Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Clearwater County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in August 2025, at 5.4%. Teton County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 3.4% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Median3.444 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, August 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 5.4 %5.4Adams CountyAdams County: 5 %5Lewis CountyLewis County: 5 %5Benewah CountyBenewah County: 4.6 %4.6Madison CountyMadison County: 4.6 %4.6Bonner CountyBonner County: 4.4 %4.4Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 4.4 %4.4Idaho CountyIdaho County: 4.1 %4.1Washington CountyWashington County: 4.1 %4.1Bannock CountyBannock County: 4 %4Boundary CountyBoundary County: 4 %4Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 4 %4Payette CountyPayette County: 3.9 %3.9Elmore CountyElmore County: 3.8 %3.8Boise CountyBoise County: 3.7 %3.7Clark CountyClark County: 3.7 %3.7Camas CountyCamas County: 3.6 %3.6Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.6 %3.6Custer CountyCuster County: 3.6 %3.6Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.6 %3.6Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.5 %3.5Butte CountyButte County: 3.4 %3.4Gem CountyGem County: 3.4 %3.4Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.4 %3.4Valley CountyValley County: 3.4 %3.4Ada CountyAda County: 3.3 %3.3Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.3 %3.3Latah CountyLatah County: 3.3 %3.3Caribou CountyCaribou County: 3.2 %3.2Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.2 %3.2Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.2 %3.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 3.1 %3.1Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.1 %3.1Fremont CountyFremont County: 3 %3Jerome CountyJerome County: 3 %3Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 2.9 %2.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.9 %2.9Blaine CountyBlaine County: 2.8 %2.8Power CountyPower County: 2.8 %2.8Gooding CountyGooding County: 2.7 %2.7Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.6 %2.6Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.5 %2.5Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 2.4 %2.4Teton CountyTeton County: 2 %2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesAugust 2025 (%)Change on August 2024
1Clearwater County5.4-0.3 pts
2Adams County5-0.3 pts
2Lewis County5+0.2 pts
4Benewah County4.6-0.4 pts
4Madison County4.6+0.8 pts
6Bonner County4.4-0.2 pts
6Shoshone County4.4-0.7 pts
8Idaho County4.1+0.1 pts
8Washington County4.1-0.1 pts
10Bannock County40 pts
10Boundary County4-0.9 pts
10Kootenai County40 pts
13Payette County3.9-0.4 pts
14Elmore County3.80 pts
15Boise County3.7-0.6 pts
15Clark County3.7+0.2 pts
17Camas County3.6+0.1 pts
17Canyon County3.6+0.1 pts
17Custer County3.6-0.6 pts
17Owyhee County3.6-0.4 pts
21Nez Perce County3.5-0.1 pts
22Butte County3.4+0.1 pts
22Gem County3.4-0.4 pts
22Minidoka County3.4+0.2 pts
22Valley County3.40 pts
26Ada County3.30 pts
26Bingham County3.3-0.1 pts
26Latah County3.3+0.3 pts
29Caribou County3.2+0.2 pts
29Cassia County3.20 pts
29Twin Falls County3.2-0.2 pts
32Lemhi County3.1-0.5 pts
32Lincoln County3.1-0.2 pts
34Fremont County3+0.1 pts
34Jerome County3-0.2 pts
36Bonneville County2.9-0.1 pts
36Franklin County2.90 pts
38Blaine County2.8-0.2 pts
38Power County2.80 pts
40Gooding County2.70 pts
41Jefferson County2.6-0.1 pts
42Oneida County2.5+0.1 pts
43Bear Lake County2.4-0.2 pts
44Teton County2-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. Other countries and the World: ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank, aged 15 and over.

Survey-based. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states and US counties, not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate. US national and state rates are seasonally adjusted; county rates are not. Countries without a national or Eurostat series get the annual ILO modelled estimate, a model output rather than a survey result.

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.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Clearwater County, with 5.4% in August 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 2% in August 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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