Magic Valley Times

Gooding County recorded an unemployment rate of 5.6% among residents aged 16 and 65 years old in 2021. That’s 415 people out of the 15,422 living in Gooding County at the time, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The unemployment rate in Gooding County has decreased compared to the 6.4% registered in 2020.

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

Everyone who had a job at the time belonged to the civilian labor force.

Employment status	Number of people	Percentage of population
Unemployed	415	5.6%
Employed	7,002	94.4%
Employed in civilian labor force	7,002	94.4%
Employed in armed forces	0	0%