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December 13, 2011

Governor Otter Says Areva’s Idaho Nuke Facility is Moving Forward

Idaho Governor Butch Otter says mid-day headlines (here, here and here) about Areva suspending its Idaho uranium enrichment plant aren’t true. “The assurances that I got from the folks over there when I called them, said that’s not the case, that the headline is totally misleading,” Otter says.  “The enrichment project is going forward…in fact […]

December 1, 2011
November 30, 2011

Nearly 100,000 Idahoans Underemployed in 2010

New data from the Idaho Department of Labor confirms what many people have suspected. The number of people who are underemployed continues to grow.  In 2010, 14.2 percent of the workforce was underemployed, compared with 12.7 percent back in 2009.  Statistics show most of the underemployed worked part-time or temporary jobs when they wanted and […]

November 18, 2011

Essential State Impact: 5 Most Popular Stories This Week

Here’s a look back at our most viewed, shared and commented stories of the week. In Rural Idaho, the Recession Changes One Town’s Fate:  Idaho is one of a handful of states where the unemployment rate has gone up since the national recession ended more than two years ago.  Numbers have soared to their highest […]

Idaho’s Unemployment Rate Moves in a Positive Direction

Idaho’s unemployment rate last month ticked down to its lowest level in nearly two years.  The Idaho Department of Labor reports the seasonally adjusted rate dropped two-tenths of a percent to 8.8.  The national unemployment rate for October was 9.0 percent. There are still at least 66,400 Idahoans without jobs, that’s down from 73,600 a […]

November 17, 2011
November 11, 2011

In Rural Idaho, The Recession Changes One Town’s Fate

Unemployment numbers have soared to their highest levels in rural parts of Idaho, among them Camas County. This summer, local unemployment approached 17 percent. That’s a number that has left Fairfield, population 416 and the only town in Camas County, struggling for survival.

November 10, 2011

Madsen Responds to Dem’s Resignation Call

Department of Labor Director Roger Madsen has been feeling some heat since Tuesday, when he voiced his opposition to the further extension of federal unemployment insurance benefits.  On Wednesday, Idaho Democratic Party Chairman Larry Grant called for Madsen’s resignation in a statement guaranteed to raise hackles.  Grant’s statement read, in part, “Madsen is advocating for […]

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