Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in December 2025, at 7%. Teton County had the lowest, at 2.7%. The median was 3.8% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7Adams County
Lowest2.7Teton County
Median3.844 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, December 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Adams CountyAdams County: 7 %7Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 5.9 %5.9Custer CountyCuster County: 5.6 %5.6Benewah CountyBenewah County: 5.5 %5.5Bonner CountyBonner County: 5.4 %5.4Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 5.3 %5.3Boundary CountyBoundary County: 5.1 %5.1Idaho CountyIdaho County: 4.6 %4.6Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 4.6 %4.6Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 4.5 %4.5Washington CountyWashington County: 4.5 %4.5Caribou CountyCaribou County: 4.4 %4.4Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4.4 %4.4Boise CountyBoise County: 4.3 %4.3Camas CountyCamas County: 4.3 %4.3Elmore CountyElmore County: 4.2 %4.2Lewis CountyLewis County: 4.2 %4.2Payette CountyPayette County: 4.2 %4.2Valley CountyValley County: 4.2 %4.2Clark CountyClark County: 4 %4Bannock CountyBannock County: 3.8 %3.8Butte CountyButte County: 3.8 %3.8Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.8 %3.8Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.6 %3.6Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.5 %3.5Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.4 %3.4Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.4 %3.4Gem CountyGem County: 3.4 %3.4Gooding CountyGooding County: 3.4 %3.4Power CountyPower County: 3.4 %3.4Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 3.3 %3.3Jerome CountyJerome County: 3.3 %3.3Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.3 %3.3Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.3 %3.3Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.2 %3.2Ada CountyAda County: 3.1 %3.1Latah CountyLatah County: 3.1 %3.1Blaine CountyBlaine County: 3 %3Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3 %3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3 %3Madison CountyMadison County: 3 %3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.8 %2.8Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.8 %2.8Teton CountyTeton County: 2.7 %2.7
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesDecember 2025 (%)Change on December 2024
1Adams County7-0.6 pts
2Clearwater County5.90 pts
3Custer County5.6-0.7 pts
4Benewah County5.5-0.4 pts
5Bonner County5.4-0.1 pts
6Shoshone County5.3-0.7 pts
7Boundary County5.1-0.8 pts
8Idaho County4.6-0.4 pts
8Lemhi County4.6+0.1 pts
10Kootenai County4.5-0.1 pts
10Washington County4.50 pts
12Caribou County4.4-0.1 pts
12Lincoln County4.4+0.2 pts
14Boise County4.3-0.2 pts
14Camas County4.3-0.5 pts
16Elmore County4.2+0.1 pts
16Lewis County4.2-0.2 pts
16Payette County4.2-0.2 pts
16Valley County4.2-0.8 pts
20Clark County4-0.7 pts
21Bannock County3.8-0.1 pts
21Butte County3.8-0.4 pts
21Owyhee County3.8-0.4 pts
24Fremont County3.6+0.1 pts
25Nez Perce County3.5-0.1 pts
26Bingham County3.4-0.1 pts
26Canyon County3.4-0.1 pts
26Gem County3.4-0.4 pts
26Gooding County3.4-0.1 pts
26Power County3.4-0.7 pts
31Bear Lake County3.3+0.3 pts
31Jerome County3.3-0.3 pts
31Minidoka County3.3+0.1 pts
31Twin Falls County3.3-0.1 pts
35Cassia County3.20 pts
36Ada County3.10 pts
36Latah County3.1+0.2 pts
38Blaine County3-0.1 pts
38Bonneville County30 pts
38Franklin County30 pts
38Madison County3-0.3 pts
42Jefferson County2.8+0.1 pts
42Oneida County2.80 pts
44Teton County2.7+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?

Adams County, with 7% in December 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 2.7% in December 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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