US DATA: Commerce Dept says “Compensation declined in two-thirds of
the 3,113 counties in the U.S. in 2009. Total compensation of U.S.
workers contracted 3.2 percent in 2009, as average annual compensation
per job grew 1.2 percent to $56,962.” See
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/comp/comp_newsrelease.htm