Kootenai County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs

Kootenai County’s unemployment rate is 3.7%. Employers filed 1 layoff notices here in the last 12 months. 15 open professional jobs are in its cities.

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Kootenai County economy

3.7%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.8% the month before
89,647
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
177,736
people in Kootenai County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$77,034
median household income
Source: Census ACS
37%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS

Where Kootenai County ranks

Where Kootenai County placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.

November 2026

#2Fastest-growing job markets in the Mountain West+11.9% · of 28
#20Counties with the most job centers per unemployed person in the Mountain West3.0 per 10,000 · of 36
#24Fastest-growing job markets+11.9% · of 100

Kootenai County outlook: Building

Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.

Private-sector jobs up 11.9% from 2022 to 2025
Population up 11.0% from 2020 to 2025
Unemployment 3.7%, down 0.1 points from a year ago
Sectors adding the most jobs: health care (+5,384 jobs), construction (+544 jobs)
Sectors losing the most jobs: admin & staffing (−469 jobs)

Local job-market news

Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Kootenai County. Each link goes to the publisher.

Idaho physical therapists rank high in job confidence amid AI concernsKMVT on MSN · Oct 23, 2026
Vikings Return Home after 11-Day Layoff; Host Weber State, Idaho State at Hillsboro StadiumPortland State University Athletics · Oct 13, 2026
Idaho teachers’ union to cut staff, close regional officesIdaho Education News · Oct 1, 2026

Learn and get funded in Kootenai County

Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.

Kootenai County layoffs

1
Layoff notices, last 12 months
36
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
1
employer

Layoff notices filed in Kootenai County, newest first
Notice date	Employer	City or county	Workers	Type	Source
Oct 9, 2026	Red Lion Templin's Hotel on the River	Post Falls	36	Non-WARN	State record

All layoff notices in the state

Employers hiring most in Kootenai 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.

Raycap4 open roles
Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology2 open roles
Acrisure1 open role
Blumhouse1 open role
Buck Knives1 open role
Liberty Mutual Insurance1 open role
Sevita1 open role
Siemens1 open role
Uft1 open role
Ulta Beauty1 open role

Workforce development and job centers

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

Laid off in Idaho? How to file for unemployment in Idaho (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).

Idaho Workforce Development Council
Serves all of Idaho

Idaho Department of Labor - Post Falls
Post Falls · Affiliate · 208-457-8789
8am - 5pm Monday - Friday

Cities in Kootenai County

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Sources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from Idaho’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. Idaho unemployment benefits and severance rules.

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