In Job Recovery, Idaho Falls Short

Idaho is among the states where employment has dropped most significantly compared to its pre-2009 peak level, as this interactive graphic from The New York Times shows.  The accompanying article points out that the drop in employment has been most dramatic in some of the states that experienced the greatest fluctuations related to the housing boom.

One fact that stands out is how far employment has fallen in some of the same states where the residential real estate prices rose the most during the boom and fell the most during the bust. – The New York Times

The Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers also put Idaho toward the bottom of the list in terms of the change in employment the state has seen since its job figures hit their low point.  Idaho falls in the middle of the pack in terms of employment change since November 2010, with .8 percent growth.