Canyon County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Canyon County’s unemployment rate is 3.5%. Employers filed 3 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 29 open professional jobs are in its cities.

Canyon County economy

3.5%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.6% the month before
137,308
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
242,405
people in Canyon County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$72,355
median household income
Source: Census ACS
31%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Canyon County layoffs

3
WARN layoff notices, last 12 months
51
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
2
employers

WARN notices filed in Canyon County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Jul 8, 2026	Idaho Site Works	Nampa	30	Non-WARN	State record
Jun 12, 2026	Woodgrain	Nampa	—	Non-WARN	State record
Jun 12, 2026	Woodgrain	Nampa	21	Non-WARN	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Canyon County

Employers with the most open professional roles in this county’s cities. The county is taken from each job’s city, so roles with no city are not counted.

Plexus5 open roles
Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories4 open roles
Cintas3 open roles
Advantage Solutions2 open roles
Amazon2 open roles
I.B.C.2 open roles
Pacific Northern Environmental2 open roles
Enhabit1 open role
Exyte GMBH1 open role
HB Specialty Foods1 open role

Colleges in Canyon County

Colleges in Canyon County
College	City	Type	Students
Northwest Nazarene University	Nampa	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999
The College of Idaho	Caldwell	Private nonprofit 4-year	1,000–4,999

Workforce development and job centers

The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Canyon County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.

Idaho Workforce Development Council
Serves all of Idaho

Idaho Department of Labor - Caldwell
Caldwell · Affiliate · 208-364-7781
8am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

Cities in Canyon County

Nampa23 jobs
Caldwell6 jobs

Other Idaho counties

All of Idaho

Laid off or looking for work in Canyon County?

See what to do first and the jobs open near you.

See your options after a layoff

Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); WARN notices from Idaho’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers.