Central Idaho Times

Lemhi County recorded an unemployment rate of 3.4% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 114 people out of the 7,948 living in Lemhi County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Lemhi County has decreased compared to the 3.9% registered in 2020.

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

Of the 3,198 people who had a job during that time, 10 were employed in the Armed Forces and 3,188 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	114	3.4%
Employed	3,198	96.6%
Employed in civilian labor force	3,188	96.3%
Employed in armed forces	10	0.3%