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Jefferson County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Jefferson County’s unemployment rate is 3.0%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 8 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Jefferson County economy

  • 3.0%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    2.6% the month before

  • 17,597

    in the labor force

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics

  • 32,234

    people in Jefferson County

    Source: U.S. Census Bureau

  • $82,952

    median household income

    Source: Census ACS

  • 39%

    of workers in white-collar occupations

    Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Jefferson County layoffs

  • 1

    WARN layoff notices, last 12 months

  • 0

    workers named

    A floor: states may leave out counts

  • 1

    employer

WARN notices filed in Jefferson County, newest first
Notice dateEmployerCity or countyWorkersTypeSource
Idaho PacificRigby—Non-WARNState record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Jefferson 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.

  1. Post Holdings2 open roles
  2. Broulim's Ace Hardware1 open role
  3. O'Reilly Auto Parts1 open role
  4. Polaris1 open role
  5. Post Consumer Brands1 open role
  6. Teton1 open role
  7. The People Brand1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Cities in Jefferson County

Other Idaho counties

All of Idaho

Laid off or looking for work in Jefferson County?

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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.