Regional labor market information

Figure 1.

Top 10 occupations by unique job postings in south central Idaho	Postings, Jul-25	Postings, Jul-24
Registered nurses	89	46
Retail salespersons	81	56
Heavy and tractor-trailer drivers	75	47
Laborers. freight, stock, material movers and hand	54	14
Customer service representatives	47	21
First-line supervisors of retail sales workers	47	26
Driver and sales workers	33	10
Cashiers	31	24
Maintenance, repair workers and general	31	19
Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners	31	10
Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast

Figure 2

Top 10 industries by unique job postings in south central Idaho	Postings, Jul-25	Postings, Jul-24
Retail trade	296	187
Health care and social assistance	255	156
Manufacturing	245	140
Finance and insurance	145	30
Professional, scientific and technical services	115	16
Accommodation and food services	96	56
Wholesale trade	94	46
Administrative support, waste management and remediation services	68	23
Construction	67	35
Other services (except public administration)	60	26
Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast

Figure 3

Top 10 hardest-to-fill occupations in south central Idaho	Days to fill, Jul-25	Days to fill, Jul-24
Market research analysts and marketing specialists	28	21
Civil engineers	28	N/A
Tire repairers and changers	28	N/A
Transportation, storage and distribution managers	27	N/A
Marriage and family therapists	27	N/A
Securities, commodities and financial services sales agents	26	N/A
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services and travel	23	16
Financial and investment analysts	23	N/A
Producers and directors	22	15
First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers	22	15
Source: Conference Board data via Lightcast

Regional news

Blaine County

• Mountain Rides has finished construction on its $5.6 million, 6,581 square-foot bus depot expansion in Bellevue. Mountain Rides plans to have a fleet of fully electric busses by Jan. 15, 2026. Source: Idaho Mountain Express

• Alaska Airlines announced a direct flight from San Diego to Hailey beginning Dec. 18, 2025 through March 29, 2026. Source: Idaho Mountain Express

• Air St. Luke’s Medical Transport has expanded its service to St. Luke’s Wood River Valley Medical Center. This expansion will reduce air transportation times, as helicopters coming from the Magic Valley to Blaine County can take 30 to 40 minutes. Source: KMVT

Minidoka County

• Minico High School has completed its new agriculture building. The new building will expand the school’s Career and Technical Education programs. Programs like fabrication, fish and wildlife, and animal science will be taught in the new agriculture building. Source: KMVT

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