Average weekly wages in Knox County stood at $833 in March, federal study shows

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Knox County residents’ average weekly pay in the first quarter of the year was $833, well below the U.S. average of $1,222 and the 40th highest wage level among Ohio’s 88 counties, according to an analysis by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

The number of employed residents in the county stood at 20,065, the BLS study found. Only three Ohio countries – Hamilton, Delaware and Franklin – have average weekly wages that exceed the national average, according to the BLS.

Employment in nine of the 14 largest Ohio counties -- where employment is at least 75,000 -- decreased between March 2019 and March 2020, the analysis reported. The largest year-over-year decline among those counties was in Mahoning County, which recorded a 1.3 percent drop.

Year-over-year wage growth in the 14 largest counties exceeded 3 percent in six of the counties, according to the study, which indicated that year-over-year figures for the smaller counties were not available.

The total number of employed Ohio residents in the first quarter of 2020 stood at 5,349,638, the BLS reported, and their weekly average wages amounted to $1,063.

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First-Quarter Employment and Wages in Ohio Counties

RankCountyEmployment in March 2020Average Weekly Wage
1Hamilton514,030$1,307
2Delaware87,499$1,289
3Franklin757,047$1,223
4Cuyahoga717,695$1,219
5Hancock45,401$1,123
6Greene76,512$1,114
7Union32,780$1,111
8Warren95,953$1,102
9Butler156,572$1,054
10Lucas204,990$1,035
11Clinton17,606$1,031
12Summit263,840$1,022
13Montgomery252,517$992
14Ottawa12,149$963
15Pike9,471$955
16Shelby26,859$954
17Lake94,836$940
18Wood67,877$933
19Washington24,345$926
20Harrison3,533$918
21Allen50,009$916
22Pickaway14,050$910
23Wayne47,243$901
24Clermont58,047$899
25Medina59,047$894
26Defiance14,988$890
27Ross29,124$885
28Portage54,805$883
29Wyandot9,617$881
30Logan18,397$874
31 (tie)Auglaize21,547$872
31 (tie)Lorain95,566$872
33Licking66,190$870
34Preble10,547$868
35Miami40,588$867
36Geauga34,439$854
37Stark155,980$846
38Clark46,269$842
39Marion24,230$834
40Knox20,065$833
41Henry10,207$831
42Champaign10,648$829
43 (tie)Madison17,833$826
43 (tie)Muskingum33,250$826
45Guernsey14,448$823
46Williams17,266$822
47 (tie)Darke18,005$820
47 (tie)Jefferson20,505$820
49Fulton17,711$818
50Monroe3,086$816
51 (tie)Crawford12,674$812
51 (tie)Sandusky24,760$812
53Athens21,152$809
54Trumbull61,600$805
55Erie34,376$800
56Coshocton9,671$797
57Adams5,934$794
58Paulding4,810$793
59 (tie)Putnam11,652$792
59 (tie)Richland49,058$792
61Huron20,233$790
62Mahoning95,366$783
63Belmont20,832$781
64Tuscarawas35,687$778
65Ashland18,611$776
66Van Wert11,321$771
67Holmes19,832$768
68Fairfield43,780$766
69Mercer19,982$765
70Noble2,888$764
71Columbiana29,324$760
72 (tie)Morgan2,717$750
72 (tie)Perry6,299$750
74Seneca19,156$747
75 (tie)Carroll6,252$746
75 (tie)Scioto23,383$746
77Gallia11,107$743
78Highland10,262$742
79Ashtabula30,066$738
80Fayette11,096$731
81Hardin8,292$727
82Morrow5,328$711
83Lawrence13,413$701
84Jackson10,276$699
85Vinton2,330$675
86Brown7,649$665
87Hocking6,524$633
88Meigs3,632$607

Ohio Totals5,349,638$1,063
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

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