County Economic Growth Report

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In December 2003, Clark County, Nev., and Loudoun County, Va., had the
largest over-the-year percentage increases in employment among the largest
counties in the U.S., according to preliminary data released Friday by the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Clark and
Loudoun counties experienced over-the-year employment gains of 5.2 percent
each, compared with zero job growth in the nation. Collier County, Fla.,
had the largest over-the-year gain in average weekly wages in the fourth
quarter of 2003, with an increase of 9.7 percent. The U.S. average weekly
wage increased by 3.6 percent over the same time span.

Of the 315 largest counties in the United States, 171 had over-the-year
growth in employment and 137 experienced declines in employment, while the
national average employment level was unchanged. (See chart 1.) Average
weekly wages grew faster than the national average in 166 of the largest
U.S. counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below
the national average in 144 counties.

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