|
|
|
Idaho's Labor Market Information System
|
Your source for labor market information for the state of Idaho. Within this site you can find economic information to help you make informed decisions whether you are an employer or a job seeker, a student or an economic analyst.
|
|
|
|
|
What's News
|
Despite thousands of layoffs ahead of and during the harshest recession in two generations, high technology remains a significant contributor to Idaho’s economy, according to a report released today by the Idaho Department of Labor.
Despite an employment contraction that began in 2007 at Micron Technology Inc. and washed through the industry, high-tech still accounted for 7 percent of both total employment and business establishments in Idaho in 2008 and, more importantly, 17 percent of total wages. Read more ... or
Twenty-eight Idaho counties saw seasonally adjusted unemployment rates rise from June to July, but a marked decline in the rate for the five-county Boise metropolitan area – combined with more modest declines in Twin Falls and Nez Perce counties – offset those increases to keep the statewide rate steady at 8.8 percent. Read more ... 08/20/2010
Despite Congress failing to identify a way to pay for it, thousands of Idaho's unemployed workers will see extended federal benefits restored soon after legislation to resume those benefit payments won final congressional approval. Read more ... 07/23/2010
Rural Idaho navigated the first year of the national recession without suffering an overall loss of jobs or wages, cushioning what remained a severe blow to paychecks during 2008 in the state’s five metropolitan areas, estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis show. Read more ... 04/22/2010
 Under section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. §1153(b)(5), 10,000 immigrant visas per year are available to qualified individuals seeking permanent resident status on the basis of their engagement in a new commercial enterprise. Permanent EB-5 resident status is available to investors, either alone or coming with their spouse and unmarried children. Eligible aliens are those who have invested – or are actively in the process of investing – the required amount of capital into a new commercial enterprise that they have established. They must further demonstrate that this investment will benefit the United States economy and create the requisite number of full-time jobs for qualified persons within the United States. To find out more information about whether your area can qualify as a targeted employment area contact the Idaho Department of Labor. The Idaho targeted employment areas outlined in this document are areas that fulfill certain economic requirements that distinguish between an investment of $500,000 or $1,000,000. Read more ... 04/09/2010
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Idaho Statistics
& Publications
|
Statewide 8.8%
(Seasonally Adjusted, preliminary data July 2010)
1,545,801 (2009)
1,523,816 (2008)
1,499,402 (2007)
1,466,465 (2006)
1,429,096 (2005)
$31,632 (2009)
CPI-U 214.5 (Annual 2009)
CPI-U 218.0 (July 2010)
Percent Change
Jun-10 Jul-09
0% 1.2%
The national Consumer Price Index
rate of inflation is used in Idaho
because there is no index for Idaho.
|
|
|
|
|