Around Southeastern Idaho: Economic activity, August 2024

Brandon Duong, regional economist
Idaho Department of Labor
(208) 236-6715

Region

Labor force estimates for July 2024 from the Idaho Department of Labor’s Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) had total employment and total unemployment increasing in the seven-county southeastern region. Seasonally adjusted, July’s preliminary estimates have labor force participants increasing by 1,177 people, with 1,161 more employed people and 16 more unemployed people. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 3.5%, the same as June 2024 and .2% lower than July 2023.

Continue reading “Around Southeastern Idaho: Economic activity, August 2024”