Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in September 2025, at 5.6%. Teton County had the lowest, at 2%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest5.6Adams County
Median3.344 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, September 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Adams CountyAdams County: 5.6 %5.6Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 5 %5Benewah CountyBenewah County: 4.5 %4.5Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 4.4 %4.4Bonner CountyBonner County: 4.3 %4.3Boundary CountyBoundary County: 3.9 %3.9Madison CountyMadison County: 3.9 %3.9Elmore CountyElmore County: 3.8 %3.8Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 3.8 %3.8Lewis CountyLewis County: 3.8 %3.8Washington CountyWashington County: 3.8 %3.8Bannock CountyBannock County: 3.7 %3.7Idaho CountyIdaho County: 3.7 %3.7Payette CountyPayette County: 3.7 %3.7Boise CountyBoise County: 3.6 %3.6Camas CountyCamas County: 3.6 %3.6Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.4 %3.4Clark CountyClark County: 3.4 %3.4Custer CountyCuster County: 3.4 %3.4Gem CountyGem County: 3.4 %3.4Valley CountyValley County: 3.4 %3.4Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.3 %3.3Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.3 %3.3Ada CountyAda County: 3.2 %3.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 3.1 %3.1Bingham CountyBingham County: 3 %3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3 %3Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3 %3Caribou CountyCaribou County: 2.9 %2.9Fremont CountyFremont County: 2.9 %2.9Latah CountyLatah County: 2.9 %2.9Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 2.8 %2.8Butte CountyButte County: 2.8 %2.8Cassia CountyCassia County: 2.8 %2.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Jerome CountyJerome County: 2.8 %2.8Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 2.8 %2.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.8 %2.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 2.6 %2.6Gooding CountyGooding County: 2.6 %2.6Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.6 %2.6Power CountyPower County: 2.6 %2.6Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 2.4 %2.4Teton CountyTeton County: 2 %2
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesSeptember 2025 (%)Change on September 2024
1Adams County5.6+1.2 pts
2Clearwater County5-0.2 pts
3Benewah County4.5+0.3 pts
4Shoshone County4.40 pts
5Bonner County4.30 pts
6Boundary County3.9-0.3 pts
6Madison County3.9+1 pts
8Elmore County3.8+0.3 pts
8Kootenai County3.8+0.2 pts
8Lewis County3.8+0.7 pts
8Washington County3.8+0.1 pts
12Bannock County3.7+0.3 pts
12Idaho County3.7-0.1 pts
12Payette County3.7-0.1 pts
15Boise County3.6-0.2 pts
15Camas County3.6+0.3 pts
17Canyon County3.4+0.3 pts
17Clark County3.4+0.3 pts
17Custer County3.4-0.3 pts
17Gem County3.4+0.1 pts
17Valley County3.4+0.1 pts
22Nez Perce County3.3+0.3 pts
22Owyhee County3.3-0.3 pts
24Ada County3.2+0.3 pts
25Lemhi County3.1-0.2 pts
26Bingham County3+0.1 pts
26Lincoln County30 pts
26Twin Falls County30 pts
29Caribou County2.9+0.1 pts
29Fremont County2.9+0.3 pts
29Latah County2.9+0.3 pts
32Bonneville County2.8+0.2 pts
32Butte County2.8-0.4 pts
32Cassia County2.8-0.1 pts
32Franklin County2.8+0.3 pts
32Jerome County2.80 pts
32Minidoka County2.8+0.1 pts
32Oneida County2.8+0.1 pts
39Blaine County2.60 pts
39Gooding County2.6+0.1 pts
39Jefferson County2.6+0.1 pts
39Power County2.6+0.3 pts
43Bear Lake County2.4-0.1 pts
44Teton County20 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?

Adams County, with 5.6% in September 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 2% in September 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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