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BLS Open Data · April 2026

Idaho Unemployment Rate by County

Statewide rate: 3.6% (April 2026)

Unemployment Rate in Idaho and Neighbouring States

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Unemployment Rate by County

Lincoln County, Idaho: $3.6Benewah County, Idaho: $6.2Boundary County, Idaho: $5.2Custer County, Idaho: $5.1Jefferson County, Idaho: $2.9Valley County, Idaho: $4.5Gem County, Idaho: $3.7Lemhi County, Idaho: $4Idaho County, Idaho: $5.1Cassia County, Idaho: $3Blaine County, Idaho: $3.2Gooding County, Idaho: $3.1Oneida County, Idaho: $2.6Boise County, Idaho: $3.9Bonneville County, Idaho: $3.2Shoshone County, Idaho: $4.8Jerome County, Idaho: $2.9Kootenai County, Idaho: $4.2Elmore County, Idaho: $3.9Fremont County, Idaho: $3.3Bonner County, Idaho: $5.2Camas County, Idaho: $3.9Minidoka County, Idaho: $3.1Bannock County, Idaho: $4Teton County, Idaho: $3Payette County, Idaho: $4.2Clark County, Idaho: $4Power County, Idaho: $3.6Lewis County, Idaho: $4.3Nez Perce County, Idaho: $3.5Twin Falls County, Idaho: $3.2Butte County, Idaho: $4Clearwater County, Idaho: $7.7Adams County, Idaho: $7.6Bear Lake County, Idaho: $3.2Franklin County, Idaho: $3Latah County, Idaho: $3.1Owyhee County, Idaho: $3.8Madison County, Idaho: $3.7Bingham County, Idaho: $3.4Washington County, Idaho: $4.4Ada County, Idaho: $3.2Canyon County, Idaho: $3.4Caribou County, Idaho: $3.4

How Idaho Compares to Other States

Average county unemployment rate ranked against all states with BLS data.

Lower unemployment than 48% of states · 28th of 52

Lowest: North Dakota(2.4%)
Highest: Alaska(7.1%)
#StateValue
1South Dakota1.9%
2Iowa2.4%
3North Dakota2.4%
… 24 more …
28Idaho(you are here)4.0%
… 21 more …
50California6.0%
51Puerto Rico6.5%
52Alaska7.1%

Highest & Lowest Unemployment Rate by County

#CountyValue
1Clearwater County7.7%
2Adams County7.6%
3Benewah County6.2%
42Jefferson County2.9%
43Jerome County2.9%
44Oneida County2.6%

Counties in Idaho (44)

CountyUnemployment Rate
Ada County, Idaho3.2%
Adams County, Idaho7.6%
Bannock County, Idaho4%
Bear Lake County, Idaho3.2%
Benewah County, Idaho6.2%
Bingham County, Idaho3.4%
Blaine County, Idaho3.2%
Boise County, Idaho3.9%
Bonner County, Idaho5.2%
Bonneville County, Idaho3.2%
Boundary County, Idaho5.2%
Butte County, Idaho4%
Camas County, Idaho3.9%
Canyon County, Idaho3.4%
Caribou County, Idaho3.4%
Cassia County, Idaho3%
Clark County, Idaho4%
Clearwater County, Idaho7.7%
Custer County, Idaho5.1%
Elmore County, Idaho3.9%
Franklin County, Idaho3%
Fremont County, Idaho3.3%
Gem County, Idaho3.7%
Gooding County, Idaho3.1%
Idaho County, Idaho5.1%
Jefferson County, Idaho2.9%
Jerome County, Idaho2.9%
Kootenai County, Idaho4.2%
Latah County, Idaho3.1%
Lemhi County, Idaho4%
Lewis County, Idaho4.3%
Lincoln County, Idaho3.6%
Madison County, Idaho3.7%
Minidoka County, Idaho3.1%
Nez Perce County, Idaho3.5%
Oneida County, Idaho2.6%
Owyhee County, Idaho3.8%
Payette County, Idaho4.2%
Power County, Idaho3.6%
Shoshone County, Idaho4.8%
Teton County, Idaho3%
Twin Falls County, Idaho3.2%
Valley County, Idaho4.5%
Washington County, Idaho4.4%

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Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (LAUS), public domain. Reference month: April 2026.