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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employment2,200
Mean wage9.80
Entry wage9.24
10th percentile wage8.99
50th percentile wage9.38
90th percentile wage11.43
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Education & Health Services1105%
Trade, Transportation & Utilities703.1%
Manufacturing
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Leisure and Hospitality
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Trade, Transportation & Utilities7011.70
Manufacturing9.74
Leisure and Hospitality9.74
Information9.73
Education & Health Services1109.69
Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Shop (35-3022)
Serve food to diners at counter or from a steam table. Include counter attendants who also wait tables with "Waiters and Waitresses" (35-3031).
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$9.80 $12.64  -$2.84
2014$9.73+.7%$12.55 +.7%-$2.81
2013$9.53+2.0%$12.30 +2.0%-$2.76
2012$9.41+1.3%$12.14 +1.3%-$2.72
2011$9.28+1.5%$11.96 +1.5%-$2.68
2010$9.15+1.4%$11.80 +1.4%-$2.65
2009$9.05+1.1%$11.67 +1.1%-$2.62
2008$8.87+2.0%$11.44 +2.0%-$2.57
2007$8.63+2.8%$11.13 +2.8%-$2.50
2006$8.29+4.1%$10.70 +4.1%-$2.40
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$9.80 $30.21  -$20.41
2014$9.73+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$20.23
2013$9.53+2.0%$29.32 +2.2%-$19.78
2012$9.41+1.3%$28.73 +2.1%-$19.31
2011$9.28+1.5%$28.24 +1.7%-$18.96
2010$9.15+1.4%$27.80 +1.6%-$18.64
2009$9.05+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$18.27
2008$8.87+2.0%$26.96 +1.4%-$18.08
2007$8.63+2.8%$26.27 +2.6%-$17.63
2006$8.29+4.1%$25.43 +3.3%-$17.13

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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