No. This is an independent informational guide. Use labor.idaho.gov and official Idaho Department of Labor portals for filing claims, weekly certifications, appeals, employer accounts, tax payments, notices and legal decisions.

The official website is labor.idaho.gov.

Apply online through the Idaho Department of Labor Claimant Portal. Idaho says claims are not accepted over the telephone. If you need help or internet access, use a local Labor office.

The Claimant Portal is the secure self-service system used to apply for unemployment, check claim activity, file weekly certifications, manage payment information and view tax documents.

Yes. Idaho requires identity verification through ID.me before using the Claimant Portal.

Prepare your Social Security number, driver’s license, alien registration information if applicable, and work history for all employers in the past two years, including dates, business address, phone number, gross earnings and reason for job loss.

For new unemployment insurance claims filed from the first full week of January 2026 until the first full week of January 2027, Idaho’s maximum weekly benefit amount is $624.

Idaho’s minimum weekly benefit amount is $72, based on the minimum qualifying wage order.

Idaho unemployment may be payable for 10 to 26 weeks, depending on a legal formula using your base-period wages and the Idaho unemployment rate.

A base period is four quarters of wages. Idaho first checks the regular base period, which is the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters, and may use an alternate base period if needed.

You generally must have wages in at least two quarters of the base period, at least $1,872 in one quarter, and total base-period wages equal to at least 1.25 times your highest-quarter wages.

Yes. Idaho says you have 14 days from the mailing date of the Monetary Determination to protest your weekly benefit amount.

The waiting week is an unpaid benefit week every claimant must serve each benefit year. You still must file a weekly certification and meet eligibility rules to get waiting-week credit.

File a weekly certification each week on the Claimant Portal until you are back to full employment. Benefit weeks run Sunday through Saturday, and Idaho recommends filing on Sunday.

You will not get a benefit payment for that week. Idaho does not allow backdating to a past week. Skipping two weeks can make the claim inactive.

Yes. File weekly certifications while waiting. If you are found eligible, you can be paid only for weeks you claimed.

If you have Work Seeking status, Idaho requires five valid work search actions each week.

Keep the employer or contact name, contact information, date of action and next steps for employment.

Yes, in some cases. You can earn up to half of your weekly benefit amount without reducing benefits. Earnings over half reduce benefits dollar for dollar until you earn 1.5 times your weekly benefit amount or work full time.

Report all earnings for the week you worked, not the week you were paid. Report gross earnings before deductions, including cash and non-cash payments when applicable.

Yes. Unemployment benefits are fully taxable income. Idaho can withhold 10% for federal taxes, but it cannot withhold state taxes.

Idaho mails Form 1099-G by the end of January and also makes it available in the Claimant Portal.

An unemployment appeal must be filed within 14 days of the mailing date on the determination.

File the appeal in writing, sign it, ask for an appeal hearing, state the determination being appealed and submit it by email, fax, mail or in person as allowed by Idaho Labor Appeals.

The Idaho Unemployment Insurance Appeals phone number is 208-332-3572, with toll-free 800-621-4938.

The Idaho unemployment claims phone number is 208-332-8942.

The main office is 317 W. Main St., Boise, Idaho 83735.

Many Idaho local offices list hours as Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except observed holidays. Always check the specific office listing before visiting.

Yes. This guide includes an embedded map for Idaho Department of Labor local-office direction planning and links to the official local office directory.

IdahoWorks is Idaho’s job-search system where job seekers can search jobs and create an online profile.

The Employer Portal is used to pay unemployment taxes, report wages and manage employer account information.

The 2026 Idaho unemployment insurance taxable wage base is $58,300.

Quarterly UI wage and tax reports are generally due by the last day of the month after the quarter ends: April 30, July 31, October 31 and January 31.

Idaho’s standard rate changes by year and conditions. The 2026 rate table should be checked on the official Employer Portal or Idaho unemployment tax rate page before filing.

No. Idaho unemployment insurance benefits are funded by employer taxes. Employees do not pay into the Idaho unemployment fund from their paycheck.

Idaho employers must report new employees, and qualifying rehired employees, within 20 days of the date of hire.

Idaho’s current state minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. The tipped employee minimum wage is $3.35 per hour, and a youth training wage may apply for new hires under age 20 during the first 90 consecutive calendar days.

Idaho law does not require employers to provide breaks or meal periods unless employer policy provides them.

After separation, wages due must be paid by the sooner of the next regular payday or within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays. A written request can trigger a 48-hour rule, excluding weekends and holidays.

In most non-agricultural jobs, minors must be at least 14. Idaho child labor rules are generally enforced by local school boards and probation officers, while federal FLSA rules may also apply.

Workplace injury and workers’ compensation issues are generally handled through the Idaho Industrial Commission, not the unemployment claim portal.

Workplace safety complaints generally go through OSHA or the relevant workplace safety authority, not the Idaho unemployment Claimant Portal.

Write your name, issue type, claim week or employer quarter, notice date, exact question, and the action you need. Keep private information out of normal email unless the official secure process asks for it.

No. Do not send Social Security numbers, portal passwords, PINs or confidential account numbers by normal email.

Bring ID, Claimant Portal screenshots, notices, employer names, work history, weekly certification records, work-search records, appeal documents and a short written timeline of the issue.