SEATTLE — King County posted the highest wage growth among the nation’s 10 largest counties in the first quarter, data released Thursday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show.
Average weekly wages in King rose 1.6 percent from a year earlier to $1,288 for the period ended March 31, led by solid growth in the professional and business-services sector.
King County, which ranks as the ninth-largest job market nationwide, was followed by Miami-Dade, Fla., where average weekly wages rose 0.9 percent to $912. Dallas had the third-highest rise, up 0.4 percent to $1,215.
