You did. No one lives in the big patch of Idaho that is dark blue except the Idaho Batholith (i.e. endless mountains) which is one of the harshest environments in the continental USA. In the summer (June-September) there are some miners in there but that’s about it.
Right. In some cases the labor participation rate is showing up as very low simply because there aren’t any people actually living there. I noticed the same thing about some parts of major metro areas where you have a huge airport or industrial area, but no residences.