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Most unemployed people, Idaho cities · 2020

Idaho cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2020 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 36 cities in Idaho that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 36 is 236.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS –

01Boise City, IDID238,4296,156–

02Nampa, IDID120,3842,432–

03Meridian, IDID142,9881,713–

04Pocatello, IDID58,7711,584–

05Caldwell, IDID76,6291,575–

06Rexburg, IDID40,3341,313–

07Idaho Falls, IDID71,7851,108–

08Coeur d'Alene, IDID58,179984–

09Moscow, IDID26,721908–

10Twin Falls, IDID56,216713–

11Lewiston, IDID34,717542–

12Post Falls, IDID46,715498–

13Mountain Home, IDID16,779326–

14Blackfoot, IDID13,361288–

15Rathdrum, IDID13,227257–

16Kuna, IDID31,525245–

17Payette, IDID8,813243–

18Chubbuck, IDID16,823236–

19Hayden, IDID17,363233–

20Jerome, IDID13,731217–

21Ammon, IDID20,119207–

22Garden City, IDID13,047200–

23Eagle, IDID34,658191–

24Burley, IDID12,409172–

25Shelley, IDID5,303167–

26Star, IDID20,874164–

27Weiser, IDID6,249156–

28Sandpoint, IDID10,645155–

29Middleton, IDID12,600138–

30Rigby, IDID5,757102–

31Fruitland, IDID7,21375–

32Emmett, IDID8,90065–

33Rupert, IDID6,46057–

34Hailey, IDID10,05333–

35Kimberly, IDID5,79830–

36Preston, IDID6,1771–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS