Idaho Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.6%, Remains Below U.S. Rate

Idaho unemployment rate drops to 3.6%, remains below U.S. rate

The Idaho Department of Labor's administrative office is located on Main Street in Boise. (Christina Lords/Idaho Capital Sun)Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 3.7% to 3.6% in May, the Idaho Department of Labor announced in a news release issued Friday. For May, the number of nonfarm jobs in Idaho increased by 2,500 jobs, for a total of 883,400 jobs, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. Need to get in…

Idaho’s unemployment rate drops from 3.7% to 3.6%

IDAHO – Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased from 3.7% in April to 3.6% in May, according to the Idaho Department of Labor.

Idaho’s Unemployment Rate Dropped to 3.6% in May

BOISE, ID – Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased between April and May, from 3.7% to 3.6%. According to the Idaho Department of Labor, May’s labor force decreased by 875 people (-0.1%) to 1,011,244 while the labor force participation rate – the percentage of people 16 years of age or older who are either employed or looking for work – decreased by 0.1 percentage point between April and May, down to 63.5%. Total employment decr…