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Tuesday, June 09, 2026

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County Employment and Wages in Idaho — Fourth Quarter 2025

Employment rose in both of Idaho’s large counties from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Ada County had an over-the-year employment increase of 2.4 percent, and Canyon County reported an increase of 2.0 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

Chart 1. Over-the-year percent change in covered employment among the largest counties in Idaho, December 2025

Ada County (297,500) had the highest employment level in Idaho in December 2025. Together, the two largest counties accounted for 44.4 percent of total covered employment within the state. Nationwide, the 372 largest counties comprise 73.4 percent of total covered employment in the United States. (Large counties and county equivalents are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2024.)

Large county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2025

Average weekly wage gains in both large counties in Idaho were above the national average of 4.2 percent. (See chart 2.) Ada had the largest gain (+6.4 percent). In Canyon, the average weekly wage increased 4.4 percent over the year.

Chart 2. Over-the-year percent change in covered average weekly wages among the largest counties in Idaho, fourth quarter 2025

Ada ($1,609) had a weekly wage above the national average of $1,569. The average weekly wage in Canyon was $1,096.

Smaller county average weekly wages in the fourth quarter 2025

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 42 small counties in Idaho, defined as having employment below 75,000 in 2024. (See table 2.) Wage levels in 41 of the 42 smaller counties were below the national average. Butte reported the highest average weekly wage ($2,393) in the state. Bear Lake reported the lowest average weekly wage ($828).

Among all 44 Idaho counties, 7 reported average weekly wages less than $975, 14 had wages from $975 to $1,049, 9 had wages from $1,050 to $1,124, 5 had wages from $1,125 to $1,199, and 9 had average weekly wages of $1,200 or higher. (See map 1 and table 2.)

Map 1. Average weekly wages by county in Idaho, fourth quarter 2025

(U.S. average = $1,569)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3.

Nationwide coverage of the largest counties is published in the County Employment and Wages news release. Additional information about quarterly employment and wages data is available in the news release Technical Note and from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages website.

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The County Employment and Wages release for the first quarter 2026 is scheduled to be released on Friday, August 28, 2026.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the two largest counties in Idaho, fourth quarter 2025
Area Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)		 Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2025
(thousands)		 Percent change,
December
2024–25 (2)		 National ranking
by percent change (3)		 Fourth quarter
2025 ($)		 National ranking
by level (3)		 Percent change,
fourth quarter
2024–25 (2)		 National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

 12,428.4 156,700.2 0.2 -- 1,569 -- 4.2 --

Idaho

 104.3 875.7 1.8 -- 1,303 35 5.8 2

Ada

 26.6 297.5 2.4 12 1,609 75 6.4 25

Canyon

 9.1 91.6 2.0 20 1,096 355 4.4 138

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in Idaho, fourth quarter 2025
Area Establishments Employment December 2025 Average weekly wage ($) (1)

United States (2)

 12,428,415 156,700,218 1,569

Idaho

 104,301 875,673 1,303

Ada

 26,587 297,541 1,609

Adams

 204 988 1,220

Bannock

 3,250 38,434 994

Bear Lake

 289 1,899 828

Benewah

 408 3,377 1,152

Bingham

 1,511 16,074 1,009

Blaine

 2,206 14,713 1,308

Boise

 270 1,771 966

Bonner

 2,462 16,073 1,100

Bonneville

 5,752 63,393 1,030

Boundary

 605 4,120 1,089

Butte

 143 10,068 2,393

Camas

 74 357 1,246

Canyon

 9,113 91,582 1,096

Caribou

 318 3,445 1,436

Cassia

 1,139 12,633 1,072

Clark

 48 291 1,374

Clearwater

 332 2,671 1,046

Custer

 276 1,406 1,005

Elmore

 750 7,360 975

Franklin

 564 4,162 1,034

Fremont

 590 3,577 1,008

Gem

 713 4,531 926

Gooding

 623 6,559 1,063

Idaho

 703 4,471 989

Jefferson

 1,235 8,327 934

Jerome

 938 12,034 1,118

Kootenai

 8,829 70,576 1,208

Latah

 1,392 15,108 998

Lemhi

 449 2,696 1,003

Lewis

 229 1,519 897

Lincoln

 203 1,702 1,000

Madison

 1,737 18,214 895

Minidoka

 768 8,943 1,109

Nez Perce

 1,492 21,837 1,141

Oneida

 178 1,603 1,140

Owyhee

 406 3,253 1,115

Payette

 864 7,176 1,004

Power

 274 3,707 1,243

Shoshone

 473 4,864 1,166

Teton

 915 4,740 1,175

Twin Falls

 3,963 43,236 1,007

Valley

 870 5,620 1,067

Washington

 366 2,920 899

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, fourth quarter 2025
State Establishments,
fourth quarter
(thousands)		 Employment Average weekly wage (1)
December 2025
(thousands)		 Percent change,
December
2024–25		 Fourth quarter
2025 ($)		 National ranking
by level		 Percent change,
fourth quarter
2024–25		 National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

