Idaho’s Idaho’s June unemployment rate remains at 3.7%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged between May and June, staying at 3.7%.

June’s labor force decreased by 1,913 (-0.2%) people to 1,000,382 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.2 percentage points between May and June to 61.8%.

Learn more about the June unemployment rate

(Released July 17, 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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