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US Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.1  Category: Hours and Wages. 2  Region: United States.3  Report: Employment Situation.4  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.S Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.
All except 1 of the 32 counties in California with employment below 75,000 had average weekly wages lower than the national average of $1,035. Among the smaller counties, Alpine County had the highest average weekly wage at $1,055.See table 2 .). When all 58 counties in California were considered, 6 had wages below $700. Seventeen counties had average weekly wages ranging from $700 to $799, 16 had wages from $800 to $899, 3 had wages from $900 to $999, and 16 had wages at or above $1,000.