Boise City, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2018 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.2 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Boise City peaked in July 2009 at 10.5% and is now 7.8 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.7% in February 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Boise City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.9%	-0.2	-0.5
Idaho	2.9%	0.0	-0.4
Boise City	2.7%	0.0	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with April 2018 data as May 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 June 2009 at 31,146. There are now 21,597 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,422 in March 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 127. Boise City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boise City, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Boise City	9,549	+127	-1,131

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployed
May 2018	3.8%	2.9%	—	—
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.7%	9,549
March 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.7%	9,422
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.7%	9,672
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	10,278
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.8%	9,867
November 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	10,039
October 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	10,144
September 2017	4.2%	3.0%	2.9%	10,213
August 2017	4.4%	3.1%	3.0%	10,310
July 2017	4.3%	3.1%	3.0%	10,418
June 2017	4.3%	3.2%	3.1%	10,557