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Idaho #5
73.7 composite of 100 Based on 61% of intended metrics
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Brad Little R
Mayor · since 2019-01-07
Source: Wikidata (P6 head of government), retrieved 2026-06-18
Establishment entry rate (new business formation)13.545% · Census BDS 2022 ·
85.7
Job creation rate16.835% · Census BDS 2022 ·
49.0
Nonfarm job growth (YoY)0.54% · April 2026 ·
80.6
Not yet sourced: Metro GDP growth (BEA metro GDP key blocked by signup CAPTCHA); Business survival rate (BLS BED ingest pending); Cost of doing business (C2ER + Tax Foundation feed pending).