A minimum wage gap of more than $2 has failed to draw Idaho job applicants to the Spokane area, partly because of a tight job market and employers taking pre-emptive action.With the start of the year, Washington's minimum wage rose 14 cents to a national-high of $8.07 under a state initiative adopted in 1998. Idaho's minimum wage remained at the federal level, $5.85 an hour.
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