Idaho’s October unemployment rate increases to 3.7%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.7% in October, up from 3.6% in September.

The state’s labor force increased by 3,738 people (0.4%) to 993,428 while the labor force participation rate — the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work — increased from 63.2% to 63.3% between September and October.

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Preliminary monthly county data

Updated 11/15/2024 

State data and average annual rates

Updated 11/15/2024 

What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

UI is a program for the accumulation of funds paid by employers to be used for payments of UI to workers during periods of unemployment, which are beyond their control.

The Idaho Department of Labor gathers UI data to study, analyze, model and forecast the economic impact of unemployment on the state’s economy.

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