Regional labor market information
- There were an estimated 3,014 unique job postings in the eastern Idaho labor market for February 2025, according to The Conference Board: Help Wanted Online. (This is regional online job postings data and not necessarily job openings data.) The 3,014 postings are a 4% increase from 2,880 the prior month and a 9% increase from 2,614 year-over-year. Registered nurses remained in the top spot of unique job postings in the region for February. New to the top occupations by quantity of job postings this month were merchandise displayers and civil engineers. Employer hiring demand based on quantity of job postings increased 191% for truck driving, 150% for customer service, 136% for nursing, 108% for sales, 104% for retail supervision, 95% for farm work and 58% for freight and material mover occupations since last month.
| Top 10 occupations by unique job postings in eastern Idaho, February 2025 | Postings |
|---|---|
| Registered nurses | 132 |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 99 |
| Crop, nursery, greenhouse farmworkers and laborers | 86 |
| Retail salespersons | 77 |
| Customer service representatives | 65 |
| Physical therapists | 61 |
| First-line supervisors of retail sales workers | 51 |
| Merchandise displayers and window trimmers | 38 |
| Hand laborers, freight, stock and material movers | 38 |
| Civil engineers | 37 |
| Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast | |
- There was no change to the top five regional industries by quantity of job postings since last month. Hiring demand by total unique job postings more than doubled over the month in the top industry categories.
| Top industries by job unique postings in eastern Idaho, February 2025 | Postings |
|---|---|
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 364 |
| Health care and social assistance | 357 |
| Finance and insurance | 294 |
| Retail trade | 284 |
| Administrative, support, waste management and remediation services | 221 |
| Manufacturing | 204 |
| Educational services | 163 |
| Wholesale trade | 157 |
| Construction | 135 |
| Public administration | 84 |
| Accommodation and food services | 60 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 49 |
| Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast | |
- February hardest-to-fill occupations in eastern Idaho, by highest median job posting duration and multiple unique job postings, included heavy truck drivers, civil engineers and construction laborers. Hardest-to-fill job posting challenges in February by occupational family were engineering and health care practitioners. All occupations except construction laborers and management analysts were new to this month’s hardest-to-fill jobs list.
| Top 10 hardest-to-fill occupations in eastern Idaho, February 2025 | Days to fill | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear engineers | 46 | 22 |
| Fishing and hunting workers | 34 | 26 |
| Civil engineers | 33 | 37 |
| Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers | 33 | 19 |
| Automative service technicians and mechanics | 33 | 17 |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers | 32 | 100 |
| Construction laborers | 32 | 33 |
| Coaches and scouts | 32 | 24 |
| Nursing assistants | 31 | 26 |
| Management analysts | 30 | 18 |
| Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast |
Regional news
- The College of Eastern Idaho’s new program for law enforcement — Peace Officer Standards and Training — has received official approval from the state. The program will launch two academies, detention and patrol, starting April 28. Source: The Post Register
- An Education Superhighway event will be held June 4 – 6. This event will help students and job seekers learn about career pathways in the region and how to access training. Partners include the following:
- Idaho State University – Idaho Falls campus industry programs
- Teton Toyota – automotive industry.
- College of Eastern Idaho – medical, skilled trade and law enforcement industries.
