Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Coeur dAlene fell 0.3 percentage points in March 2012 to 8.8%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Coeur dAlene peaked in November 2010 at 11.4% and is now 2.6 percentage points lower. You can also compare Coeur dAlene unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.2%	-0.1	-0.7
Idaho	7.9%	-0.1	-0.8
Coeur dAlene	8.8%	-0.3	-2.5

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with March 2012 data as April metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Coeur dAlene, Idaho, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Coeur dAlene, Idaho Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Coeur dAlene peaked in March 2011 at 8,290. There are now 1,756 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	March 2012	Month/Month	Year/Year
Coeur dAlene	6,534	-124	-1,756

Number of Unemployed Persons

Coeur dAlene, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Coeur dAlene Unemployment Rate	Coeur dAlene Unemployed
April 2012	8.1%	7.7%	—	—
March 2012	8.2%	7.9%	8.8%	6,534
February 2012	8.3%	8.0%	9.1%	6,658
January 2012	8.3%	8.1%	9.5%	6,796
December 2011	8.5%	8.3%	10.0%	7,070
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	10.3%	7,214
October 2011	8.9%	8.6%	10.6%	7,396
September 2011	9.0%	8.7%	10.9%	7,584
August 2011	9.1%	8.8%	11.2%	7,779
July 2011	9.1%	8.9%	11.3%	7,986
June 2011	9.1%	8.8%	11.4%	8,175
May 2011	9.0%	8.8%	11.2%	8,152
April 2011	9.0%	8.7%	11.3%	8,252