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Media contact:               691-5902       Tuesday, January 7, 2003



                 WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: SECOND QUARTER 2002


  The average weekly wages of all workers covered by state and federal
unemployment insurance (UI) programs was $687 in the second quarter of
2002, an increase of 1.7 percent from the same quarter in 2001, according
to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
U.S. Department of Labor.  The over-the-year percent changes in average
weekly wages for the last four quarters reported were below the levels for
previous years. 

  Quarterly employment and wage data are compiled from reports submitted
by employers subject to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws,
covering 129.7 million full- and part-time jobs.  Average weekly wages are
computed by dividing total quarterly payrolls of employees covered by UI
programs by the average monthly number of these employees and dividing by
13, for the 13 weeks in the quarter. These wage levels reflect both the
level of wages and salaries paid per employee during the quarter and non-
wage cash payments, such as tips, bonuses, and some stock options and other
contributions that these employees earned.  (See Technical Note.)
  
  Wage differences among industries reflect the varying composition of
employment by occupation, industry, and hours of work, as well as other
factors.  For example, average weekly wage levels in retail trade
industries are reduced by the relatively large share of part-time workers.
Correspondingly, wage levels in construction industries reflect the
prevalence of part-year employment due to weather and seasonal factors.
Over-the-year wage changes may reflect shifts in the composition of
employment, as well as changes in the level of average wages.

Industry

  Among private sector industries, real estate and rental leasing had the 
fastest growing weekly wages in the second quarter of 2002, with a 5.4 per-
cent over-the-year gain.  This was followed by health care and social
assistance (3.9 percent), administrative and waste services (3.8 percent),
agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3.5 percent), educational
services (3.2 percent), and manufacturing (3.0 percent).  The gains in real
estate, agriculture, and educational services had limited impact on the
total due to their 1 percent each shares of total wages in the second
quarter.  However, the manufacturing, health care, and administrative
sectors had more substantial contributions because of their respective 
wage shares of 14, 10, and 4 percent.

  Federal government average weekly wages increased by 6.4 percent over
the year.  Lower 2001 levels reflected the presence of temporary decennial
census workers.
     
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  Four industry sectors recorded over-the-year declines in average weekly
wages in the second quarter of 2002.  The largest decline was in information, 
where average weekly wages fell by 4.8 percent.  This was followed by profes-
sional and technical services, management of companies and enterprises, and 
mining, all with declines of 0.1 percent.  Each of these sectors had average 
weekly wages at least 50 percent above the national average. (See table 2.)  
Despite its large percentage drop, information had limited impact on the 
total because it accounted for only 4 percent of total wages in the second 
quarter.  Professional and technical services, management of companies and 
enterprises, and mining had respective wage shares of 8, 2, and 1 percent.  
These declines partially offset substantial gains in other sectors.
  
  Management of companies and enterprises was the highest paid sector in
the second quarter of 2002, with average weekly wages of $1,257.  Utilities 
was second with average weekly wages of $1,238, followed by mining ($1,103), 
finance and insurance ($1,082), and professional and technical services 
($1,081).  These five highest paying sectors accounted for 19 percent of 
total covered wages paid in the second quarter and had weekly earnings that 
ranged from 57 percent to 83 percent higher than the national average.

  The lowest paid sector was accommodation and food services with average
weekly wages of $265.  The next lowest paid sector was agriculture, forestry, 
fishing and hunting at $394, followed by retail trade ($440), other services, 
except public administration ($448), and arts, entertainment, and recreation 
($454).

States
  
  Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia showed growth in wages
over year-ago levels.  The highest wage growth (5.3 percent) occurred in
Hawaii, followed by Delaware, Tennessee, and Wyoming (3.8 percent each) and
Louisiana (3.7 percent).
  
  Three states experienced declines in their weekly wage level compared to
the second quarter of 2001. Connecticut experienced the steepest decline,
where weekly wage levels decreased by 1.1 percent.  In Colorado, average
weekly wages decreased by 0.3 percent and in Washington by 0.2 percent.
These three states contained 5 percent of total wages in the second quarter.
  
  Among the states and the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia
had the highest weekly wage level ($1,096) in the second quarter of 2002,
followed by Connecticut ($851), Massachusetts ($837), New York ($834), and
New Jersey ($828).  (See table 3.)  The 2002 second-quarter wage levels of
these five highest-ranking states ranged from 21 percent to 60 percent
above the national average.
  
  South Dakota posted the lowest wages ($492) in the second quarter of
2002.  The next lowest wage levels were in North Dakota ($499), Montana
($501), Mississippi ($507), and Idaho ($527).  The second-quarter 2002
average wage figures for these states were 23 to 28 percent below the
national average.
   
   

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Technical Note
   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program known
as the Covered Employment and Wages (CEW) program, also known as the ES-202
program.  The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay
of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI)
legislation and provided by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).
The summaries are a byproduct of the administration of state unemployment
insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based
on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI.  Data for 2002 are
preliminary and subject to revision.
   
   The employment and wage universe totals from the CEW differ from the
official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of employment and
earnings produced by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program due 
to differences in scope and coverage.  The preliminary universe totals
released by BLS are based on establishment reports including more than 
95 percent of the employees within the scope of the CEW program.  Estimates
are used to impute employment and wages for the remaining establishments.
Please see http://www.bls.gov/ces/ for more detailed technical information
on the CES program concepts, coverage, and methodology.
   
