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Employment rate in Idaho

2000 – 2024 · 25 data points 10 of 51 · Regions of United States Updated Oct 22, 2026
Economy & jobs · Idaho United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 74.4% +2.0 pp since 2023
Regions of United States · 2024 10 of 51 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +4.9 pp
vs United States +4.1 pp United States: 70.3% · 2024
Employment rate, 2000 – 2024 percent · Idaho · United States
+4.9 pp since 2014
Idaho United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Compared with Employment rate · percent
Idaho
74.4%
United States
70.3%

Source: OECD Regional Database

The series at a glance Idaho · 2000 – 2024
Latest value 74.4% · 2024
First value 74.8% · 2000
Highest 75.9% · 2001
Lowest 67.2% · 2013
Data points 25

By year

All years · 2000 – 2024

YearIdahoChange United States
2024 74.4% +2.0 pp 70.3%
2023 72.4% −0.8 pp 70.9%
2022 73.2% +2.0 pp 70.0%
2021 71.2% −0.7 pp 67.7%
2020 71.9% −1.7 pp 67.1%
2019 73.6% +0.3 pp 70.1%
2018 73.3% +1.1 pp 69.4%
2017 72.2% +1.2 pp 68.8%
2016 71.0% −0.2 pp 68.1%
2015 71.2% +1.7 pp 67.4%
2014 69.5% +2.3 pp 68.1%
2013 67.2% −2.6 pp 67.4%
2012 69.8% +2.2 pp 67.1%
2011 67.6% −0.2 pp 66.6%
2010 67.8% −0.8 pp 66.7%
2009 68.6% −3.9 pp 67.6%
2008 72.5% −3.2 pp 70.9%
2007 75.7% +0.7 pp 71.8%
2006 75.0% −0.6 pp 72.0%
2005 75.6% +2.1 pp 71.5%
2004 73.5% −0.6 pp 71.2%
2003 74.1% −0.4 pp 71.2%
2002 74.5% −1.4 pp 71.9%
2001 75.9% +1.1 pp 73.1%
2000 74.8% 74.2%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2000 – 2024

Ranking · Regions of United States

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEmployment rate
41 Alabama 67.0%
50 Alaska 63.0%
30 Arizona 70.6%
45 Arkansas 65.7%
38 California 67.7%
9 Colorado 75.3%
12 Connecticut 74.1%
18 Delaware 73.0%
17 District of Columbia 73.4%
34 Florida 69.8%
40 Georgia 67.2%
43 Hawaii 66.7%
15 Idaho 73.6%
26 Illinois 71.5%
22 Indiana 72.1%
1 Iowa 80.2%
16 Kansas 73.5%
46 Kentucky 65.2%
49 Louisiana 63.5%
14 Maine 73.6%
11 Maryland 75.3%
7 Massachusetts 75.6%
31 Michigan 70.6%
3 Minnesota 78.6%
51 Mississippi 60.5%
25 Missouri 71.7%
23 Montana 72.0%
4 Nebraska 78.5%
32 Nevada 70.5%
2 New Hampshire 79.6%
29 New Jersey 70.8%
47 New Mexico 64.9%
42 New York 66.8%
37 North Carolina 68.2%
6 North Dakota 76.6%
27 Ohio 71.4%
44 Oklahoma 66.7%
33 Oregon 69.8%
28 Pennsylvania 70.8%
21 Rhode Island 72.1%
39 South Carolina 67.3%
5 South Dakota 77.5%
35 Tennessee 69.6%
36 Texas 68.6%
13 Utah 74.0%
10 Vermont 75.3%
24 Virginia 71.7%
19 Washington 72.7%
48 West Virginia 63.6%
8 Wisconsin 75.6%
20 Wyoming 72.6%

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2019

What it means

The share of working-age people who have a job.

How it is calculated

Employed people of working age (usually 20–64 or 15–64) divided by the population of the same age.