Counties in Idaho by covered employment (QCEW)

Ada County had the highest covered employment (QCEW) of 44 counties in 2014, at 210,121 jobs. Camas County had the lowest, at 386 jobs. The median was 4,106 jobs and the figure for Idaho was 646,305 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest210,121Ada County
Lowest386Camas County
Median4,10644 counties
Idaho646,305History

Map of counties, 2014

Ada County: 210,121 jobsAdams County: 985 jobsBannock County: 31,855 jobsBear Lake County: 1,643 jobsBenewah County: 3,301 jobsBingham County: 14,487 jobsBlaine County: 11,920 jobsBoise County: 1,521 jobsBonner County: 12,843 jobsBonneville County: 45,631 jobsBoundary County: 3,374 jobsButte County: 7,120 jobsCamas County: 386 jobsCanyon County: 56,240 jobsCaribou County: 3,228 jobsCassia County: 10,532 jobsClark County: 478 jobsClearwater County: 2,770 jobsCuster County: 1,551 jobsElmore County: 6,555 jobsFranklin County: 3,214 jobsFremont County: 2,931 jobsGem County: 3,215 jobsGooding County: 5,907 jobsIdaho County: 4,295 jobsJefferson County: 5,947 jobsJerome County: 9,394 jobsKootenai County: 54,757 jobsLatah County: 13,168 jobsLemhi County: 2,254 jobsLewis County: 1,592 jobsLincoln County: 1,533 jobsMadison County: 13,364 jobsMinidoka County: 6,964 jobsNez Perce County: 20,591 jobsOneida County: 1,096 jobsOwyhee County: 2,961 jobsPayette County: 6,050 jobsPower County: 3,353 jobsShoshone County: 4,507 jobsTeton County: 2,849 jobsTwin Falls County: 36,028 jobsValley County: 3,916 jobsWashington County: 2,748 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

