Wages rising fast in Austin — but not fast enough for many

AUSTIN (Austin Business Journal) — It's a candidate-friendly job market, and that has employers across the U.S. pouring more money into paychecks — and in Austin, the paycheck hikes are on average twice as big as the national average.That's according to our new review of Bureau of Labor Statistics data, which found average weekly earnings rose 5.7% in U.S. metro areas between February 2021 and February 2022. The average employee in a metro area is taking home about $48 more a we