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

metropolitan area

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

 Metropolitan areas4 .............................................................. $37,908 $38,423 1.4

Abilene, TX ............................................................................. 25,141 25,517 1.5

Akron, OH ............................................................................... 32,930 34,037 3.4

Albany, GA ............................................................................. 28,877 29,913 3.6

Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY ............................................... 35,355 35,994 1.8

Albuquerque, NM .................................................................... 31,667 32,475 2.6

Alexandria, LA ........................................................................ 26,296 27,300 3.8

Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA .......................................... 33,569 34,789 3.6

Altoona, PA ............................................................................. 26,869 27,360 1.8

Amarillo, TX ............................................................................ 27,422 28,274 3.1

Anchorage, AK ....................................................................... 37,998 39,112 2.9

Ann Arbor, MI ......................................................................... 37,582 39,220 4.4

Anniston, AL ........................................................................... 26,486 27,547 4.0

Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI .............................................. 32,652 33,020 1.1

Asheville, NC .......................................................................... 28,511 28,771 0.9

Athens, GA ............................................................................. 28,966 29,942 3.4

Atlanta, GA ............................................................................. 40,559 41,123 1.4

Atlantic-Cape May, NJ ............................................................ 31,268 32,201 3.0

Auburn-Opelika, AL ................................................................ 25,753 26,405 2.5

Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC ........................................................... 30,626 31,743 3.6

Austin-San Marcos, TX ........................................................... 40,831 39,540 -3.2

Bakersfield, CA ....................................................................... 30,106 31,192 3.6

Baltimore, MD ......................................................................... 37,495 38,718 3.3

Bangor, ME ............................................................................. 27,850 28,446 2.1

Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA ...................................................... 31,025 32,028 3.2

Baton Rouge, LA .................................................................... 30,321 31,366 3.4

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ...................................................... 31,798 32,577 2.4

Bellingham, WA ...................................................................... 27,724 28,284 2.0

Benton Harbor, MI .................................................................. 31,140 32,627 4.8

Bergen-Passaic, NJ ................................................................ 44,701 45,185 1.1

Billings, MT ............................................................................. 27,889 28,553 2.4

Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS .............................................. 28,351 28,515 0.6

Binghamton, NY ..................................................................... 31,187 31,832 2.1

Birmingham, AL ...................................................................... 34,519 35,940 4.1

Bismarck, ND .......................................................................... 27,116 27,993 3.2

Bloomington, IN ...................................................................... 28,013 28,855 3.0

Bloomington-Normal, IL .......................................................... 35,111 36,133 2.9

Boise City, ID .......................................................................... 31,624 31,955 1.0

Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH ......... 45,766 45,685 -0.2

Boulder-Longmont, CO ........................................................... 44,310 44,037 -0.6

Brazoria, TX ............................................................................ 35,655 36,253 1.7

Bremerton, WA ....................................................................... 31,525 33,775 7.1

Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX ................................... 22,142 22,892 3.4

Bryan-College Station, TX ...................................................... 25,755 26,051 1.1

Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY ....................................................... 32,054 32,777 2.3

Burlington, VT ......................................................................... 34,363 35,169 2.3

Canton-Massillon, OH ............................................................ 29,020 29,689 2.3

Casper, WY ............................................................................ 28,264 28,886 2.2

Cedar Rapids, IA .................................................................... 34,649 34,730 0.2

Champaign-Urbana, IL ........................................................... 30,488 31,995 4.9

Charleston-North Charleston, SC ........................................... 28,887 29,993 3.8

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

Charleston, WV ...................................................................... $31,530 $32,136 1.9

Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC ..................................... 37,267 38,413 3.1

Charlottesville, VA .................................................................. 32,427 33,328 2.8

Chattanooga, TN-GA .............................................................. 29,981 30,631 2.2

Cheyenne, WY ....................................................................... 27,579 28,827 4.5

Chicago, IL ............................................................................. 42,685 43,239 1.3

Chico-Paradise, CA ................................................................ 26,499 27,190 2.6

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN .............................................................. 36,050 37,168 3.1

Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY .............................................. 25,567 26,940 5.4

Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH ................................................... 35,514 36,102 1.7

Colorado Springs, CO ............................................................ 34,391 34,681 0.8

Columbia, MO ......................................................................... 28,490 29,135 2.3

Columbia, SC ......................................................................... 29,904 30,721 2.7

Columbus, GA-AL ................................................................... 28,412 29,207 2.8

Columbus, OH ........................................................................ 35,028 36,144 3.2

Corpus Christi, TX .................................................................. 29,361 30,168 2.7

