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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach

School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies

Cornell University

16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky

New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES 2nd Quarter 2012 [8 January 2013]

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm

or

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf

[full-text, 21 pages]

From June 2011 to June 2012, employment increased in 287 of the 328

largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported

today. Yakima, Wash., posted the largest increase, with a gain of 8.2

percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 1.8

percent. Within Yakima, the largest employment increase occurred in

natural resources and mining, which gained 8,646 jobs over the year

(34.6 percent). Madison, Ill., St. Clair, Ill., and Clay, Mo., had

the largest over-the-year decreases in employment among the largest

counties in the U.S. with losses of 2.0 percent each. County

employment and wage data are compiled under the Quarterly Census of

Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, which produces detailed

information on local employment and wages within 7 months after the

end of each quarter. 

The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 1.3 percent

to $903 in the second quarter of 2012. Washington, Ore., had the

largest over-the-year increase in average weekly wages with a gain of

8.5 percent. Within Washington County, a total wage gain of $159.4

million (16.0 percent) in the manufacturing industry had the largest

contribution to the increase in average weekly wages. Within this

industry, large payouts, which included bonuses, significantly

boosted the county’s average weekly wages. Williamson, Texas,

experienced the largest decrease in average weekly wages with a loss

of 17.0 percent over the year. 

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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