Source: Idaho Department of Labor
- The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho in Idaho Falls is partnering with the J.R. Simplot Company to fund facility expansion. It will include a new state-of-the-art education center, additional gallery space and a riverfront gathering area. Source: KIFI
- According to Natural Resources Conservation Services mountain data from SNOTEL, the six runoff basins that comprise eastern Idaho have an average year-to-date snow water equivalent of nearly 100% of median and average year-to-date precipitation of 91% of median. The seasonal outlook forecasts drought conditions to persist in the Salmon River basin over the next three months. Upper Snake basin reservoir system storage is 77% of capacity and 111% of normal as of March 1. The forecast calls for 103% of normal runoff April to July at Upper Snake basin. The Big Lost and Little Lost river basins show slight potential for a shortage of irrigation water. Source: Natural Resources Conservation Services
Bonneville County
- Tropical Smoothie Café opened a second location, this time in Idaho Falls. Source: East Idaho News
- Peak Linen, a health care, manufacturing, food service linen cleaner and servicer, opened in Idaho Falls. Source: Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce
- Park & A Italia restaurant opened in Idaho Falls. Source: Idaho Falls Magazine
- Team Lionheart MMA, a mixed martial arts gym, opened in Idaho Falls. Source: East Idaho News
- A self-service auto salvage yard, Big D Pick & Pull, opened in Idaho Falls. Source: East Idaho News
- Young Mazda opened a new auto dealership in Idaho Falls. Source: KIFI
- Café Zupas restaurant is opening in Ammon. Source: East Idaho News
- CMIT Solutions, a customized information technology (IT) support firm, opened a location in Idaho Falls. Source: Idaho Falls Magazine
- Grand Peaks Medical opened in Idaho Falls, their third clinic location. Source: KIFI
- Teton Music retail store in Ammon is permanently closing. Source: East Idaho News
- The Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce announced ribbon cutting and/or groundbreaking ceremonies at Peak Linen and Westmark Credit Union Member Solutions Center. These establishments either opened their doors within the past six months, moved to a new location due to expansion, or have remodeled or expanded their current location. Source: Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce
- A new mosque in Ammon is near completion for the Islamic community in Idaho Falls. Source: East Idaho News
Custer County
- The city of Stanley is hiring a firm to help plan and build a low-income workforce housing development on four acres, that the city owns. The project is being funded with $4 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development community project program. Source: The Challis Messenger
Fremont County
- Teton Regional Land Trust completed the purchase of a 320-acre conservation easement in Island Park on the Tom’s Creek property within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The land is prime grizzly bear habitat, open grazed land, upland forest and wetland vegetation along springs and creeks. Sources of funding are grants from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service North American Wetlands Conservation Act, Cross Charitable Foundation, Vital Ground Foundation and private donations. Source: Rexburg Standard Journal
Jefferson County
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office was allocated $271,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for new equipment and vehicles. Source: The Jefferson Star
Lemhi County
- An Australian company, Jervois Mining that operates the Idaho Cobalt Operations project, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is slated to reach a funding and recapitalization agreement with Millstreet Capital Management by April. The changes reportedly won’t disrupt commercial operations or business. Cobalt mined at Jervois is priced at an all-time low. Source: The Challis Messenger
Madison County
- Uptown Plaza Event Center opened in Rexburg. Source: Rexburg Standard Journal
- South Fork Flooring opened in Rexburg. Source: Rexburg Standard Journal
- BYU-Idaho parent university, BYU-Provo, is rolling out a new medical school in two to three years. The School of Medicine Advisory Council consists of 15 working groups and 140 advisers. A working partnership has already been established with Intermountain Health. Source: The Deseret News
- The city of Rexburg has signed a contract with an architect to build a new police station. Source: KIFI
- The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council awarded the city of Rexburg two federal grants to cover the cost to upgrade one street and to improve the city’s traffic signals. Source: Rexburg Standard Journal
- The Rexburg Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cutting ceremonies at Tommy’s Carwash, Cornerstone Caregiving, Masala Indian Cuisine and Uptown Plaza Event Center. Source: Rexburg Chamber of Commerce
Teton County
- Lula Wine Bar opened in Driggs. Source: The Jackson Hole News and Guide
Eastern Idaho commercial real estate statistics – 2024 and 2025
- There have been two large move-outs in Idaho Falls — First American Docutech and Wells Fargo — leaving 46,000 total square feet of industrial and office space vacant in 2024. However, total office real estate transactions in the first half of 2024 increased 49% over the year. Multitenant vacancy has increased over a percentage point the past 12 months to 8%. In the first half of 2024, industrial transactions doubled over the year.