Corvallis, OR .......................................................................... 35,525 36,766 3.5

Cumberland, MD-WV ............................................................. 25,504 26,704 4.7

Dallas, TX ............................................................................... 42,706 43,000 0.7

Danville, VA ............................................................................ 25,465 26,116 2.6

Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ...................................... 31,275 32,118 2.7

Dayton-Springfield, OH ........................................................... 33,619 34,327 2.1

Daytona Beach, FL ................................................................. 25,953 26,898 3.6

Decatur, AL ............................................................................. 30,891 30,370 -1.7

Decatur, IL .............................................................................. 33,354 33,215 -0.4

Denver, CO ............................................................................. 42,351 42,133 -0.5

Des Moines, IA ....................................................................... 34,303 35,641 3.9

Detroit, MI ............................................................................... 42,704 43,224 1.2

Dothan, AL .............................................................................. 28,026 29,270 4.4

Dover, DE ............................................................................... 27,754 29,818 7.4

Dubuque, IA ............................................................................ 28,402 29,208 2.8

Duluth-Superior, MN-WI ......................................................... 29,415 30,581 4.0

Dutchess County, NY ............................................................. 38,748 38,221 -1.4

Eau Claire, WI ........................................................................ 27,680 28,760 3.9

El Paso, TX ............................................................................. 25,847 26,604 2.9

Elkhart-Goshen, IN ................................................................. 30,797 32,427 5.3

Elmira, NY .............................................................................. 28,669 29,151 1.7

Enid, OK ................................................................................. 24,836 25,507 2.7

Erie, PA .................................................................................. 29,293 29,780 1.7

Eugene-Springfield, OR .......................................................... 28,983 29,427 1.5

Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY ................................................. 31,042 31,977 3.0

Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN ....................................................... 27,899 29,053 4.1

Fayetteville, NC ...................................................................... 26,981 28,298 4.9

Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ....................................... 29,940 31,090 3.8

Flagstaff, AZ-UT ..................................................................... 25,890 26,846 3.7

Flint, MI ................................................................................... 35,995 36,507 1.4

Florence, AL ........................................................................... 25,639 26,591 3.7

Florence, SC ........................................................................... 28,800 29,563 2.6

Fort Collins-Loveland, CO ...................................................... 33,248 34,215 2.9

Fort Lauderdale, FL ................................................................ 33,966 34,475 1.5

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL ..................................................... $29,432 $30,324 3.0

Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL ................................................. 27,742 29,152 5.1

Fort Smith, AR-OK .................................................................. 26,755 27,075 1.2

Fort Walton Beach, FL ............................................................ 26,151 27,242 4.2

Fort Wayne, IN ....................................................................... 31,400 32,053 2.1

Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ......................................................... 36,379 37,195 2.2

Fresno, CA ............................................................................. 27,647 28,814 4.2

Gadsden, AL ........................................................................... 25,760 26,214 1.8

Gainesville, FL ........................................................................ 26,917 27,648 2.7

Galveston-Texas City, TX ....................................................... 31,067 31,920 2.7

Gary, IN .................................................................................. 31,948 32,432 1.5

Glens Falls, NY ....................................................................... 27,885 28,931 3.8

Goldsboro, NC ........................................................................ 25,398 25,821 1.7

Grand Forks, ND-MN .............................................................. 24,959 25,710 3.0

Grand Junction, CO ................................................................ 27,426 28,331 3.3

Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI .................................... 33,431 34,214 2.3

Great Falls, MT ....................................................................... 24,211 25,035 3.4

Greeley, CO ............................................................................ 30,066 31,104 3.5

Green Bay, WI ........................................................................ 32,631 33,698 3.3

Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC ........................ 31,730 32,369 2.0

Greenville, NC ........................................................................ 28,289 29,055 2.7

Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC ................................... 30,940 31,726 2.5

Hagerstown, MD ..................................................................... 29,020 30,034 3.5

Hamilton-Middletown, OH ....................................................... 32,325 32,985 2.0

Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA ............................................ 33,408 34,497 3.3

Hartford, CT ............................................................................ 43,880 44,387 1.2

Hattiesburg, MS ...................................................................... 25,145 26,051 3.6

Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC ............................................... 27,305 27,996 2.5

Honolulu, HI ............................................................................ 32,531 33,978 4.4

Houma, LA .............................................................................. 30,343 30,758 1.4

Houston, TX ............................................................................ 42,784 42,712 -0.2

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ............................................ 27,478 28,321 3.1

Huntsville, AL .......................................................................... 36,727 38,571 5.0

