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Highest unemployment, Idaho cities

Idaho cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Rexburg, IDID40,3348.8%+0.5 pts

02Moscow, IDID26,7217.9%+1.7 pts

03Blackfoot, IDID13,3617.8%+2.5 pts

04Shelley, IDID5,3037.0%−0.4 pts

05Star, IDID20,8746.9%+3.6 pts

06Mountain Home, IDID16,7796.1%+0.2 pts

07Weiser, IDID6,2495.9%−1.0 pts

08Rupert, IDID6,4605.7%+3.6 pts

09Payette, IDID8,8135.2%−1.4 pts

10Ammon, IDID20,1195.1%+2.2 pts

11Caldwell, IDID76,6295.0%−1.3 pts

12Jerome, IDID13,7314.6%+0.8 pts

13Pocatello, IDID58,7714.4%−1.9 pts

14Chubbuck, IDID16,8234.3%+0.9 pts

15Idaho Falls, IDID71,7854.2%+0.5 pts

16Middleton, IDID12,6004.1%+0.3 pts

17Boise City, IDID238,4293.6%−1.1 pts

18Garden City, IDID13,0473.4%−0.2 pts

19Post Falls, IDID46,7153.3%+0.3 pts

20Nampa, IDID120,3843.1%−2.0 pts

21Hayden, IDID17,3633.1%−0.3 pts

22Twin Falls, IDID56,2163.0%+0.2 pts

23Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,1792.9%−0.8 pts

24Burley, IDID12,4092.8%−0.8 pts

25Preston, IDID6,1772.7%+2.7 pts

26Meridian, IDID142,9882.7%−0.3 pts

27Lewiston, IDID34,7172.5%−0.8 pts

28Sandpoint, IDID10,6452.5%−1.1 pts

29Hailey, IDID10,0532.3%+1.5 pts

30Rigby, IDID5,7572.2%−2.6 pts

31Emmett, IDID8,9002.1%+0.2 pts

32Eagle, IDID34,6582.0%+0.5 pts

33Kuna, IDID31,5251.9%−0.5 pts

34Fruitland, IDID7,2131.8%−1.6 pts

35Rathdrum, IDID13,2271.6%−4.4 pts

36Kimberly, IDID5,7980.0%−1.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES