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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Idaho

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News Releases:
May
23
Business Employment Dynamics in Idaho — Third Quarter 2022

From June 2021 to September 2021, gross job gains from private-sector establishments in Idaho were 58,556, while gross job losses from private-sector establishments were 52,078.

May
10
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

May
05
Women’s Earnings in Idaho – 2021

In 2021, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $796, or 81.3 percent of the $979 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

Idaho Economy at a Glance:
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2023

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (r)954.9 (r)954.8 956.4 958.1 960.0 (p)960.8

Employment(1)

 (r)928.3 (r)928.4 930.7 933.0 935.3 (p)936.3

Unemployment(1)

 (r)26.5 (r)26.4 25.7 25.1 24.7 (p)24.5

Unemployment Rate(2)

 (r)2.8 (r)2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 (p)2.6

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

 835.9 837.4 844.0 845.2 846.8 (p)847.3

12-month % change

 3.1 3.0 3.4 3.0 3.0 (p)3.1

Mining and Logging(3)

 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.4 (p)4.5

12-month % change

 0.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 4.8 (p)7.1

Construction(3)

 67.4 67.8 70.2 68.8 68.4 (p)68.9

12-month % change

 8.0 7.8 10.0 6.5 5.6 (p)6.3

Manufacturing(3)

 72.7 71.9 72.7 72.2 72.5 (p)72.5

12-month % change

 0.1 -1.2 0.1 -1.0 -0.7 (p)-0.8

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

 161.7 161.8 162.0 162.3 161.9 (p)162.4

12-month % change

 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.2 (p)0.6

Information(3)

 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.5 (p)9.9

12-month % change

 8.1 7.0 5.7 6.8 6.7 (p)12.5

Financial Activities(3)

 41.3 41.7 41.6 41.6 41.4 (p)41.4

12-month % change

 2.0 2.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 (p)1.0

Professional & Business Services(3)

 107.7 109.6 110.9 110.5 111.1 (p)111.0

12-month % change

 2.5 4.0 5.2 4.0 4.1 (p)3.7

Education & Health Services(3)

 123.2 123.7 124.2 124.9 125.7 (p)125.2

12-month % change

 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.6 (p)4.4

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

 91.7 91.5 91.8 92.1 92.4 (p)92.2

12-month % change

 5.5 4.5 4.4 4.1 4.1 (p)4.1

Other Services(3)

 28.0 27.7 27.7 28.0 27.8 (p)27.6

12-month % change

 4.1 2.2 2.2 2.9 1.5 (p)1.5

Government(3)

 128.8 128.3 129.5 131.1 131.7 (p)131.7

12-month % change

 3.2 2.6 2.4 4.4 5.1 (p)4.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) In percent, seasonally adjusted.
(3) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(p) Preliminary
(r) Revised
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Western Consumer Price Index Card Consumer price indexes CPI Summary Jun 2023
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2023
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Jun 2023
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boise City — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Coeur d’Alene — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Idaho Falls — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lewiston — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pocatello — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Union Members in Idaho — 2022 Employment News Release Feb 2023
Minimum Wage Workers in Idaho – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Women’s Earnings in Idaho – 2021 Pay News Release May 2023
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Idaho – 2022 Unemployment News Release Mar 2023
Unemployment in the Boise Area by County - December 2015 Unemployment News Release Feb 2016
County Employment and Wages in Idaho — First Quarter 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Oct 2022
Consumer Price Index, West Region — April 2023 Consumer price indexes News Release May 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Logan — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jul 2022
Mountain Division and State Unemployment – 2012 Unemployment News Release May 2013
Boise City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary May 2023
Fatal Work Injuries in Idaho – 2019 Workplace fatalities News Release Apr 2021
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Business Employment Dynamics in Idaho — Third Quarter 2022 Employment News Release May 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Twin Falls — May 2021 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2022
Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover — January 2023 Employment News Release Mar 2023
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023