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January 18, 2013

Idaho’s Jobless Rate Reaches Four Year Low

The Idaho Labor Department today released December jobless figures, showing the lowest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in nearly four years. December’s rate dipped to 6.6 percent, down from 6.8 percent in November. Unlike previous monthly jobless reports, this one signals stronger hiring. “The labor force expanded, albeit just fractionally, for the first time since last […]

January 17, 2013

Idaho’s Foreclosure Rate Continues To Fall

2012 was a good year, comparatively, for Idaho’s housing market. RealtyTrac’s year-end foreclosure report was released this morning, and it shows Idaho’s foreclosure rate and rank among states continue to drop. The Gem State now ranks 14th, bumping Idaho out of the top 10 in the annual ranking for the first time in years. 

January 12, 2013

Essential StateImpact: Top 5 Posts Of The Week (According To You)

Who Are Idaho’s Legislators? A Demographic Breakdown Of The 2013 Legislature Gov. Otter’s State Of The State Speech Sets His Agenda For Idaho Legislature Cerberus To Buy Albertsons Grocery Stores In $3.3 Billion Deal Mike Ferguson: The Math Doesn’t Work On Gov. Otter’s Plan To Repeal Business Property Tax Visualizing Gov. Otter’s State Of The […]

January 9, 2013

Idaho Adds State Workers, Top Paid State Employee Is BSU Football Coach

Idaho had 327 more state employees at the start of this year than last. The state Controller’s office released its annual Legislative Handbook, formerly known as the Rainbow Report, last week. The chart shows the total number of state employees at the start of each calendar year, going back to 2004. As the effects of […]

January 8, 2013

Idaho Budget Office Lowers Revenue Estimate, December Slightly Below Forecast

The governor’s budget office has revised down its revenue projections for fiscal year 2013 by $12.7 million. The current budget year reduction will go from $2.67 million to $2.658 million, as revenue collections have been slightly below forecasts. The Division of Financial Management reports the largest declines are from corporate income taxes and sales tax. […]

January 7, 2013

Who Are Idaho’s Legislators? A Demographic Breakdown Of The 2013 Legislature

The lawmakers that make up Idaho’s 2013 state Legislature are older, more educated, more male and more Mormon than the population of Idaho as a whole. That’s according to demographic data collected by StateImpact Idaho. You can check out the data in the infographic below. For context on what it means to have these demographic […]

January 2, 2013
December 31, 2012

Reporter’s Choice: Top Ten Posts Of 2012

As 2012 draws to a close, we took a look back at some of the stories we think are worth another read or a second listen. Why Idaho’s Doctor Shortage Won’t Be Easy To Solve: Idaho has fewer doctors per capita than every state in the country except one. Why? That simple question led us […]

December 28, 2012

StateImpact Idaho’s Top Ten Posts Of 2012

The end of December is always a great time to reflect on the past year. That’s just what we’ve been doing at StateImpact Idaho. We looked back at some of the posts you clicked on and shared the most. We’ve created a top 10 countdown of our most popular posts from 2012, in raw numbers. […]

December 26, 2012

Idahoans Are Among The Most Helpful People In The Country

Since 2008, Idaho has steadily climbed up the volunteerism ranks, landing in this latest ranking as the second most civically engaged and volunteer-ready state in the country. The annual Volunteering and Civic Life in America report from the Corporation for National and Community Service measures things like total volunteer hours in each state, the number […]

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