LABOR MARKET RESEARCH MANAGER

Posting Begin Date: 2025/02/28

Posting End Date: 2025/03/14

Category: Management

Work Type: Full Time

Location: Boise, ID, United States

Minimum Salary: 45.00

Maximum Salary: 50.00

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Description

State of Idaho Opportunity

Applications will be accepted through 4:59 PM MST on the posting end date.

The Idaho Department of Labor connects job seekers with employment opportunities, supports workers through career and life transitions, and administers state labor laws.

The Research and Communications Bureau has an opening for a Labor Market Research Manager. This position is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Research and Analysis group and provides leadership, direction, coaching and guidance to Research and Analysis staff.

This position will be located in the Department’s central office located in downtown Boise.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Darlene Carnopis ([email protected]).

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States. The Idaho Department of Labor is unable to sponsor or assume sponsorship of an employment visa.

Successful completion of a background check is required as a condition of employment.

To learn more about the Department of Labor, please visit our website at: www.labor.idaho.gov

The primary functions of the Research and Analysis group consist of labor market information development and analysis, performance reporting, analysis and support of the state’s workforce and unemployment insurance systems, and research and evaluation of complex economic and workforce programs.

Examples of Duties:

• Manage Idaho’s cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Negotiate program funding, develop and monitor budgets.

• Hire staff, arrange staff training, develop and write performance plans, assign work, monitor performance and write evaluations.

• Provide leadership, direction, control, guidance and coaching to staff.

• Plan and direct the collection of labor market information and ad-hoc research projects.

• Conduct unemployment insurance actuarial research, analysis and modeling.

• Oversee the calculation of the state's unemployment insurance tax rate, the maximum taxable wage base and the maximum weekly benefit amount.

• Determine the long- and short-range impacts of changes in benefit formulas and tax rates on the solvency of the unemployment insurance trust fund.

• Provide technical assistance.

• Analyze new and proposed legislation for programmatic and fiscal impacts.

• Develop and make presentations to federal, state and local officials.

• Demonstrate an absolute commitment to producing objective, unbiased, non-political information.

• Considerable knowledge of economics, business, statistics, mathematics and/or other position-relevant knowledge that was acquired through formal education.

• Knowledge of and a fundamental understanding of Idaho’s workforce and economy – past and present.

• Experience supervising the planning, direction and management of complex research projects involving cross-functional participation by multiple agencies.

• Experience working with customers or clients to define research questions.

• Experience defining multiple data sets from different sources necessary for answering clearly defined research questions.

• Experience analyzing, explaining and presenting workforce, economic and statistical information to groups.

• Experience analyzing new or proposed legislation to determine potential impacts.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: You must possess all the minimum qualifications below to be considered for this role. Please make sure your resume or work history supports your meeting the minimum qualifications for this position. Failure to do this may disqualify you from being considered for this position.

• Considerable knowledge of economics, business, statistics, mathematics and/or other position-relevant knowledge that was acquired through formal education. Typically met by a Bachelor's degree, or higher in economics, public administration, business, statistics or other position-related area of study OR equivalent years of work experience in lieu of a degree.

• Knowledge of and a fundamental understanding of Idaho’s workforce and economy – past and present. Typically met by at least three (3) years working as an economist, economic planner or a research or development professional at a regional or state level.

• Experience hiring and supervising staff; p roviding leadership, direction, guidance and coaching; responding to and resolving employee complaints. Typically met by three (3) years' experience hiring, supervising and providing leadership, direction, guidance and coaching staff and responding to and resolving employee complaints.

• Experience developing and managing federal, state, local or private sector budgets. Typically met by at least three (3) years of experience developing and managing federal, state, local or private sector budgets.

• Experience supervising the planning, direction and management of complex research projects involving cross-functional participation by multiple agencies. Typically met by at least three (3) years of experience leading or supervising the planning, directing and managing of complex research projects involving cross-functional participation by multiple agencies.

• Experience working with customers or clients to define research questions. Typically met by at least two (2) years of experience working with customers or clients to define research questions.

• Experience defining multiple data sets from different sources necessary for answering clearly defined research questions. Typically met by at least two (2) years defining multiple data sets from different sources necessary for answering clearly defined research questions.

• Experience developing economic models, simultaneous equations, trend analysis and a variety of other forecasting or simulation techniques. Typically met by at least three (3) years of experience developing economic models, simultaneous equations, trend analysis and a variety of other forecasting or simulation techniques.

• Experience identifying problems, identifying alternatives and recommending or implementing solutions while in a supervisory role . Typically met by at least three (3) years of experience identifying problems, identifying alternatives and recommending or implementing solutions while in a supervisory role.

• Experience analyzing, explaining and presenting workforce, economic and statistical information to groups. Typically met by at least three (3) years of experience analyzing, explaining and presenting workforce, economic and statistical information to groups.

Desired Qualifications: Additional consideration will be given to those applicants having knowledge or experience in the following areas:

+ + Good knowledge of how both state and federal unemployment insurance programs are operated and funded.

• Good knowledge of how Bureau of Labor Statistics and other labor market information delivery programs are structured and funded.

• Experience writing, budgeting and managing grants.

• Experience disseminating labor market data and information to the public.

• Experience p erforming forecasting or actuarial work.

• Experience analyzing new or proposed legislation to determine potential impacts.

• Good knowledge of Bureau of Labor Statistics methods for collecting data, Employment & Training programs for sharing and using labor market information, and/or unemployment insurance programs.

Benefits:

The State of Idaho offers a robust total compensation package, including medical, vision, and dental insurance; PERSI retirement benefits; paid sick, vacation, and parental leave; and 11 paid holidays per year. For additional information related to benefits and/or State programs, please visit https://dhr.idaho.gov/StateEmployees/Benefits.html.*

EEO/ADA/Veteran:

The State of Idaho is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, political affiliation or belief, sex, national origin, genetics, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local laws.

The State of Idaho is committed to access and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities, auxiliary aids and services are available upon request. If you require an accommodation at any step in our recruitment process, you are encouraged to contact (208) 334-2263 (TTY/TTD: 711), or email[email protected].

Preference may be given to veterans who qualify under state and federal laws and regulations.