Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in March 2026, at 9.3%. Teton County had the lowest, at 3%. The median was 4.2% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest9.3Adams County
Median4.244 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, March 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Adams CountyAdams County: 9.3 %9.3Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 8.4 %8.4Benewah CountyBenewah County: 7.5 %7.5Boundary CountyBoundary County: 6.5 %6.5Bonner CountyBonner County: 6.4 %6.4Custer CountyCuster County: 6.1 %6.1Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 6 %6Washington CountyWashington County: 5.8 %5.8Idaho CountyIdaho County: 5.7 %5.7Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 5.5 %5.5Lewis CountyLewis County: 5.3 %5.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 5.1 %5.1Clark CountyClark County: 5 %5Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 5 %5Valley CountyValley County: 4.9 %4.9Elmore CountyElmore County: 4.8 %4.8Payette CountyPayette County: 4.8 %4.8Butte CountyButte County: 4.7 %4.7Camas CountyCamas County: 4.6 %4.6Boise CountyBoise County: 4.5 %4.5Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 4.4 %4.4Bannock CountyBannock County: 4.2 %4.2Caribou CountyCaribou County: 4.2 %4.2Franklin CountyFranklin County: 4.2 %4.2Gem CountyGem County: 4.2 %4.2Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.9 %3.9Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.9 %3.9Gooding CountyGooding County: 3.9 %3.9Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.9 %3.9Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 3.8 %3.8Blaine CountyBlaine County: 3.8 %3.8Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.8 %3.8Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3.7 %3.7Jerome CountyJerome County: 3.7 %3.7Oneida CountyOneida County: 3.7 %3.7Power CountyPower County: 3.7 %3.7Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.6 %3.6Madison CountyMadison County: 3.6 %3.6Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.6 %3.6Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.6 %3.6Ada CountyAda County: 3.5 %3.5Latah CountyLatah County: 3.4 %3.4Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 3.3 %3.3Teton CountyTeton County: 3 %3
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesMarch 2026 (%)Change on March 2025
1Adams County9.3-0.3 pts
2Clearwater County8.4-0.2 pts
3Benewah County7.5-0.2 pts
4Boundary County6.5-0.5 pts
5Bonner County6.4-0.3 pts
6Custer County6.1-0.4 pts
7Shoshone County6-0.5 pts
8Washington County5.8+0.4 pts
9Idaho County5.7-1 pts
10Lemhi County5.5+0.1 pts
11Lewis County5.3+0.4 pts
12Lincoln County5.1-0.5 pts
13Clark County5-0.4 pts
13Kootenai County5-0.2 pts
15Valley County4.9-0.8 pts
16Elmore County4.8-0.2 pts
16Payette County4.80 pts
18Butte County4.7-0.9 pts
19Camas County4.60 pts
20Boise County4.5-0.2 pts
21Owyhee County4.4-0.3 pts
22Bannock County4.2-0.1 pts
22Caribou County4.2-0.5 pts
22Franklin County4.2-0.1 pts
22Gem County4.20 pts
26Bingham County3.9-0.1 pts
26Canyon County3.9-0.1 pts
26Gooding County3.9-0.5 pts
26Nez Perce County3.9-0.2 pts
30Bear Lake County3.80 pts
30Blaine County3.8-0.1 pts
30Fremont County3.8-0.8 pts
33Bonneville County3.70 pts
33Jerome County3.7-0.4 pts
33Oneida County3.7-0.1 pts
33Power County3.7-0.2 pts
37Cassia County3.6-0.1 pts
37Madison County3.6-0.5 pts
37Minidoka County3.6-0.3 pts
37Twin Falls County3.6-0.2 pts
41Ada County3.50 pts
42Latah County3.4-0.4 pts
43Jefferson County3.3-0.3 pts
44Teton County3-0.1 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 9.3% in March 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 3% in March 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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