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10 counties with greatest growth in average weekly wages

#10 Benzie County

Average Weekly Wage: $546

Growth 2011-15: 4.1%

#9 Gogebic County

Average Weekly Wage: $664

Growth 2011-15: 4.4%

#8 Iosco County

Average Weekly Wage: $602

Growth 2011-15: 5.6%

#7 Keweenaw County

Average Weekly Wage: $369

Growth 2011-15: 5.8%

#6 Antrim County

Average Weekly Wage: $529

Growth 2011-15: 6.1%

#5 Lapeer County

Average Weekly Wage: $688

Growth 2011-15: 7.7%

#4 Leelanau County

Average Weekly Wage: $579

Growth 2011-15: 7.9%

#3 Alger County

Average Weekly Wage: $690

Growth 2011-15: 8%

#2 Oceana County

Average Weekly Wage: $594

Growth 2011-15: 8.1%

#1 Baraga County

Average Weekly Wage: $647

Growth 2011-15: 8.6%

Data from the years 2011-2015

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

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