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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks for sharing, Ron – this is something I’m interested in.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I didn’t see this brought up on V2020, but I read an interesting article recently that’s kind of referenced below for those interested in reading about the disastrous effects of Idaho’s first outmigration since the 1980s and the Silver Tsunami on Idaho wages:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.ktvb.com/news/7-investigation/Significant-population-change-in-Idaho-impacting-jobs-205157071.html">http://www.ktvb.com/news/7-investigation/Significant-population-change-in-Idaho-impacting-jobs-205157071.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>WTG, Idaho’s GOP! You’re continuing to ensure Idaho wins the race to the bottom!!! And, we can thank Otter’s campaign to attract gun manufacturers by using our low wages as a selling point for attracting just such fine upstanding citizens as the whack-a-dos behind III Arms & III Citadel. Our neighbors up north had best be careful about extending credit to any newcomers since the lunatic III Patriots expect to break ground up there any day now. Unfortunately, more than a few of them don’t have such a great history of paying what they owe or obeying the law </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D'>L</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Saundra<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Moscow, ID<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To care for anyone else enough to make their problems one's own, is ever the beginning of one's real ethical development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>~ Felix Adler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ron Force<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 10, 2013 8:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> vision2020@moscow.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] Bottom Rung: Wages in Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'>BSU Radio has been running a revealing series on Idaho work and wages: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/tag/bottom-rung/">http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/tag/bottom-rung/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='margin-left:7.5pt;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;float:left;overflow:hidden'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:31.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>Bottom Rung: Living On Low Wages In Idaho<o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#333333'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/topic-index/"><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>View All Topics »</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div><div style='margin-left:7.5pt;margin-right:7.5pt;float:left' id=content><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:11.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>BACKGROUND<o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l5 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>The share of Idaho workers earning minimum wage has grown from <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/02/27/idaho-leads-nation-in-minimum-wage-workers/" target="_blank" title="Idaho Leads The Nation In Minimum Wage Workers"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>5 percent in 2011 to 7.7 percent in 2012</span></b></a>. The growth has put Idaho in the top spot for the largest share of minimum wage workers in the country.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>How did that happen? And what’s being done to reverse the trend?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Our series <em><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>Bottom Rung</span></em> will try to answer those questions, and introduce you to the people living on low wages, consuming Idaho services, and experts who monitor these kinds of trends.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Part 1: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-two-idaho-workers-talk-about-life-on-low-wages/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: Two Idaho Workers Talk About Life On Low Wages"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Two Idaho Workers Talk About Life On Low Wages</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l8 level1 lfo3;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Infographic: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-living-on-minimum-wage-in-idaho/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: Expenses Are Tough To Pay On Idaho’s $7.25 Minimum Wage"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Expenses Are Tough To Pay On Idaho’s $7.25 Minimum Wage</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Part 2: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-why-an-influx-of-retirees-to-idaho-is-creating-more-low-wage-jobs/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: Why An Influx Of Retirees To Idaho Is Creating More Low-Wage Jobs"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Why An Influx Of Retirees To Idaho Is Creating More Low-Wage Jobs</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l6 level1 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-gov-otter-touts-idahos-low-wages-to-attract-gun-companies/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: Gov. Otter Touts Idaho’s Low Wages To Attract Gun Companies"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Gov. Otter Touts Idaho’s Low Wages To Attract Gun Companies</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l9 level1 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Charts: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-migration-by-the-numbers/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: Migration By The Numbers"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Migration By The Numbers</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo7;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Part 3: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/09/bottom-rung-the-workforce-shift-thats-costing-idaho-good-paying-jobs/" target="_blank" title="Bottom Rung: The Workforce Shift That’s Costing Idaho Good-Paying Jobs"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: The Workforce Shift That’s Costing Idaho Good-Paying Jobs</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Chart: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/09/bottom-rung-construction-jobs-gained-and-lost-and-their-place-in-idahos-economy/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Construction Jobs Gained And Lost, And Their Place In Idaho’s Economy</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:15.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo9;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Background: <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/topic/wages/" target="_blank" title="Making Money In Idaho, A Guide To Wages"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'>Making Money In Idaho, A Guide To Wages</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:11.