Idaho’s February unemployment rate remains at 3.3%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.3% in February, unchanged from January.

The state’s labor force increased by 1,581 people (0.2%) to 969,471.

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Unemployment insurance financing, benefit costs and experience rating report

Claimant Characteristics Reports

Preliminary Monthly County Data

Updated 1/19/2024

State data and average annual rates

Jan. 2023 through Feb. 2024 – Updated 3/22/2024

What is unemployment insurance?

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

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

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