Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS)
Idaho’s unemployment rate remains at 3.6% in June
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between May and June, remaining at 3.6%.
June’s labor force decreased by 541 people (-0.1%) to 1,010,662 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.1 percentage point between May and June, down to 63.4%. Total employment decreased by 426 to 973,958 and unemployment decreased by 115 (-0.3%) to 36,704.
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What is the LAUS program?
The LAUS program is a federal-state cooperative venture that counts the number of people working — not jobs — by where they live. The data collected include individuals either working or actively seeking work during any part of the week that includes the 12th of the month. The results are used to develop monthly estimates of labor force statistics — the number of people employed, unemployed and the unemployment rate — at the state, county and labor market area levels and for selected cities.