Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment

The BLS reported that the unemployment rate for Pocatello rose 0.1 percentage points in October 2018 to 2.4%. For the same month, the metro unemployment rate was 0.3 percentage points lower than the Idaho rate. The unemployment rate in Pocatello peaked in September 2009 at 8.6% and is now 6.2 percentage points lower. From a post peak low of 2.3% in September 2018, the unemployment rate has now grown by 0.1 percentage points. You can also compare Pocatello unemployment with unemployment in other cities.

Unemployment Rate	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
National	3.7%	0.0	-0.4
Idaho	2.7%	0.0	-0.3
Pocatello	2.4%	+0.1	-0.4

Note: Metro level data is now seasonally adjusted.¹ All comparisons are made with October 2018 data as November 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 September 2009 at 3,420. There are now 2,421 fewer people unemployed in the metropolitan area. From a recent trough of 963 in September 2018, the number of unemployed has now grown by 36.

Unemployed Persons	October 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
Pocatello	999	+36	-176

Number of Unemployed Persons

Pocatello, Idaho Unemployment History

Date	National Unemployment Rate	Idaho Unemployment Rate	Pocatello Unemployment Rate	Pocatello Unemployed
November 2018	3.7%	—	—	—
October 2018	3.7%	2.7%	2.4%	999
September 2018	3.7%	2.7%	2.3%	963
August 2018	3.9%	2.8%	2.4%	1,025
July 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.7%	1,172
June 2018	4.0%	2.9%	2.7%	1,133
May 2018	3.8%	2.9%	2.7%	1,153
April 2018	3.9%	2.9%	2.6%	1,105
March 2018	4.1%	2.9%	2.6%	1,096
February 2018	4.1%	3.0%	2.8%	1,191
January 2018	4.1%	3.0%	3.0%	1,264
December 2017	4.1%	3.0%	2.9%	1,215