The average wage in Washington rose nearly 2 percent last year, largely because thousands of low-paying jobs disappeared during the recession.Average annual pay increased 1.9 percent to $47,153 in 2009 – the smallest increase since 2004. The average weekly wage was $906 last year, the…
The biannual report, The Fiscal Survey of States, is chockful of fairly grim numbers on how the economy has pasted states from coast to coast. The survey is released by the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Budget Officers. The overview states:…