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Average weekly wages among largest counties, third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015

March 11, 2016

The U.S. average weekly wage increased 2.6 percent from the third quarter of 2014 to the third quarter of 2015, growing to $974. Among counties with 75,000 or more jobs in 2014, Rockland, New York, had the largest percentage increase in average weekly wages (24.9 percent) over the year. The largest contribution to the county's increase was a gain of $3,170, or 220.4 percent, in average weekly wages in manufacturing.

Percentage change in average weekly wages in 342 largest counties, third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015


4.5% and higher
 
3.0% to 4.4%
 
1.5% to 2.9%
 
0.0% to 1.4%
 
-0.1% and lower
 
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Midland, Texas, experienced the largest percentage decrease in average weekly wages among the largest counties, with a loss of 6.7 percent over the year. The largest contribution to the county's decrease was a loss of $163, or 8.1 percent, in average weekly wages in natural resources and mining. Other counties with an over-the-year decrease in average weekly wages greater than 2.0 percent were Ector County, Texas; Lafayette Parish, Louisiana; and Stark County, Ohio.

These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages: Third Quarter 2015" (HTML) (PDF). Average weekly wage data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Average weekly wages among largest counties, third quarter 2014 to third quarter 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/average-weekly-wages-among-largest-counties-third-quarter-2014-to-third-quarter-2015.htm (visited May 19, 2024).

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