SD Wages Stagnate Again
For the second quarter in a row, wages in San Diego County rose at the slowest rate among the 10 largest metro areas in Q3 '14. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that wages only crawled up 0.8% to $1,030/week, just behind Phoenix, where wages climbed 1.8% to $914/week, according to the Union Telegraph San Diego. The city led the metro pack in wage growth with a 4% climb in Q2 last year. [UTSD].