Unemployment Insurance reports

Idaho’s May unemployment rate increases to 3.7%

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased between April and May, from 3.6% to 3.7%.

May’s labor force decreased by 1,203 (-0.1%) people to 1,002,324 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 April and May, down to 62.0%.

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(Released June 18, 2026)

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Preliminary monthly county data

Updated June 18, 2026

State data and average annual rates

Updated June 18, 2026

January 2025 through May 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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Unemployment Insurance reports

Idaho’s May unemployment rate increases to 3.7%

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

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_{U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics}

What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

Idaho’s May unemployment rate increases to 3.7%

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

Related nonfarm linksU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

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