   The preliminary CEW state data presented in table 3 of this release may
differ from data released by the individual states. These potential differ-
ences result from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time and 
ongoing review and editing.  The individual states determine their data
release timetables.
   
Coverage
   
   Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SESAs by employers.  In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each 
of their establishments.  The employment and wages data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of nearly 8.0 million employer
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS.  These
reports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
   
   UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state.  In 2001, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 129.7 million
jobs.  The estimated 124.8 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment
for multiple jobholders) represented 99.7 percent of wage and salary
civilian employment.  Multiple jobholder estimates are produced by the
Current Population Survey (CPS).  Covered workers received $4.695 trillion
in pay, representing 94.8 percent of the wage and salary component of
personal income and 46.6 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected 
officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, 
most student workers at schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit 
organizations.
   
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Concepts and methodology
   
   Average monthly employment was calculated by averaging the employment
for the three months in the quarter.  Monthly employment is based on the
number of workers who worked during or received pay for the pay period
including the 12th of the month.  With few exceptions, all employees of
covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers,
corporation officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical
workers.  Workers on paid vacations and part-time workers also are
included.
   
   Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total
wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees,
as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the
quarter. These calculations are made from unrounded employment and wage
values so the average wage values that can be calculated from data from
this database may differ from the averages reported due to rounding.
Included in the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such as
bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other
gratuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred
compensation plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options.
   
   Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time
workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying
occupations.  When comparing average weekly wage levels between industries
and/or states, these factors should be taken into consideration.
   
   Percent changes are calculated using the final 2001 quarterly data 
as the base data.  Final data for 2001 may differ from preliminary data
published earlier.
   
   In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, SESAs verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and
ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from the verification
process are introduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the
year.  Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also are
introduced in the first quarter.  For these reasons, some data, especially
at more detailed industry levels, may not be strictly comparable with
earlier years.
   
Change in industry classification systems
   
   Beginning with the release of data for 2001 in 2002, publications present-
ing data from the Covered Employment and Wages program use the 2002 version 
of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for
the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry.  NAICS is the
product of a cooperative effort on the part of the statistical agencies of
the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  The NAICS structure is significantly 
different from that of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) 
system, which had been used for industry classification purposes until 2002.  
Due to the differences in NAICS and SIC structures, industry data for 2001 
are not comparable to the SIC-based data for earlier years.
   
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   NAICS uses a production-oriented approach to categorize economic units.
Units with similar production processes are classified in the same industry.  
NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as opposed to the 
SIC focus on what is produced.  This approach yields significantly different 
industry groupings than those produced by the SIC approach.
   
   Data users will be able to work with new NAICS industrial groupings that
better reflect the workings of the U.S. economy.  For example, a new industry 
sector called Information brings together units which turn information into a 
commodity with units which distribute that commodity.  Information's major 
components are publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, information 
services, and data processing.  Under the SIC system, these units were spread 
across the manufacturing, communications, business services, and amusement 
services groups.  Another new sector of interest is Professional and technical 
services.  This sector is comprised of establishments engaged in activities 
where human capital is the major input.
   
   Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the Bureau
of Labor Statistics Web page (http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm) and the 
U.S. Census Bureau Web page (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html).
The NAICS 2002 manual is available from the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) Web page (http://www.ntis.gov/).
   
Additional statistics and other information
   
   An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive
information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages
for the nation and all states.  Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2001
will be available for sale in early 2003 from the BLS Publications Sales
Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690, telephone 312-353-1880.
   
    News releases on 2001 average annual employment and pay data by state
and industry (USDL 02-540), average annual pay for the nation's metropolitan 
areas (USDL 02-625), and 2001 employment and average annual pay for large 
counties (USDL 02-650) are available upon request from the Division of Ad-
ministrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20212; telephone 202-691-6567; 
(http://www.bls.gov/cew/); (e-mail: CEWInfo@bls.gov).
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
      
   

Table 1. Covered establishments and employment by NAICS classification, preliminary data, second quarter 2002
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                                                                  Establishments        Average monthly employment
                                                                                              (in thousands)      
                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                  
                  NAICS code / Industry                                  Change from                 Change from  
                                                              Second    second quarter    Second    second quarter
                                                             quarter         2001        quarter         2001     
                                                               2002                        2002                   
                                                                                                                  
                                                                        Number Percent              Number Percent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Total U.S.                                                  8,131,495  173,418    2.2    129,171.8 -1662.4   -1.3 
                                                                                                                  
Private industry                                            7,868,965  170,375    2.2    108,149.5 -2038.4   -1.8 
                                                                                                                  
Natural resources and mining                                  126,644   -1,189   -0.9      1,713.6   -55.8   -3.2 
                                                                                                                  
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting               100,949   -1,204   -1.2      1,204.5   -26.2   -2.1 
    111 Crop production                                        46,471     -808   -1.7        590.1   -17.7   -2.9 
    112 Animal production                                      20,937       94    0.5        207.0     3.6    1.8 
    113 Forestry and logging                                   13,308     -467   -3.4         73.7    -1.8   -2.3 
    114 Fishing, hunting and trapping                           2,895     -115   -3.8         10.9    -0.3   -2.4 
    115 Agriculture and forestry support activities            17,338       92    0.5        322.7   -10.2   -3.0 
                                                                                                                  
