Tracking Idaho's Unemployment Rate

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Do you remember Idaho’s unemployment rate just as the recession was being noticed? It was three percent.

The National Bureau of Economic Research said the great recession started in December 2007 and ended in June 2009.

Since those declarations, Idaho’s unemployment rate climbed to its peak of 8.8 percent in August 2010. By August 2011 it had dropped to 8.4 percent, and by August 2012 it was down to 7 percent.

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February 17, 2012

Tallying The Value Of Government Benefits In Idaho

In three Idaho counties, government benefits accounted for more than 30 percent of county income in 2009. That’s according to a data application from The New York Times that tracks government benefit payments to individuals over the last 40 years. The Idaho counties that receive the most are Lewis, Clearwater and Shoshone, but the data […]

Maximum Jobless Benefits For Idahoans Likely Scaled Back To 63 Weeks

Congress is expected to pass a $150 billion economic deal today that would extend a payroll tax cut for 10 months and extend unemployment benefits through the end of the year. But as The Washington Post reports the deal would reduce those unemployment benefits by the end of the year from the current maximum of […]

February 9, 2012

Jobless in Idaho: Back To Work And Scraping By

The unemployment rate has ticked down in recent months, nationally and here in Idaho. Two of the people StateImpact Idaho has followed through its “Jobless in Idaho” series are among those who have made progress in finding work. But they haven’t simply landed jobs and resumed the lives they had before unemployment. When we first […]

February 7, 2012

Tallying Job Losses and Gains in Idaho’s Construction and Manufacturing Sectors

Brookings Institution economist Gary Burtless highlights recent national gains in the manufacturing and construction sectors after last week’s news that the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3 percent. However Burtless puts those gains in perspective, writing: Service-producing employers in the private sector are the source of an overwhelming share of net new employment in the […]

Supervalu Laying Off 130 Corporate Employees in Boise

Supervalu Inc., the parent company of Albertsons grocery stores, is laying off about 130 employees at its Boise corporate office. Supervalu announced today the reduction is part of a nationwide move to reduce operating costs. Spokesman Mike Siemienas says Supervalu will reduce its workforce by 800. That’s out of a total workforce of 135,000 nationwide. […]

February 6, 2012

Idaho’s Economic Confidence Among Nation’s Lowest, Gallup Says

According to a new analysis from polling firm Gallup, Idahoans are more pessimistic about the national economy than most. The state was among the ten least confident, tied with Nevada, Florida and Ohio. Gallup explains there aren’t clear patterns among the states that register the lowest levels of economic confidence. “[T]he top 10 states vary […]

Introducing StateImpact Idaho’s New Unemployment App

Idaho’s unemployment rate continued to go up after the recession was officially declared over in 2009. The monthly jobless rate didn’t start to trend down until recently, and it’s an economic indicator we’ve followed closely over the last few months. Our coverage is driven in two ways: data and personal stories. This web-based data application […]

February 3, 2012

One Job Consultant Says: Keep Looking for the Right Job, Even in This Economy

Like the national unemployment rate, which now stands at 8.3 percent, Idaho’s jobless rate has ticked down in recent months. In December, the state’s rate stood at 8.4 percent. Put in other terms, Idaho’s economy has added 8,000 jobs since September of last year. What’s harder to know is what kinds of jobs people are […]

February 2, 2012

Idaho Had Sixth Highest Teen Unemployment Rate Among States Last Year

New data released this week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Idaho’s teen unemployment rate was among the highest in the country last year. Preliminary 2011 data on employment status by state and demographic group breaks down the jobless rate between sexes, age groups and race. Idaho’s teen (16-19 years old) unemployment rate in […]

February 1, 2012

Jobless in Idaho: Leaving Home for the Oilfields

The Idaho Department of Labor estimates there are at least 65,000 people in the state without work. That doesn’t include thousands more who are underemployed or have stopped looking for a job. This is the latest story in our “Jobless in Idaho” series, that follows several Idahoans in their search for work. We introduced you to […]