Gem County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Gem County’s unemployment rate is 3.2%. No WARN layoff notices here in the last 12 months.

Gem County economy

3.2%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.4% the month before
10,712
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
19,854
people in Gem County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$66,245
median household income
Source: Census ACS
33%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Gem County layoffs

No WARN layoff notices naming Gem County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.

All layoff notices in the state

Workforce development and job centers

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

Idaho Workforce Development Council
Serves all of Idaho

Other Idaho counties

All of Idaho

Laid off or looking for work in Gem 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.