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Bureau of Labor Statistics > Geographic Information > Western > Idaho > Boise City

Boise City

Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Western - Labor Force Statistics Employment, Unemployment Table Jun 2026
Occupational Employment and Wages in Boise City — May 2024 Employment, Pay News Release May 2025
Unemployment in the Boise Area by County - December 2015 Unemployment News Release Feb 2016
Boise City Area Economic Summary (PDF)
Benefits, Consumer price indexes, Consumer spending, Employment, Industry price indexes, Pay, Unemployment
 Economic Summary Apr 2026
Consumer Price Index Data Tables - Pacific Cities and U.S. City Average Consumer price indexes Factsheet Mar 2020
Boise City, ID Economy at a Glance:
Boise City, ID
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2026

Labor Force Data

Civilian Labor Force(1)

 (2)460.1 (2)459.3 457.9 454.1 (p)454.1  

Employment(1)

 (2)444.9 (2)444.5 439.4 436.7 (p)437.6  

Unemployment(1)

 (2)15.2 (2)14.9 18.5 17.4 (p)16.5  

Unemployment Rate(3)

 (2)3.3 (2)3.2 4.0 3.8 (p)3.6  

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(4)

 414.3 413.5 405.1 405.1 408.6 (p)411.9

12-month % change

 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.9 (p)-0.5

Mining, Logging, and Construction(4)

 39.3 39.0 36.7 37.1 37.4 (p)38.1

12-month % change

 5.4 6.3 0.5 1.4 0.3 (p)-0.3

Manufacturing(4)

 31.0 30.7 30.6 30.4 30.7 (p)30.9

12-month % change

 -2.5 -2.5 0.3 -1.3 -0.3 (p)-0.6

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(4)

 79.7 80.1 78.1 78.1 78.7 (p)79.4

12-month % change

 -1.1 -1.2 -1.0 -0.4 0.4 (p)1.1

Information(4)

 4.5 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 (p)4.3

12-month % change

 -4.3 -4.3 -4.4 -4.4 -6.7 (p)-4.4

Financial Activities(4)

 23.8 23.4 22.9 23.0 23.2 (p)23.5

12-month % change

 2.6 0.9 0.4 0.4 1.8 (p)2.2

Professional and Business Services(4)

 61.7 62.3 59.5 58.9 60.2 (p)61.1

12-month % change

 0.7 3.5 2.8 0.7 1.5 (p)-0.8

Education and Health Services(4)

 65.7 66.2 66.1 66.1 66.0 (p)66.4

12-month % change

 2.3 3.3 0.8 2.0 4.1 (p)-1.5

Leisure and Hospitality(4)

 40.0 39.5 38.5 38.5 39.1 (p)39.6

12-month % change

 -0.7 -1.5 -2.0 -3.0 -3.0 (p)-5.0

Other Services(4)

 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.2 14.3 (p)14.2

12-month % change

 2.8 2.8 3.6 2.2 2.1 (p)0.7

Government(4)

 54.1 53.3 54.0 54.5 54.8 (p)54.4

12-month % change

 1.3 0.4 0.7 0.7 1.3 (p)0.7

Footnotes
(1) Number of persons, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Data were subject to revision on May 19, 2026.
(3) In percent, not seasonally adjusted.
(4) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary