The local economy of Idaho and its counties, metro areas and cities, from official US government data, plus daily local gas prices for the state, its counties and metro areas.
Unemployment rate
3.6%
0.0 ptsvs a year ago
Counties: lowest Teton County 1.9%, highest Clearwater County 5.6%.
August 2026, seasonally adjusted, preliminary
Average weekly pay
$1,254
+6.2%vs a year ago
867,879 jobs at 100,763 business locations.
Q1 2026, all jobs
New homes permitted
18,471
+6.5%this year vs last year
Most in Ada County 5,791, Canyon County 3,651.
Homes in the last 12 months, to August 2026
People moving in
+12,734
+8.1 per 1,000residents
66,881 moved in and 54,147 moved out. Most newcomers came from California.
Net people, 2022 to 2023, the newest year published
Idaho gas price
$4.91
+$1.43vs a year ago
Counties: lowest Nez Perce County $4.55, highest Valley County $5.33. Counties and metro areas
Regular, per gallon, Idaho, October 10, 2026
Newest data: -. Not seasonally adjusted: compare with the same month a year earlier. Click a row for the history of that area.
The state, its counties and metro areas, updated daily. A separate series from the weekly survey prices above.
Business locations, employees and payroll by industry, 2023. Click an industry for its US report.
Business locations
58K
+1.6%vs 2022
2023, places with paid employees
Employees
710K
+2.9%vs 2022
Largest sector: Health Care and Social Assistance (16.1%).
2023, mid-March
Annual payroll
$39.2B
Wages and salaries paid during the year.
2023, all industries
Average pay
$55,254
Highest sector: Management of Companies and Enterprises $114,088.
Per employee per year
Share of Idaho's employees, 2023
| Industry | Employees | Average pay |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 62,035 | $20,826 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 29,047 | $73,368 |
| Employment Services | 21,128 | $44,223 |
| Building Equipment Contractors | 16,805 | $64,200 |
| General Merchandise Stores, including Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters | 15,904 | $34,241 |
| Grocery Stores | 14,343 | $30,729 |
| Services to Buildings and Dwellings | 13,148 | $39,727 |
| Offices of Physicians | 12,415 | $95,977 |
| Individual and Family Services | 11,525 | $29,318 |
| Traveler Accommodation | 11,307 | $29,975 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 11,266 | $114,088 |
| Depository Credit Intermediation | 11,243 | $68,924 |
Most values are changed slightly to protect the privacy of single businesses; a few are withheld and shown as a range. Counties and metro areas have the same numbers in the area card above (Industries).
Offered pay in certified work-visa filings, fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025). Click a company for its jobs and salaries.
In fiscal year 2025, employers offered a median of $105,866 a year in 950 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Idaho, up 0.8% from 2024 (US: $120,000). The largest job group was Software Developers. Fiscal year 2026 so far covers filings decided through Jun 30, 2026.
Median offered pay
$105,866
+0.8%vs 2024
Middle half: $86,000 to $130,175.
H-1B, fiscal year 2025
H-1B filings
950
+39.9%vs 2024
1,023 positions asked for.
Certified, full-time, fiscal year 2025
Top job group
$104,107
Software Developers, 113 filings.
Median offered pay of the largest job group
Green card jobs
$35,360
-39.5%vs 2024
348 PERM filings.
PERM median, fiscal year 2025
Median and middle half of the offers in Idaho, next to the US median. Hover a year for the numbers.
| Job group | Filings | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Developers | 113 | $104,107 |
| Industrial Engineers | 88 | $107,750 |
| Electrical Engineers | 83 | $120,000 |
| Materials Engineers | 66 | $119,082 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 44 | $92,976 |
| Data Scientists | 42 | $112,250 |
| Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians | 42 | $113,292 |
| Mechanical Engineers | 39 | $120,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | 28 | $117,281 |
| Chemical Engineers | 21 | $122,000 |
| Employer | Filings | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. | 337 | 2 |
| Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC | 47 | 1 |
| Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton) LLC | 40 | 1 |
| Ar Infotek Solutions LLC | 39 | 2 |
| University of Idaho | 33 | 4 |
| IBM Corporation IBM | 22 | 1 |
| Boise State University | 18 | 2 |
| Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. MU | 14 | 2 |
| Authentic Data Solutions LLC | 13 | 1 |
| J.r. Simplot Company | 12 | 1 |
| City | Filings | Median pay | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise | 607 | $113,705 | $96,000 to $134,064 |
| Idaho Falls | 77 | $114,600 | $75,000 to $143,916 |
| Meridian | 58 | $100,250 | $81,812 to $117,242 |
| Post Falls | 50 | $91,749 | $74,116 to $99,736 |
| Pocatello | 34 | $86,840 | $65,296 to $120,000 |
| Moscow | 29 | $72,016 | $63,128 to $82,290 |
| Nampa | 14 | $111,946 | $81,720 to $139,400 |
| Rexburg | 8 | $86,000 | $79,370 to $93,000 |
| Twin Falls | 8 | $93,230 | $75,768 to $133,750 |
| Eagle | 7 | $119,100 | $102,724 to $140,994 |
Yearly pay that employers offered in certified work-visa filings (H-1B, E-3 and PERM green card), from official public data. Pay is the lower end of the offered pay range, for full-time positions only. These are offered pay figures for positions in work-visa filings, not the pay of all employees. A filing is an offer for a position, not a hire, and one person can appear in several filings. Fiscal years run from October to September. Groups with fewer than 3 filings show counts only. Employers are ranked by filings in the cities of Idaho added up.
