Boise City, Idaho Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City fell 0.8 percentage points in November 2020 to 5.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Boise City peaked in April 2020 at 12.6% and is now 7.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 4.4% in August 2020, 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 | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| National | 6.7% | -0.2 | +3.1 |
| Idaho | 4.8% | -0.7 | +1.9 |
| Boise City | 5.0% | -0.8 | +2.3 |
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 47,399. There are now 28,347 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 16,772 in August 2020, the number of unemployed has now grown by 2,280. Boise City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boise City, Idaho) is also available.
| Unemployed Persons | November 2020 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City | 19,052 | -3,152 | +8,864 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History
| Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Unemployment Rate |
Boise City Unemployment Rate |
Boise City Unemployed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2020 |
6.7% | — | — | — |
| November 2020 |
6.7% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 19,052 |
| October 2020 |
6.9% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 22,204 |
| September 2020 |
7.8% | 6.1% | 6.4% | 25,203 |
| August 2020 |
8.4% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 16,772 |
| July 2020 |
10.2% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 20,823 |
| June 2020 |
11.1% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 23,301 |
| May 2020 |
13.3% | 9.0% | 9.7% | 36,603 |
| April 2020 |
14.8% | 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 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 9,986 |
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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