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Which counties in Idaho have the lowest unemployment?

Teton County (2.6%), Jefferson County (2.9%) and Oneida County (2.9%) had the lowest unemployment in Idaho in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Idaho counties ranked by lowest unemployment rate
RankCountyRate 2025Change since 2019Residents
1Teton County2.6%+0.4 pts13,254
2Jefferson County2.9%+0.7 pts35,297
3Oneida County2.9%+0.8 pts5,085
4Bear Lake County3.0%+0.4 pts6,727
5Bonneville County3.1%+0.7 pts135,771
6Blaine County3.2%+0.6 pts25,517
7Cassia County3.2%+0.8 pts26,397
8Franklin County3.2%+1.0 pts15,889
9Ada County3.3%+0.8 pts546,141
10Jerome County3.3%+0.9 pts26,362
11Latah County3.3%+0.7 pts41,842
12Power County3.3%+0.4 pts8,246
13Gooding County3.4%+0.9 pts16,446
14Minidoka County3.4%+0.7 pts22,911
15Twin Falls County3.4%+0.7 pts97,539
16Bingham County3.5%+0.8 pts51,153
17Fremont County3.6%+0.9 pts14,208
18Canyon County3.7%+0.8 pts275,123
19Gem County3.7%+0.7 pts21,773
20Madison County3.7%+1.1 pts55,172
21Nez Perce County3.7%+0.7 pts42,905
22Camas County3.8%+0.9 pts1,316
23Caribou County3.9%+1.0 pts7,252
24Bannock County4.0%+0.9 pts91,591
25Butte County4.0%+1.1 pts2,783
26Owyhee County4.0%+0.9 pts12,661
27Boise County4.2%+0.0 pts8,545
28Lemhi County4.2%−0.7 pts8,474
29Lincoln County4.2%+1.0 pts5,603
30Elmore County4.3%+0.7 pts29,465
31Payette County4.3%+0.7 pts27,824
32Lewis County4.4%−1.2 pts3,704
33Kootenai County4.5%+1.0 pts191,864
34Valley County4.5%+0.2 pts12,831
35Washington County4.6%+0.4 pts11,583
36Custer County4.8%−0.3 pts4,636
37Idaho County5.0%+0.7 pts17,874
38Bonner County5.4%+1.2 pts54,420
39Boundary County5.4%+0.8 pts13,997
40Benewah County5.6%+0.2 pts10,508
41Shoshone County5.6%+0.0 pts14,130
42Clearwater County6.4%+0.0 pts9,118
43Adams County7.2%+0.2 pts5,013

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

How this is ranked

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics. 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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Questions

Which county in Idaho has the lowest unemployment rate?

Teton County: 2.6%, ahead of Jefferson County (2.9%) and Oneida County (2.9%), of 43 Idaho counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

The annual average unemployment rate for 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics). Lowest first. 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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