Ada County: 210,121 jobsAda County210,121Canyon County: 56,240 jobsCanyon County56,240Kootenai County: 54,757 jobsKootenai County54,757Bonneville County: 45,631 jobsBonneville County45,631Twin Falls County: 36,028 jobsTwin Falls County36,028Bannock County: 31,855 jobsBannock County31,855Nez Perce County: 20,591 jobsNez Perce County20,591Bingham County: 14,487 jobsBingham County14,487Madison County: 13,364 jobsMadison County13,364Latah County: 13,168 jobsLatah County13,168Bonner County: 12,843 jobsBonner County12,843Blaine County: 11,920 jobsBlaine County11,920Cassia County: 10,532 jobsCassia County10,532Jerome County: 9,394 jobsJerome County9,394Butte County: 7,120 jobsButte County7,120Minidoka County: 6,964 jobsMinidoka County6,964Elmore County: 6,555 jobsElmore County6,555Payette County: 6,050 jobsPayette County6,050Jefferson County: 5,947 jobsJefferson County5,947Gooding County: 5,907 jobsGooding County5,907Shoshone County: 4,507 jobsShoshone County4,507Idaho County: 4,295 jobsIdaho County4,295Valley County: 3,916 jobsValley County3,916Boundary County: 3,374 jobsBoundary County3,374Power County: 3,353 jobsPower County3,353Benewah County: 3,301 jobsBenewah County3,301Caribou County: 3,228 jobsCaribou County3,228Gem County: 3,215 jobsGem County3,215Franklin County: 3,214 jobsFranklin County3,214Owyhee County: 2,961 jobsOwyhee County2,961Fremont County: 2,931 jobsFremont County2,931Teton County: 2,849 jobsTeton County2,849Clearwater County: 2,770 jobsClearwater County2,770Washington County: 2,748 jobsWashington County2,748Lemhi County: 2,254 jobsLemhi County2,254Bear Lake County: 1,643 jobsBear Lake County1,643Lewis County: 1,592 jobsLewis County1,592Custer County: 1,551 jobsCuster County1,551Lincoln County: 1,533 jobsLincoln County1,533Boise County: 1,521 jobsBoise County1,521Oneida County: 1,096 jobsOneida County1,096Adams County: 985 jobsAdams County985Clark County: 478 jobsClark County478Camas County: 386 jobsCamas County386Ada County: 210,121 jobsAda County210,121Canyon County: 56,240 jobsCanyon County56,240Kootenai County: 54,757 jobsKootenai County54,757Bonneville County: 45,631 jobsBonneville County45,631Twin Falls County: 36,028 jobsTwin Falls County36,028Bannock County: 31,855 jobsBannock County31,855Nez Perce County: 20,591 jobsNez Perce County20,591Bingham County: 14,487 jobsBingham County14,487Madison County: 13,364 jobsMadison County13,364Latah County: 13,168 jobsLatah County13,168Bonner County: 12,843 jobsBonner County12,843Blaine County: 11,920 jobsBlaine County11,920Cassia County: 10,532 jobsCassia County10,532Jerome County: 9,394 jobsJerome County9,394Butte County: 7,120 jobsButte County7,120Minidoka County: 6,964 jobsMinidoka County6,964Elmore County: 6,555 jobsElmore County6,555Payette County: 6,050 jobsPayette County6,050Jefferson County: 5,947 jobsJefferson County5,947Gooding County: 5,907 jobsGooding County5,907Shoshone County: 4,507 jobsShoshone County4,507Idaho County: 4,295 jobsIdaho County4,295Valley County: 3,916 jobsValley County3,916Boundary County: 3,374 jobsBoundary County3,374Power County: 3,353 jobsPower County3,353Benewah County: 3,301 jobsBenewah County3,301Caribou County: 3,228 jobsCaribou County3,228Gem County: 3,215 jobsGem County3,215Franklin County: 3,214 jobsFranklin County3,214Owyhee County: 2,961 jobsOwyhee County2,961Fremont County: 2,931 jobsFremont County2,931Teton County: 2,849 jobsTeton County2,849Clearwater County: 2,770 jobsClearwater County2,770Washington County: 2,748 jobsWashington County2,748Lemhi County: 2,254 jobsLemhi County2,254Bear Lake County: 1,643 jobsBear Lake County1,643Lewis County: 1,592 jobsLewis County1,592Custer County: 1,551 jobsCuster County1,551Lincoln County: 1,533 jobsLincoln County1,533Boise County: 1,521 jobsBoise County1,521Oneida County: 1,096 jobsOneida County1,096Adams County: 985 jobsAdams County985Clark County: 478 jobsClark County478Camas County: 386 jobsCamas County386
jobs. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
jobs
Change on 2013
1Ada County210,121+2.3%
2Canyon County56,240+3.5%
3Kootenai County54,757+3.1%
4Bonneville County45,631+2.4%
5Twin Falls County36,028+2.3%
6Bannock County31,855+1.7%
7Nez Perce County20,591+1.5%
8Bingham County14,487-0.7%
9Madison County13,364+5.3%
10Latah County13,168-0.9%
11Bonner County12,843+0.4%
12Blaine County11,920+4.6%
13Cassia County10,532+1.4%
14Jerome County9,394+4.9%
15Butte County7,120-1.2%
16Minidoka County6,964+1.8%
17Elmore County6,555+4.3%
18Payette County6,050+4%
19Jefferson County5,947+3%
20Gooding County5,907-1%
21Shoshone County4,507-3.2%
22Idaho County4,295+1.8%
23Valley County3,916+3.3%
24Boundary County3,374+3.3%
25Power County3,353+2.9%
26Benewah County3,301+1.6%
27Caribou County3,228-0.2%
28Gem County3,215+4.4%
29Franklin County3,214+3.1%
30Owyhee County2,961-2.1%
31Fremont County2,931-1.1%
32Teton County2,849+4.9%
33Clearwater County2,770+0.7%
34Washington County2,748-5.2%
35Lemhi County2,2540%
36Bear Lake County1,643-1.7%
37Lewis County1,592+1.7%
38Custer County1,551-1.8%
39Lincoln County1,533-0.8%
40Boise County1,521+0.3%
41Oneida County1,096+0.9%
42Adams County985+2.9%
43Clark County478+3%
44Camas County386-7%

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About this ranking

Average number of jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Counted where the job is located, from the reports employers file each quarter; monthly employment counts the jobs in the pay period that includes the 12th.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Covers about 95 percent of US wage and salary jobs. Excludes the self-employed, most agricultural workers on small farms, the armed forces, elected officials in most states, most railroad employees, some domestic workers and most student workers at schools. A count of employer reports, not a survey estimate like oews_employment.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Idaho by covered employment (QCEW), 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/idaho-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Idaho by covered employment (QCEW), 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/idaho-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average employment, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Idaho by covered employment (QCEW), 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2014/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/covered-employment/idaho-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Ada County, with 210,121 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Camas County, with 386 jobs in 2014.

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