These Are The 10 Worst Places In Idaho To Get A Job

We’re on a mission at Zippia to criss-cross the country looking for the best and worst places for jobs.

Today, we set our sites on the worst cities to find a job in Idaho after looking at the best places in Idaho a short while ago.

These cities did not have the grit needed to make it to the big leagues and get that big promotion we all hope to get.

After looking at the data for the 100 biggest cities in Idaho, the ten worst cities to find a job in the Gem State are:

1. Pinehurst
2. Council
3. Wallace
4. Salmon
5. Weiser
6. Kellogg
7. Cascade
8. Osburn
9. Payette
10. Orofino

Read on to see how we did it.

How We Determined The Worst Places For Jobs In The Gem State

After getting the data for every place in Idaho, we ultimately decided to limit our analysis to the biggest places with over 5,000 people.

That left us with 100 cities.

We then ranked each place across a number of criteria from one to 100, with 1 being the worst in any given category.

Finally, we took the average rank across all criteria, with the place posting the lowest overall score gaining the title “Worst City In Idaho To Find A Job”.

The criteria we looked at were:

1. Pinehurst

Population: 1,525 Recent Job Growth: -2.88%
Future Job Growth: 23.90%

2. Council

Population: 874 Recent Job Growth: -0.74%
Future Job Growth: 26.00%

3. Wallace

Population: 1,034 Recent Job Growth: -2.88%
Future Job Growth: 23.90%

4. Salmon

Population: 3,117Recent Job Growth: 0.17%
Future Job Growth: 31.70%

5. Weiser

Population: 5,469Recent Job Growth: -0.37%
Future Job Growth: 32.80%

6. Kellogg

Population: 2,151Recent Job Growth: -2.88%
Future Job Growth: 23.90%

7. Cascade

Population: 1,237 Recent Job Growth: -2.82%
Future Job Growth: 24.20%

8. Osburn

Population: 1,633 Recent Job Growth: -2.88%
Future Job Growth: 23.90%

9. Payette

Population: 7,462Recent Job Growth: 0.11%
Future Job Growth: 34.60%

10. Orofino

Population: 3,103Recent Job Growth: 0.00%
Future Job Growth: 26.40%

Wrapping It Up With Friday Night Drinks

After crunching all the numbers, Pinehurst took the “top” spot as the worst city in Idaho for a job.

So while the economy continues to improve and jobs become available across the state of Idaho, these cities lag behind.

Hopefully they can catch up before they miss their next bonus.

