Madison County, ID jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meMadison County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
3.9% the month before
27,267
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
53,578
people in Madison County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$58,259
median household income
Source: Census ACS
34%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Madison County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 2.8% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 4.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, up 0.3 points from a year ago
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Madison 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 Madison 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.
Madison County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Madison County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Employers hiring most in Madison 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.
- Apex Companies2 open roles
- Albertsons Companies1 open role
- Melaleuca: The Wellness Company1 open role
- Porter1 open role
- Safeway1 open role
Colleges in Madison County
| College | City | Type | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University-Idaho | Rexburg | Private non-profit 4-year | 20,000+ |
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Madison 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
Cities in Madison County
Other Idaho counties
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See your options after a layoffSources: 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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