 12,428.4 156,700.2 0.2 1,569 -- 4.2 --

Alabama

 167.4 2,135.3 0.5 1,301 36 3.7 37

Alaska

 25.3 317.3 -0.3 1,497 16 4.7 14

Arizona

 227.4 3,278.3 0.0 1,446 20 3.0 47

Arkansas

 113.0 1,318.2 0.4 1,213 49 5.0 8

California

 2,013.7 18,351.7 0.6 1,954 4 4.6 16

Colorado

 258.5 2,896.4 -0.6 1,683 8 5.6 3

Connecticut

 149.8 1,706.5 0.1 1,801 6 5.0 8

Delaware

 47.3 481.0 0.1 1,502 15 4.7 14

District of Columbia

 51.0 726.1 -4.5 2,587 1 4.1 24

Florida

 886.2 10,013.2 0.3 1,471 17 4.8 12

Georgia

 398.7 4,925.4 0.1 1,440 21 3.5 40

Hawaii

 63.0 650.0 -0.2 1,411 25 5.0 8

Idaho

 104.3 875.7 1.8 1,303 35 5.8 2

Illinois

 387.7 6,089.5 -0.1 1,588 11 3.3 42

Indiana

 195.6 3,211.2 0.1 1,276 40 4.5 17

Iowa

 110.6 1,560.0 -0.2 1,282 39 3.7 37

Kansas

 101.8 1,443.2 -0.1 1,268 44 4.1 24

Kentucky

 161.3 2,008.7 -0.1 1,235 46 3.8 34

Louisiana

 159.2 1,927.3 -0.5 1,267 45 3.2 44

Maine

 67.6 644.7 -0.1 1,332 33 4.2 21

Maryland

 199.5 2,754.6 -1.1 1,616 10 3.0 47

Massachusetts

 298.5 3,625.5 -0.9 1,980 2 4.9 11

Michigan

 316.9 4,412.7 0.0 1,427 23 4.2 21

Minnesota

 215.2 2,948.0 0.0 1,505 14 3.7 37

Mississippi

 92.2 1,180.9 0.3 1,075 51 5.1 7

Missouri

 259.9 2,920.8 -0.1 1,324 34 4.4 18

Montana

 62.3 512.3 -0.1 1,296 38 3.3 42

Nebraska

 78.5 1,024.0 -0.2 1,275 42 4.0 31

Nevada

 111.0 1,592.1 1.7 1,395 27 3.2 44

New Hampshire

 67.9 688.8 -0.6 1,652 9 4.8 12

New Jersey

 343.1 4,343.1 0.2 1,691 7 3.9 33

New Mexico

 69.7 875.3 -0.3 1,275 42 4.1 24

New York

 719.1 9,907.5 0.4 1,975 3 5.4 4

North Carolina

 392.1 4,991.1 0.9 1,409 26 3.8 34

North Dakota

 37.0 430.4 -0.2 1,350 31 2.7 49

Ohio

 348.5 5,554.4 0.0 1,358 30 4.1 24

Oklahoma

 129.3 1,717.1 0.1 1,217 48 4.1 24

Oregon

 177.9 1,975.8 -1.0 1,468 19 3.2 44

Pennsylvania

 398.1 6,094.8 0.2 1,470 18 4.0 31

Rhode Island

 49.1 500.3 -0.1 1,429 22 6.0 1

South Carolina

 192.4 2,344.7 1.5 1,276 40 4.3 20

South Dakota

 41.2 458.9 -0.2 1,230 47 4.1 24

Tennessee

 225.2 3,281.6 -0.3 1,424 24 3.8 34

Texas

 860.8 14,255.2 0.8 1,549 13 4.2 21

Utah

 144.6 1,761.6 1.4 1,389 28 4.1 24

Vermont

 34.5 309.3 -0.9 1,378 29 5.3 5

Virginia

 324.0 4,166.9 0.5 1,585 12 2.6 50

Washington

 242.1 3,590.3 -0.3 1,948 5 2.4 51

West Virginia

 62.8 698.3 -0.6 1,203 50 3.5 40

Wisconsin

 213.9 2,946.2 -0.1 1,346 32 5.3 5

Wyoming

 31.7 278.4 -0.8 1,297 37 4.4 18

Puerto Rico

 53.5 974.7 -0.2 735 (3) 2.8 (3)

Virgin Islands

 3.0 34.7 0.3 1,068 (3) 2.7 (3)

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Dashes indicate data not applicable or available. Covered employment and wages include workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

 

Last Modified Date: Tuesday, June 09, 2026