As a group, Idahoans are getting poorer. The median household income fell in 2011 for the third year in a row, the Idaho Department of Labor said Thursday. More Idahoans received public assistance, too. The department cited new U.S. Census Bureau data showing that the slow recovery from the Great Recession still hurt Idaho households last year. The recession officially began in December 2007 and ended a year and a half later when the contraction of the nation's economy ended. But the growth in Idaho since then has been so weak that joblessness remains high and family incomes have suffered. Census Bureau estimates released Thursday put median household income in Idaho at $43,341, down 0.3 percent from 2010. Since the recession took a firm grip on Idaho’s economy in 2008, median household income has dropped 8.9 percent/Idaho Statesman. More here.

Question: Has your household income fallen in last 3 years?