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Idaho’s January unemployment rate remains at 3.8%
State first in nation for over-the-year nonfarm job growth at 2.8%
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between December and January, remaining at 3.8%.
December 2024’s unemployment rate also remained the same at 3.8% after the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) annual benchmarking process. (More information about the benchmarking process can be found below.)
Idaho’s long-term industry and employment projections webinar
Labor economist Sam Wolkenhauer discusses Idaho’s housing interest rates and home inventories.
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Port of Lewiston celebrates 50 years of economic development and job creation
Over the last 50 years, the Port of Lewiston has had a significant impact in making the employment of north central Idaho both economically resilient as well as very distinctive compared with Idaho’s other labor regions.