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                                          For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                691-5902    Tuesday, September 11, 2001


              AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY BY STATE AND INDUSTRY, 2000


   The average annual pay of all workers covered by state and federal
unemployment insurance (UI) programs rose by 5.9 percent to $35,296 in 2000,
according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Labor.  This compares with a 4.4 percent rise in
1999.  The annual pay of private industry workers, comprising 84.7 percent of
the nation's employment, grew by 6.2 percent in 2000, while pay for government
workers rose by 4.1 percent.  In 1999, the increase in pay for private sector
workers was 4.7 percent and for government workers, 2.8 percent.
     
   Pay growth for U.S. workers in 2000, at 5.9 percent, was the highest
in the 1990-2000 period.  This was the largest increase in average annual pay
since 1982, when pay rose by 6.7 percent.  The attached tables contain pay
data for the nation, each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands.  (Data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
are not included in the national averages.)
     
   Annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers subject
to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws, covering 129.9
million full- and part-time workers.  Average annual pay is computed by
dividing total annual payrolls of employees covered by UI programs by the
average monthly number of these employees.  (See Technical Note.)  Pay
differences among states reflect the varying composition of employment by
occupation, industry, and hours of work, as well as other factors.
Pay differences among industries are similarly affected.  For example,
average annual pay levels in retail trade industries are reduced by the
relatively large share of part-time workers.  Correspondingly, pay levels
in construction industries reflect the prevalence of part-year employment
due to weather and seasonal factors.  Over-the-year pay changes may reflect
shifts in the composition of employment, as well as changes in the level of
average pay.
   
States
   
   Among the states, Connecticut had the highest average pay level ($45,445)
in 2000, followed by New York ($44,942), Massachusetts ($44,326), New Jersey
($43,691), and California ($41,194).  (See table 2.)  The 2000 average pay
levels of these five highest-ranking states, accounting for 25 percent of the
nation's employment, ranged from 17 to 29 percent higher than the U.S.
average.  Occupying the remaining top 10 pay positions for states were, in
order of 2000 pay levels, Illinois, Colorado, Washington, Michigan, and
Delaware.  Maryland and Minnesota also had pay levels above the U.S. average.
Among the jurisdictions covered in this release, the District of Columbia had
the highest annual average pay level ($53,018).

   Among the states with annual pay below the U.S. average, Montana had the
lowest average pay ($24,264) in 2000.  The next lowest pay levels were in
North Dakota ($24,678), South Dakota ($24,803), Mississippi ($25,197), and
Arkansas ($26,307).  These five states continued to have the lowest average
wages in the nation, as they have since 1988.  The 2000 average annual pay
figures for these states, which account for only 3 percent of the nation's
workers, were 25 to 31 percent below the national average.  Average annual
pay levels for 38 states were below the U.S. average in 2000.   

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   Overall, pay gains accelerated in 2000 compared with the previous year.
Annual pay grew by at least 4 percent in 31 states this year, whereas only
19 states reached this growth rate in 1999.  On the high end of the growth
scale, 12 states posted pay increases of 6 percent or higher in 2000, com-
pared with only 4 states in 1999.  Massachusetts and California experienced
the largest percentage increases in pay from 1999 to 2000 (9.8 and
9.6 percent, respectively).  The next highest pay increase occurred in
Colorado (8.7 percent), followed by New Hampshire (8.1 percent) and Arizona
(6.8 percent).  Massachusetts' strong performance reflected above-average pay
growth in nearly all the major industries, especially in finance, insurance,
and real estate (16.5 percent), services (11.9 percent), and manufacturing
(10.7 percent).  In California, the largest percentage increases in pay
occurred in manufacturing (16.2 percent), services (12.2 percent), and
finance, insurance, and real estate (10.0 percent).
     
   In 2000, no state reported a decline in average annual pay.  (See table 3.)
Louisiana registered the smallest increase in pay (2.4 percent) in 2000.
Following Louisiana were Hawaii (2.8 percent), Maine (2.9 percent), and Alaska
(3.2 percent).  West Virginia and Mississippi each grew by 3.3 percent.
Except for Maine, the 2000 growth rates for each of these states were higher
than their 1999 pay growth.

