From Austin Business Journal, January 13, 2009...
Wages in Travis County grew 2.1 percent from June 2007 to June 2008, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday.
Workers in Travis County made an average of $925 a week in June 2008. The county’s 1.6 percent job growth rate over the 12-month period was the 31st fastest in the country.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
City of Austin freezes hiring and wages
From Austin Business Journal, January 16, 2009...
Citing the effect of current economic woes, the city of Austin is enacting a hiring freeze effective immediately.
City Manager Marc Ott sent a memo to all city employees on Friday detailing a plan to put a hold on all new hires.
Ott also said he is postponing the second phase of an annual review of the city’s wages that was scheduled to occur this month, effectively freezing employees’ wages.
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Citing the effect of current economic woes, the city of Austin is enacting a hiring freeze effective immediately.
City Manager Marc Ott sent a memo to all city employees on Friday detailing a plan to put a hold on all new hires.
Ott also said he is postponing the second phase of an annual review of the city’s wages that was scheduled to occur this month, effectively freezing employees’ wages.
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
Travis County shows modest wage growth
From Austin Business Journal, January 13, 2009...
Wages in Travis County grew 2.1 percent from June 2007 to June 2008, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday.
Workers in Travis County made an average of $925 a week in June 2008. The county’s 1.6 percent job growth rate over the 12-month period was the 31st fastest in the country.
The average weekly wage in neighboring Williamson County was $801, up 1.9 percent from June 2007. Williamson County’s 4.3 percent job growth rate during the study period was the second-fastest in the country.
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Wages in Travis County grew 2.1 percent from June 2007 to June 2008, according to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Tuesday.
Workers in Travis County made an average of $925 a week in June 2008. The county’s 1.6 percent job growth rate over the 12-month period was the 31st fastest in the country.
The average weekly wage in neighboring Williamson County was $801, up 1.9 percent from June 2007. Williamson County’s 4.3 percent job growth rate during the study period was the second-fastest in the country.
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Survey: Wages in Austin area average $19.92 an hour
From KVUE, October 1, 2008...
Ever wonder how much money your co-workers make?
A new survey from the U.S. Department of Labor shows the average worker in the Austin area earned an average of $19.92 an hour. Data was collected from a wide variety of occupational groups.
Some of the highest paid workers were computer and software engineers, making $43.03 an hour.
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Ever wonder how much money your co-workers make?
A new survey from the U.S. Department of Labor shows the average worker in the Austin area earned an average of $19.92 an hour. Data was collected from a wide variety of occupational groups.
Some of the highest paid workers were computer and software engineers, making $43.03 an hour.
Read more...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Austin high-tech wages 3rd highest in U.S.
From Austin Business Journal, June 24, 2008...
Austin ranks third among U.S. cities when it comes to highest high-tech salaries, a new study shows.
The average high-tech worker in Austin earned $100,500 in 2006--113 percent more than that the metro area's average private sector wage, according to the American Electronics Association report titled Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities.
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Austin ranks third among U.S. cities when it comes to highest high-tech salaries, a new study shows.
The average high-tech worker in Austin earned $100,500 in 2006--113 percent more than that the metro area's average private sector wage, according to the American Electronics Association report titled Cybercities 2008: An Overview of the High-technology Industry in the Nation's Top 60 Cities.
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