Unemployment Insurance Reports

Idaho’s unemployment rate remains at 3.7% in August

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

August’s labor force decreased by 627 (0.1%) people to 1,009,419 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.1 percentage point between July and August, down to 63.1%.

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Updated 9/10/2025

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Updated 9/19/2025

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January 2024 through August 2025

Updated 9/19/2025

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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Idaho’s unemployment rate remains at 3.7% in August

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

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What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

Idaho’s unemployment rate remains at 3.7% in August

Claimant characteristics reports

Preliminary monthly county data

State data and average annual rates

Related nonfarm links U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

What is unemployment insurance (UI)?

Related UI links

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