Greene County wages decrease slightly in 4Q

Greene County wage earners took home an average weekly pay of $737 during the fourth quarter last year, a 0.1 percent decrease compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

That compared to the U.S. average weekly wage of $1,000 for the fourth quarter, which was flat year-to-year, according to a federal Bureau of Labor Statistics news release.

Greene County employed 157,400 during the three months ended Dec. 31, up 1.2 percent from a year earlier.

The county was among 292 in the U.S. to record an employment increase in the fourth quarter, according to data released today by the BLS.