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Unemployed people in Boise City, ID

Unemployed people in Boise City, ID was 4,582 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 14 cities in 2025.

2025, persons4,582
Change on 2024+2.9%
Rank1st of 14Cities in Idaho ranked
Series high10,0862009
Series low2,6001990

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Unemployed people in Boise City, ID, 1990 to 2025

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19901996200220082014202020251990: 2,600 persons1991: 3,087 persons1992: 3,284 persons1993: 3,176 persons1994: 2,971 persons1995: 3,208 persons1996: 3,239 persons1997: 3,035 persons1998: 3,359 persons1999: 3,296 persons2000: 3,918 persons2001: 4,647 persons2002: 5,815 persons2003: 5,890 persons2004: 4,953 persons2005: 4,207 persons2006: 3,479 persons2007: 2,896 persons2008: 5,285 persons2009: 10,086 persons2010: 9,264 persons2011: 8,147 persons2012: 7,304 persons2013: 6,770 persons2014: 4,316 persons2015: 3,975 persons2016: 3,948 persons2017: 3,493 persons2018: 3,132 persons2019: 3,220 persons2020: 7,694 persons2021: 4,371 persons2022: 3,244 persons2023: 3,831 persons2024: 4,451 persons2025: 4,582 persons2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19902002201420251990: 2,600 persons1991: 3,087 persons1992: 3,284 persons1993: 3,176 persons1994: 2,971 persons1995: 3,208 persons1996: 3,239 persons1997: 3,035 persons1998: 3,359 persons1999: 3,296 persons2000: 3,918 persons2001: 4,647 persons2002: 5,815 persons2003: 5,890 persons2004: 4,953 persons2005: 4,207 persons2006: 3,479 persons2007: 2,896 persons2008: 5,285 persons2009: 10,086 persons2010: 9,264 persons2011: 8,147 persons2012: 7,304 persons2013: 6,770 persons2014: 4,316 persons2015: 3,975 persons2016: 3,948 persons2017: 3,493 persons2018: 3,132 persons2019: 3,220 persons2020: 7,694 persons2021: 4,371 persons2022: 3,244 persons2023: 3,831 persons2024: 4,451 persons2025: 4,582 persons
persons. Source: BLS, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-30.
All 36 values
Periodpersons
20254,582
20244,451
20233,831
20223,244
20214,371
20207,694
20193,220
20183,132
20173,493
20163,948
20153,975
20144,316
20136,770
20127,304
20118,147
20109,264
200910,086
20085,285
20072,896
20063,479
20054,207
20044,953
20035,890
20025,815
20014,647
20003,918
19993,296
19983,359
19973,035
19963,239
19953,208
19942,971
19933,176
19923,284
19913,087
19902,600

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Definition

Residents with no job who were available for work and had looked for work in the previous four weeks, or were waiting to be recalled from a layoff, annual average.

More on how it is measured
  • People aged 16 and over by place of residence, from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
  • Active-duty military personnel and people living in institutions are excluded.

United States cities only for now. The survey definition, not a count of benefit claimants. BLS estimates cities by splitting county estimates with Census Bureau employment and population data and unemployment insurance claims, so city figures are less precise than state ones. BLS publishes cities of 25,000 or more, and smaller cities in New England.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average (Unemployed people, Boise City, ID, 1990 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29

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Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Boise City, ID, 1990 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 30 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/boise-city-id. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Unemployed people, Boise City, ID, 1990 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/boise-city-id.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average, Unemployed people, Boise City, ID, 1990 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/unemployed-people/boise-city-id (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the unemployed people in Boise City, ID?

Unemployed people in Boise City, ID was 4,582 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 2.9% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 14 cities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics, cities and towns, not seasonally adjusted: unemployment (measure 04), annual average. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest unemployed people in Boise City, ID?

10,086 in 2009, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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