Lewiston, Idaho Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lewiston fell 0.1 percentage points in April 2022 to 2.7%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points higher than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Lewiston peaked in April 2020 at 10.4% and is now 7.7 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lewiston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.
Unemployment Rate | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
National | 3.6% | 0.0 | -2.4 |
Idaho | 2.6% | -0.1 | -1.2 |
Lewiston | 2.7% | -0.1 | -1.0 |
Unemployment Rate: Lewiston, Idaho, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Lewiston, Idaho Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Lewiston peaked in April 2020 at 3,159. There are now 2,289 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lewiston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lewiston, Idaho) is also available.
Unemployed Persons | April 2022 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Lewiston | 870 | -11 | -286 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Lewiston, Idaho Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Unemployment Rate |
Lewiston Unemployment Rate |
Lewiston Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2022 |
3.6% | — | — | — |
April 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 870 |
March 2022 |
3.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 881 |
February 2022 |
3.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 906 |
January 2022 |
4.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 937 |
December 2021 |
3.9% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 972 |
November 2021 |
4.2% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 972 |
October 2021 |
4.6% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 986 |
September 2021 |
4.7% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 1,030 |
August 2021 |
5.2% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 1,077 |
July 2021 |
5.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 1,118 |
June 2021 |
5.9% | 3.7% | 3.6% | 1,142 |
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. ↩