Industry
   
   Average annual pay levels for the nation varied widely by industry.
(See table 4.)  The highest average annual pay occurred in the mining
industry--$58,121.  Mining pay was 65 percent greater than the national
average for private sector workers in 2000.  Mining, which accounts for
less than 1 percent of private sector employment, has held this top
position since 1980 when BLS began publishing average annual pay levels
for industries.  The next highest pay level was registered in finance,
insurance, and real estate ($55,556), which was 57 percent higher than
average pay for all private industry workers.  As it has every year since
1980, retail trade recorded the lowest pay ($18,432), reflecting the
relatively large share of part-time workers in this industry.  In 2000,
the pay level of retail workers was 48 percent below the national average
for all private industry workers.  Average pay in the services industry,
the largest component of the private sector, rose to $33,666 in 2000.

   The largest over-the-year percentage pay increase in the private sector
was registered in the finance, insurance, and real estate industry (9.1
percent).  The next largest increases were in manufacturing and services
(6.8 percent each), followed by mining (6.4 percent).  Combined, these four
industries account for 58 percent of private industry employment.  The
smallest pay gain among the eight major private industry divisions occurred
in the transportation, communications, and public utilities industry
(4.4 percent).
   
   The average annual pay level for the public sector, which includes
federal, state, and local government establishments, was $35,245 in 2000,
compared with $35,305 in the private sector.  This is the first year since
BLS first published these figures in 1982 that private pay exceeded the pay
level of government workers.  Private sector pay was 2 percent lower than
public sector pay in 1999, 4 percent lower in 1998, 6 percent lower in 1997,
and 10 percent lower in 1994.  Pay differentials between the public and
private sectors reflect many variables, including work activity and
occupational structure.

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   Average annual pay gains in the private sector have outpaced those in
the government sector for the past 6 years.  Since 1995, pay has grown by
18 percent in the public sector, 11 percentage points below the 29 percent
growth rate in the private sector.  Over the past 10 years, average annual
pay for government employees has risen by 39 percent, while pay for private
industry workers has increased by 52 percent.
   
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  |               Change in Industry Classification Systems               |
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  |   The year 2000 data will be the last from the Covered Employment and |
  | Wages (ES-202) program using the 1987 Standard Industrial Classifica- |
  | tion (SIC) system.  Beginning with the release of data for 2001,      |
  | the program will switch to the 2002 version of the North American     |
  | Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for the assign-   |
  | ment 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.  Due to differences|
  | in NAICS and SIC structures, data for 2001 will not be 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.                              |
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  |   Data users will be able to work with new NAICS industrial group-    |
  | ings that better reflect the workings of the U.S. economy.  For       |
  | example, a new industry sector called Information brings together     |
  | units that turn information into a commodity with units that          |
  | distribute the commodity and units that provide information services. |
  | Information's major components are publishing, broadcasting, tele-    |
  | communications, 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, Scientific, and       |
  | Technical Services.  This sector is comprised of establishments       |
  | engaged in activities where human capital is the major input.         |                                              
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  |   Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the     |
  | Bureau of the Census Web site at http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/      |
  | naics.html. In 2002, BLS will provide ratio tables that can be        |
  | used to convert historic SIC series to a NAICS basis at               |
  | http://www.bls.gov/cewhome.htm.  In 2002, the NAICS 2002 manual       |
  | will be available from the Government Printing Office (GPO).  In      |
  | the meantime, the NAICS 1997 manual is available from GPO to          |
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Technical Note
   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program
known as Covered Employment and Wages, or the ES-202 program.  The
data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers
covered by unemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by
State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).  The summaries are a by-
product 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 2000 are
preliminary and subject to revision.
     
