Idaho’s August unemployment rate remains at 3.5%
Friday October 20, 2023Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5% in August, unchanged from July.
The state’s labor force increased by 3,851 people (0.4%) to 985,722 while the labor force participation rate — the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work — increased from 62.9% to 63.1% between July and August.