Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment
The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pocatello fell 0.0 percentage points in April 2023 to 2.5%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.1 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Pocatello peaked in April 2020 at 9.7% and is now 7.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.0 percentage points. You can also compare Pocatello 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 |
Pocatello | 2.5% | 0.0 | -0.2 |
Unemployment Rate: Pocatello, Idaho, National
Note: Recessions shown in gray.
Pocatello, Idaho Unemployed
The number of people unemployed in Pocatello peaked in April 2020 at 3,995. There are now 2,882 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.
Unemployed Persons | April 2023 | Month/Month | Year/Year |
---|---|---|---|
Pocatello | 1,113 | -15 | -62 |
Number of Unemployed Persons
Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment History
Date | National Unemployment Rate |
Idaho Unemployment Rate |
Pocatello Unemployment Rate |
Pocatello Unemployed |
---|---|---|---|---|
May 2023 |
3.7% | — | — | — |
April 2023 |
3.4% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1,113 |
March 2023 |
3.5% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1,128 |
February 2023 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 1,136 |
January 2023 |
3.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,158 |
December 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1,194 |
November 2022 |
3.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1,196 |
October 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1,201 |
September 2022 |
3.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 1,203 |
August 2022 |
3.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1,198 |
July 2022 |
3.5% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1,187 |
June 2022 |
3.6% | 2.6% | 2.7% | 1,177 |
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. ↩