Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Clearwater County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in November 2025, at 6.1%. Oneida County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 3.6% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest2.5Oneida County
Median3.644 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, November 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 6.1 %6.1Adams CountyAdams County: 6 %6Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 5.8 %5.8Custer CountyCuster County: 5.2 %5.2Benewah CountyBenewah County: 5 %5Bonner CountyBonner County: 4.9 %4.9Boundary CountyBoundary County: 4.8 %4.8Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 4.4 %4.4Butte CountyButte County: 4.3 %4.3Caribou CountyCaribou County: 4.3 %4.3Clark CountyClark County: 4.3 %4.3Idaho CountyIdaho County: 4.2 %4.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 4.2 %4.2Washington CountyWashington County: 4.2 %4.2Boise CountyBoise County: 4.1 %4.1Elmore CountyElmore County: 4 %4Lewis CountyLewis County: 4 %4Payette CountyPayette County: 4 %4Valley CountyValley County: 4 %4Bannock CountyBannock County: 3.8 %3.8Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.7 %3.7Camas CountyCamas County: 3.6 %3.6Gem CountyGem County: 3.6 %3.6Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.5 %3.5Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.4 %3.4Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.4 %3.4Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.3 %3.3Madison CountyMadison County: 3.3 %3.3Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.3 %3.3Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.3 %3.3Teton CountyTeton County: 3.3 %3.3Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.3 %3.3Ada CountyAda County: 3.2 %3.2Gooding CountyGooding County: 3.2 %3.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 3.1 %3.1Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3 %3Cassia CountyCassia County: 3 %3Latah CountyLatah County: 3 %3Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 2.9 %2.9Jerome CountyJerome County: 2.9 %2.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Power CountyPower County: 2.8 %2.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.7 %2.7Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.5 %2.5
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesNovember 2025 (%)Change on November 2024
1Clearwater County6.1+1.1 pts
2Adams County6+0.3 pts
3Shoshone County5.8+0.2 pts
4Custer County5.2-0.3 pts
5Benewah County5-0.6 pts
6Bonner County4.9-0.1 pts
7Boundary County4.8+0.1 pts
8Kootenai County4.4+0.3 pts
9Butte County4.3+1.1 pts
9Caribou County4.3+0.5 pts
9Clark County4.3-1.1 pts
12Idaho County4.2-0.3 pts
12Lemhi County4.2+0.2 pts
12Washington County4.20 pts
15Boise County4.1+0.3 pts
16Elmore County4+0.1 pts
16Lewis County40 pts
16Payette County4-0.2 pts
16Valley County4-0.4 pts
20Bannock County3.80 pts
21Owyhee County3.7-0.3 pts
22Camas County3.6-0.7 pts
22Gem County3.6-0.1 pts
24Lincoln County3.50 pts
25Bingham County3.4-0.1 pts
25Canyon County3.4-0.1 pts
27Fremont County3.3-0.1 pts
27Madison County3.3-0.7 pts
27Minidoka County3.3+0.1 pts
27Nez Perce County3.3-0.1 pts
27Teton County3.3-0.4 pts
27Twin Falls County3.3-0.1 pts
33Ada County3.20 pts
33Gooding County3.2+0.2 pts
35Blaine County3.1-0.1 pts
36Bonneville County3+0.1 pts
36Cassia County3-0.3 pts
36Latah County30 pts
39Bear Lake County2.90 pts
39Jerome County2.9-0.3 pts
41Franklin County2.80 pts
41Power County2.8-0.4 pts
43Jefferson County2.7-0.1 pts
44Oneida County2.5-0.1 pts

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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 6.1% in November 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oneida County, with 2.5% in November 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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