Boise City, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City fell 2.9 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.7 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 2.9 percentage points lower. You can also compare Boise City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Idaho	9.0%	-2.8	+6.1
Boise City	9.7%	-2.9	+6.9

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Boise City, Idaho, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Boise City, Idaho Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 47,399. There are now 10,912 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Boise City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boise City, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Boise City	36,487	-10,912	+26,099

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployed
July 2020	10.2%	—	—	—
June 2020	11.1%	5.6%	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	9.0%	9.7%	36,487
April 2020	14.7%	11.8%	12.6%	47,399
March 2020	4.4%	2.5%	2.5%	9,363
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.5%	9,622
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	9,986
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.7%	10,133
November 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.7%	10,188
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.7%	10,256
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.7%	10,329
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.7%	10,397