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Which counties in Idaho are adding jobs fastest?

Teton County (+43.5%), Gem County (+36.9%) and Valley County (+34.2%) added private-sector jobs fastest in Idaho between 2018 and 2023.

Data as of 2023 · updated

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Idaho counties ranked by private-sector job growth
RankCountyChange 2018–23Private jobs 2023Residents
1Teton County+43.5%3,75813,254
2Gem County+36.9%3,80121,773
3Valley County+34.2%5,15512,831
4Jefferson County+33.9%5,59935,297
5Canyon County+30.2%72,117275,123
6Payette County+29.9%7,25927,824
7Camas County+25.7%2351,316
8Fremont County+23.8%2,14714,208
9Bonneville County+23.5%63,119135,771
10Cassia County+23.4%9,70926,397
11Franklin County+22.8%2,83915,889
12Lincoln County+20.9%7065,603
13Latah County+20.1%10,80341,842
14Jerome County+19.9%7,68526,362
15Ada County+18.1%243,004546,141
16Kootenai County+17.7%64,571191,864
17Elmore County+17.4%4,84829,465
18Bannock County+15.8%28,57591,591
19Butte County+15.4%3982,783
20Washington County+14.2%2,21911,583
21Minidoka County+13.8%5,94122,911
22Madison County+13.2%21,46355,172
23Shoshone County+13.1%4,40614,130
24Oneida County+12.9%8825,085
25Blaine County+12.9%13,20825,517
26Gooding County+12.6%3,20116,446
27Bonner County+12.3%14,41254,420
28Clearwater County+12.0%1,9399,118
29Lewis County+11.7%9333,704
30Boundary County+11.2%2,94113,997
31Owyhee County+10.6%2,01912,661
32Twin Falls County+10.5%34,29997,539
33Lemhi County+10.2%2,0908,474
34Bear Lake County+10.0%1,0816,727
35Custer County+9.1%8624,636
36Bingham County+8.9%11,32551,153
37Idaho County+7.0%3,64317,874
38Boise County+3.7%7538,545
39Benewah County+2.4%2,17210,508
40Nez Perce County+2.2%17,98542,905
41Adams County+0.2%5345,013
42Power County−0.6%2,1978,246
43Caribou County−16.4%2,0647,252

1 of 44 Idaho counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Idaho has the fastest job growth?

Teton County: +43.5%, ahead of Gem County (+36.9%) and Valley County (+34.2%), of 43 Idaho counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The change in paid employees of private employers in mid-March between 2018 and 2023 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns). Government jobs and the self-employed are not counted. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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