<H3>• U.S. Employment and Wages by County — Q1 2015</H3>

From March 2014 to March 2015, employment increased in 323 of the 342 largest U.S. counties (counties with 75,000 or more jobs in 2014). Utah, Utah, had the largest percentage increase, with a gain of 6.7 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 2.1 percent.

The U.S. average weekly wage increased 2.1 percent over the year, growing to $1,048 in the first quarter of 2015. Olmsted, Minn., had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages with a gain of 11.7 percent.

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