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| | Average Weekly Wages in the District of Columbia |
 | | The lowest average weekly wage was reported in Cameron County, Texas ($500), followed by the counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($504), Webb, Texas ($540), Yakima, Wash. ($541), and Horry, S.C. The average weekly wage in the lowest-paid county, Cameron, was less than one-third the wage in the highest-paid county, New York. |
 | | Among the largest counties, Williamson County, Texas, led the nation in growth in average weekly wages, with an increase of 17.8 percent over the year. |
 | | Rock Island County, Ill., was second with 14.8- percent growth, followed by the counties of Ventura, Calif., (12.6 percent), Henrico, Va. (12.5 percent), and St. Louis, Minn. (11.0 percent). |
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