Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Coeur dAlene fell 0.3 percentage points in December 2011 to 10.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 1.6 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Coeur dAlene peaked in November 2010 at 11.4% and is now 1.4 percentage points lower. You can also compare Coeur dAlene unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	8.5%	-0.2	-0.9
Idaho	8.4%	-0.1	-1.3
Coeur dAlene	10.0%	-0.3	-1.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with December 2011 data as January 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 1,220 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	December 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Coeur dAlene	7,070	-144	-1,121

Number of Unemployed Persons

Coeur dAlene, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Coeur dAlene Unemployment Rate	Coeur dAlene Unemployed
January 2012	8.3%	—	—	—
December 2011	8.5%	8.4%	10.0%	7,070
November 2011	8.7%	8.5%	10.3%	7,214
October 2011	8.9%	8.8%	10.6%	7,396
September 2011	9.0%	9.0%	10.9%	7,584
August 2011	9.1%	9.2%	11.2%	7,779
July 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.3%	7,986
June 2011	9.1%	9.4%	11.4%	8,175
May 2011	9.0%	9.4%	11.2%	8,152
April 2011	9.0%	9.6%	11.3%	8,252
March 2011	8.9%	9.7%	11.3%	8,290
February 2011	9.0%	9.7%	11.3%	8,262
January 2011	9.1%	9.7%	11.3%	8,214