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Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in January 2026, at 8.9%. Teton County had the lowest, at 3.3%. The median was 4.75% and the figure for Idaho was 3.7%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest8.9Adams County
Lowest3.3Teton County
Median4.7544 counties
Idaho3.7History

All counties, January 2026

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Adams CountyAdams County: 8.9 %8.9Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 7.9 %7.9Custer CountyCuster County: 7 %7Bonner CountyBonner County: 6.9 %6.9Boundary CountyBoundary County: 6.9 %6.9Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 6.9 %6.9Benewah CountyBenewah County: 6.7 %6.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 6.6 %6.6Washington CountyWashington County: 6.4 %6.4Idaho CountyIdaho County: 6.2 %6.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 6.1 %6.1Lewis CountyLewis County: 6 %6Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 5.8 %5.8Elmore CountyElmore County: 5.7 %5.7Boise CountyBoise County: 5.5 %5.5Camas CountyCamas County: 5.5 %5.5Valley CountyValley County: 5.4 %5.4Payette CountyPayette County: 5.3 %5.3Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 5.2 %5.2Caribou CountyCaribou County: 5 %5Butte CountyButte County: 4.8 %4.8Clark CountyClark County: 4.8 %4.8Bannock CountyBannock County: 4.7 %4.7Gooding CountyGooding County: 4.7 %4.7Fremont CountyFremont County: 4.6 %4.6Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 4.5 %4.5Power CountyPower County: 4.5 %4.5Bingham CountyBingham County: 4.4 %4.4Canyon CountyCanyon County: 4.4 %4.4Jerome CountyJerome County: 4.4 %4.4Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 4.4 %4.4Gem CountyGem County: 4.3 %4.3Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 4.3 %4.3Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 4.2 %4.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 4.1 %4.1Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 4.1 %4.1Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.9 %3.9Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3.9 %3.9Ada CountyAda County: 3.8 %3.8Latah CountyLatah County: 3.8 %3.8Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.4 %3.4Oneida CountyOneida County: 3.4 %3.4Teton CountyTeton County: 3.3 %3.3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJanuary 2026 (%)Change on January 2025
1Adams County8.9-0.3 pts
2Clearwater County7.9+0.7 pts
3Custer County70 pts
4Bonner County6.9+0.1 pts
4Boundary County6.9-0.7 pts
4Shoshone County6.9-0.5 pts
7Benewah County6.7+0.3 pts
8Lincoln County6.6+0.5 pts
9Washington County6.4+0.7 pts
10Idaho County6.2-0.3 pts
11Lemhi County6.1+0.4 pts
12Lewis County6+0.6 pts
13Kootenai County5.8+0.2 pts
14Elmore County5.7+0.5 pts
15Boise County5.5+0.6 pts
15Camas County5.5+0.2 pts
17Valley County5.4-0.8 pts
18Payette County5.3+0.3 pts
19Owyhee County5.2+0.2 pts
20Caribou County50 pts
21Butte County4.8+0.3 pts
21Clark County4.8-0.3 pts
23Bannock County4.7+0.2 pts
23Gooding County4.7+0.2 pts
25Fremont County4.6-0.3 pts
26Bear Lake County4.5+0.9 pts
26Power County4.5-0.6 pts
28Bingham County4.4+0.1 pts
28Canyon County4.4+0.1 pts
28Jerome County4.4+0.2 pts
28Minidoka County4.4+0.4 pts
32Gem County4.3+0.1 pts
32Nez Perce County4.3+0.2 pts
34Twin Falls County4.2+0.2 pts
35Blaine County4.1+0.2 pts
35Bonneville County4.1+0.4 pts
37Cassia County3.90 pts
37Franklin County3.90 pts
39Ada County3.8+0.3 pts
39Latah County3.8+0.2 pts
41Jefferson County3.7+0.2 pts
42Madison County3.4-0.2 pts
42Oneida County3.4+0.2 pts
44Teton County3.3+0.4 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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Which county has the highest unemployment rate?

Adams County, with 8.9% in January 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 3.3% in January 2026.

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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