| Region 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| % of Labor Force Not Employed | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: Department of Labor | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Ada | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Boise | 7.7 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 5 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 3 |
| Elmore | 7.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| Valley | 10.3 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 3.5 |