Lewiston, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Lewiston fell 2.2 percentage points in May 2020 to 9.0%. 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 11.2% and is now 2.2 percentage points lower. You can also compare Lewiston unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	13.3%	-1.4	+9.7
Idaho	8.9%	-2.9	+6.0
Lewiston	9.0%	-2.2	+5.7

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with May 2020 data as June metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

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 3,299. There are now 699 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. Lewiston employment and jobs data (including jobs lost/gained in Lewiston, Idaho) is also available.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Lewiston	2,600	-699	+1,563

Number of Unemployed Persons

Lewiston, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Lewiston Unemployment Rate	Lewiston Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	8.9%	9.0%	2,600
April 2020	14.7%	11.8%	11.2%	3,299
March 2020	4.4%	2.5%	3.0%	917
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	3.0%	951
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	3.1%	992
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.1%	1,000
November 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.2%	1,002
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	3.2%	1,006
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	3.2%	1,010
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.2%	1,016
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	3.3%	1,024