Idaho’s wage growth driven by low-income workers
Idaho wages grew by 2.4% in 2021 with lower income earners seeing higher wage growth than the upper income limits. In this 6-page report, Lisa Griggs reviews the data for the past 10 years, explains why low-wage workers fared better and identifies which jobs saw the highest wage gains between 2021 and 2022.
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2021 Census estimates show continued growth in Idaho urban cities
Four southwestern Idaho cities ranked in the top five slots for population growth in the state from 2020 to 2021 according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Vintage Population Estimates.* Idaho Falls, ranked fourth and was the lone city outside of southwestern Idaho to rank in the top five.
Boise remained Idaho’s largest city, followed by Meridian, Nampa, Idaho Falls and Caldwell. Meridian edged out Nampa as Idaho’s second-largest city in 2014 with the population difference increasing each year.
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