Declared disasters and flood insurance claims: what happened, from official public data.
Idaho has had 61 declared disasters and emergencies since 1956, 41 of them since 2000, most often Fire. Flood insurance has paid $10.4 million on 1,116 claims since 1978; the biggest year was 2017 ($3.37 million).
Declared disasters
41
18 major disasters. Most often Fire (26 since 1956).
Since 2000, all types; 61 since 1956
Flood claims paid
$4.63M
353 claims. Biggest year 2017 ($3.37M).
2016 to 2025, flood insurance
Policies in force
5,118
Average premium $925 a year.
2025, flood insurance policies
Most-declared county
13
Idaho County, latest Apr 7, 2026.
Declarations since 2000
Declarations for Idaho, 1956 to today
Claims paid in Idaho by the year of the flood, US dollars
Declarations since 1956
Declarations naming the county since 2000; statewide ones not counted
All years since 1978; policies are a yearly average. Top 15 of 37.
| # | County | Claims | Paid | Policies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blaine County | 309 | $3.87M | 628 |
| 2 | Washington County | 23 | $991K | 73 |
| 3 | Shoshone County | 108 | $926K | 574 |
| 4 | Kootenai County | 91 | $746K | 303 |
| 5 | Latah County | 61 | $744K | 181 |
| 6 | Benewah County | 34 | $618K | 77 |
| 7 | Ada County | 133 | $499K | 2,183 |
| 8 | Lemhi County | 24 | $267K | 75 |
| 9 | Payette County | 26 | $247K | 53 |
| 10 | Minidoka County | 5 | $187K | 15 |
| 11 | Bonner County | 40 | $156K | 290 |
| 12 | Jefferson County | 18 | $116K | 65 |
| 13 | Bannock County | 40 | $115K | 124 |
| 14 | Elmore County | 11 | $108K | 118 |
| 15 | Canyon County | 29 | $102K | 501 |
A declaration opens federal help after a disaster; it can name counties or the whole state. Flood insurance numbers count insured losses only (most homes have no flood insurance) and are not adjusted for inflation; the current year is data so far. For the flood-zone risk of a place, open the area on the real estate map.
Environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports of facilities in Idaho, from official public data.
Official public data lists 2,777 facilities in Idaho with records since 2010, 2,756 of them with environmental compliance records. In 2022 to 2026, the largest penalties were at J R Simplot CO Don Plant South in Pocatello ($3,000,000). 55 large facilities reported 5.70 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2023, up 9.0% from 2022.
Facilities with records
2,777
2,756 with environmental records.
Since 2010
Largest penalties
$3.00M
J R Simplot CO Don Plant South, Pocatello.
One facility, 2022 to 2026
Greenhouse gases
5.70M t
+9.0%vs 2022
55 reporting facilities.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
Largest emitter
696K t
Rathdrum Power, LLC, Rathdrum.
Metric tons CO2e, 2023
| Facility | Penalties | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| J R Simplot CO Don Plant South Pocatello | $3,000,000 | 3 |
| Swinerton Renewable Energy - American Falls Solar LLC Farms I & II American Falls | $1,152,500 | 0 |
| Parma WWTP Parma | $669,000 | 17 |
| Abf Freight System, INC. Boise | $535,000 | 0 |
| Abf Freight System, INC. Idaho Falls | $535,000 | 0 |
| Bliss Dam and Power Plant Bliss | $436,800 | 1 |
| Lower Malad Hydro Power Plant Bliss | $436,800 | 1 |
| Lower Salmon Falls Dam and Power Plant Hagerman | $436,800 | 1 |
| Thousand Springs Hydro Power Plant Wendell | $436,800 | 1 |
| Upper Malad Power Plant Bliss | $436,800 | 1 |
| Facility | Metric tons CO2e |
|---|---|
| Rathdrum Power, LLC Rathdrum | 695,632 |
| Langley Gulch Power Plant New Plymouth | 607,456 |
| Ruveon LLC Soda Springs | 466,431 |
| Rathdrum Combustion Turbine Project Rathdrum | 436,177 |
| Bennett Mountain Power Project Mountain Home | 407,421 |
| Evander Andrews Power Complex Mountain Home | 331,721 |
| Clearwater Paper Corp Lewiston | 294,660 |
| The Amalgamated Sugar Company Mini-Cassia Paul | 282,864 |
| The Amalgamated Sugar CO - Nampa Facility Nampa | 262,054 |
| Amalgamated Sugar CO LLC Twin Falls | 201,358 |
Large facilities in Idaho, metric tons of CO2 equivalent. Hover a year for the number.
