Boise City Wire

Ada County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.5% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 8,975 people out of the 485,246 living in Ada County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Ada County has decreased compared to the 3.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Ada County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 248,687 people who had a job during that time, 1,182 were employed in the Armed Forces and 247,505 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	8,975	3.5%
Employed	248,687	96.5%
Employed in civilian labor force	247,505	96.1%
Employed in armed forces	1,182	0.5%