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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryLabour force
1 Ada County 286K
2 Canyon County 130K
3 Kootenai County 88,589
4 Bonneville County 64,844
5 Twin Falls County 46,596
6 Bannock County 40,030
7 Madison County 27,108
8 Bingham County 22,934
9 Bonner County 22,160
10 Latah County 20,976
11 Nez Perce County 20,819
12 Jefferson County 17,108
13 Blaine County 13,646
14 Jerome County 12,624
15 Payette County 12,065
16 Cassia County 11,752
17 Elmore County 11,332
18 Minidoka County 11,236
19 Gem County 10,234
20 Gooding County 8,080
21 Teton County 7,689
22 Idaho County 7,450
23 Franklin County 7,087
24 Fremont County 6,733
25 Owyhee County 6,023
26 Shoshone County 5,834
27 Valley County 5,560
28 Boundary County 5,551
29 Power County 4,703
30 Washington County 4,426
31 Boise County 4,039
32 Benewah County 3,939
33 Lemhi County 3,721
34 Clearwater County 3,310
35 Caribou County 3,285
36 Bear Lake County 3,258
37 Lincoln County 2,687
38 Oneida County 2,483
39 Adams County 1,797
40 Custer County 1,669
41 Lewis County 1,451
42 Butte County 1,204
43 Camas County 519
44 Clark County 330

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics, 2023

What it means

Residents who work or are looking for work.

How it is calculated

Employed plus unemployed residents, annual average.