U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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St. Tammany, LA, has largest county 1st quarter over-the-year wage gain at 23.4%

From first quarter 2025 to first quarter 2026, St. Tammany, LA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 23.4 percent. Licking, OH, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in March 2026 at 3.6 percent.

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