  21 Mining                                                    25,695       15    0.1        509.2   -29.6   -5.5 
    211 Oil and gas extraction                                  7,950     -243   -3.0        120.9    -2.7   -2.2 
    212 Mining, except oil and gas                              7,995     -127   -1.6        213.1    -9.4   -4.2 
    213 Support activities for mining                           9,750      385    4.1        175.2   -17.4   -9.0 
                                                                                                                  
Construction                                                  795,629   21,318    2.8      6,732.5  -124.5   -1.8 
                                                                                                                  
  23 Construction                                             795,629   21,318    2.8      6,732.5  -124.5   -1.8 
    236 Construction of buildings                             237,678    7,746    3.4      1,564.2    -9.7   -0.6 
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction               60,105     -218   -0.4        945.0   -26.8   -2.8 
    238 Specialty trade contractors                           497,846   13,790    2.8      4,223.2   -88.0   -2.0 
                                                                                                                  
Manufacturing                                                 390,170   -7,512   -1.9     15,319.2 -1286.6   -7.7 
                                                                                                                  
  31-33 Manufacturing                                         390,170   -7,512   -1.9     15,319.2 -1286.6   -7.7 
    311 Food manufacturing                                     29,439     -540   -1.8      1,516.2   -22.2   -1.4 
    312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing              4,277       34    0.8        205.4    -0.8   -0.4 
    313 Textile mills                                           5,304     -365   -6.4        295.7   -42.8  -12.6 
    314 Textile product mills                                   8,499      -26   -0.3        196.9    -9.1   -4.4 
    315 Apparel manufacturing                                  14,624     -875   -5.6        365.2   -77.5  -17.5 
    316 Leather and allied product manufacturing                1,626     -117   -6.7         50.3   -10.3  -17.0 
    321 Wood product manufacturing                             18,671     -411   -2.2        560.0   -16.2   -2.8 
    322 Paper manufacturing                                     6,855     -116   -1.7        546.6   -34.8   -6.0 
    323 Printing and related support activities                41,423   -1,154   -2.7        711.0   -63.8   -8.2 
    324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing               2,542      -68   -2.6        119.6    -2.5   -2.0 
    325 Chemical manufacturing                                 15,751      -80   -0.5        926.8   -34.3   -3.6 
    326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing             15,675     -369   -2.3        852.6   -51.5   -5.7 
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing              17,829     -184   -1.0        523.4   -28.4   -5.2 
    331 Primary metal manufacturing                             6,354      -39   -0.6        509.9   -71.5  -12.3 
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing                 63,268     -545   -0.9      1,552.5  -143.0   -8.4 
    333 Machinery manufacturing                                34,668   -1,108   -3.1      1,236.9  -151.8  -10.9 
    334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing          21,674     -684   -3.1      1,519.4  -271.0  -15.1 
    335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing        7,777     -190   -2.4        499.8   -63.2  -11.2 
    336 Transportation equipment manufacturing                 15,688     -188   -1.2      1,832.6  -117.3   -6.0 
    337 Furniture and related product manufacturing            25,286     -422   -1.6        608.8   -45.5   -7.0 
    339 Miscellaneous manufacturing                            32,940      -65   -0.2        689.7   -29.1   -4.0 
                                                                                                                  
Trade, transportation and utilities                         1,863,329   18,557    1.0     25,158.0  -478.3   -1.9 
                                                                                                                  
  22 Utilities                                                 16,417      395    2.5        594.5    -7.2   -1.2 
    221 Utilities                                              16,417      395    2.5        594.5    -7.2   -1.2 
                                                                                                                  
  42 Wholesale trade                                          587,612   14,310    2.5      5,645.7  -123.0   -2.1 
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods                   275,113    1,346    0.5      3,001.5  -134.7   -4.3 
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods                147,570    1,826    1.3      2,016.5   -10.8   -0.5 
    425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers             164,929   11,138    7.2        627.7    22.4    3.7 
                                                                                                                  
  44-45 Retail trade                                        1,048,629    2,804    0.3     14,932.9  -159.4   -1.1 
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers                       119,233    1,306    1.1      1,884.5    18.3    1.0 
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores                  58,899      -74   -0.1        533.9    -3.3   -0.6 
    443 Electronics and appliance stores                       56,469     -987   -1.7        520.5   -31.2   -5.7 
    444 Building material and garden supply stores             77,729     -716   -0.9      1,221.6    41.1    3.5 
    445 Food and beverage stores                              140,837    1,708    1.2      2,869.2   -67.3   -2.3 
    446 Health and personal care stores                        76,763      172    0.2        923.7    -9.6   -1.0 
    447 Gasoline stations                                     108,361       28    0.0        901.1   -24.2   -2.6 
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores              129,809      551    0.4      1,275.2   -17.8   -1.4 
    451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores           65,178     -878   -1.3        645.4   -18.2   -2.7 
    452 General merchandise stores                             44,787    2,211    5.2      2,764.7    19.0    0.7 
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers                         137,716     -435   -0.3        962.7   -30.1   -3.0 
    454 Nonstore retailers                                     32,848      -82   -0.2        430.5   -36.1   -7.7 
                                                                                                                  
