Overall unemployment rate moved down to 3.0% with the biggest shift in Restaurants & Hotels, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2021.
Total employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA market rose by 148 jobs in May and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 30 bps to 3.0%. The national unemployment rate decreased by 25 bps over the same time to 5.5%.
- Lewiston, ID-WA unemployment rate is 250 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 440 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) grew in May versus prior month by 11.8% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -0.3%. Key sectors include:
- Education & Healthcare: 5,400; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 5,300; no change
- Government: 5,300; no change
- Manufacturing: 4,100; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 2,800; -100
- Construction, Mining: 1,800; +100
- Business Services: 1,400; no change
- Financial Services: 1,400; no change
- Other Jobs: 900; no change
- IT & Development: 400; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through May 2021 (Data published June 2021 and reports created on June 30, 2021). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.