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.  Average annual
employment and pay data included in this release are derived from
microdata summaries of nearly 7.9 million employer reports of employment
and wages submitted by states to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  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 2000, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 129.9 million
jobs.  The estimated 124.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment
for multiple jobholders) represented 99.8 percent of wage and salary civilian
employment.  Multiple jobholder estimates are produced by the Current Popula-
tion Survey.  Covered workers received $4.586 trillion in pay, representing
96.2 percent of the wage and salary component of personal income and
46.0 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage during 2000 are 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.

Concepts and methodology
     
   Average annual pay was computed by dividing total annual pay of
employees covered by UI programs by the average monthly number of
these employees.  Included in the annual payroll data are 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.
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.  Percent
changes in average annual pay were computed using final 1999 data as
the base.  These final 1999 data may differ from the preliminary 1999
data previously published.
   
   Average annual pay is 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 annual pay levels
between industries and/or states, these factors should be taken into
consideration.  Annual pay data only approximate annual earnings
because an individual may not be employed by the same employer all
year or may work for more than one employer.  Also, year-to-year
changes in average annual pay can result from a change in the
proportion of employment in high- and low-wage jobs, as well as from
changes in the level of average annual pay.
   
   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.
   
   Data in table 4 are presented separately for the private sector and
for government.  Government data include federal, state, and local
establishments.
   
   A few covered employers provided insufficient information on the
nature of their businesses to enable the SESA to assign a specific
Standard Industrial Classification.  The establishments of these
employers therefore could not be classified by industry division.  The
wages for these nonclassifiable establishments, along with data for
the agricultural division, are not shown separately, but are included
in the averages for state and national totals.
     
Additional statistics and other information
     
   Average annual employment and pay data by state and industry are
available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics
and Labor Turnover, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of
Labor, Washington, DC 20212, telephone 202-691-6567 (e-mail:
CEWInfo@bls.gov).  BLS now issues three other reports which provide
data from state UI and UCFE programs.  Also published from this
program is the comprehensive bulletin, Employment and Wages, which
features information by detailed industry on establishments,
employment, and wages for the nation and all states.  Employment and
Wages Annual Averages, 2000 will be available for sale in late 2001
from the BLS Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago,
Illinois 60690.  News releases on 2000 average annual pay for the
nation's metropolitan areas and for 2000 employment and average annual
pay for large counties are scheduled to be released later this fall. 
   
   This news release, along with other BLS statistics and information,
is available via the Internet (http://www.bls.gov.newsrels.htm).
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.  State(1) average annual pay for 1999 and 2000 and percent change in pay
                        for all covered workers(2)
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                 Average annual pay             Percent    
                                     State                                                      change,    
                                                                                               1999-2000   
                                                               1999            2000(3)                     
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                        UNITED STATES(4)................      $33,340          $35,296            5.9      
                                                                                                           
                        Alabama.........................       28,095           29,037            3.4      
                        Alaska..........................       34,033           35,125            3.2      
                        Arizona.........................       30,525           32,606            6.8      
                        Arkansas........................       25,371           26,307            3.7      
                        California......................       37,577           41,194            9.6      
                        Colorado........................       34,191           37,167            8.7      
                        Connecticut.....................       42,682           45,445            6.5      
                        Delaware........................       35,157           36,677            4.3      
                        District of Columbia............       50,885           53,018            4.2      
                        Florida.........................       28,935           30,549            5.6      
                                                                                                           
                        Georgia.........................       32,332           34,182            5.7      
                        Hawaii..........................       29,794           30,630            2.8      
                        Idaho...........................       26,044           27,709            6.4      
                        Illinois........................       36,296           38,044            4.8      
                        Indiana.........................       30,027           31,015            3.3      
                        Iowa............................       26,953           27,928            3.6      
                        Kansas..........................       28,031           29,357            4.7      
                        Kentucky........................       27,783           28,829            3.8      
                        Louisiana.......................       27,216           27,877            2.4      
                        Maine...........................       26,887           27,664            2.9      
                                                                                                           
