Press Releases
Idaho’s seasonally adjusted labor force over one million for first time Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.8% in December, up from 3.7% in November. The state’s labor force increased by 4,108 people (0.4%) to 1,000,658 while the labor force participation rate — the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are […]
January 2025 (December Data) Download the report
Labor economist Sam Wolkenhauer discusses Idaho’s housing interest rates and home inventories. Watch the webinar
Read articles about the Idaho economy in our newsletter, Idaho Employment News. Sign up for our newsletter
Over the last 50 years, the Port of Lewiston has had a significant impact in making the employment of north central Idaho both economically resilient as well as very distinctive compared with Idaho’s other labor regions. Read more