Kent County area wage increase best in the State

[GRDadof3]

In today's Press, there's an article saying that according to a recent Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kent County saw the fastest wage growth in the Spring 2005 quarter (most recent figures) in the State at 5.3%. 41st out of 322 counties in the U.S.

Can't find a link, but it's in the left column of the front page Business Section

You can probably find it here:

http://www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm

In addition, the jobless rate for February for the Grand Rapids area was 6.2%, down from 6.8% in Feb. 2005.

[blueradon]

Finally, some good news around here!