Growth Industries Haven’t Heavily Affected Idaho
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The Queen Mary 2 sails toward Long Beach, California.
An Idaho economic consulting and modeling firm’s latest report details the five industries that have grown 40 percent or more since 2007.
Economic Modeling Specialists Inc., a Moscow-based firm, says the sector with the greatest rate of growth since 2007 was the cruise ship industry. That growth focused heavily in coastal states, including Washington and California.
One industry listed that has impacted Idaho is translation and interpretation services. According to EMSI, that industry more than doubled from 2007 to 2011.
Here’s EMSI’s list:
1. Cruise ships (Deep Sea Passenger Transportation)
3. Translation and Interpretation Services
5. Internet Publishing and Broadcasting and Web Search Portals
Idaho also saw slight growth in internet publishing and broadcasting. That industry added more than 50 jobs between 2007 and 2011.
