Overall unemployment rate moved down to 2.6% with the biggest shift in Transportation & Utilities, which lost 100 roles, based on the most recently available information published in June 2022.
Total employment in the Lewiston, ID-WA market rose by 371 jobs in May and the unemployment rate decreased compared to the prior month by 10 bps to 2.6%. The national unemployment rate increased by 4 bps over the same time to 3.4%.
- Lewiston, ID-WA unemployment rate is 78 bps below the national rate which is a positive sign.
- Unemployment in the market is 70 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 2.3% and are up compared to last year at this time in the market.
For key employment segments of the market, total jobs stayed flat. Key sectors include:
- Transportation & Utilities: 5,300; -100
- Government: 5,300; no change
- Education & Healthcare: 5,200; no change
- Manufacturing: 4,400; no change
- Restaurants & Hotels: 3,100; +100
- Construction, Mining: 1,700; no change
- 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 2022 (Data published June 2022 and reports created on June 29, 2022). Source: Government data agency and locally acquired statistics.
Note: All reported data is not seasonally adjusted.