                        Maryland........................       34,489           36,373            5.5      
                        Massachusetts...................       40,352           44,326            9.8      
                        Michigan........................       35,750           37,016            3.5      
                        Minnesota.......................       33,487           35,418            5.8      
                        Mississippi.....................       24,391           25,197            3.3      
                        Missouri........................       29,967           31,386            4.7      
                        Montana.........................       23,260           24,264            4.3      
                        Nebraska........................       26,632           27,662            3.9      
                        Nevada..........................       31,213           32,276            3.4      
                        New Hampshire...................       32,141           34,731            8.1      
                                                                                                           
                        New Jersey......................       41,038           43,691            6.5      
                        New Mexico......................       26,267           27,498            4.7      
                        New York........................       42,179           44,942            6.6      
                        North Carolina..................       29,462           31,077            5.5      
                        North Dakota....................       23,751           24,678            3.9      
                        Ohio............................       31,395           32,510            3.6      
                        Oklahoma........................       25,813           26,980            4.5      
                        Oregon..........................       30,872           32,765            6.1      
                        Pennsylvania....................       32,696           33,999            4.0      
                        Rhode Island....................       31,169           32,618            4.6      
                                                                                                           
                        South Carolina..................       27,132           28,173            3.8      
                        South Dakota....................       23,767           24,803            4.4      
                        Tennessee.......................       29,478           30,558            3.7      
                        Texas...........................       32,898           34,948            6.2      
                        Utah............................       27,895           29,226            4.8      
                        Vermont.........................       27,597           28,920            4.8      
                        Virginia........................       33,025           35,151            6.4      
                        Washington......................       35,736           37,059            3.7      
                        West Virginia...................       26,018           26,887            3.3      
                        Wisconsin.......................       29,607           30,697            3.7      
                        Wyoming.........................       25,647           26,837            4.6      
                                                                                                           
                        Puerto Rico.....................       18,553           18,796            1.3      
                        Virgin Islands..................       26,111           27,633            5.8      

                          1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
                        
                          2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
                        Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
                        
                          3 Data are preliminary.
                        
                          4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
                        Islands.
                        

                        Table 2.  States(1) ranked by average annual pay for 2000, 1999 and 2000 pay
                        levels, and percent change in pay for all covered workers(2)
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                 Average annual pay             Percent    
                                     State                                                      change,    
                                                                                               1999-2000   
                                                               1999            2000(3)                     
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                        District of Columbia............      $50,885          $53,018            4.2      
                        Connecticut.....................       42,682           45,445            6.5      
                        New York........................       42,179           44,942            6.6      
                        Massachusetts...................       40,352           44,326            9.8      
                        New Jersey......................       41,038           43,691            6.5      
                        California......................       37,577           41,194            9.6      
                        Illinois........................       36,296           38,044            4.8      
                        Colorado........................       34,191           37,167            8.7      
                        Washington......................       35,736           37,059            3.7      
                        Michigan........................       35,750           37,016            3.5      
                                                                                                           
                        Delaware........................       35,157           36,677            4.3      
                        Maryland........................       34,489           36,373            5.5      
                        Minnesota.......................       33,487           35,418            5.8      
                                                                                                           
                        UNITED STATES(4)................       33,340           35,296            5.9      
                                                                                                           
                        Virginia........................       33,025           35,151            6.4      
                        Alaska..........................       34,033           35,125            3.2      
                        Texas...........................       32,898           34,948            6.2      
                        New Hampshire...................       32,141           34,731            8.1      
                        Georgia.........................       32,332           34,182            5.7      
                        Pennsylvania....................       32,696           33,999            4.0      
                        Oregon..........................       30,872           32,765            6.1      
                                                                                                           
                        Rhode Island....................       31,169           32,618            4.6      
                        Arizona.........................       30,525           32,606            6.8      
                        Ohio............................       31,395           32,510            3.6      
                        Nevada..........................       31,213           32,276            3.4      
                        Missouri........................       29,967           31,386            4.7      
                        North Carolina..................       29,462           31,077            5.5      
                        Indiana.........................       30,027           31,015            3.3      
                        Wisconsin.......................       29,607           30,697            3.7      
                        Hawaii..........................       29,794           30,630            2.8      
                        Tennessee.......................       29,478           30,558            3.7      
                                                                                                           
