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REGION

Youngstown market ranks below national pay average

CLEVELAND — The U.S. Bureau of Labor says the Youngstown, Cincinnati, Columbus and Dayton markets ranked below the national average for overall pay in 2007.

The report also says Cleveland area workers earned more last year than employees in other Ohio metropolitan areas, and wages in greater Cleveland, including Cuyahoga and seven surrounding counties, were slightly higher than the national average.

Economic development specialist Jim Robey says the Cleveland area’s relatively low job turnover rate may account for the higher wages, since people who stay in jobs longer tend to earn more. But economist George Zeller says the numbers don’t take into account job losses and thousands of unemployed people who aren’t earning anything.

NATION

Some GM vehicles recalled

WASHINGTON — General Motors is recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with the windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire.

The recall involves more than 850,000 sport utility vehicles, trucks and passenger cars in the U.S. and nearly 100,000 vehicles in Canada, Mexico and the Middle East.

It involves the 2008 Buick Enclave, 2006-2008 Buick Lucerne, 2006-2008 Cadillac DTS, versions of the 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, 2007-2008 Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado, Tahoe and Suburban, 2007-2008 GMC Acadia, Sierra, Yukon and Yukon XL, 2006-2008 Hummer H2 and 2007-2008 Saturn Outlook.

The recall involves vehicles with a heated washer fluid system. A short circuit in the system could cause electrical features to malfunction. There have been nine reports of fires, but no accidents or injuries.

Associated Press