill job openings. The Idaho Department of Labor announced the Made Here! Expo and Job Fair at the Ford Idaho Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. this Wednesday.

Idaho’s governor has appointed a new head of the state department of labor after the previous director resigned. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter appointed Melinda Smyser on Friday to head the Idaho Department of Labor. Smyser is the regional director for U.S. Senator Jim Risch and a former state senator from Parma.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho – Idaho’s unemployment rate is at the lowest point it has been in 10 years, according to the state’s labor department.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Good news for Idaho labor market.

BOISE, Idaho (KLIX) The man in charge of Idaho's labor department announced his resignation this morning.

BOISE, Idaho – Idaho’s unemployment rate for June fell to 3.1 percent, while the national unemployment rate rose to 4.4 percent.