Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, June 2017 (most recent available, released Jan. 11). New Hanover, North Carolina, had the highest percentage increase in wages from June 2016 to June 2017, at 11.9 percent. Unemployment rates are as of November.

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