Incomes Rise Nationwide at 4.2% Annual Rate
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Incomes Rise Nationwide at 4.2% Annual Rate
Across the United States incomes increased 4.2%, at an annual rate, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) State Quarterly Personal Income report for Q2-2018. The BEA also noted that the U.S. industries with the largest percent rise in earnings* were farming, mining, professional, scientific and technical services, construction, and administrative and waste management.
*Wages and salaries and proprietors’ income (non-corporate business profits, such as those of small business owners).
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