                        Florida.........................       28,935           30,549            5.6      
                        Kansas..........................       28,031           29,357            4.7      
                        Utah............................       27,895           29,226            4.8      
                        Alabama.........................       28,095           29,037            3.4      
                        Vermont.........................       27,597           28,920            4.8      
                        Kentucky........................       27,783           28,829            3.8      
                        South Carolina..................       27,132           28,173            3.8      
                        Iowa............................       26,953           27,928            3.6      
                        Louisiana.......................       27,216           27,877            2.4      
                        Idaho...........................       26,044           27,709            6.4      
                                                                                                           
                        Maine...........................       26,887           27,664            2.9      
                        Nebraska........................       26,632           27,662            3.9      
                        Virgin Islands..................       26,111           27,633            5.8      
                        New Mexico......................       26,267           27,498            4.7      
                        Oklahoma........................       25,813           26,980            4.5      
                        West Virginia...................       26,018           26,887            3.3      
                        Wyoming.........................       25,647           26,837            4.6      
                        Arkansas........................       25,371           26,307            3.7      
                        Mississippi.....................       24,391           25,197            3.3      
                        South Dakota....................       23,767           24,803            4.4      
                                                                                                           
                        North Dakota....................       23,751           24,678            3.9      
                        Montana.........................       23,260           24,264            4.3      
                        Puerto Rico.....................       18,553           18,796            1.3      

                          1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
                        
                          2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
                        Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
                        
                          3 Data are preliminary.
                        
                          4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
                        Islands.
                        

                        Table 3.  States(1) ranked by 1999 to 2000 growth in annual pay, 1999 and 2000 pay
                        levels, and percent change in pay for all covered workers(2)
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                                                                 Average annual pay             Percent    
                                     State                                                      change,    
                                                                                               1999-2000   
                                                               1999            2000(3)                     
                                                                                                           
                                                                                                           
                        Massachusetts...................      $40,352          $44,326            9.8      
                        California......................       37,577           41,194            9.6      
                        Colorado........................       34,191           37,167            8.7      
                        New Hampshire...................       32,141           34,731            8.1      
                        Arizona.........................       30,525           32,606            6.8      
                        New York........................       42,179           44,942            6.6      
                        Connecticut.....................       42,682           45,445            6.5      
                        New Jersey......................       41,038           43,691            6.5      
                        Idaho...........................       26,044           27,709            6.4      
                        Virginia........................       33,025           35,151            6.4      
                                                                                                           
                        Texas...........................       32,898           34,948            6.2      
                        Oregon..........................       30,872           32,765            6.1      
                                                                                                           
                        UNITED STATES(4)................       33,340           35,296            5.9      
                                                                                                           
                        Minnesota.......................       33,487           35,418            5.8      
                        Virgin Islands..................       26,111           27,633            5.8      
                        Georgia.........................       32,332           34,182            5.7      
                        Florida.........................       28,935           30,549            5.6      
                        Maryland........................       34,489           36,373            5.5      
                        North Carolina..................       29,462           31,077            5.5      
                        Illinois........................       36,296           38,044            4.8      
                        Utah............................       27,895           29,226            4.8      
                                                                                                           
                        Vermont.........................       27,597           28,920            4.8      
                        Kansas..........................       28,031           29,357            4.7      
                        Missouri........................       29,967           31,386            4.7      
                        New Mexico......................       26,267           27,498            4.7      
                        Rhode Island....................       31,169           32,618            4.6      
                        Wyoming.........................       25,647           26,837            4.6      
                        Oklahoma........................       25,813           26,980            4.5      
                        South Dakota....................       23,767           24,803            4.4      
                        Delaware........................       35,157           36,677            4.3      
                        Montana.........................       23,260           24,264            4.3      
                                                                                                           
