October 20, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Average weekly wages: first quarter 2008-09
Percent decrease in average weekly wage, large counties and U.S., first quarter 2008–09
| County |
Percent decline |
U.S. |
-2.5 |
Hennepin, MN |
-6.7 |
Westchester, NY |
-7.0 |
Trumbull, OH |
-7.1 |
Elkhart, IN |
-8.7 |
Westmoreland, PA |
-8.9 |
Suffolk, MA |
-9.0 |
Hudson, NJ |
-9.7 |
Fairfield, CT |
-10.0 |
Mecklenburg, NC |
-10.3 |
New York, NY |
-23.4 |
These data featured in the TED article, Average weekly wages: first quarter 2008-09.
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