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Economy & jobs Statistics · Area

Labour force in Ada County

1990 – 2025 · 36 data points 1 of 44 · Regions of Idaho Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Labour force, 1990 – 2025 people
+37% since 2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Labour force · people
Ada County 298K
Idaho 1M

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics

The series at a glance Ada County · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 298,472 · 2025
First value 110,983 · 1990
Highest 298,472 · 2025
Lowest 110,983 · 1990
Average change +2.9% a year on average
Data points 36

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearAda CountyChange Idaho
2025 298,472 +1.7% 1M
2024 293,549 +2.7% 997K
2023 285,953 +2.3% 973K
2022 279,617 +3.1% 951K
2021 271,241 +2.7% 924K
2020 264,051 +3.6% 902K
2019 254,961 +4.2% 889K
2018 244,795 +4.3% 863K
2017 234,707 +3.9% 840K
2016 225,830 +3.3% 819K
2015 218,634 +3.1% 799K
2014 212,100 +1.3% 781K
2013 209,285 +1.7% 782K
2012 205,879 +2.5% 775K
2011 200,954 +1.4% 768K
2010 198,087 −0.6% 765K
2009 199,261 +0.6% 768K
2008 198,070 +0.6% 761K
2007 196,955 +2.0% 755K
2006 193,079 +3.6% 744K
2005 186,359 +4.4% 729K
2004 178,421 +0.5% 704K
2003 177,601 +0.9% 692K
2002 176,090 +0.1% 686K
2001 175,863 +3.1% 678K
2000 170,495 +2.2% 662K
1999 166,773 +2.3% 654K
1998 163,012 +4.6% 649K
1997 155,861 +3.6% 631K
1996 150,512 +4.7% 616K
1995 143,792 +3.8% 602K
1994 138,479 +7.2% 586K
1993 129,153 +6.0% 551K
1992 121,894 +5.5% 530K
1991 115,534 +4.1% 510K
1990 110,983 494K

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Idaho

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Ada County 212K
2 Canyon County 89,067
3 Kootenai County 70,539
4 Bonneville County 49,687
5 Bannock County 41,593
6 Twin Falls County 38,589
7 Bingham County 22,098
8 Nez Perce County 20,384
9 Latah County 19,333
10 Madison County 19,072
11 Bonner County 18,216
12 Jefferson County 12,276
13 Blaine County 11,480
14 Cassia County 11,260
15 Jerome County 11,199
16 Elmore County 11,018
17 Payette County 10,965
18 Minidoka County 10,424
19 Gooding County 8,003
20 Gem County 7,517
21 Fremont County 6,993
22 Idaho County 6,483
23 Franklin County 6,421
24 Teton County 5,633
25 Shoshone County 5,190
26 Owyhee County 5,029
27 Boundary County 4,912
28 Washington County 4,582
29 Valley County 4,555
30 Power County 3,981
31 Benewah County 3,962
32 Caribou County 3,858
33 Lemhi County 3,357
34 Clearwater County 3,123
35 Boise County 2,919
36 Bear Lake County 2,865
37 Lincoln County 2,607
38 Custer County 2,136
39 Oneida County 2,121
40 Adams County 1,672
41 Lewis County 1,597
42 Butte County 1,303
43 Camas County 632
44 Clark County 444

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2014

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.