Boise City, Idaho Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.6%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 12.3% and is now 9.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Boise City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Idaho | 2.6% | -0.1 | -1.2 |
Boise City | 2.6% | -0.1 | -1.3 |
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 46,299. There are now 35,695 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 | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Boise City | 10,604 | -242 | -4,638 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Unemployment Rate |
Boise City Unemployment Rate |
Boise City Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 10,604 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 10,846 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 11,057 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 11,276 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 11,740 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 11,755 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 11,896 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 12,348 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 12,924 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.6% | 3.4% | 13,523 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 14,083 |
1. Metro area unemployment rates are now seasonally adjusted. The BLS has started publishing smoothed seasonally adjusted metropolitan area data which makes comparisons to state and national data more relevant than the unadjusted numbers. ↩