Nez Perce County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs
Nez Perce County economy
3.3%
unemployment, Aug 2026
3.5% the month before
20,427
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
42,477
people in Nez Perce County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$71,466
median household income
Source: Census ACS
35%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Nez Perce County layoffs
No WARN layoff notices naming Nez Perce County in the last 12 months are on file. WARN covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Nez Perce 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.
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories17 open roles
- ScionHealth4 open roles
- Lewis-Clark State College3 open roles
- Cambia Health Solutions2 open roles
- Merrick Medical Center1 open role
- P. Kay Metal1 open role
- Veracity1 open role
Colleges in Nez Perce County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis-Clark State College | Lewiston | Public 4-year | 1,000–4,999 |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Nez Perce 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 - Lewiston
Lewiston · Comprehensive · 208-799-5000
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Cities in Nez Perce County
- Lewiston27 jobs
Other Idaho counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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.