Unemployment The department of Labor released April unemployment figures for the counties yesterday (May 29). The updated figures are posted at the unemployment page. Lodging Sales The Tax Commission has not yet released taxable sales of March, but the Department of Commerce has released the Lodging Sales data per county through April. See the updated figures on the Sector Revenue...

Even though Taxable Sales for this winter season were significantly above last winter season, the March revenues came in quite a bit lower – specifically in retail and wholesale. This depressed our 12 month rolling revenues (April 2012 through March 2013) to a (still positive) 2% increase over the previous year. Since some of the businesses may have reported late in March, we may still see a correction with the April reporting. For more...

According to the data released on April 10, February unemployment in Valley County is 14.2%, which is about the same as January and only slightly below the same month last year. Looking at the development of the local job pool and available labor force (figure 3), we can see that the job market had improved over the summer, but than started lagging again. For more details and graphs: please visit the unemployment...

Taxable Sales for February 2013 was 10% over last year with total reported revenues for the last 12 months (March 2012 through February 2013) up 10% as well. Sectors like home rentals/leasing, lodging and warehousing continue to lead the way with robust growth. For details and charts: visit the county revenue page This information is compiled from  data published by http://tax.idaho.gov. A spreadsheet with the compiled data can be downloaded...

Even though preliminary estimates show that the region’s  job pool grew with around 170 jobs in January, the region’s labor force grew slightly faster resulting in an increased unemployment  from the previous month. Valley County unemployment in January 2013 was 14.1%:  a percentage point over December 2012 but still 2% below the January 2012 unemployment of 16.1%. For more details and comparative charts:...

Taxable Sales for January 2013 was 6.1% over last year, exceeding inflation by a few tenths of percents. Total reported revenues for the last 12 months (February 2012 through January 2013) was 8% up, however, with sectors like home rentals/leasing, lodging and warehousing leading the way with robust 2 or 3 digit percent growth from last year. For details and graphics: revenue...