Best & Worst Cities for Wage Growth

BEST & WORST CITIES FOR WAGE GROWTH September 29, 2008 The Dow Jones suffers its 10% worst net loss in history. June 2009 HOUSTON, TX The National Bureau of Economic Research announces the SEATTLE, WA end of the Great Recession." 8% PHILADELPHIA, PA 6% 4% ATLANTA, GA DETROIT, MI RIVERSIDE, CA 0% -2% 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 01 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Change in Wages Since 2006 Biggest Increases +9.8% +9.0% +6.6% HOUSTON, TX SEATTLE, WA PHILADELPHIA, PA Smallest Increases +3.7% +1.8% +1.5% ATLANTA, GA DETROIT, MI RIVERSIDE, CA View the full PayScale Index: http://www.payscale.com/payscale-index/ Additional Sources: 1. http://money.cnn.com/2008/09/29/markets/markets_newyork/index.htm PayScale 2. http://www.nber.org/cycles.html