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 ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) - Idahoans living in rural and remote areas of eastern Idaho can now get help finding a job in five mobile locations. In addition to the department's brick-and-mortar office ...

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 ...

Over a 20 year period ending in 2023, Idaho's population grew abut three times faster than the U.S. average. With that growth ...

The Idaho Department of Labor will host two job fairs in Idaho Falls during August. The department reports a recent increase in job postings in certain industries, though finding jobs is staying a bit ...

Makena McGinley, manager of Hyde Park restaurant Apericena, had heard the rumors that her fellow employees weren’t being paid. She tried not to worry, she said. Owner Danielle Christine was quick to ...

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 saw the largest percentage increase in median household income in the nation between 2018 and 2022, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. Median household income in the Gem State grew by 15% ...