Idaho One-Year Industry Employment Change

The state of Idaho: One-Year Percentage Decline in Employment

The Junior colleges industry has seen the largest percentage drop in employment, losing 82.9 percent of the jobs from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to 2nd quarter of 2006. The losses in the Junior colleges industry in Idaho outpaced the United States in terms of percentage decline of industry employment. In this period, the United States lost 1.6 in percent of jobs in the Junior colleges industry.

Top 5 Industries
1. Junior colleges (82.9 percent decline)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (70.4 percent decline)
3. Support activities for rail transportation (57.3 percent decline)
4. Independent artists, writers, and performers (47.6 percent decline)
5. Unclassified (47.3 percent decline)

Total industry employment has increased by 5.9 percent since the 2nd Quarter of 2005. This is greater than than the gain reported at the US level of 2 percent.

The State of Idaho: One-Year Percentage Growth in Employment

The Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry has gone through the largest job growth by percent, increasing by 715.8 percent from 2005 to 2006.. The Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing industry in Idaho outpaced the nation in terms of industry employment growth . During this period, the nation gained 0.5 percent of the industry employment.

Top 5 Industries
1. Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing (715.8 percent gain)
2. Religious organizations (206.1 percent gain)
3. Gambling industries (192.9 percent gain)
4. Colleges and universities (135.1 percent gain)
5. Furniture and furnishing merchant wholesalers (86.4 percent gain)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the counties in the State of Idaho in terms of total employment growth from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from 11,226 total jobs gained in Ada County to a low of 1,672 jobs lost in Bonneville County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest total industry employment growth in the Idaho
Total Industry Employment Growth

1. Ada County (11,226 jobs gained)
2. Butte County (3,881 jobs gained)
3. Canyon County (3,619 jobs gained)
4. Kootenai County (2,902 jobs gained)
5. Twin Falls County (893 jobs gained)
6. Owyhee County (852 jobs gained)
7. Jerome County (719 jobs gained)
8. Bannock County (621 jobs gained)
9. Bonner County (537 jobs gained)
10. Blaine County (479 jobs gained)


Of the 259 4-digit NAICS industries, 74 accounted an for increase in employment during the period and 185 industries reported a drop in employment.

In the State of Idaho, the total number of jobs throughout all industries has increased by 29,961 total jobs from 2005 to 2006.

Total One-Year Employment Growth in the State of Idaho

Out of the 4-digit NAICS industries, the Residential building construction industry has accounted the most employment growth with a total of 1,936 jobs added during the time period. These new jobs in the Residential building construction industry makes up 5.6 percent of the total number of new jobs in Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Residential building construction (1,936 new jobs)
2. Building foundation and exterior contractors (1,861 new jobs)
3. Building finishing contractors (1,738 new jobs)
4. Business support services (1,254 new jobs)
5. Colleges and universities (1,203 new jobs)

Total One-Year Employment Decline in the State of Idaho

Of the area's industries (4-digit NAICS), the Junior colleges industry has lost the most employment with a total loss of 1,122 jobs in that time period. The declines in the Junior colleges industry make up 21.2 percent of the employment lost during the period in Idaho.

Top 5 Industries
1. Junior colleges (1,122 jobs lost)
2. Wireless telecommunications carriers (728 jobs lost)
3. Computer and peripheral equipment mfg. (504 jobs lost)
4. Elementary and secondary schools (392 jobs lost)
5. Commercial equip. merchant wholesalers (386 jobs lost)

The counties in the State of Idaho in terms of employment growth percent from the 2nd quarter of 2005 to the 2nd quater of 2006, range from a 99.4 percent job gained in Butte County to a low of a 4.0 percent job lost in Bonneville County.

Top ten counties in terms of highest industry employment growth percent in the Idaho
Industry Employment Growth Percent

1. Butte County (99.4 percent gain)
2. Owyhee County (47.5 percent gain)
3. Adams County (35.5 percent gain)
4. Camas County (28.9 percent gain)
5. Teton County (23.8 percent gain)
6. Power County (17.3 percent gain)
7. Boise County (17.0 percent gain)
8. Valley County (13.9 percent gain)
9. Oneida County (12.9 percent gain)
10. Bear Lake County (12.6 percent gain)


About: This report is part 1 of 6 in the eCanned.com Industry Analysis Series.

Datasource: U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW). Private Sector Employment Only.

Income and Poverty in the State of Idaho

Black or African American headed households had a median household income that was 15.7 percent less than the overall median reported in 2000, with a reported median of $37,050. Hispanic Householders in Idahorecorded a median income of $33,918, this income level is 22.8 percent less than the areas median income level for all households. According to the 2000 Census, the Asian headed households in the area have median household incomes of $53,523. This household income level is 21.8 percent greater than the reported median household income, in the state, for all households. The American Indian and Alaska Native householders in Idaho had a median income of $34,341, this was 21.9 percent less than the areas median level for all households. In the State of Idaho, White headed households reported a median household income (2005 Dollars) of $44,770 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 1.8 percent greater than the median income in 2000.

Contrasted against to other States throughout the US, the State of Idaho can be understood to have a medium-high rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 11.8 percent of the individuals existing in families with incomes under the poverty level in 1999. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 25.2 percent of the 2000 population living in poverty. People that are of the age Under 5 years have the largest percent of population in poverty in Idaho, having 17.3 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Idaho range, in terms of rate a poverty, from a high of 30.5 percent in Madison County to a low of 7.4 percent in Franklin County.

Top ten counties in terms of poverty rate in the State of Idaho
Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. Madison County (30.5 percent)
2. Clark County (19.9 )
3. Butte County (18.2 percent)
4. Owyhee County (16.9 percent)
5. Latah County (16.7 percent)
6. Shoshone County (16.4 percent)
7. Idaho County (16.3 percent)
8. Power County (16.1 percent)
9. Boundary County (15.7 percent)
10. Bonner County (15.5 percent)


Compared to States across the United States, the State of Idaho was reported to have a medium-low median income for all households of $43,959 (2005 Dollars). This median is 11.8 percent lower than the median household income in the United States of $49,133.

As the median household income witnessed a decline since 2000 in the State of Idaho, the Race/Ethnicity category that felt the biggest decline in the household income level was the American Indian and Alaska Native category. This category saw a decline of 47.4 percent since 2000. The White population category was least influenced by the median household income decline in Idaho, encountering a 14 percent increase in median income, since the values reporting the 2000 Decennial Census.

The states median household income has declined from the inflation-adjusted 2000 income levels. The income level has decreased to $41,443, posting a 5.7 percent decline. The State of Idaho ranks 24 of 46 states when comparing total percent of decline in median household income in the United States.

The poverty rate in the State of Idaho has increased by 2.1 percent since the amount published in 2000, moving from 11.8 percent to 13.9 percent.

According to the 2000 Census, the counties in the State of Idaho range, in terms of total household income, from a high of $59,080 in Blaine County to a low of $33,157 in Owyhee County.

Top ten counties in highest household income in the State of Idaho
Total Annual Household Income (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars)

1. Blaine County ($59,080)
2. Ada County ($53,984 )
3. Teton County ($49,103)
4. Bonneville County ($48,912)
5. Boise County ($45,222)
6. Kootenai County ($44,172)
7. Jefferson County ($44,152)
8. Caribou County ($44,003)
9. Valley County ($43,205)
10. Bannock County ($42,919)


Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census. 2005 American Community Survey.