                                ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, November 5, 1996              TAG: 9611050045
SECTION: BUSINESS                 PAGE: B-6  EDITION: METRO

ROANOKE REGIONAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS

The average weekly income in the Roanoke Valley stood at $464 in March, according to the latest quarterly report from the Virginia Employment Commission.

The region lagged 13 percent behind the state's $536. Salem's weekly wage of $526 was highest in the metro area, followed by Roanoke County, $461; Roanoke, $448; and Botetourt County, $424.

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