MAY NIBJ: Mining resurgence driving economic recovery in Shoshone County
Idaho Governor Brad Little and Americas Gold and Silver Chairman and CEO Paul Andre Huet shake hands at the future site of the antimony processing facility at the company's Galena Complex in the Silver Valley.
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WALLACE — Employment conditions in Shoshone County have improved over the past year as declining unemployment has coincided with renewed mining activity and steady growth in several service industries, according to labor statistics.
The county’s unemployment rate was between 5.0% and 5.1% in December 2025, down from 5.9% a year earlier, reflecting higher employment and a smaller pool of job seekers, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. The rate remains above Idaho’s statewide unemployment level of approximately 3.5%, continuing a long-standing trend in the rural, historically mining-dependent county.
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