Dollars to doughnuts.CATHERINE RAMPELL
Dollars to doughnuts.
That’s according to a report released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on employment and pay for the 322 largest counties.
The county with the biggest cut in average weekly wages was Williamson County, Tex., where wages fell 3.8 percent, to $953.
In raw dollar figures, New York County (Manhattan) once again had the highest average weekly wage, at $2,634, and the biggest raise, at $222 (9.2 percent).
The county with the biggest increase in employment was also in the Midwest: Elkhart County, Ind., which gained 6.2 percent more jobs over the year, compared to the national average of 1.2 percent job growth. Elkhart County was primarily buoyed by manufacturing, which added 5,125 jobs over the year (12.4 percent).
On the other hand, Sacramento County, Calif., lost the highest percentage of jobs of all the major counties. Its employment fell by 1.6 percent year over year.
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