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Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Kirk Siegler (NPR)
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The Shams sisters at their Sunshine Spice Cafe in Boise, Idaho. From left, Narges, Khatera, Bahar S. Amir (owner) and Homeyra Shams.
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Even amid the global pandemic, Idaho’s unemployment rate has been hovering around 3%. In the capital city, Boise, for-hire signs are posted at grocery stores, restaurants, and at Pete Amador’s home health care agency.
His latest ad even offers a thousand dollar signing bonus. Amador could easily hire 50 more people right now, if they would apply. There is a long wait list of elderly clients.
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The Sunshine Spice Cafe, which opened in Boise, Idaho, in 2019, is one of several Afghan refugee-owned businesses in the area. Kirk Siegler/NPR
Even amid the coronavirus pandemic, Idaho s unemployment rate has been hovering around 3%. In the capital city, Boise, for-hire signs are posted at grocery stores and restaurants and at Pete Amador s home health care agency.
His latest ad even offers a thousand-dollar signing bonus. Amador could easily hire 50 more people right now, if they would apply. There is a long waitlist of elderly clients. People are calling hourly asking for help, he says.