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>LATEST POSTS<o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:11.25pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:right;text-indent:-.25in;line-height:13.5pt;mso-list:l7 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#444444'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/tag/bottom-rung/"><b><span style='color:#666666;text-decoration:none'>Follow this topic</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;zoom: 1'><h6 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>MAY 10, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h6><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/10/bottom-rung-why-building-a-strong-idaho-economy-takes-public-investment/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Why Building A Strong Idaho Economy Takes Public Investment</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/10/bottom-rung-why-building-a-strong-idaho-economy-takes-public-investment/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/05/Bob-Lokken-100x100.jpg" alt="Bob Lokken, CEO of WhiteCloud Analytics, in his downtown Boise office"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Bob Lokken, CEO of Boise-based WhiteCloud Analytics, is three years into building his new company. It designs software for health care professionals with the aim of allowing doctors and others to interrogate vast amounts of health care data. Lokken founded it after his previous company, ProClarity Corporation, was bought by Microsoft. Recently, he showed me [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;zoom: 1'><h6 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>MAY 9, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h6><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/09/bottom-rung-construction-jobs-gained-and-lost-and-their-place-in-idahos-economy/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Construction Jobs Gained And Lost, And Their Place In Idaho’s Economy</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>This week, StateImpact‘s “Bottom Rung” series is looking at low-wage work in Idaho. We’re asking why the state has an outsized share of minimum wage jobs. Construction employment was the starting point for the broadcast story that aired this morning. The construction industry suffered especially steep losses in the recession. In Idaho, the number of [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/09/bottom-rung-the-workforce-shift-thats-costing-idaho-good-paying-jobs/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: The Workforce Shift That’s Costing Idaho Good-Paying Jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/09/bottom-rung-the-workforce-shift-thats-costing-idaho-good-paying-jobs/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/05/Larry-Willis-100x100.jpg" alt="Larry Willis worked for HP and then for electronics
manufacturer Jabil Circuit. He lost that job a decade ago, when the company closed its Boise plant."></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Not long ago, you could hear the buzz of power saws all over the Treasure Valley. It was punctuated by the steady rhythm of hammers and nail guns. More than 10,000 homes went up in Ada and Canyon counties in the two years before the recession hit. Then, the sound stopped. “’08 and ’09 were [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;zoom: 1'><h6 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>MAY 8, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h6><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-gov-otter-touts-idahos-low-wages-to-attract-gun-companies/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Gov. Otter Touts Idaho’s Low Wages To Attract Gun Companies</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-gov-otter-touts-idahos-low-wages-to-attract-gun-companies/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=68 id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/01/UyhMg.AuSt_.36-e1359398681126.jpeg" alt="For the last two years, Gov. Otter has pushed for lower business taxes, a state-based health insurance exchange, and hiring tax credits."></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is using Idaho’s low wages as a selling point. In a letter sent to out-of-state gun manufacturers last month to encourage them to relocate to Idaho, Otter touts the comparatively low cost of labor here. This week we’re reporting on wages in Idaho. The governor portrays as an asset the wage [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-migration-by-the-numbers/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Migration By The Numbers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-migration-by-the-numbers/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/05/Net-In-Migration-of-20-Somethings-100x100.jpg" alt="Net In Migration of 20 Somethings"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>The latest driver’s license data suggests more 20-somethings are leaving Idaho than ever before. The net loss of Idahoans aged 21-30 last year was 149. The data show 11,530 young people moved to Idaho from other states in 2012, while 11,679 left. Source: Idaho Department of Labor | Idaho Department of Transportation The Idaho Department [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-why-an-influx-of-retirees-to-idaho-is-creating-more-low-wage-jobs/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Why An Influx Of Retirees To Idaho Is Creating More Low-Wage Jobs</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/08/bottom-rung-why-an-influx-of-retirees-to-idaho-is-creating-more-low-wage-jobs/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/04/JordynSkinnerSMALL-100x100.jpg" alt="Jordyn Skinner is a freshman at Boise State University. She also works part-time at Franco's Pizzeria."></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>There’s a brand new pizza joint in southeast Boise. It’s nestled in a mini-strip mall with a gas station, dry cleaner and hair salon. On a recent Friday evening, Franco’s Pizzeria was just starting to pick up. It’s a tiny place. The cash register is only a few steps away from the industrial pizza ovens. [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #EEEEEE 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in;font-size:inherit;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;line-height:inherit;zoom: 1'><h6 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#999999;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:normal'>MAY 7, 2013<o:p></o:p></span></h6><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-living-on-minimum-wage-in-idaho/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Expenses Are Tough To Pay On Idaho’s $7.25 Minimum Wage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-living-on-minimum-wage-in-idaho/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1030" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/05/Bottom-Rung-Infographic-PUBLISHED-100x100.jpg" alt="Bottom Rung Infographic PUBLISHED"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>One in 13 hourly workers in Idaho earned minimum wage last year. That’s $7.25 an hour.The share of Idaho workers making minimum wage has increased from 5 percent in 2011 to 7.7 percent of the hourly workforce in 2012. That bump means Idaho has a larger share of minimum wage workers than any other state [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:15.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><h2 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in;line-height:0%;vertical-align:baseline;border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-two-idaho-workers-talk-about-life-on-low-wages/"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black;text-decoration:none'>Bottom Rung: Two Idaho Workers Talk About Life On Low Wages</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></h2></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:15.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'><a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/2013/05/07/bottom-rung-two-idaho-workers-talk-about-life-on-low-wages/"><b><span style='color:#174E82;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1031" src="http://stateimpact.npr.org/idaho/files/2013/05/John-making-change-100x100.jpg" alt="John spends his workdays behind the register of a retail shop in Boise."></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='margin-bottom:11.25pt;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit'><p class=MsoNormal style='vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:#444444'>Wages are lower in Idaho than in nearly ever other state. That’s often chalked up to Idaho’s rural nature and low cost of living. But recently, the state has lost ground. A federal Bureau of Labor Statistics report shows that Idaho has the largest share of workers earning minimum wage in the country. And that share [...]<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>