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Emmett, ID vs Boise City, ID

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Boise City has been positive.
- Boise City has 1.4% more unemployment than Emmett.
- Boise City job growth has increased by 21.9% in the past 10 years.
 Emmett, IDBoise City, IDUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock3.6%6.0%
 Future Job Growth45.7%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-1.6%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth4.9%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock9.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth16.1%  Unlock6.3%
Reviews for Emmett    8 Reviews

I strongly recommend that instead of choosing Emmett, you consider choosing Boise if you really want to move to Idaho. If you're flexible, better yet choose western  More

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Over 7 years ago

Emmett, Idaho is the best place to live because the people are super friendly, willing to help if your in need, happy, stress free. It’s beautiful scenery is gorgeous.  More

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Over 9 years ago

I don't know what Edward is talking about, this town is clean, downtown is cute and the people are friendly. Granted there aren't many jobs right in Emmett, but Boise  More

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Reviews for Boise City    131 Reviews

The people that made Boise the really appealing small-town America kind of place it was 30-40 years ago are gone. I moved here about 30 years ago. I'm not immediately  More

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My wife and I moved here in 2018 with pans to eventually buy a house and start a family. We bought a house at the end of 2019, if we hadn't there's no way we could  More

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Boise is often characterized as a right-leaning city, as Sperling mistakenly did in their synopsis of Boise. But, the truth is the city its not just blue; it is deep,  More

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