Tuesday, August 9, 2005
O.C., L.A. County top-five job markets
New census findings document Southern California's economic strength.
The Associated Press
For your best shot at a job, work in Los Angeles County. But if you want to earn a good wage, try New York City.
A new U.S. Census Bureau report released Monday shows Los Angeles County leads the nation in number of businesses while Manhattan tops the chart with the highest average salary.
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Rounding out the top five counties with the highest number of businesses were Harris County, Texas, with 86,000, and Orange County with 83,164 businesses. Orange County also ranks No. 5 in population.
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Among the nation's most populous counties, Manhattan had the highest average annual salary per worker at $73,000, while the lowest was in Riverside County at $29,000.
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