The Idaho Department of Labor has been awarded an $8 million Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to support training in advanced manufacturing, domestic minera ...

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 ...

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 ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Labor released its monthly labor report for February. The labor force for Idaho increased by only 433 people in February, bringing the total number to 1,012,372.

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’s average wage for all occupations saw a 5.1% or $1.35 per hour increase between 2023 and 2024, sitting at $28.10 per hour in 2024, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor ...