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Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pocatello rose 0.1 percentage points in September 2023 to 3.1%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.0 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Pocatello peaked in April 2020 at 9.7% and is now 6.6 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.5% in March 2023, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.6 percentage points. You can also compare Pocatello unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
National 3.8% 0.0 +0.3
Idaho 3.1% +0.1 +0.3
Pocatello 3.1% +0.1 +0.3
Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.1 All comparisons are made with September 2023 data as October metro level unemployment data has not yet been released.

Unemployment Rate: Pocatello, Idaho, National

Pocatello, Idaho monthly unemployment rate chart

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 2,580 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 1,114 in April 2023, the number of unemployed has now grown by 301.

Unemployed Persons September 2023 Month/Month Year/Year
Pocatello 1,415 +43 +212

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment History

Date National
Unemployment Rate		 Idaho
Unemployment Rate		 Pocatello
Unemployment Rate		 Pocatello
Unemployed
October
2023		 3.9% 3.2% — —
September
2023		 3.8% 3.1% 3.1% 1,415
August
2023		 3.8% 3.0% 3.0% 1,372
July
2023		 3.5% 2.8% 2.9% 1,304
June
2023		 3.6% 2.7% 2.6% 1,157
May
2023		 3.7% 2.6% 2.5% 1,131
April
2023		 3.4% 2.6% 2.5% 1,114
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

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. ↩

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