![An electrician](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/IDDOL/2024/06/9745261/kiel-110811-6552_original.jpg) The Idaho Department of Correction “envisions a safer Idaho with fewer people in the correctional system” according to its mission statement.
To help incarcerated people find work, the agency is hosting job fairs for prison residents who will be released in the next six months. The first job fair will take place in July, with more planned for the near future.
Through her work as apprenticeship program coordinator for correction, Crystal Robles sees how incarcerated people want to improve their lives. As a way to encourage this behavior, she decided to coordinate with prison staff to host job fairs.
![Man working on machine](https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/IDDOL/2024/06/9744977/5545440/190918jjw-631_crop.jpg) Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% in May, unchanged since September 2023.
The state’s labor force increased by 1,679 people (0.2%) to 975,713 while the labor force participation rate — the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work — remained at 62.7% between April and May.
Total employment increased by 1,363 (0.1%) to 943,123 as unemployment increased by 316 (1%) to 32,590.
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