Indianapolis, IN ....................................................................... 35,989 36,608 1.7

Iowa City, IA ........................................................................... 31,663 32,567 2.9

Jackson, MI ............................................................................ 32,454 33,251 2.5

Jackson, MS ........................................................................... 29,813 30,537 2.4

Jackson, TN ............................................................................ 29,414 30,443 3.5

Jacksonville, FL ...................................................................... 32,367 33,722 4.2

Jacksonville, NC ..................................................................... 21,395 22,269 4.1

Jamestown, NY ...................................................................... 25,913 26,430 2.0

Janesville-Beloit, WI ............................................................... 31,482 32,837 4.3

Jersey City, NJ ....................................................................... 47,638 49,562 4.0

Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA .................................. 28,543 29,076 1.9

Johnstown, PA ........................................................................ 25,569 26,161 2.3

Jonesboro, AR ........................................................................ 25,337 26,165 3.3

Joplin, MO .............................................................................. 26,011 26,594 2.2

Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI ................................................... 32,905 34,237 4.0

Kankakee, IL ........................................................................... 29,104 30,015 3.1

Kansas City, MO-KS ............................................................... 35,794 36,731 2.6

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

Kenosha, WI ........................................................................... $31,562 $32,473 2.9

Killeen-Temple, TX ................................................................. 26,193 27,299 4.2

Knoxville, TN .......................................................................... 30,422 31,338 3.0

Kokomo, IN ............................................................................. 39,599 40,778 3.0

La Crosse, WI-MN .................................................................. 27,774 28,719 3.4

Lafayette, LA .......................................................................... 29,693 30,104 1.4

Lafayette, IN ........................................................................... 31,484 31,700 0.7

Lake Charles, LA .................................................................... 29,782 30,346 1.9

Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL .................................................... 28,890 29,505 2.1

Lancaster, PA ......................................................................... 31,493 32,197 2.2

Lansing-East Lansing, MI ....................................................... 34,724 35,785 3.1

Laredo, TX .............................................................................. 24,128 24,739 2.5

Las Cruces, NM ...................................................................... 24,310 25,256 3.9

Las Vegas, NV-AZ .................................................................. 32,239 33,280 3.2

Lawrence, KS ......................................................................... 25,923 26,621 2.7

Lawton, OK ............................................................................. 24,812 25,392 2.3

Lewiston-Auburn, ME ............................................................. 27,092 28,435 5.0

Lexington, KY ......................................................................... 31,593 32,776 3.7

Lima, OH ................................................................................ 29,644 30,379 2.5

Lincoln, NE ............................................................................. 29,352 30,614 4.3

Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR ............................................ 30,858 31,634 2.5

Longview-Marshall, TX ........................................................... 28,029 28,172 0.5

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA ................................................ 40,891 41,709 2.0

Louisville, KY-IN ..................................................................... 33,058 33,901 2.6

Lubbock, TX ........................................................................... 26,577 27,625 3.9

Lynchburg, VA ........................................................................ 28,859 29,444 2.0

Macon, GA .............................................................................. 30,595 31,884 4.2

Madison, WI ............................................................................ 34,097 35,410 3.9

Mansfield, OH ......................................................................... 28,808 30,104 4.5

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX ............................................... 22,313 23,179 3.9

Medford-Ashland, OR ............................................................. 27,224 28,098 3.2

Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL ......................................... 32,798 33,913 3.4

Memphis, TN-AR-MS ............................................................. 34,603 35,922 3.8

Merced, CA ............................................................................. 25,479 26,771 5.1

Miami, FL ................................................................................ 34,524 35,694 3.4

Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ ...................................... 49,950 50,457 1.0

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI ...................................................... 35,617 36,523 2.5

Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI ................................................. 40,868 41,722 2.1

Missoula, MT .......................................................................... 26,181 27,249 4.1

Mobile, AL ............................................................................... 28,129 28,742 2.2

Modesto, CA ........................................................................... 29,591 30,769 4.0

Monmouth-Ocean, NJ ............................................................ 37,056 37,710 1.8

Monroe, LA ............................................................................. 26,578 27,614 3.9

Montgomery, AL ..................................................................... 29,150 30,525 4.7

Muncie, IN .............................................................................. 28,374 29,017 2.3

Myrtle Beach, SC .................................................................... 24,029 24,672 2.7

Naples, FL .............................................................................. 30,839 31,507 2.2

Nashville, TN .......................................................................... 33,989 35,036 3.1

Nassau-Suffolk, NY ................................................................ 39,662 40,396 1.9

