Changes to the Idaho Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area and Combined Statistical Area will take effect in January 2014.
These changes were made based on demographic shifts revealed in 2010
Census data.
The Idaho Falls MSA will include Butte County in addition to Bonneville and Jefferson counties.
The Idaho Falls CSA, renamed the Idaho Falls-Blackfoot CSA, is to
include Butte, Madison, and Fremont Counties in addition to
Bonneville, Bingham, and Jefferson.
The changes are expected to more accurately reflect the local economic picture and the accuracy of labor market information.