Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by state

State2

Average annual wages Percent

change,

2001 2002 2001-02

UNITED STATES3 ................................ $36,219 $36,764 1.5

Alabama ............................................... 30,102 31,163 3.5

Alaska ................................................... 36,170 37,134 2.7

Arizona ................................................. 33,411 34,036 1.9

Arkansas ............................................... 27,260 28,074 3.0

California .............................................. 41,327 41,419 0.2

Colorado ............................................... 37,952 38,005 0.1

Connecticut ........................................... 46,993 46,852 -0.3

Delaware .............................................. 38,427 39,684 3.3

District of Columbia .............................. 55,908 57,914 3.6

Florida ................................................... 31,553 32,426 2.8

Georgia ................................................. 35,136 35,734 1.7

Hawaii ................................................... 31,253 32,671 4.5

Idaho ..................................................... 27,768 28,163 1.4

Illinois .................................................... 39,083 39,688 1.5

Indiana .................................................. 31,779 32,603 2.6

Iowa ...................................................... 28,837 29,668 2.9

Kansas .................................................. 30,153 30,825 2.2

Kentucky ............................................... 30,021 30,904 2.9

Louisiana .............................................. 29,131 30,115 3.4

Maine .................................................... 28,815 29,736 3.2

Maryland ............................................... 38,253 39,382 3.0

Massachusetts ...................................... 44,975 44,954 0.0

Michigan ............................................... 37,391 38,135 2.0

Minnesota ............................................. 36,587 37,458 2.4

Mississippi ............................................ 25,923 26,665 2.9

Missouri ................................................ 32,421 33,118 2.1

Montana ................................................ 25,195 26,001 3.2

Nebraska .............................................. 28,377 29,448 3.8

Nevada ................................................. 33,121 33,993 2.6

New Hampshire .................................... 35,481 36,176 2.0

New Jersey ........................................... 44,320 45,182 1.9

New Mexico .......................................... 28,702 29,431 2.5

New York .............................................. 46,727 46,328 -0.9

North Carolina ...................................... 32,024 32,689 2.1

North Dakota ........................................ 25,707 26,550 3.3

Ohio ...................................................... 33,283 34,214 2.8

Oklahoma ............................................. 28,016 28,654 2.3

Oregon .................................................. 33,204 33,684 1.4

Pennsylvania ........................................ 34,978 35,808 2.4

Rhode Island ........................................ 33,603 34,810 3.6

South Carolina ...................................... 29,255 30,003 2.6

South Dakota ........................................ 25,601 26,360 3.0

Tennessee ............................................ 31,520 32,531 3.2

Texas .................................................... 36,045 36,248 0.6

Utah ...................................................... 30,077 30,585 1.7

Vermont ................................................ 30,238 31,041 2.7

Virginia .................................................. 36,733 37,222 1.3

Washington ........................................... 37,459 38,242 2.1

West Virginia ........................................ 27,981 28,612 2.3

Wisconsin ............................................. 31,540 32,464 2.9

Wyoming ............................................... 28,043 28,975 3.3

Puerto Rico ........................................... 19,728 20,662 4.7

Virgin Islands ........................................ 29,210 30,506 4.4

1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance

(UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

(UCFE) programs.

2 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the

Virgin Islands.

3 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto

Rico and the Virgin Islands.