Detailed List Of Worst Places In Idaho To Get A Job

City	Rank	Population	Recent Job Growth	Future Job Growth
pinehurst	1	1,525	-2.88%	23.90%
council	2	874	-0.74%	26.00%
wallace	3	1,034	-2.88%	23.90%
salmon	4	3,117	0.17%	31.70%
weiser	5	5,469	-0.37%	32.80%
kellogg	6	2,151	-2.88%	23.90%
cascade	7	1,237	-2.82%	24.20%
osburn	8	1,633	-2.88%	23.90%
payette	9	7,462	0.11%	34.60%
orofino	10	3,103	0.00%	26.40%
glenns ferry	11	1,367	1.21%	36.60%
new plymouth	12	1,674	0.11%	34.60%
arco	13	1,158	0.33%	35.20%
mccall	14	2,938	-2.82%	24.20%
ponderay	15	1,287	2.24%	37.40%
priest river	16	1,721	2.24%	37.40%
mountain home afb	17	3,245	1.21%	36.60%
moscow	18	23,866	1.16%	37.30%
st. maries	19	2,568	3.01%	34.20%
fruitland	20	4,678	0.11%	34.60%
sandpoint	21	7,397	2.24%	37.40%
emmett	22	6,555	2.49%	39.40%
plummer	23	1,027	3.01%	34.20%
buhl	24	4,122	0.59%	36.80%
wilder	25	1,627	2.49%	39.40%
mountain home	26	13,879	1.21%	36.60%
hansen	27	1,055	0.59%	36.80%
twin falls	28	44,097	0.59%	36.50%
bellevue	29	2,010	-0.38%	34.60%
filer	30	2,490	0.59%	36.80%
jerome	31	10,757	0.58%	37.20%
horseshoe bend	32	1,059	2.48%	38.10%
ketchum	33	2,728	-0.38%	34.60%
driggs	34	2,191	0.71%	36.70%
caldwell	35	46,229	2.49%	38.90%
hailey	36	7,905	-0.38%	34.60%
parma	37	2,119	2.49%	39.40%
lapwai	38	1,219	0.84%	37.30%
challis	39	1,304	3.77%	40.90%
sun valley	40	1,226	-0.38%	34.60%
kimberly	41	3,257	0.59%	36.80%
middleton	42	5,542	2.49%	39.40%
genesee	43	994	1.16%	37.30%
victor	44	2,088	0.71%	36.70%
spirit lake	45	1,684	2.66%	39.70%
nampa	46	81,667	2.49%	39.60%
idaho falls	47	57,021	1.74%	39.00%
robie creek	48	978	2.48%	38.10%
gooding	49	3,533	2.10%	40.60%
rigby	50	3,921	1.74%	39.30%
lewiston	51	31,862	0.84%	37.50%
homedale	52	2,631	2.47%	41.30%
post falls	53	27,609	2.66%	39.70%
wendell	54	2,750	2.10%	40.60%
fort hall	55	2,942	2.89%	41.00%
bonners ferry	56	2,621	6.82%	46.40%
marsing	57	1,409	2.47%	41.30%
rathdrum	58	6,840	2.66%	39.70%
hayden	59	13,258	2.66%	39.70%
coeur d’alene	60	44,426	2.66%	40.40%
garden city	61	11,095	2.49%	40.80%
grangeville	62	3,150	5.57%	43.50%
lincoln	63	3,057	1.74%	39.20%
ammon	64	13,575	1.74%	39.20%
ucon	65	1,560	1.74%	39.20%
moyie springs	66	946	6.82%	46.40%
dalton gardens	67	2,140	2.66%	39.70%
aberdeen	68	2,101	3.68%	43.00%
cottonwood	69	936	5.57%	43.50%
iona	70	1,679	1.74%	39.20%
burley	71	10,157	3.97%	43.40%
malad city	72	2,208	2.44%	41.70%
american falls	73	4,382	2.89%	41.30%
st. anthony	74	3,527	4.02%	43.00%
chubbuck	75	13,773	2.89%	41.00%
kamiah	76	1,400	5.63%	46.60%
pocatello	77	54,145	2.89%	41.20%
boise city	78	208,332	2.49%	40.70%
preston	79	5,162	1.69%	41.00%
ashton	80	894	4.02%	43.00%
blackfoot	81	11,781	3.68%	43.00%
shoshone	82	1,908	4.85%	43.80%
franklin	83	1,002	1.69%	41.00%
inkom	84	913	2.89%	41.00%
rexburg	85	25,402	4.01%	44.20%
oakley	86	991	3.97%	43.40%
montpelier	87	2,585	4.45%	45.00%
kuna	88	15,192	2.49%	40.80%
tyhee	89	1,000	2.89%	41.00%
heyburn	90	3,076	3.97%	43.60%
soda springs	91	3,024	2.90%	41.50%
rupert	92	5,496	3.97%	43.60%
shelley	93	4,384	3.68%	43.00%
eagle	94	19,952	2.49%	40.80%
star	95	5,745	2.49%	40.80%
hidden spring	96	2,077	2.49%	40.80%
meridian	97	75,210	2.49%	41.00%
paul	98	1,101	3.97%	43.60%
moreland	99	1,638	3.68%	43.00%
sugar city	100	1,270	4.01%	44.10%