Overall unemployment rate moved up to 2.1% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in February 2022.
Total employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA market declined by 136 jobs in December and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 20 bps to 2.1%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 20 bps over the same time to 3.7%.
- Lewiston, ID-WA unemployment rate is 159 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 180 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in December versus prior month by 1.4% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.0%. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 5,600; +100
- Government: 5,300; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 5,200; -100
- Manufacturing: 4,200; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,000; -100
- Construction, Mining: 1,500; -100
- Business Services: 1,400; -100
- Financial Services: 1,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 1,000; no change
- IT & Development: 400; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through December 2021 (Data published February 2022 and reports created on February 4, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.