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10.24.11 Equipment Helps Schools Improve Education, Training in Sustainable Industries
A $5.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor is putting state-of-the-art equipment in classrooms across the state and strengthening dual-credit programs where high school students earn post-secondary credits before they graduate.
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10.21.11 Idaho Jobless Rate Slips Below National Rate in September
Employers reported hiring over 17,000 new workers in September to fill new jobs and replace retirees and others.
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10.17.11 Governor Declares Careers in Energy Week
Energy-related industries provide careers to tens of thousands of Idahoans ranging from line workers to engineers, customer service representatives to accountants, chemists to environmentalists, power plant operators to executives.
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10.12.11 New Labor Internet Site Offers Info on Careers in Sustainable Industries
Information on Idaho occupations and training programs in pollution and waste control, renewable and efficient energy, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management is available online at a new Idaho Department of Labor microsite.
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08.29.11 Labor Releases New Job Search Workbook
Job seekers have a new tool to help in the search for employment or career transitions in “Maximize Your Job Search,” a guide released this month by the Idaho Department of Labor.
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08.10.11 2010 Personal Income Up Modestly in Rural and Urban Idaho
Total personal income rose modestly in both rural and urban Idaho in 2010 after significant recession-imposed declines in 2009.
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07.19.11 Labor Director Opens New Round of Meetings with Business Leaders
Idaho Department of Labor Director Roger B. Madsen is launching a second round of meetings with business owners, legislators, local officials and other community leaders around the state to hear what is on their minds, answer their questions and get their suggestions on how the agency can improve its services.
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05.06.11 Idaho Has Significant Potential for Green Jobs
The Idaho economy has one of the highest concentrations in the nation of jobs with a distinct environmental focus and one of the highest potentials for growth in those jobs, research conducted by the Idaho Department of Labor shows.
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10.26.10 Labor Grant Can Help Finance On-The-Job Training for Idaho Businesses
Idaho businesses thinking about hiring new employees could benefit from an on-the-job training program the Idaho Department of Labor is coordinating with a $625,000 federal grant.
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