Unemployment Rate

Idaho’s May Jobless Rate Goes Up, Ends 9 Straight Months Of Decline

Emilie Ritter Saunders — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:51:56 +0000

Mirroring the national jobless rate increase, Idaho’s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point last month, ending a nine-month decline in the economic measure.

Idaho’s Jobless Rate Dips Below 8 Percent

Emilie Ritter Saunders — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:19:29 +0000

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March dropped below 8 percent to 7.9 percent. The Idaho Department of Labor reports that’s the first time the state’s jobless rate has dipped below 8 percent in more than two years. Still, almost 62,000 Idahoans are out of work.

Extended Unemployment Benefits Ending In Washington & Oregon

Tom Banse — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:57:26 +0000

Thousands of long-term unemployed workers in the northwest will soon lose unemployment checks. It'll happen this weekend in Oregon; two weeks later in Washington State but likely not for several more months in Idaho. The federal government won't pay for extended benefits anymore because the jobless rates have improved.