From one year ago, hiring in the manufacturing and service sectors is expected to grow in January, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Manufacturing employment in Idaho experienced a gain of 1.5 percent as it added 1,096 jobs from October 2011 to October 2012, according to the 2013 Idaho Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

Small-business employment grew by 0.12 percent in 2012, marking an increase of 0.09 percent in December with 24,000 added jobs.

After an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labors Wage and Hour Division, Memphis, Tenn.-based Mahaffey Tent and Awning Co. Inc., which operates under Mahaffey Fabric Structures, has paid $133,285 in back wages and fringe benefits to 28 current and former workers employees.

Randstad Technologies announces its joining with Technisource to become the countrys second largest provider of technology talent and solutions with more than 65 branchs.

Among the best cities for job seekers in the first quarter are Cape Coral-Fort Meyers, Fla.; Phoenix; Tucson, Ariz.; San Francisco; Salt Lake City; Austin, Texas; and El Paso, Texas, according to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.

The U.S. Department of Labor is distributing a $1.4 million National Emergency Grant increment to the Kentucky Education and Workforce Development Cabinet's Department for Workforce Investment in order to provide partial premium payments for health insurance coverage for eligible unemployed workers.

Forty-nine percent of business leaders believe business conditions will improve in the next six months while 27 percent of business leaders expect business conditions will worsen.