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According to the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Williamson County's average weekly wage dropped 1.6 percent to $795 in the first quarter of 2004 compared with the same period a year ago. But the county's employment grew by 3.5 percent during the same period.

That was the second largest decrease in the country, trailing only Trumbull County in Ohio, which saw a 3 percent decrease in weekly wages.

By comparison, the national average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2004 was $758. Travis County's weekly wages rose by 2.6 percent to $836.