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January Unemployment Held Steady at 3%
January Unemployment Held Steady at 3%
January Unemployment Held Steady at 3%
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.
Idaho Officials: Thousands of Skilled Jobs are Going Unfilled
Idaho Officials: Thousands of Skilled Jobs are Going Unfilled
Idaho Officials: Thousands of Skilled Jobs are Going Unfilled
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Education officials say thousands of science, technology, engineering and math jobs are going unfilled each year in Idaho due to a lack of skilled workers. The Lewiston Tribune reports that education officials told the state Legislature's joint budget committee last week that 7,000 STEM jobs went unfilled in Idaho last year — double the number from the prior year...

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