Overall unemployment rate moved down to 4.0% with the biggest shift in Construction, Mining, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2021.
Total employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA market rose by 1,367 jobs in January and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 50 bps to 4.0%. The national unemployment rate increased by 31 bps over the same time to 6.8%.
- Lewiston, ID-WA unemployment rate is 281 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 20 bps above the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a negative.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in January versus prior month by 14.9% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -2.8%. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 5,300; -100
- Education & Healthcare: 5,100; -100
- Government: 4,900; -200
- Manufacturing: 4,100; -100
- Restaurants & Hotels: 2,600; -100
- Construction, Mining: 1,500; -200
- Financial Services: 1,500; no change
- Business Services: 1,300; no change
- Other Jobs: 900; no change
- IT & Development: 400; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2021 (Data published March 2021 and reports created on March 25, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.