[Vision2020] Idaho residents earn less [than] all but one other state

[Paul Rumelhart]

I was curious how we ranked in cost of living for 2012, but I couldn't
(quickly) find a good ranking.  I did find this article in the Statesman:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2014/04/28/3158112/idaho-cost-of-living-creeps-toward.html.
If I'm reading that right, we are 31st in cost of living, which I think
means that we are the 20th lowest in cost of living, if you want to look at
it that way.  They are not very clear in the article.

Paul


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Kenneth Marcy <kmmos1 at frontier.com> wrote:

>  *http://tinyurl.com/k6zhbbn <http://tinyurl.com/k6zhbbn>*
>
> *7. Idaho*
> *> 2012 spending per capita*: $30,190
> *> Personal income per capita*: $34,481 (2nd lowest)
> *> Pct. bachelor’s degree:* 25.5% (14th lowest)
> *> June unemployment rate:* 4.5% (8th lowest)
>
> Idaho’s unemployment rate weathered the recession remarkably well,
> remaining at least one percentage point below the national rate over the
> last 10 years. Personal incomes in the state, however, have been relatively
> low. In 2012, Idaho residents earned less, on average than Americans in all
> but one other state. This may be due to Idaho’s labor force, which is
> concentrated in trade, transportation, and utilities, sectors that
> typically offer low-wage jobs. While earnings were low, residents spent
> nearly 88% of what they made in 2012. Idaho residents spent more on
> gasoline than all but four other states, likely due to the size of the
> state’s transportation sector.
>
> *http://tinyurl.com/k6zhbbn <http://tinyurl.com/k6zhbbn>*
>
>
>  Ken
>
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