New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury, CT .... 52,198 51,170 -2.0

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

New London-Norwich, CT ...................................................... $38,505 $38,650 0.4

New Orleans, LA .................................................................... 31,089 32,407 4.2

New York, NY ......................................................................... 59,097 57,708 -2.4

Newark, NJ ............................................................................. 47,715 48,781 2.2

Newburgh, NY-PA .................................................................. 29,827 30,920 3.7

Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC ...................... 29,875 30,823 3.2

Oakland, CA ........................................................................... 45,920 46,877 2.1

Ocala, FL ................................................................................ 26,012 26,628 2.4

Odessa-Midland, TX ............................................................... 31,278 31,295 0.1

Oklahoma City, OK ................................................................. 28,915 29,850 3.2

Olympia, WA ........................................................................... 32,772 33,765 3.0

Omaha, NE-IA ........................................................................ 31,856 33,107 3.9

Orange County, CA ................................................................ 40,252 41,219 2.4

Orlando, FL ............................................................................. 31,276 32,461 3.8

Owensboro, KY ...................................................................... 27,306 28,196 3.3

Panama City, FL ..................................................................... 26,433 27,448 3.8

Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH ............................................... 27,920 29,529 5.8

Pensacola, FL ......................................................................... 28,059 28,189 0.5

Peoria-Pekin, IL ...................................................................... 33,293 34,261 2.9

Philadelphia, PA-NJ ................................................................ 40,231 41,121 2.2

Phoenix-Mesa, AZ .................................................................. 35,514 36,045 1.5

Pine Bluff, AR ......................................................................... 27,561 28,698 4.1

Pittsburgh, PA ......................................................................... 35,024 35,625 1.7

Pittsfield, MA ........................................................................... 31,561 32,707 3.6

Pocatello, ID ........................................................................... 24,621 25,219 2.4

Portland, ME ........................................................................... 32,327 33,309 3.0

Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA ................................................. 37,285 37,650 1.0

Providence-Warwick-Pawtucket, RI ....................................... 33,403 34,610 3.6

Provo-Orem, UT ..................................................................... 28,266 28,416 0.5

Pueblo, CO ............................................................................. 27,097 27,763 2.5

Punta Gorda, FL ..................................................................... 25,404 26,119 2.8

Racine, WI .............................................................................. 33,319 34,368 3.1

Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ............................................ 38,691 39,056 0.9

Rapid City, SD ........................................................................ 25,508 26,434 3.6

Reading, PA ........................................................................... 32,807 33,912 3.4

Redding, CA ........................................................................... 28,129 28,961 3.0

Reno, NV ................................................................................ 34,231 34,744 1.5

Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA ............................................ 33,370 35,174 5.4

Richmond-Petersburg, VA ...................................................... 35,879 36,751 2.4

Riverside-San Bernardino, CA ............................................... 30,510 31,591 3.5

Roanoke, VA .......................................................................... 30,330 31,775 4.8

Rochester, MN ........................................................................ 37,753 39,036 3.4

Rochester, NY ........................................................................ 34,327 34,827 1.5

Rockford, IL ............................................................................ 32,104 32,827 2.3

Rocky Mount, NC ................................................................... 28,770 28,893 0.4

Sacramento, CA ..................................................................... 38,016 39,354 3.5

Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI ............................................... 35,429 35,444 0.0

St. Cloud, MN ......................................................................... 28,263 29,535 4.5

St. Joseph, MO ....................................................................... 27,734 28,507 2.8

St. Louis, MO-IL ...................................................................... 35,928 36,712 2.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

Salem, OR .............................................................................. $28,336 $29,210 3.1

Salinas, CA ............................................................................. 31,735 32,463 2.3

Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT ....................................................... 31,965 32,600 2.0

San Angelo, TX ...................................................................... 26,147 26,321 0.7

San Antonio, TX ..................................................................... 30,650 31,336 2.2

San Diego, CA ........................................................................ 38,418 39,305 2.3

San Francisco, CA .................................................................. 59,654 56,602 -5.1

San Jose, CA .......................................................................... 65,931 63,056 -4.4

San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA ..................... 29,092 29,981 3.1

Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA ............................... 33,626 34,382 2.2

Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ................................................... 35,022 35,721 2.0

Santa Fe, NM ......................................................................... 30,671 32,269 5.2

Santa Rosa, CA ...................................................................... 36,145 36,494 1.0

Sarasota-Bradenton, FL ......................................................... 27,958 28,950 3.5

Savannah, GA ........................................................................ 30,176 30,796 2.1

