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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

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Ada County 235K
2 Canyon County 103K
3 Kootenai County 76,368
4 Bonneville County 53,195
5 Twin Falls County 41,921
6 Bannock County 37,211
7 Madison County 24,758
8 Bingham County 22,256
9 Latah County 20,151
10 Nez Perce County 20,099
11 Bonner County 19,292
12 Jefferson County 13,688
13 Blaine County 12,523
14 Jerome County 12,391
15 Cassia County 11,731
16 Payette County 11,411
17 Minidoka County 10,324
18 Elmore County 10,242
19 Gem County 8,587
20 Gooding County 8,220
21 Franklin County 6,950
22 Idaho County 6,544
23 Fremont County 6,348
24 Teton County 6,015
25 Owyhee County 5,742
26 Shoshone County 5,277
27 Boundary County 4,959
28 Valley County 4,695
29 Washington County 4,531
30 Power County 4,136
31 Benewah County 3,910
32 Caribou County 3,504
33 Lemhi County 3,309
34 Boise County 3,214
35 Bear Lake County 3,187
36 Clearwater County 3,095
37 Lincoln County 2,814
38 Oneida County 2,395
39 Custer County 1,782
40 Adams County 1,683
41 Lewis County 1,515
42 Butte County 1,212
43 Camas County 673
44 Clark County 392

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2017

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.