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Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Adams County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in April 2026, at 7.7%. Oneida County had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 3.7% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Highest7.7Adams County
Lowest2.6Oneida County
Median3.744 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, April 2026

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Adams CountyAdams County: 7.7 %7.7Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 7.7 %7.7Benewah CountyBenewah County: 6.2 %6.2Bonner CountyBonner County: 5.2 %5.2Boundary CountyBoundary County: 5.2 %5.2Custer CountyCuster County: 5.1 %5.1Idaho CountyIdaho County: 5.1 %5.1Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 4.8 %4.8Valley CountyValley County: 4.5 %4.5Washington CountyWashington County: 4.4 %4.4Lewis CountyLewis County: 4.3 %4.3Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 4.2 %4.2Payette CountyPayette County: 4.1 %4.1Bannock CountyBannock County: 4 %4Butte CountyButte County: 4 %4Camas CountyCamas County: 4 %4Clark CountyClark County: 4 %4Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 4 %4Boise CountyBoise County: 3.9 %3.9Elmore CountyElmore County: 3.9 %3.9Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.8 %3.8Gem CountyGem County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.6 %3.6Power CountyPower County: 3.6 %3.6Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.5 %3.5Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.4 %3.4Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.4 %3.4Caribou CountyCaribou County: 3.4 %3.4Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 3.3 %3.3Fremont CountyFremont County: 3.3 %3.3Ada CountyAda County: 3.2 %3.2Blaine CountyBlaine County: 3.2 %3.2Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3.2 %3.2Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.2 %3.2Gooding CountyGooding County: 3.1 %3.1Latah CountyLatah County: 3.1 %3.1Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.1 %3.1Cassia CountyCassia County: 3 %3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 3 %3Jerome CountyJerome County: 3 %3Teton CountyTeton County: 3 %3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.9 %2.9Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.6 %2.6
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesApril 2026 (%)Change on April 2025
1Adams County7.7-1.7 pts
1Clearwater County7.7-1.2 pts
3Benewah County6.2-1.1 pts
4Bonner County5.2-0.7 pts
4Boundary County5.2-0.7 pts
6Custer County5.1+0.3 pts
6Idaho County5.1-0.9 pts
8Shoshone County4.8-1.1 pts
9Valley County4.5-0.8 pts
10Washington County4.4+0.2 pts
11Lewis County4.3+0.2 pts
12Kootenai County4.2-0.2 pts
13Payette County4.1+0.1 pts
14Bannock County4+0.5 pts
14Butte County4-0.1 pts
14Camas County4+0.4 pts
14Clark County4-0.2 pts
14Lemhi County40 pts
19Boise County3.9-0.2 pts
19Elmore County3.90 pts
21Owyhee County3.8-0.2 pts
22Gem County3.7+0.1 pts
22Madison County3.7+0.2 pts
24Lincoln County3.6-0.6 pts
24Power County3.6+1 pts
26Nez Perce County3.5-0.1 pts
27Bingham County3.4+0.3 pts
27Canyon County3.4-0.1 pts
27Caribou County3.4-0.4 pts
30Bear Lake County3.3+0.5 pts
30Fremont County3.3-0.5 pts
32Ada County3.2+0.1 pts
32Blaine County3.20 pts
32Bonneville County3.2+0.3 pts
32Twin Falls County3.20 pts
36Gooding County3.1-0.2 pts
36Latah County3.10 pts
36Minidoka County3.1+0.2 pts
39Cassia County3+0.2 pts
39Franklin County3-0.1 pts
39Jerome County3-0.1 pts
39Teton County3+0.3 pts
43Jefferson County2.9+0.1 pts
44Oneida County2.6-0.2 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 7.7% in April 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Oneida County, with 2.6% in April 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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