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Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Coeur dAlene fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.5 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Coeur dAlene peaked in April 2020 at 16.1% and is now 13.0 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 3.1% in February 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Coeur dAlene unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.4% -0.1 -0.2
Idaho 2.6% 0.0 +0.1
Coeur dAlene 3.1% -0.1 0.0
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with April 2023 data as May metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Coeur dAlene, Idaho, National

Coeur dAlene, Idaho monthly unemployment rate chart

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Coeur dAlene, Idaho Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Coeur dAlene peaked in April 2020 at 13,147. There are now 10,465 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 2,630 in March 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 52. Coeur dAlene employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Coeur dAlene, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons April 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Coeur dAlene 2,682 -24 +50

Number of Unemployed Persons

Coeur dAlene, Idaho Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate
Idaho
Unemployment Rate
Coeur dAlene
Unemployment Rate
Coeur dAlene
Unemployed
May
2023
3.7%
April
2023
3.4% 2.6% 3.1% 2,682
March
2023
3.5% 2.6% 3.2% 2,706
February
2023
3.6% 2.6% 3.2% 2,725
January
2023
3.4% 2.7% 3.2% 2,752
December
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.3% 2,781
November
2022
3.6% 2.8% 3.3% 2,784
October
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.3% 2,783
September
2022
3.5% 2.8% 3.3% 2,765
August
2022
3.7% 2.8% 3.2% 2,742
July
2022
3.5% 2.7% 3.2% 2,710
June
2022
3.6% 2.6% 3.2% 2,676

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.