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Employment and Wages by County in Pennsylvania, Third Quarter 2008
County |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
September 2008 |
Percent change,
September 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change
|
Third quarter 2008 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change,
third quarter 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
135,173,818 |
-0.8 |
|
$841 |
|
2.8 |
|
Statewide |
5,679,033 |
0.0 |
|
822 |
|
2.5 |
|
Adams |
35,242 |
-2.4 |
57 |
624 |
40 |
2.3 |
36 |
Allegheny |
686,802 |
-0.1 |
27 |
886 |
5 |
2.5 |
32 |
Armstrong |
18,565 |
1.5 |
10 |
642 |
32 |
5.2 |
3 |
Beaver |
56,886 |
-0.1 |
27 |
673 |
27 |
2.7 |
27 |
Bedford |
16,311 |
1.9 |
5 |
606 |
47 |
2.7 |
27 |
Berks |
168,285 |
-0.4 |
35 |
770 |
12 |
0.9 |
51 |
Blair |
59,590 |
-1.3 |
48 |
625 |
39 |
0.6 |
54 |
Bradford |
21,642 |
-0.9 |
43 |
683 |
23 |
5.1 |
4 |
Bucks |
260,763 |
-2.0 |
54 |
819 |
10 |
4.1 |
10 |
Butler |
81,050 |
1.1 |
13 |
747 |
13 |
-7.5 |
66 |
Cambria |
58,845 |
-0.2 |
32 |
624 |
40 |
4.2 |
9 |
Cameron |
2,385 |
-7.7 |
67 |
550 |
63 |
-7.9 |
67 |
Carbon |
16,848 |
-0.1 |
27 |
568 |
61 |
3.1 |
20 |
Centre |
67,546 |
2.9 |
2 |
730 |
17 |
1.5 |
49 |
Chester |
244,193 |
1.0 |
15 |
1,024 |
1 |
0.9 |
51 |
Clarion |
14,945 |
-0.5 |
36 |
576 |
59 |
0.9 |
51 |
Clearfield |
30,939 |
-2.3 |
56 |
606 |
47 |
5.0 |
5 |
Clinton |
13,326 |
0.1 |
23 |
571 |
60 |
2.5 |
32 |
Columbia |
26,205 |
2.1 |
4 |
616 |
43 |
0.3 |
56 |
Crawford |
31,789 |
-0.6 |
40 |
603 |
51 |
3.4 |
16 |
Cumberland |
125,775 |
-0.9 |
43 |
774 |
11 |
1.7 |
44 |
Dauphin |
183,065 |
0.5 |
19 |
820 |
9 |
2.0 |
40 |
Delaware |
210,697 |
-0.1 |
27 |
878 |
6 |
4.0 |
12 |
Elk |
15,229 |
-2.7 |
60 |
608 |
46 |
-0.3 |
59 |
Erie |
128,527 |
-0.2 |
32 |
680 |
24 |
3.5 |
14 |
Fayette |
42,812 |
1.9 |
5 |
591 |
53 |
2.6 |
29 |
Forest |
2,317 |
0.1 |
23 |
615 |
44 |
0.5 |
55 |
Franklin |
58,696 |
0.9 |
17 |
674 |
25 |
2.1 |
37 |
Fulton |
5,075 |
-2.9 |
62 |
665 |
28 |
-3.6 |
64 |
Greene |
12,821 |
1.4 |
11 |
827 |
8 |
7.3 |
1 |
Huntingdon |
13,505 |
-1.1 |
47 |
593 |
52 |
1.7 |
44 |
Indiana |
33,423 |
1.7 |
7 |
705 |
19 |
-0.1 |
58 |
Jefferson |
16,210 |
-2.4 |
57 |
587 |
56 |
4.6 |
6 |
Juniata |
6,380 |
-2.9 |
62 |
566 |
62 |
3.1 |
20 |
Lackawanna |
101,226 |
-1.0 |
46 |
651 |
31 |
3.5 |
14 |
Lancaster |
229,354 |
-0.5 |
36 |
720 |
18 |
2.6 |
29 |
Lawrence |
30,881 |
-2.5 |
59 |
657 |
30 |
3.3 |
17 |
Lebanon |
48,012 |
-0.7 |
42 |
637 |
33 |
1.3 |
50 |
Lehigh |
178,933 |
-0.1 |
27 |
829 |
7 |
-0.8 |
60 |
Luzerne |
143,583 |
0.2 |
20 |
663 |
29 |
1.7 |
44 |
Lycoming |
52,189 |
1.3 |
12 |
635 |
34 |
1.9 |
41 |
Mc Kean |
17,414 |
-0.6 |
40 |
626 |
38 |
2.1 |
37 |
Mercer |
48,952 |
-0.2 |
32 |
632 |
36 |
2.8 |
26 |
Mifflin |
15,544 |
-1.7 |
53 |
621 |
42 |
2.6 |
29 |
Monroe |
58,998 |
-0.5 |
36 |
674 |
25 |
2.1 |
37 |
Montgomery |
487,650 |
0.2 |
20 |
1,012 |
3 |
1.7 |
44 |
Montour |
14,739 |
3.8 |
1 |
939 |
4 |
5.6 |
2 |
Northampton |
98,962 |
-1.5 |
51 |
743 |
14 |
3.3 |
17 |
Northumberland |
30,971 |
-2.0 |
54 |
612 |
45 |
1.8 |
42 |
Perry |
8,104 |
1.0 |
15 |
527 |
65 |
2.5 |
32 |
Philadelphia |
634,816 |
0.6 |
18 |
1,021 |
2 |
4.6 |
6 |
Pike |
11,033 |
-2.8 |
61 |
538 |
64 |
3.9 |
13 |
Potter |
5,517 |
0.2 |
20 |
634 |
35 |
-6.2 |
65 |
Schuylkill |
52,413 |
-1.3 |
48 |
630 |
37 |
3.3 |
17 |
Snyder |
16,166 |
-3.0 |
64 |
589 |
54 |
-1.5 |
63 |
Somerset |
25,974 |
-0.9 |
43 |
589 |
54 |
4.4 |
8 |
Sullivan |
1,612 |
-4.8 |
66 |
490 |
66 |
2.9 |
25 |
Susquehanna |
8,829 |
-1.3 |
48 |
489 |
67 |
0.2 |
57 |
Tioga |
13,130 |
1.6 |
9 |
580 |
57 |
-1.2 |
62 |
Union |
16,294 |
-0.5 |
36 |
692 |
21 |
3.0 |
23 |
Venango |
20,734 |
1.1 |
13 |
605 |
49 |
3.1 |
20 |
Warren |
15,486 |
1.7 |
7 |
605 |
49 |
-0.8 |
60 |
Washington |
81,302 |
2.2 |
3 |
739 |
16 |
2.4 |
35 |
Wayne |
15,648 |
-1.5 |
51 |
578 |
58 |
3.0 |
23 |
Westmoreland |
137,574 |
0.1 |
23 |
684 |
22 |
4.1 |
10 |
Wyoming |
9,529 |
-3.9 |
65 |
700 |
20 |
1.7 |
44 |
York |
178,653 |
0.0 |
26 |
741 |
15 |
1.8 |
42 |
Last Modified Date: April 14, 2009
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