Unemployment Insurance Reports

Idaho’s December unemployment rate decreases to 3.6%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased between November and December, from 3.7% to 3.6%.

December’s labor force increased by 1,628 (0.2%) people to 1,013,141 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years or older who are either employed or looking for work – was unchanged between November and December, remaining at 62.9%.

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Updated 1/23/2026

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January 2024 through December 2025

Updated 1/23/2026

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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Idaho’s December unemployment rate decreases to 3.6%

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

Related nonfarm links
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What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

Idaho’s December unemployment rate decreases to 3.6%

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

Related nonfarm links U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

Related nonfarm links
_{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}