In a webinar last week, representatives from the Idaho Department of Labor discussed the state’s continued growth that has helped fill an expanding labor market. Department spokespersons noted that ...

State labor economists gathered Tuesday for a virtual webinar discussing the landscape of Idaho’s rural economies, touching on a range of issues from the character of rural labor to the housing ...

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – The Idaho Department of Labor distributed over 3,000 books promoting apprenticeships to elementary school students in September. According to the Department of Labor, the book ...

According to the Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7% between ...

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased between April and May, from 3.7% to 3.6%. The labor force participation rate — which is the percentage of people 16 or older who are either ...

A prominent Treasure Valley ice cream company is facing over $321,000 in civil penalties after it was found that four of its Idaho retail locations put the safety of dozens of child employees at risk, ...

A state employee has been dismissed from his position with the Idaho Department of Labor’s Human Rights Commission due to social media rhetoric about Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Department of Labor ...

The first Labor Day was celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 1882, in New York City, by the Central Labor Union. They celebrated again a year later, but this was long before it became a national holiday.

IDAHO FALLS — The state might have announced a 3.6% unemployment rate with celebration, but the way in which it declined, along with the high housing prices relative to income, may be indicative of a ...