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing                        210,671    1,048    0.5      3,984.9  -188.8   -4.5 
    481 Air transportation                                      5,999      -83   -1.4        560.4   -66.2  -10.6 
    482 Rail transportation                                        58       12   26.1          0.3     0.0    5.4 
    483 Water transportation                                    1,461       82    5.9         53.1    -0.5   -1.0 
    484 Truck transportation                                  114,145      488    0.4      1,338.7   -56.2   -4.0 
    485 Transit and ground passenger transportation            17,669      149    0.9        382.1     1.1    0.3 
    486 Pipeline transportation                                 2,489     -165   -6.2         42.5    -2.2   -4.9 
    487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation                   3,072        0    0.0         29.1    -3.7  -11.2 
    488 Support activities for transportation                  37,719      215    0.6        515.6   -18.9   -3.5 
    491 Postal service                                            612      155   33.9          2.7     0.7   38.0 
    492 Couriers and messengers                                14,652      152    1.0        556.2   -37.7   -6.3 
    493 Warehousing and storage                                12,795       43    0.3        504.1    -5.2   -1.0 
                                                                                                                  
Information                                                   152,779      864    0.6      3,394.4  -246.1   -6.8 
                                                                                                                  
  51 Information                                              152,779      864    0.6      3,394.4  -246.1   -6.8 
    511 Publishing industries, except Internet                 36,562      119    0.3        961.8   -63.9   -6.2 
    512 Motion picture and sound recording industries          27,771     -458   -1.6        391.7    14.0    3.7 
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet                          10,194       20    0.2        331.7   -10.8   -3.2 
    516 Internet publishing and broadcasting                    3,642     -186   -4.9         34.4   -10.6  -23.5 
    517 Telecommunications                                     44,166    2,106    5.0      1,185.6  -119.6   -9.2 
    518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing              26,835     -883   -3.2        442.7   -55.2  -11.1 
    519 Other information services                              3,609      146    4.2         46.4     0.1    0.2 
                                                                                                                  
Financial activities                                          739,330   20,479    2.8      7,700.0    14.2    0.2 
                                                                                                                  
  52 Finance and insurance                                    422,943   11,764    2.9      5,667.8    29.3    0.5 
    521 Monetary authorities - central bank                       169       19   12.7         23.3     0.3    1.5 
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities          167,962    6,179    3.8      2,656.4    74.3    2.9 
    523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments           72,664    4,458    6.5        792.7   -46.3   -5.5 
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities             176,424      752    0.4      2,109.7     2.3    0.1 
    525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles             5,724      356    6.6         85.8    -1.4   -1.6 
                                                                                                                  
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing                       316,387    8,715    2.8      2,032.2   -15.1   -0.7 
    531 Real estate                                           250,668    7,947    3.3      1,352.9    13.6    1.0 
    532 Rental and leasing services                            62,586      844    1.4        652.0   -26.1   -3.9 
    533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets               3,133      -76   -2.4         27.3    -2.5   -8.4 
                                                                                                                  
Professional and business services                          1,300,410   49,486    4.0     16,030.9  -473.6   -2.9 
                                                                                                                  
  54 Professional and technical services                      855,784   32,851    4.0      6,674.8  -256.1   -3.7 
    541 Professional and technical services                   855,784   32,851    4.0      6,674.8  -256.1   -3.7 
                                                                                                                  
  55 Management of companies and enterprises                   37,901      784    2.1      1,700.2   -27.7   -1.6 
    551 Management of companies and enterprises                37,901      784    2.1      1,700.2   -27.7   -1.6 
                                                                                                                  
  56 Administrative and waste services                        406,725   15,851    4.1      7,655.9  -189.8   -2.4 
    561 Administrative and support services                   386,546   15,429    4.2      7,338.1  -192.0   -2.5 
    562 Waste management and remediation services              20,179      422    2.1        317.8     2.2    0.7 
                                                                                                                  
Education and health services                                 705,633   22,473    3.3     15,325.5   514.9    3.5 
                                                                                                                  
  61 Educational services                                      69,294    3,471    5.3      1,958.8    68.1    3.6 
    611 Educational services                                   69,294    3,471    5.3      1,958.8    68.1    3.6 
                                                                                                                  
  62 Health care and social assistance                        636,339   19,002    3.1     13,366.7   446.7    3.5 
    621 Ambulatory health care services                       449,848   13,352    3.1      4,623.7   192.5    4.3 
    622 Hospitals                                               7,163       99    1.4      4,085.7    99.7    2.5 
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities                61,434    1,535    2.6      2,730.5    84.0    3.2 
    624 Social assistance                                     117,894    4,016    3.5      1,926.8    70.4    3.8 
                                                                                                                  
Leisure and hospitality                                       650,741   18,427    2.9     12,241.0    87.3    0.7 
                                                                                                                  
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation                      108,599    3,912    3.7      1,890.8     7.0    0.4 
    711 Performing arts and spectator sports                   39,932    2,144    5.7        394.8    -5.0   -1.3 
    712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks              4,785      193    4.2        119.2     0.5    0.4 
    713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation                   63,882    1,575    2.5      1,376.8    11.5    0.8 
                                                                                                                  
  72 Accommodation and food services                          542,142   14,515    2.8     10,350.2    80.3    0.8 
    721 Accommodation                                          61,363    1,447    2.4      1,802.4   -71.7   -3.8 
    722 Food services and drinking places                     480,779   13,068    2.8      8,547.8   152.0    1.8 
                                                                                                                  
Other services                                              1,003,681   40,732    4.2      4,283.6    41.5    1.0 
                                                                                                                  