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA ................................... 28,642 29,336 2.4

Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA ................................................. 45,299 46,093 1.8

Sharon, PA ............................................................................. 26,707 27,872 4.4

Sheboygan, WI ....................................................................... 30,840 32,148 4.2

Sherman-Denison, TX ............................................................ 30,397 30,085 -1.0

Shreveport-Bossier City, LA ................................................... 27,856 28,769 3.3

Sioux City, IA-NE .................................................................... 26,755 27,543 2.9

Sioux Falls, SD ....................................................................... 28,962 29,975 3.5

South Bend, IN ....................................................................... 30,769 31,821 3.4

Spokane, WA .......................................................................... 29,310 30,037 2.5

Springfield, IL .......................................................................... 36,061 37,336 3.5

Springfield, MO ....................................................................... 27,338 27,987 2.4

Springfield, MA ....................................................................... 32,801 33,972 3.6

State College, PA ................................................................... 29,939 30,910 3.2

Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV ................................................ 28,483 29,129 2.3

Stockton-Lodi, CA ................................................................... 30,818 31,958 3.7

Sumter, SC ............................................................................. 24,450 24,982 2.2

Syracuse, NY .......................................................................... 32,254 33,752 4.6

Tacoma, WA ........................................................................... 31,261 32,507 4.0

Tallahassee, FL ...................................................................... 29,708 30,895 4.0

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ................................... 31,678 32,458 2.5

Terre Haute, IN ....................................................................... 27,334 28,415 4.0

Texarkana, TX-Texarkana, AR ............................................... 26,492 27,717 4.6

Toledo, OH ............................................................................. 32,299 33,513 3.8

Topeka, KS ............................................................................. 30,513 31,707 3.9

Trenton, NJ ............................................................................. 46,831 47,969 2.4

Tucson, AZ ............................................................................. 30,690 31,673 3.2

Tulsa, OK ................................................................................ 31,904 32,241 1.1

Tuscaloosa, AL ....................................................................... 29,972 30,745 2.6

Tyler, TX ................................................................................. 30,551 31,050 1.6

Utica-Rome, NY ...................................................................... 27,777 28,500 2.6

Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA ...................................................... 33,903 34,543 1.9

Ventura, CA ............................................................................ 37,783 38,195 1.1

Victoria, TX ............................................................................. 29,068 29,168 0.3

Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ .............................................. 32,571 33,625 3.2

See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers1 by

metropolitan area — Continued

Metropolitan area2

Average annual wages3

2001 2002

Percent

change,

2001-02

Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA ................................................. $24,732 $25,650 3.7

Waco, TX ................................................................................ 28,245 28,885 2.3

Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV .................................................. 47,589 48,430 1.8

Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA ........................................................ 29,119 29,916 2.7

Wausau, WI ............................................................................ 29,402 30,292 3.0

West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL ......................................... 35,957 36,550 1.6

Wheeling, WV-OH .................................................................. 26,282 26,693 1.6

Wichita, KS ............................................................................. 32,983 33,429 1.4

Wichita Falls, TX ..................................................................... 25,557 26,387 3.2

Williamsport, PA ..................................................................... 27,801 27,988 0.7

Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD ................................................... 42,177 43,401 2.9

Wilmington, NC ....................................................................... 29,287 29,157 -0.4

Yakima, WA ............................................................................ 24,204 24,934 3.0

Yolo, CA ................................................................................. 35,352 35,591 0.7

York, PA ................................................................................. 31,936 32,609 2.1

Youngstown-Warren, OH ....................................................... 28,789 29,799 3.5

Yuba City, CA ......................................................................... 27,781 28,967 4.3

Yuma, AZ ................................................................................ 22,415 23,429 4.5

Aguadilla, PR .......................................................................... 18,061 19,283 6.8

Arecibo, PR ............................................................................ 16,600 18,063 8.8

Caguas, PR ............................................................................ 18,655 19,706 5.6

Mayaguez, PR ........................................................................ 17,101 17,500 2.3

Ponce, PR .............................................................................. 17,397 18,187 4.5

San Juan-Bayamon, PR ......................................................... 20,948 21,930 4.7

1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance

(UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees

(UCFE) programs.

2 Includes data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) and

Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas (PMSA) as defined by

OMB Bulletin No. 99-04. In the New England areas, the New

England County Metropolitan Area (NECMA) definitions were

used.

3 Each year’s total is based on the MSA definition for the

specific year. Annual changes include differences resulting from

changes in MSA definitions.

4 Totals do not include the six MSAs within Puerto Rico.