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News Releases:
Mar
14
Women’s Earnings in Idaho — 2022

In 2022, Idaho women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $851, or 78.4 percent of the $1,085 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts.

Mar
12
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024

Prices in the West Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Mar
07
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Idaho — 2023

In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6, was 6.5 percent in Idaho, not significantly different than the 6.9-percent rate for the nation.

Idaho Economy at a Glance:
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Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

(r)965.4 (r)966.8 (r)967.7 (r)967.6 (r)967.3 (p)967.9

Employment(1)

(r)934.2 (r)934.9 (r)935.4 (r)935.3 (r)935.2 (p)935.6

Unemployment(1)

(r)31.2 (r)31.9 (r)32.3 (r)32.2 (r)32.1 (p)32.3

Unemployment Rate(2)

(r)3.2 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (r)3.3 (p)3.3

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(3)

850.4 850.0 855.2 856.7 855.5 (p)855.8

12-month % change

2.1 2.1 2.6 2.4 2.3 (p)2.0

Mining and Logging(3)

4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 (p)4.4

12-month % change

2.5 2.4 7.5 10.0 4.9 (p)7.3

Construction(3)

68.6 69.1 69.8 70.5 70.4 (p)70.8

12-month % change

1.8 2.7 3.4 4.0 4.9 (p)6.3

Manufacturing(3)

75.1 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.5 (p)75.8

12-month % change

-0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.3 0.7 (p)0.5

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(3)

162.1 162.6 162.8 162.1 162.1 (p)159.9

12-month % change

1.0 1.3 1.4 0.7 0.3 (p)-0.5

Information(3)

9.4 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.4 (p)9.4

12-month % change

1.1 0.0 -2.1 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(3)

41.7 41.7 41.5 41.7 41.9 (p)41.4

12-month % change

1.0 1.0 0.2 0.7 1.5 (p)0.2

Professional & Business Services(3)

110.1 110.1 110.5 110.4 110.0 (p)110.5

12-month % change

1.8 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.3 (p)1.5

Education & Health Services(3)

127.1 125.1 128.0 128.6 128.2 (p)130.2

12-month % change

4.0 2.0 4.1 4.2 3.6 (p)4.0

Leisure & Hospitality(3)

93.5 94.0 94.3 94.4 93.8 (p)93.7

12-month % change

5.4 5.4 5.4 4.4 3.5 (p)2.9

Other Services(3)

27.5 27.6 27.1 27.0 27.1 (p)26.7

12-month % change

-1.1 -0.7 -2.9 -3.6 -3.6 (p)-3.3

Government(3)

131.2 130.9 132.3 132.7 132.8 (p)133.0

12-month % change

2.4 3.5 4.7 4.4 4.5 (p)3.1

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 Mar 2024
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Mar 2024
Consumer Price Index Overview Table – West Consumer price indexes Table Mar 2024
Western - Employment Cost Index Benefits, Pay Table Mar 2024
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boise City — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Coeur d’Alene — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Idaho Falls — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Lewiston — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Occupational Employment and Wages in Pocatello — May 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Union Members in Idaho — 2023 Employment News Release Feb 2024
Minimum Wage Workers in Idaho – 2017 Employment, Pay News Release Aug 2018
Women’s Earnings in Idaho — 2022 Pay News Release Mar 2024
Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Idaho — 2023 Unemployment News Release Mar 2024
Unemployment in the Boise Area by County - December 2015 Unemployment News Release Feb 2016
County Employment and Wages in Idaho — First Quarter 2023 Employment, Pay News Release Sep 2023
Consumer Price Index, West Region — February 2024 Consumer price indexes News Release Mar 2024
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 Mar 2024
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 2022 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2023
Idaho Job Openings and Labor Turnover — October 2023 Employment News Release Dec 2023
BLS Regional Campus Ambassadors Program N/A Factsheet Apr 2023