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New Report Shows That Cumberland County Saw Wage Increases in 2017-18

People living in Cumberland County saw their average weekly wage rise by 3.6 percent from June 2017 to June 2018, according to new numbers put out Wednesday by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The increase in average weekly wage placed Cumberland County in the top third of the 350-most populous counties in the country.

The Bureau's statistics show the average weekly wage in Cumberland County was $944 in June of last year.