Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Idaho
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Counties with the highest unemployment rate in Idaho
Unemployment rates, while significantly lower than the alarming pandemic peak of 14.7% experienced in April 2020, remain a subject of concern, notably as economic experts bandy around the idea of a potential recession by 2023. The last economic recession—the Great Recession of 2008-2010—sent rates up to 10% as of October 2009. It was not until the spring of 2019 that unemployment finally went down to the same level it sits at now.
As of October of this year, national unemployment is at 3.7%, 0.2% higher than in September. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rates by state demonstrate a rather sizable spectrum, ranging from just 2.0% in Minnesota, to 4.5% in Illinois and 4.7% in the District of Columbia. Further breakdown by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows yet another county-based spectrum within each state.
To that end, Stacker compiled a list of counties with the highest unemployment rate in Idaho using data from the BLS. Counties are ranked by unemployment rate in September 2022.
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#44. Teton County
– Current unemployment rate: 1.6%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 8,110 (133 unemployed)
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#43. Madison County
– Current unemployment rate: 1.7%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 25,029 (417 unemployed)
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#42. Franklin County
– Current unemployment rate: 1.9%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 7,815 (151 unemployed)
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#41. Camas County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 760 (15 unemployed)
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#40. Fremont County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.0%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 8,703 (176 unemployed)
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#39. Cassia County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 13,532 (287 unemployed)
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#38. Jefferson County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.1%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 15,365 (319 unemployed)
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#37. Minidoka County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.2%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 12,860 (282 unemployed)
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#36. Bear Lake County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: +0.2%
– Total labor force: 3,474 (79 unemployed)
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#35. Blaine County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 13,324 (308 unemployed)
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#34. Bonneville County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 63,173 (1,433 unemployed)
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#33. Caribou County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 4,224 (99 unemployed)
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#32. Latah County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 21,078 (476 unemployed)
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#31. Oneida County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.3%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: +0.4%
– Total labor force: 2,795 (63 unemployed)
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#30. Ada County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 278,658 (6,653 unemployed)
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#29. Bingham County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.7%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 26,540 (636 unemployed)
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#28. Power County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.4%
— 1 month change: -0.6%
— 1 year change: -0.2%
– Total labor force: 4,725 (114 unemployed)
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#27. Gem County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 9,110 (232 unemployed)
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#26. Gooding County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 8,694 (216 unemployed)
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#25. Jerome County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 13,118 (324 unemployed)
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#24. Nez Perce County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 21,452 (527 unemployed)
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#23. Twin Falls County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.5%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 44,510 (1,128 unemployed)
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#22. Custer County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.6%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 2,468 (63 unemployed)
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#21. Bannock County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 44,933 (1,207 unemployed)
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#20. Elmore County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.7%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 12,680 (344 unemployed)
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#19. Payette County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.8%
— 1 month change: -0.4%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 12,590 (357 unemployed)
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#18. Canyon County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 115,930 (3,325 unemployed)
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#17. Kootenai County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 85,517 (2,516 unemployed)
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#16. Owyhee County
– Current unemployment rate: 2.9%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.3%
– Total labor force: 5,940 (170 unemployed)
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#15. Clark County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: +0.3%
— 1 year change: +0.4%
– Total labor force: 406 (12 unemployed)
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#14. Lemhi County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 4,005 (119 unemployed)
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#13. Lincoln County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: +0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 2,894 (86 unemployed)
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#12. Washington County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.0%
— 1 month change: -0.5%
— 1 year change: -0.5%
– Total labor force: 5,045 (150 unemployed)
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#11. Bonner County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -0.1%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 22,478 (706 unemployed)
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#10. Boundary County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 5,850 (179 unemployed)
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#9. Butte County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: +0.4%
— 1 year change: +0.3%
– Total labor force: 1,526 (48 unemployed)
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#8. Lewis County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.1%
— 1 month change: -0.9%
— 1 year change: -0.9%
– Total labor force: 1,718 (54 unemployed)
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#7. Valley County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.2%
— 1 month change: +0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.6%
– Total labor force: 6,105 (193 unemployed)
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#6. Benewah County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 4,203 (140 unemployed)
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#5. Idaho County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.3%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.1%
– Total labor force: 7,065 (231 unemployed)
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#4. Boise County
– Current unemployment rate: 3.6%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.8%
– Total labor force: 3,847 (137 unemployed)
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#3. Shoshone County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.2%
— 1 month change: -0.2%
— 1 year change: -0.7%
– Total labor force: 5,501 (232 unemployed)
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#2. Adams County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.3%
— 1 month change: -0.3%
— 1 year change: -0.4%
– Total labor force: 1,869 (81 unemployed)
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#1. Clearwater County
– Current unemployment rate: 4.5%
— 1 month change: 0.0%
— 1 year change: 0.0%
– Total labor force: 3,134 (140 unemployed)
