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- In 2025, Washington, D.C. recorded the highest average hourly wage in the United States at $51.30, while national average was $35.06 and up 8.8% since 2015.
- Washington, D.C. accounted for over 300,000 layoffs, with California at 158,734.
- Coastal states dominate high-income brackets, and Connecticut requires over $1 million to join the top 1%.
- Mississippi and New Mexico had lowest wages, and U.S. job losses reached 1.1 million by October 2025.