Their facilities in Idaho, 2022 to 2026. Click a company for its Risk & Compliance tab.
| Company | Facilities | Penalties | CO2e (t) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArcBest Corporation ARCB | 2 | $1.07M | - |
| The Williams Companies, Inc. WMB | 6 | $24K | - |
Official public data on environmental compliance records, workplace safety inspections and greenhouse gas reports, summarized by facility and year since 2010. A record does not mean a site is unsafe today; penalties and violations vary a lot by industry and size. Penalties are the amounts assessed (after settlements), not amounts paid. Recent years can still change.
Cost, students and graduate earnings of the colleges in the state, from official public data.
The newest unemployment rate, pay, new home permits, moves and gas price for Idaho, updated as new official numbers come out.
Unemployment for Idaho is seasonally adjusted; for its counties, metro areas and cities it is not, so compare a month with the same month a year earlier. Pay covers all jobs that pay into unemployment insurance. Building permits count homes approved to be built, not homes sold. Moves count households by where they filed their tax returns in two years in a row. Daily gas prices are average pump prices for Idaho, its counties and metro areas on the day shown. The weekly gas prices in the explorer come from a separate weekly survey that publishes a price for only some states, so a state without one shows the price of its region there; the two series are never combined.
The unemployment rate in Idaho was 3.6% in August 2026 (seasonally adjusted, preliminary), compared with 3.6% a year earlier. 962,214 people were employed out of a labor force of 998,378. Among its counties, Teton County had the lowest rate (1.9%) and Clearwater County the highest (5.6%, not seasonally adjusted).
Average weekly pay in Idaho was $1,254 in Q1 2026, up 6.2% from a year earlier, across 867,879 jobs at 100,763 business locations.
Building permits were issued for 1,887 new homes in Idaho in August 2026 (1,301 single-family and 507 in buildings with 5 or more units). From January to August the total was 13,094, up 6.5% from the same months last year, and 18,471 in the last 12 months. The most homes were permitted in Ada County (5,791), Canyon County (3,651), Kootenai County (2,030) over the last 12 months.
Yes. From 2022 to 2023, 66,881 people moved to Idaho and 54,147 moved away, a net gain of 12,734 (+8.1 per 1,000 residents). Most newcomers came from California, Washington, Oregon, and most people who left went to Washington, Utah, California.
Regular gasoline in Idaho averaged $4.91 per gallon on October 10, 2026, up $1.43 from a year earlier. Diesel averaged $6.40. Among its counties, Nez Perce County had the lowest regular price ($4.55) and Valley County the highest ($5.33).
Health Care and Social Assistance (114,052 employees), Retail Trade (94,210 employees), Accommodation and Food Services (79,037 employees) were the largest sectors in Idaho in 2023. In all, 58,100 business locations employed 709,721 people at an average pay of $55,254 a year.
$105,866 a year was the median pay offered in 950 certified H-1B filings for jobs in Idaho in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), up 0.8% from 2024. The middle half of the offers ranged from $86,000 to $130,175. The US median was $120,000. These are offered pay figures in work-visa filings, not the pay of all workers.
Micron Technology, Inc. (337), Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (47), Micron Idaho Semiconductor Manufacturing (Triton) LLC (40), Ar Infotek Solutions LLC (39), University of Idaho (33) had the most certified H-1B filings for jobs in Idaho in fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025).
Software Developers (113 filings, median $104,107), Industrial Engineers (88 filings, median $107,750), Electrical Engineers (83 filings, median $120,000) were the largest job groups in certified H-1B filings in Idaho in fiscal year 2025.
$114,600 was the median offered pay in Idaho Falls, the highest among the Idaho cities with the most H-1B filings in fiscal year 2025 (77 filings).
$35,360 a year was the median pay offered in 348 certified PERM green card filings for jobs in Idaho in fiscal year 2025.
61 disasters and emergencies have been declared for Idaho since 1956, 41 of them since 2000 (18 major disasters). The most common type is Fire (26 declarations).
Idaho County, with 13 declarations since 2000, followed by Bonner County (12) and Kootenai County (11). Statewide declarations are not counted for single counties.
$10.4 million on 1,116 flood insurance claims since 1978. The biggest year was 2017, with $3.37 million paid on 237 claims. Blaine County received the most ($3.87 million).
$925 a year in 2025, across 5,118 flood insurance policies in Idaho. Most homes have no flood insurance; the premium depends on the home's flood risk and coverage.