Continuing on the Recovery Summer and Stimulus: State by StateAMP, we head to Idaho.
Quick Idaho facts:
The employment trend in Idaho has been rocky. Beginning in 2010, there was a slight “recovery” that had come to an end by the time the “Summer of Recovery” began. Employment continues to fall even as more people join the labor force in the state. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Has the Recovery Act done anything for Idaho? No.
Has “Recovery Summer” done anything for Idaho? No.
Idaho has received over $1.5 billion dollars in “stimulus” monies and has nothing to show for it. While the Obama administration claims that the Recovery Act has worked, the people in Idaho have watched their unemployment rate rise over 2%! It is evident that the “stimulus” and “recovery summer” have not had the effects that the administration claims it has.
Read more on Recovery Summer and the Stimulus Effects on States.
*: The number of jobs created/saved conflicts with other government sources on Recovery.gov. This number was pulled from the latest figured offered on Recovery.gov