Overall unemployment rate moved up to 3.4% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 200 roles, based on the most recently available information published in March 2023.
Total employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA market declined by 701 jobs in January and the unemployment rate increased compared to the prior month by 50 bps to 3.4%. The national unemployment rate increased by 60 bps over the same time to 3.9%.
- Lewiston, ID-WA unemployment rate is 46 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 20 bps below the unemployment rate in the market last year at this time, which is a positive.
- Average wages (per hour) declined in January versus prior month by -3.2% and are down compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs declined by -1.7%. Key sectors include:
- Government: 5,400; +100
- Education & Healthcare: 5,100; -100
- Transportation & Utilities: 5,000; -200
- Manufacturing: 4,600; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 2,800; no change
- Construction, Mining: 1,600; -100
- Business Services: 1,600; -100
- Financial Services: 1,500; -100
- Other Jobs: 1,000; no change
- IT & Development: 400; no change
Data is based on the most recent 12 months available, through January 2023 (Data published March 2023 and reports created on March 17, 2023). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.