Unemployment

Starting Saturday, unemployed people in Idaho will no longer receive hundreds of additional federal dollars every week.

Continuing unemployment claims in Idaho fell for a 13th straight time last week, but more than half of those beneficiaries will lose federal pandemic unemployment funds when Idaho cuts off the programs June 19.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, women accounted for 55% of the 20.5 million jobs lost in April. Idaho Matters learns more about this "she-cession" with Ariane Hegewisch, a senior research fellow at the Institute for Women’s Policy.

Governor Brad Little’s plan to end special federal unemployment benefits to Idahoans next month could boot more than half of current filers off benefits.

The Republican governors of Idaho, Montana, Utah and Wyoming cite labor shortages and point to their state's low unemployment rates in announcing an end to pandemic unemployment compensation. How else might states coax people back to work? Raise the minimum wage.

Initial unemployment claims in Idaho have taken a roller coaster ride in recent weeks, but the longer term trends remain steady.

One year ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. Soon after that March 2020 event, the stock market plummeted and there…

Initial claims for unemployment in Idaho fell 45.5% the week ending Feb. 20, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. The dramatic decrease was the…

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, national first-time unemployment claims rose 25% the week-ending Jan. 7. Idaho’s jobless numbers remain steady,…

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in November, down from 5.5% in October, and 7% below the historic high of 11.8% set in…