Economic Statistics
Economic Development Services

Meridian Chamber
of Commerce

215 E. Franklin Road
P.O. Box 7
Meridian, Idaho 83680
Phone (208) 888-2817
Fax (208) 888-2682


BUSINESS RESOURCES .:. ECONOMIC STATISTICS

Largest Employers

Meridian School District No.2  
Citi Cards   
T-Mobile   
St Lukes Meridian Medical Center & Hospital  (includes associated physicians offices)
Blue Cross of Idaho   
Western States Equipment  
Albertsons/SuperValu 
Wal-Mart    
Western Electronics  
R.C. Willey Home Furnishings 
Crucial Technology  
Idaho Department of Law Enforcement 
Food Services of America  
Fred Meyer Inc.    
City of Meridian  
MWI, Inc.  
Swire Coca-Cola  
United Heritage Life Insurance 
Micro 100 Tool Corporation

Population

  1990 1994 2000 2007 estimate
Meridian 11,958 14,566 34,919 71,866
Ada County 76,600 100,000 300,904 395,974

Western Ada County Population Forecast

  2000
Census
2007
Estimates
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
CITY
Meridian 34,919 71,866 80,136 103,285 114,479 127,163 135,466
Eagle 13,168 20,951 22,277 25,854 28,216 29,785 31,043
Kuna 5,625 14,261 17,432 22,465 24,080 25,125 26,341
Star 1,795 5,548 5,229 8,112 9,595 10,687 11,296

Western Ada County Household Forecast

  2000
Census
2005
Estimates
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
CITY
Meridian 11,933 21,330 26,992 34,747 38,552 42,761 45,701
Eagle 4,538 6,470 7,547 8,819 9,649 10,221 10,688
Kuna 1,825 3,816 5,563 7,214 7,748 8,108 8,508
Star 631 1,188 1,861 2,890 3,418 3,804 4,020

Western Ada County Employment Forecast

  2000
Census
2005
Estimates
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
CITY
Meridian 20,062 19,498 25,299 30,818 36,660 42,814 47,187
Eagle 3,095 2,703 3,539 4,349 5,589 6,679 7,373
Kuna 960 768 1,168 1,883 2,409 3,024 3,450
Star n/a 257 365 488 625 692 724

Income

2005 Per Capita Income

Ada County:  $39,302
Boise-Nampa MSA: $32,527 
Idaho: $28,478
United States: $34,471

Labor & Employment

Meridian Employment by Industry Sector

3rd Quarter 2006

INDUSTRY # OF ESTABLISHMENTS # OF EMPLOYEES
Natural Resources, Agriculture & Mining 23 202
Construction 545 4,332
Manufacturing 76 1,618
Wholesale Trade 137 1,606
Retail Trade 191 3,934
Transportation & Warehousing 62 936
Information 21 196
Financial Activities 284 2,277
Professional & Business Services 384 4,661
Education & Health Services 227 5,823
Leisure & Hospitality 135 3,591
Other Services 120 596
Government 5 576
TOTALS 2,210 30,348

The Boise-Nampa MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area comprising Ada & Canyon Counties)
unemployment rate for October 2007 was 2.6%, down from 2.8% in October 2006.

The Ada County unemployment rate for October 2007 was 2.4%.

The female labor participation rate is 65.3%, which has been steadily increasing since 1970.

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