  81 Other services, except public administration           1,003,681   40,732    4.2      4,283.6    41.5    1.0 
    811 Repair and maintenance                                230,699    2,535    1.1      1,248.1   -13.0   -1.0 
    812 Personal and laundry services                         178,567    3,605    2.1      1,268.6     7.4    0.6 
    813 Membership associations and organizations             131,282    2,750    2.1      1,309.5    28.8    2.2 
    814 Private households                                    463,133   31,842    7.4        457.4    18.3    4.2 
                                                                                                                  
Federal government                                             50,802     -251   -0.5      2,749.6    -3.3   -0.1 
                                                                                                                  
State government                                               64,997      360    0.6      4,503.3    50.9    1.1 
                                                                                                                  
Local government                                              146,731    2,934    2.0     13,769.4   328.4    2.4 
   
   






Table 2. Covered wages by NAICS classification, preliminary data, second quarter 2002
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                                                                   Total quarterly wages            Average weekly wages  
                                                                       (in thousands)                                     
                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                          
                  NAICS code / Industry                                     Change from second               Change from  
                                                               Second          quarter 2001        Second   second quarter
                                                               quarter                            quarter        2001     
                                                                2002                                2002                  
                                                                                                                          
                                                                              Number     Percent            Number Percent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Total U.S.                                                 $1,153,325,373    $4,830,367     0.4      $687      $12    1.7 
                                                                                                                          
Private industry                                              952,156,726    -5,237,731    -0.5       677        9    1.3 
                                                                                                                          
Natural resources and mining                                   13,473,055      -354,088    -2.6       605        4    0.6 
                                                                                                                          
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting                 6,175,047        80,238     1.3       394       13    3.5 
    111 Crop production                                         2,915,531         5,517     0.2       380       12    3.2 
    112 Animal production                                       1,196,917        60,021     5.3       445       15    3.4 
    113 Forestry and logging                                      527,835         5,718     1.1       551       19    3.5 
    114 Fishing, hunting and trapping                              97,614          -466    -0.5       687       13    1.9 
    115 Agriculture and forestry support activities             1,437,150         9,448     0.7       343       13    3.8 
                                                                                                                          
  21 Mining                                                     7,298,008      -434,326    -5.6     1,103       -1   -0.1 
    211 Oil and gas extraction                                  2,571,439      -118,506    -4.4     1,637      -37   -2.2 
    212 Mining, except oil and gas                              2,551,228      -100,020    -3.8       921        4    0.5 
    213 Support activities for mining                           2,175,341      -215,800    -9.0       955        0    0.0 
                                                                                                                          
Construction                                                   63,484,262        -4,893     0.0       725       13    1.8 
                                                                                                                          
  23 Construction                                              63,484,262        -4,893     0.0       725       13    1.8 
    236 Construction of buildings                              15,744,436       361,044     2.3       774       22    3.0 
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction               10,046,709        20,822     0.2       818       24    3.0 
    238 Specialty trade contractors                            37,693,117      -386,758    -1.0       687        7    1.0 
                                                                                                                          
Manufacturing                                                 165,519,583    -8,637,042    -5.0       831       24    3.0 
                                                                                                                          
  31-33 Manufacturing                                         165,519,583    -8,637,042    -5.0       831       24    3.0 
    311 Food manufacturing                                     12,053,461        85,699     0.7       612       13    2.2 
    312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing              2,422,417       105,370     4.5       907       43    5.0 
    313 Textile mills                                           2,385,919      -163,740    -6.4       621       41    7.1 
    314 Textile product mills                                   1,336,693       -10,403    -0.8       522       19    3.8 
    315 Apparel manufacturing                                   2,202,137      -279,086   -11.2       464       33    7.6 
    316 Leather and allied product manufacturing                  371,068       -58,461   -13.6       567       23    4.1 
    321 Wood product manufacturing                              4,235,780       -19,358    -0.5       582       14    2.4 
    322 Paper manufacturing                                     6,339,748      -113,306    -1.8       892       38    4.5 
    323 Printing and related support activities                 6,508,001      -394,967    -5.7       704       19    2.7 
    324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing               1,915,259        -4,583    -0.2     1,232       22    1.8 
    325 Chemical manufacturing                                 13,600,942      -175,802    -1.3     1,129       26    2.4 
    326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing              7,745,355      -122,391    -1.6       699       29    4.4 
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing               5,160,448        -9,844    -0.2       758       38    5.2 
    331 Primary metal manufacturing                             5,817,692      -669,689   -10.3       878       19    2.3 
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing                 14,673,585      -800,360    -5.2       727       25    3.6 
    333 Machinery manufacturing                                13,985,655    -1,437,103    -9.3       870       15    1.8 
    334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing          24,272,023    -3,921,348   -13.9     1,229       17    1.4 
    335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing        5,079,395      -529,503    -9.4       782       15    2.0 
    336 Transportation equipment manufacturing                 24,260,420        53,824     0.2     1,018       63    6.6 
    337 Furniture and related product manufacturing             4,580,905       -93,133    -2.0       579       29    5.3 
    339 Miscellaneous manufacturing                             6,572,681       -78,857    -1.2       733       21    3.0 
                                                                                                                          
Trade, transportation and utilities                           197,766,971      -122,836    -0.1       605       11    1.8 
                                                                                                                          
