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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including a bill banning gender affirming care for youth, a shortage of school counselors and a look at why some repbulican-lawmakers want to make cuts to Idaho's state unemployment benefits.
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Two House Republicans want to cut unemployment benefits for Idahoans unless the state’s jobless rate triples from where it currently stands.
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Prices in the Mountain West are soaring. The Labor Department reported this week a year-to-year inflation rate of 8.5%, the highest rise in consumer prices since 1981. Broken down by region, the Mountain West stands out with a 10.4% spike.
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The December unemployment rate in Idaho fell to a record low of 2.4%.
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A new study finds states like Idaho that ended pandemic unemployment benefits early didn't make as many economic gains as some hoped.
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Unemployment rates vary significantly across the Mountain West as states lift COVID-19 restrictions and people get vaccinated.
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Starting Saturday, unemployed people in Idaho will no longer receive hundreds of additional federal dollars every week.
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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.
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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.
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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.