This industry is healthy and provides a real boost to the local economy. Finally, tourism is of increasing importance here. Features attracting tourists to the area include Twin Falls and Shoshone Falls, the Perrine Bridge, unique rock formations, winter skiing, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, and several national recreation areas. These items and activities attract thousands of people each year to the valley. This is an important aspect of the economy and tourism is being more heavily promoted.
Unemployment here swings widely from season to season.
This ties into the agricultural ties that will always predominate here. This is felt to be a healthy rate that will likely continue even as population increases. This is due to the fact that new jobs, either in Jerome, or in Twin Falls, will continue to proliferate. Only limited numbers of the work force in the County are actually employed in the community. The warmest is typically in July at about 91 degrees.