Treasure Valley Times

Owyhee County recorded an unemployment rate of 2.9% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 154 people out of the 11,815 living in Owyhee County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Owyhee County has increased compared to the 2.7% registered in 2020.

The percentage of people unemployed in Owyhee County was less than the statewide unemployment rate of 4%.

Of the 5,215 people who had a job during that time, 13 were employed in the Armed Forces and 5,202 belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	154	2.9%
Employed	5,215	97.1%
Employed in civilian labor force	5,202	96.9%
Employed in armed forces	13	0.2%