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Salmon, ID vs Elko, NV

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Elko has been positive.
- Elko has 3.6% more unemployment than Salmon.
- Elko job growth has increased by 3.4% in the past 10 years.
 Salmon, IDElko, NVUnited States
 Current Unemployment6.9%3.3%6.0%
 Future Job Growth35.6%31.6%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth0.7%-6.0%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth3.4%-1.9%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth8.1%0.7%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth0.2%3.4%6.3%
Reviews for Salmon    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Relocated to this town to be close to family. Pros to living in Lemhi County would obviously be outdoor activities such as fishing, hiking, swimming, boating, hunting  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 15 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 16 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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