  22 Utilities                                                  9,570,990       113,231     1.2     1,238       29    2.4 
    221 Utilities                                               9,570,990       113,231     1.2     1,238       29    2.4 
                                                                                                                          
  42 Wholesale trade                                           66,706,021      -873,967    -1.3       909        8    0.9 
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods                    36,334,482    -1,736,365    -4.6       931       -3   -0.3 
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods                 21,688,233       583,122     2.8       827       27    3.3 
    425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers               8,683,307       279,276     3.3     1,064       -4   -0.4 
                                                                                                                          
  44-45 Retail trade                                           85,348,168     1,422,593     1.7       440       12    2.8 
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers                        17,248,343       551,539     3.3       704       16    2.3 
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores                   3,656,706        47,673     1.3       527       10    1.9 
    443 Electronics and appliance stores                        4,654,022      -380,866    -7.6       688      -14   -2.0 
    444 Building material and garden supply stores              7,782,019       188,814     2.5       490       -5   -1.0 
    445 Food and beverage stores                               13,550,072       250,761     1.9       363       15    4.3 
    446 Health and personal care stores                         6,053,913       265,671     4.6       504       27    5.7 
    447 Gasoline stations                                       3,551,782          -140     0.0       303        8    2.7 
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores                5,826,274       134,535     2.4       351       13    3.8 
    451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores            2,798,369        18,259     0.7       334       11    3.5 
    452 General merchandise stores                             11,928,296       549,862     4.8       332       13    4.1 
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers                           4,786,480      -132,379    -2.7       382        1    0.4 
    454 Nonstore retailers                                      3,511,892       -71,136    -2.0       628       37    6.2 
                                                                                                                          
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing                         36,141,792      -784,693    -2.1       698       17    2.5 
    481 Air transportation                                      7,533,354      -360,777    -4.6     1,034       65    6.7 
    482 Rail transportation                                         2,546          -569   -18.3       599     -173  -22.4 
    483 Water transportation                                      670,783         6,206     0.9       972       18    1.9 
    484 Truck transportation                                   11,602,514      -235,825    -2.0       667       14    2.1 
    485 Transit and ground passenger transportation             2,022,980        26,334     1.3       407        4    1.0 
    486 Pipeline transportation                                   749,312      -174,666   -18.9     1,356     -234  -14.7 
    487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation                     151,629       -25,280   -14.3       401      -15   -3.5 
    488 Support activities for transportation                   4,718,421       -33,603    -0.7       704       20    2.9 
    491 Postal service                                             19,106         5,174    37.1       541       -3   -0.6 
    492 Couriers and messengers                                 4,616,501       -54,361    -1.2       638       33    5.5 
    493 Warehousing and storage                                 4,054,645        62,674     1.6       619       16    2.6 
                                                                                                                          
Information                                                    45,858,418    -5,810,770   -11.2     1,039      -53   -4.8 
                                                                                                                          
  51 Information                                               45,858,418    -5,810,770   -11.2     1,039      -53   -4.8 
    511 Publishing industries, except Internet                 13,836,068    -1,823,859   -11.6     1,107      -68   -5.8 
    512 Motion picture and sound recording industries           4,155,069        44,255     1.1       816      -21   -2.5 
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet                           4,294,785      -248,023    -5.5       996      -24   -2.4 
    516 Internet publishing and broadcasting                      581,532      -193,000   -24.9     1,302      -25   -1.8 
    517 Telecommunications                                     16,151,616    -1,702,042    -9.5     1,048       -4   -0.4 
    518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing               6,429,816    -1,889,577   -22.7     1,117     -168  -13.1 
    519 Other information services                                409,531         1,477     0.4       679        1    0.2 
                                                                                                                          
Financial activities                                           96,407,540     2,840,625     3.0       963       27    2.8 
                                                                                                                          
  52 Finance and insurance                                     79,704,515     2,100,821     2.7     1,082       23    2.2 
    521 Monetary authorities - central bank                       305,012        21,557     7.6     1,008       57    6.0 
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities           29,664,896     1,471,286     5.2       859       19    2.3 
    523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments           21,791,094      -658,200    -2.9     2,115       56    2.7 
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities              26,573,228     1,146,583     4.5       969       41    4.4 
    525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles             1,370,285       119,595     9.6     1,229      125   11.3 
                                                                                                                          
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing                        16,703,025       739,805     4.6       632       32    5.4 
    531 Real estate                                            11,548,311       727,490     6.7       657       35    5.7 
    532 Rental and leasing services                             4,701,370        15,531     0.3       555       23    4.4 
    533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets                 453,345        -3,216    -0.7     1,278      100    8.4 
                                                                                                                          
Professional and business services                            169,175,921    -3,576,461    -2.1       812        7    0.8 
                                                                                                                          
  54 Professional and technical services                       93,808,846    -3,702,532    -3.8     1,081       -1   -0.1 
    541 Professional and technical services                    93,808,846    -3,702,532    -3.8     1,081       -1   -0.1 
                                                                                                                          
  55 Management of companies and enterprises                   27,779,778      -490,494    -1.7     1,257       -2   -0.1 
    551 Management of companies and enterprises                27,779,778      -490,494    -1.7     1,257       -2   -0.1 
                                                                                                                          
  56 Administrative and waste services                         47,587,297       616,566     1.3       478       18    3.8 
    561 Administrative and support services                    44,342,177       515,250     1.2       465       17    3.8 
    562 Waste management and remediation services               3,245,120       101,315     3.2       786       19    2.5 
                                                                                                                          