- Industrial construction delivered 239,000 square feet of space halfway through 2024. Vacancy increased by almost two percentage points — to 8.5% — and retail transactions decreased 18% during the same time period. Overall, asking lease rates have increased 10% compared to last year. Commercial land transactions increased rapidly to 23% and commercial building permits increased 9% over the year, including Idahoan Foods building a large new plant in Idaho Falls. Retail remained the top sector for commercial leases, followed by office and industrial. Source: TOK Commercial Real Estate
Eastern Idaho residential real estate statistics – February 2024 and 2025
- Bonneville, Madison, Jefferson and Clark counties are the fastest selling housing markets in the region, showing an average of 48 days listed, which is a relatively long time to sit on the market. Idaho has dropped to 28th nationally for fastest selling housing markets, based on homes selling in 30 days or less. Regional pending home sales saw little change with a 2% decrease over the year.
- Nationally, pending home sales have dropped to the lowest in 25 years, owing to high interest rates and the opportunity cost being too great for homeowners to move. It would otherwise be a homebuyers’ market with the market softening, if not for continued high costs of borrowing and the increased price of homes themselves. The eastern Idaho supply of homes for sale has nearly doubled since February 2023, including an overabundance of new construction, yet regional home prices have still increased by 7% over the year. In 2024, total single-family building permits in the region doubled since 2023 with over 500 permits issued so far in 2025. There are 1,200 units currently planned or under construction. Source: TOK Commercial Real Estate, Realtor.com, View Homes
| Median price sold | Feb-25 | Feb-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | $427,200 | $435,000 | -1.8% |
| Butte | $232,000 | $239,725 | -3.2% |
| Clark | $242,450 | $240,000 | 1.0% |
| Custer | $592,500 | $532,500 | 11.3% |
| Fremont | $774,450 | $738,750 | 4.8% |
| Jefferson | $499,000 | $508,825 | -1.9% |
| Lemhi | $500,000 | $638,500 | -21.7% |
| Madison | $426,700 | $375,000 | 13.8% |
| Teton | $1,150,000 | $858,000 | 34.0% |
| Source: RDC Inventory Core Metrics | |||
| Active listings (inventory) | Feb-25 | Feb-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | 340 | 54 | 529.6% |
| Butte | 8 | 12 | -33.3% |
| Clark | 3 | 1 | 200.0% |
| Custer | 23 | 27 | -14.8% |
| Fremont | 69 | 67 | 3.0% |
| Jefferson | 87 | 60 | 45.0% |
| Lemhi | 46 | 30 | 53.3% |
| Madison | 80 | 67 | 19.4% |
| Teton | 94 | 72 | 30.6% |
| Source: RDC Inventory Core Metrics | #Colspan# | #Colspan# | #Colspan# |
| Median days on market | Feb-25 | Feb-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | 64 | 54 | 18.5% |
| Butte | 161 | 124 | 29.8% |
| Clark | 22 | 184 | -88.0% |
| Custer | 151 | 120 | 25.8% |
| Fremont | 136 | 122 | 11.5% |
| Jefferson | 42 | 57 | -26.3% |
| Lemhi | 136 | 132 | 3.0% |
| Madison | 64 | 83 | -22.9% |
| Teton | 119 | 149 | -20.1% |
| Source: RDC Inventory Core Metrics | #Colspan# | #Colspan# | #Colspan# |
| Total homes pending sale | Feb-25 | Feb-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonneville | 159 | 164 | -3.0% |
| Butte | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Clark | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| Custer | 11 | 3 | 266.7% |
| Fremont | 17 | 13 | 30.8% |
| Jefferson | 35 | 34 | 2.9% |
| Lemhi | 6 | 5 | 20.0% |
| Madison | 25 | 22 | 13.6% |
| Teton | 57 | 77 | -26.0% |
| Source: RDC Inventory Core Metrics | |||
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