Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pocatello fell 2.5 percentage points in May 2020 to 8.0%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.9 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Pocatello peaked in April 2020 at 10.5% and is now 2.5 percentage points lower. You can also compare Pocatello 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
Pocatello	8.0%	-2.5	+5.2

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: Pocatello, Idaho, National

Note: Recessions shown in gray.

Pocatello, Idaho Unemployed

The number of people unemployed in Pocatello peaked in April 2020 at 4,128. There are now 923 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area.

Unemployed Persons	May 2020	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pocatello	3,205	-923	+2,017

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Pocatello Unemployment Rate	Pocatello Unemployed
June 2020	11.1%	—	—	—
May 2020	13.3%	8.9%	8.0%	3,205
April 2020	14.7%	11.8%	10.5%	4,128
March 2020	4.4%	2.5%	2.6%	1,128
February 2020	3.5%	2.7%	2.6%	1,140
January 2020	3.6%	2.8%	2.7%	1,166
December 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.7%	1,160
November 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.7%	1,167
October 2019	3.6%	2.9%	2.7%	1,175
September 2019	3.5%	2.9%	2.8%	1,183
August 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.8%	1,190
July 2019	3.7%	2.9%	2.8%	1,192