Idaho Falls, Idaho Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Idaho Falls fell 0.1 percentage points in January 2023 to 2.3%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.4 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Idaho Falls peaked in April 2020 at 8.0% and is now 5.7 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.2% in April 2022, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Idaho Falls unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.4% | -0.1 | -0.6 |
Idaho | 2.7% | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Idaho Falls | 2.3% | -0.1 | 0.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Idaho Falls, Idaho, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Idaho Falls, Idaho Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Idaho Falls peaked in April 2020 at 5,765. There are now 3,920 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,776 in February 2022, the number of unemployed has now grown by 69.
Unemployed Persons | January 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Idaho Falls | 1,845 | -75 | +39 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Idaho Falls, Idaho Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Falls Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Falls Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
February 2023 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1,845 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,920 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,983 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,987 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,943 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 1,914 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 1,879 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.3% | 1,850 |
May 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1,787 |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 1,776 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 1,783 |
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. ↩