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Boise City, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 12.2% and is now 9.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.4% in January 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Boise City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Idaho 3.1% +0.1 +0.3
Boise City 3.0% +0.1 +0.5
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Boise City, Idaho, National

Boise City, Idaho monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Boise City, Idaho Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 46,061. There are now 33,447 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,954 in February 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,660. Boise City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boise City, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Boise City 12,614 +423 +2,162

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Idaho
Unemployment Rate		 Boise City
Unemployment Rate		 Boise City
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.2% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 3.0% 12,614
August
2023		 3.8% 3.0% 2.9% 12,191
July
2023		 3.5% 2.8% 2.8% 11,608
June
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 11,019
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 2.5% 10,595
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 10,174
March
2023		 3.5% 2.6% 2.4% 10,083
February
2023		 3.6% 2.6% 2.4% 9,954
January
2023		 3.4% 2.7% 2.4% 9,991
December
2022		 3.5% 2.8% 2.5% 10,273
November
2022		 3.6% 2.8% 2.5% 10,290

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. ↩

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