Boise City, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Boise City fell 0.0 percentage points in August 2019 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 2.6% in July 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Boise City unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.1
Idaho	2.9%	0.0	+0.1
Boise City	2.7%	0.0	+0.1

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with August 2019 data as September 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 30,915. There are now 20,708 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 9,429 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 778. Boise City employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Boise City, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	August 2019	Month/Month	Year/Year
Boise City	10,207	+190	+763

Number of Unemployed Persons

Boise City, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployment Rate	Boise City Unemployed
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	—	—
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.7%	10,207
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.7%	10,017
June 2019	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	9,819
May 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	9,739
April 2019	3.6%	2.8%	2.6%	9,739
March 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.7%	9,863
February 2019	3.8%	2.9%	2.7%	9,868
January 2019	4.0%	2.8%	2.7%	9,745
December 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.6%	9,500
November 2018	3.7%	2.8%	2.6%	9,484
October 2018	3.8%	2.7%	2.6%	9,450