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Employment Archive
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Idaho’s unemployment rate holds steady at 6.1 percent in April
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsIdaho employers maintained hiring at normal levels in April, but another 1,300 people left the state labor force, driving both employment and unemployment down to keep the state’s seasonally adjusted... -
WA unemployment rate drops to 7 percent in April
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsWashington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 7 percent in April, the lowest level since December 2008. The drop of three-tenths of a point in April follows a... -
WA emergency unemployment benefits being reduced due to federal sequester
Posted on May 8, 2013 | No CommentsWashington state’s Employment Security Department is preparing to reduce emergency unemployment benefits benefits by 21 percent due to the federal sequester law. Emergency unemployment compensation – or EUC – is... -
Washington Senate OKs potential repeal of paid family leave
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsThe Washington Senate has approved a measure that repeals an as-of-yet unfunded law giving parents five weeks of paid time off to be with a new child unless a task... -
Idaho unemployment rate holds steady in March at 6.2 percent
Posted on April 19, 2013 | No CommentsIdaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in March at 6.2 percent, the result of the continuing decline in the labor force and caution on the part of the state’s... -
WA bill would allow bosses to seek Facebook passwords
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsA bill amendment proposed in Olympia Tuesday could allow Washington employers to ask for a worker’s Facebook or other social-media password during company investigations. The provision was proposed for a... -
Idaho House clears two more teacher-school district negotiation bills
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsOn party-line votes, the Idaho House has approved two school board group-backed bills aiming give to districts more leverage during negotiations, as well as require the teachers union to prove... -
Idaho Senate OKs teacher reduction in force bill
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsLegislation backed by teachers and Idaho school boards calling for an end to using seniority as the only factor in deciding layoffs has passed the Senate. The bill allows school...