Idaho Mountain Express: Briefs

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Briefs

'Underemployment' grew in 2010

Blaine County last year was in a region of Idaho that had one of the state's highest "underemployment" rates.

The ranks of Idaho's underemployed grew to more than 97,000 in 2010 while the official number of unemployed hit a record 70,000.

Based on Idaho Department of Labor statistics, most of the underemployed were working part-time or temporary jobs lasting less than five months when they wanted and needed full-time work.

The number of Idaho's underemployed workers totaled 97,200 of the 687,000 with jobs in 2010, up 9,500 from 2009 when total employment was 693,000. That put the rate of underemployment at 14.2 percent of total employment in 2010, up from 12.7 percent in 2009. The Idaho Department of Labor stated in a press release that the number could be even higher because the recession has forced some workers to take part-time jobs for longer than five months because they cannot find anything better.

In 2010, Blaine County had an unemployment rate of 9.6 percent and an underemployment rate of 17.1 percent, up from the 2009 rates of 7.7 percent and 13.1 percent, respectively.

Valley surgeon honored by military

Dr. Herb Alexander, an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center, was elected the 65th president of the Society of Medical Consultants to the Armed Forces.

The organization largely consists of retired military medical flag officers and consultants to the surgeons general. Its goal is to preserve lessons learned from prior military conflicts and to provide counsel and advice to the surgeons general of the Navy, Army and Air Force, according to a news release issued by St. Luke's.

Alexander, a retired Navy captain who served more than 26 years, was the orthopedic specialty leader and consultant to the Navy surgeon general.

He has served as St. Luke's chief of medical staff and chief of surgery, and currently is a member of the hospital's board of directors.

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