Indicators Idaho

In Idaho in 2015, there were 44,757 business establishments. This is an increase of 3 percent since 2010, when there were 43,450 business establishments. This compares to an increase of 4 percent in the U.S. during the same period.

Of Idaho's 44,757 business establishments in 2015:

57 percent had between 1 and 4 employees,
19 percent had between 5 and 9 employees,
13 percent had between 10 and 19 employees,
8 percent had between 20 and 49 employees, and
the remainder had 50 or more employees.

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· Is the rate of change in the number of business establishments higher or lower than average state and national rates?

· Is the percentage of establishments by number of paid employees similar to or different than the state or nation?

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· “Employment: Unemployment rate” – Is the change in number of establishments increasing as unemployment rates decrease (e.g., is business growth alleviating unemployment)?

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Source: 2015: U.S. Bureau of the Census, (http://factfinder.census.gov); - Table CB1500A13 DATE LAST UPDATED: August 28, 2017