Strength in Leisure and Hospitality Sector Drives Coeur d’Alene’s Nonfarm Payrolls to April Record

Coeur d’Alene is a resort city in northwest Idaho known for water sports on Lake Coeur d’Alene and hiking trails in the Canfield Mountain Natural Area and Coeur d’Alene National Forest. The region’s non-seasonally adjusted payroll count reached 73,400 according to the release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for April 2023. This indicates a jump of 150 basis points from the prior reading in March and was over 2,000 jobs ahead of the April 2022 mark. Hiring since January has followed a similar trajectory to the pace set in 2022.