Pulaski County’s weekly wage average of $863 ranks the county at 169th nationally in counties with more than 75,000 workers, and is less than Little River County’s average of $928, data released today by the Southwest office of the Bureau of U.S. Labor Statistics show. Two links to the bureau’s data — for all counties in the U.S. and in interactive map form — offer every permutation of employment data you could possibly want. More highlights on jump.

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