Education and health services                                 126,467,206     8,779,419     7.5       635       24    3.8 
                                                                                                                          
  61 Educational services                                      15,947,132     1,032,568     6.9       626       19    3.2 
    611 Educational services                                   15,947,132     1,032,568     6.9       626       19    3.2 
                                                                                                                          
  62 Health care and social assistance                        110,520,074     7,746,851     7.5       636       24    3.9 
    621 Ambulatory health care services                        48,723,552     3,214,887     7.1       811       21    2.6 
    622 Hospitals                                              38,084,195     2,960,494     8.4       717       39    5.8 
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities                14,697,277       945,012     6.9       414       14    3.6 
    624 Social assistance                                       9,015,049       626,458     7.5       360       12    3.5 
                                                                                                                          
Leisure and hospitality                                        46,860,406     1,224,967     2.7       294        6    2.0 
                                                                                                                          
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation                       11,151,189       326,728     3.0       454       12    2.6 
    711 Performing arts and spectator sports                    4,781,285       221,103     4.8       932       54    6.2 
    712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks                695,437         9,630     1.4       449        4    1.0 
    713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation                    5,674,467        95,995     1.7       317        3    0.9 
                                                                                                                          
  72 Accommodation and food services                           35,709,217       898,240     2.6       265        5    1.8 
    721 Accommodation                                           9,201,088      -179,325    -1.9       393        8    2.0 
    722 Food services and drinking places                      26,508,128     1,077,565     4.2       239        6    2.4 
                                                                                                                          
Other services                                                 24,972,534       741,390     3.1       448        9    2.1 
                                                                                                                          
  81 Other services, except public administration              24,972,534       741,390     3.1       448        9    2.1 
    811 Repair and maintenance                                  8,951,894        62,501     0.7       552        9    1.8 
    812 Personal and laundry services                           6,115,364       104,837     1.7       371        4    1.2 
    813 Membership associations and organizations               8,248,107       421,967     5.4       485       14    3.1 
    814 Private households                                      1,657,169       152,085    10.1       279       15    5.7 
                                                                                                                          
Federal government                                             35,501,842     2,093,592     6.3       993       60    6.4 
                                                                                                                          
State government                                               43,727,491     2,132,333     5.1       747       28    3.9 
                                                                                                                          
Local government                                              121,939,314     5,842,173     5.0       681       17    2.5 
   
   

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, preliminary data, second quarter 2002
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                       Establishments        Average monthly employment        Total quarterly wages          Average weekly wages  
                                                   (in thousands)                 (in thousands)                                    
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
     State                    Change from                 Change from                   Change from second            Change from  
                  Second     second quarter    Second    second quarter     Second         quarter 2001      Second   second quarter
                  quarter         2001         quarter        2001          quarter                          quarter       2001     
                   2002                         2002                         2002                             2002                   
                                                                                                                                         
                             Number Percent              Number Percent                   Number   Percent            Number Percent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
   Total U.S.    8,131,495  173,418    2.2    129,171.8 -1662.4   -1.3  $1,153,325,373  $4,830,367    0.4      $687      $12    1.7 
                                                                                                                                         
Alabama            112,480      172    0.2      1,836.5   -30.9   -1.7      13,985,714     262,578    1.9       586       21    3.6 
Alaska              19,159      -73   -0.4        291.0     2.6    0.9       2,673,369      74,338    2.9       707       13    1.9 
Arizona            121,676    4,035    3.4      2,236.1    -9.0   -0.4      18,939,798     325,963    1.8       652       14    2.2 
Arkansas            73,915    1,346    1.9      1,130.3    -9.1   -0.8       7,864,031     185,910    2.4       535       17    3.2 
California       1,105,256   56,310    5.4     15,000.9  -152.8   -1.0     150,719,556  -1,046,435   -0.7       773        2    0.3 
Colorado           157,015    3,150    2.0      2,167.2   -50.3   -2.3      19,943,588    -526,797   -2.6       708       -2   -0.3 
Connecticut        108,589      201    0.2      1,668.4    -9.5   -0.6      18,466,022    -319,063   -1.7       851      -10   -1.1 
Delaware            25,580      374    1.5        402.6    -7.3   -1.8       3,793,981      72,778    2.0       725       27    3.8 
District of 
 Columbia           29,086      669    2.4        648.3    14.3    2.3       9,237,591     482,612    5.5     1,096       34    3.2 
Florida            478,115   26,403    5.8      7,199.5    15.7    0.2      57,229,629   1,495,229    2.7       611       15    2.5 
                                                                                                                                    
Georgia            243,839   15,441    6.8      3,859.7   -30.8   -0.8      33,615,789     431,554    1.3       670       14    2.1 
Hawaii              35,691      617    1.8        556.4    -4.0   -0.7       4,440,637     193,441    4.6       614       31    5.3 
Idaho               46,645      310    0.7        575.3    -1.4   -0.2       3,939,936       8,640    0.2       527        2    0.5 
Illinois           320,853      414    0.1      5,815.3  -135.1   -2.3      55,887,866     195,756    0.4       739       19    2.7 
Indiana            151,436      930    0.6      2,847.0   -54.5   -1.9      22,694,223     218,143    1.0       613       17    2.9 
Iowa                89,194   -4,544   -4.8      1,427.0   -23.3   -1.6      10,350,315     178,964    1.8       558       18    3.4 
Kansas              82,887    2,320    2.9      1,320.0   -13.9   -1.0      10,024,847     159,931    1.6       584       15    2.7 
Kentucky           108,141    1,157    1.1      1,729.8   -22.1   -1.3      13,273,235     199,719    1.5       590       16    2.8 
Louisiana          114,579   -1,255   -1.1      1,860.2   -25.6   -1.4      13,699,618     310,339    2.3       567       20    3.7 
Maine               46,771      805    1.8        595.1    -3.3   -0.6       4,268,655     106,265    2.6       552       17    3.1 
                                                                                                                                      
