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CdA Average Wage At Idaho Bottom

Item: Local average wage drops: Coeur d'Alene is lowest among Idaho's metro areas at $17.22/Brian Walker, Press

More Info: Coeur d'Alene had the lowest average wage among the state's five metropolitan areas in 2010 and was the only one that saw a wage decline from the previous year, according to a study released on Tuesday by the Idaho Department of Labor. The Coeur d'Alene metro area's average wage in 2010 was $17.22 per hour, a dime less than in 2009. The area's median wage, the point where half the workers are paid more and half are paid less, declined to $13.52 from $13.89 the previous year.

Question: What is Coeur d'Alene doing wrong?



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D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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