Counties in Idaho by unemployment rate

Clearwater County had the highest unemployment rate of 44 counties in July 2026, at 5.9%. Teton County had the lowest, at 1.9%. The median was 3.35% and the figure for Idaho was 3.6%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Lowest1.9Teton County
Median3.3544 counties
Idaho3.6History

All counties, July 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 5.9 %5.9Adams CountyAdams County: 5.4 %5.4Bonner CountyBonner County: 4.4 %4.4Benewah CountyBenewah County: 4.3 %4.3Washington CountyWashington County: 4.2 %4.2Payette CountyPayette County: 4.1 %4.1Bannock CountyBannock County: 4 %4Boundary CountyBoundary County: 4 %4Elmore CountyElmore County: 3.9 %3.9Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 3.9 %3.9Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 3.9 %3.9Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 3.7 %3.7Lewis CountyLewis County: 3.7 %3.7Madison CountyMadison County: 3.7 %3.7Idaho CountyIdaho County: 3.6 %3.6Camas CountyCamas County: 3.5 %3.5Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3.5 %3.5Cassia CountyCassia County: 3.5 %3.5Bingham CountyBingham County: 3.4 %3.4Boise CountyBoise County: 3.4 %3.4Caribou CountyCaribou County: 3.4 %3.4Clark CountyClark County: 3.4 %3.4Gem CountyGem County: 3.3 %3.3Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 3.3 %3.3Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 3.3 %3.3Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 3.3 %3.3Ada CountyAda County: 3.2 %3.2Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 3.2 %3.2Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 3.2 %3.2Valley CountyValley County: 3.2 %3.2Gooding CountyGooding County: 3.1 %3.1Jerome CountyJerome County: 3.1 %3.1Latah CountyLatah County: 3.1 %3.1Power CountyPower County: 3.1 %3.1Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 3 %3Butte CountyButte County: 3 %3Custer CountyCuster County: 3 %3Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 2.7 %2.7Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.6 %2.6Fremont CountyFremont County: 2.6 %2.6Oneida CountyOneida County: 2.6 %2.6Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 2.5 %2.5Blaine CountyBlaine County: 2.5 %2.5Teton CountyTeton County: 1.9 %1.9
%. Source: BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCountiesJuly 2026 (%)Change on July 2025
1Clearwater County5.9+0.7 pts
2Adams County5.4+0.4 pts
3Bonner County4.4+0.1 pts
4Benewah County4.3-0.2 pts
5Washington County4.2-0.4 pts
6Payette County4.1-0.6 pts
7Bannock County4-0.2 pts
7Boundary County4-0.3 pts
9Elmore County3.9-0.2 pts
9Minidoka County3.9+0.3 pts
9Shoshone County3.9-0.7 pts
12Kootenai County3.7-0.2 pts
12Lewis County3.7-0.7 pts
12Madison County3.7-1 pts
15Idaho County3.6-0.7 pts
16Camas County3.5+0.5 pts
16Canyon County3.5-0.3 pts
16Cassia County3.5+0.3 pts
19Bingham County3.4-0.1 pts
19Boise County3.4-0.2 pts
19Caribou County3.4+0.2 pts
19Clark County3.40 pts
23Gem County3.3-0.4 pts
23Lincoln County3.30 pts
23Owyhee County3.3-0.3 pts
23Twin Falls County3.3-0.3 pts
27Ada County3.2-0.1 pts
27Lemhi County3.2-0.1 pts
27Nez Perce County3.2-0.4 pts
27Valley County3.2-0.2 pts
31Gooding County3.1+0.1 pts
31Jerome County3.1-0.1 pts
31Latah County3.1-0.5 pts
31Power County3.1-0.4 pts
35Bonneville County3+0.1 pts
35Butte County3-0.4 pts
35Custer County3-0.7 pts
38Jefferson County2.7-0.1 pts
39Franklin County2.6-0.5 pts
39Fremont County2.6-0.5 pts
39Oneida County2.6-0.1 pts
42Bear Lake County2.5-0.1 pts
42Blaine County2.5-0.3 pts
44Teton County1.9-0.1 pts

Other periods

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 5.9% in July 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County, with 1.9% in July 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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