Maryland           149,118    1,337    0.9      2,441.6     3.6    0.1      23,406,063     709,682    3.1       737       21    3.0 
Massachusetts      197,374    6,148    3.2      3,229.6   -90.4   -2.7      35,136,152    -678,576   -1.9       837        7    0.9 
Michigan           253,666   -3,752   -1.5      4,437.8   -93.3   -2.1      41,198,322     250,273    0.6       714       19    2.7 
Minnesota          156,628      288    0.2      2,596.7   -39.7   -1.5      23,789,537     175,983    0.7       705       16    2.3 
Mississippi         64,494    1,443    2.3      1,110.8    -7.2   -0.6       7,315,244     136,924    1.9       507       13    2.6 
Missouri           165,855    3,050    1.9      2,656.5   -33.3   -1.2      21,631,899     278,500    1.3       626       16    2.6 
Montana             42,275    2,160    5.4        393.1     4.0    1.0       2,562,584     101,055    4.1       501       15    3.0 
Nebraska            53,900    1,191    2.3        881.5   -10.9   -1.2       6,257,536     137,045    2.2       546       19    3.5 
Nevada              52,820    3,786    7.7      1,045.2    -4.8   -0.5       8,630,659      55,054    0.6       635        7    1.1 
New Hampshire       45,910     -291   -0.6        607.1    -8.9   -1.4       5,343,165      73,875    1.4       677       19    2.9 
                                                                                                                                      
New Jersey         255,412   -9,122   -3.4      3,905.5   -22.5   -0.6      42,053,133     432,108    1.0       828       13    1.6 
New Mexico          48,981      827    1.7        739.3     6.8    0.9       5,479,540     237,611    4.5       570       20    3.6 
New York           548,775   14,428    2.7      8,334.8  -193.8   -2.3      90,360,386  -1,611,105   -1.8       834        4    0.5 
North Carolina     234,523    9,940    4.4      3,772.1   -68.8   -1.8      30,140,115      74,843    0.2       615       13    2.1 
North Dakota        23,459      125    0.5        314.2    -1.2   -0.4       2,036,390      63,423    3.2       499       17    3.6 
Ohio               289,593    4,162    1.5      5,365.3  -118.8   -2.2      44,610,075     360,849    0.8       640       19    3.0 
Oklahoma            90,669        5    0.0      1,458.5   -23.5   -1.6      10,292,884      84,891    0.8       543       13    2.5 
Oregon             114,867    4,032    3.6      1,579.5   -31.4   -2.0      13,193,418     -24,046   -0.2       643       11    1.8 
Pennsylvania       333,614    3,393    1.0      5,553.5   -47.9   -0.9      48,381,867     634,906    1.3       670       14    2.2 
Rhode Island        34,187      585    1.7        472.5    -1.2   -0.2       3,984,490     109,996    2.8       649       19    3.1 
                                                                                                                                      
South Carolina     118,933    4,870    4.3      1,778.1   -28.2   -1.6      13,112,941     175,782    1.4       567       16    3.0 
South Dakota        27,681      299    1.1        367.6    -2.2   -0.6       2,352,781      52,630    2.3       492       14    2.9 
Tennessee          126,129      795    0.6      2,614.8   -33.9   -1.3      20,872,680     506,550    2.5       614       23    3.8 
Texas              495,052    1,572    0.3      9,296.9  -113.4   -1.2      81,524,904    -313,127   -0.4       675        6    0.8 
Utah                70,227    2,210    3.2      1,043.9   -13.1   -1.2       7,834,064      43,896    0.6       577       10    1.8 
Vermont             23,663     -357   -1.5        295.3    -3.3   -1.1       2,263,853      19,262    0.9       590       11    2.0 
Virginia           200,044    4,697    2.4      3,427.2   -35.2   -1.0      31,197,766    -235,841   -0.8       700        2    0.3 
Washington         222,205    2,476    1.1      2,648.5   -61.2   -2.3      24,991,489    -622,407   -2.4       726       -1   -0.2 
West Virginia       47,322      679    1.5        688.5    -0.8   -0.1       4,979,118      95,229    1.9       556       11    2.1 
Wisconsin          151,667    3,503    2.4      2,707.3   -39.9   -1.5      21,623,204     417,729    2.0       614       21    3.5 
Wyoming             21,545      157    0.7        242.1     2.2    0.9       1,720,713      77,509    4.7       547       20    3.8 
                                                                                                                                         
Puerto Rico         47,469   -4,827   -9.2        986.9   -24.1   -2.4       4,879,134      -1,653    0.0       380        9    2.4 
Virgin Islands       3,168      -79   -2.4         44.4    -0.8   -1.8         344,295      23,715    7.4       596       51    9.3