Greene County employment, average wage rise

As of December, Greene County had 8,100 businesses employing 153,300 people.

Employment for the county was up 3.5 percent from the previous year. Greene County ranked 60th among the 323 largest U.S. counties in terms of percent change in employment.

Missouri’s employment for the period was 2.7 million workers, a 1.2 percent increase over the previous year. About 171,600 establishments were reported for the state.

The average weekly wage for the county was $626, up 1.5 percent from the same period in 2004.

Greene County’s average wage was 13 percent below the statewide average wage of $723, which was 2 percent higher than the previous year. The average wage for the United States was $825 per week.