North Idaho Times

Shoshone County recorded an unemployment rate of 6.3% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 364 people out of the 13,124 living in Shoshone County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Shoshone County has decreased compared to the 8.6% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Shoshone County was greater than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 5,431 people who had a job during that time, 2 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,429 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	364	6.3%
Employed	5,431	93.7%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,429	93.7%
Employed in armed forces	2	0%