Average wages rise in region

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Workers employed in Baltimore City enjoyed some of the fattest pay raises of any area in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In Baltimore City, the average weekly wage rose 7.1 percent between the fourth quarter of 2004 and the fourth quarter of 2005, the latest numbers available.

That?s well ahead of the national average, which grew by 1.5 percent over the same period, the bureau said in a statement.

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