                        District of Columbia............       50,885           53,018            4.2      
                        Pennsylvania....................       32,696           33,999            4.0      
                        Nebraska........................       26,632           27,662            3.9      
                        North Dakota....................       23,751           24,678            3.9      
                        Kentucky........................       27,783           28,829            3.8      
                        South Carolina..................       27,132           28,173            3.8      
                        Arkansas........................       25,371           26,307            3.7      
                        Tennessee.......................       29,478           30,558            3.7      
                        Washington......................       35,736           37,059            3.7      
                        Wisconsin.......................       29,607           30,697            3.7      
                                                                                                           
                        Iowa............................       26,953           27,928            3.6      
                        Ohio............................       31,395           32,510            3.6      
                        Michigan........................       35,750           37,016            3.5      
                        Alabama.........................       28,095           29,037            3.4      
                        Nevada..........................       31,213           32,276            3.4      
                        Indiana.........................       30,027           31,015            3.3      
                        Mississippi.....................       24,391           25,197            3.3      
                        West Virginia...................       26,018           26,887            3.3      
                        Alaska..........................       34,033           35,125            3.2      
                        Maine...........................       26,887           27,664            2.9      
                                                                                                           
                        Hawaii..........................       29,794           30,630            2.8      
                        Louisiana.......................       27,216           27,877            2.4      
                        Puerto Rico.....................       18,553           18,796            1.3      

                          1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
                        
                          2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
                        Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
                        
                          3 Data are preliminary.
                        
                          4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
                        Islands.
                        

          Table 4.  State(1) and industry average annual pay for 1999 and 2000 and percent change in pay for all covered
          workers(2)
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
                                                                               Average annual pay             Percent    
                                     State                                                                    change,    
                                                                                                             1999-2000   
                                                                             1999            2000(3)                     
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
          United States(4)                                                                                               
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $33,244          $35,305            6.2      
              Mining..................................................       54,636           58,121            6.4      
              Construction............................................       34,812           36,622            5.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       41,941           44,778            6.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       41,786           43,643            4.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       44,185           46,740            5.8      
              Retail trade............................................       17,602           18,432            4.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       50,910           55,556            9.1      
              Services................................................       31,509           33,666            6.8      
            Government................................................       33,869           35,245            4.1      
                                                                                                                         
          Alabama                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       27,567           28,487            3.3      
              Mining..................................................       48,877           51,799            6.0      
              Construction............................................       28,203           29,278            3.8      
              Manufacturing...........................................       32,628           33,582            2.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,093           38,700            4.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       36,252           37,799            4.3      
              Retail trade............................................       15,280           15,690            2.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       36,387           37,092            1.9      
              Services................................................       27,130           28,218            4.0      
            Government................................................       30,530           31,559            3.4      
                                                                                                                         
          Alaska                                                                                                         
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       32,319           33,478            3.6      
              Mining..................................................       79,654           86,383            8.4      
              Construction............................................       46,611           47,080            1.0      
              Manufacturing...........................................       33,727           32,107           -4.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       42,251           44,020            4.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       35,923           36,913            2.8      
              Retail trade............................................       19,648           19,729            0.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,724           36,564            5.3      
              Services................................................       27,023           28,031            3.7      
            Government................................................       39,098           40,078            2.5      
                                                                                                                         
          Arizona                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       30,135           32,428            7.6      
              Mining..................................................       51,347           47,001           -8.5      
              Construction............................................       30,855           32,467            5.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       44,208           48,541            9.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,828           39,849            5.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       42,662           45,431            6.5      
              Retail trade............................................       18,416           19,246            4.5      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       38,595           41,045            6.3      
              Services................................................       28,140           31,059           10.4      
            Government................................................       32,870           33,679            2.5      
                                                                                                                         
          Arkansas                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,057           26,020            3.8      
              Mining..................................................       34,896           37,069            6.2      
              Construction............................................       26,440           27,846            5.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       28,294           29,247            3.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       33,879           34,945            3.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       32,623           34,561            5.9      
              Retail trade............................................       16,984           17,600            3.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       32,399           33,763            4.2      
              Services................................................       23,279           24,265            4.2      
            Government................................................       27,061           27,841            2.9      

          California                                                                                                     
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $37,310          $41,182           10.4      
              Mining..................................................       66,062           65,095           -1.5      
              Construction............................................       37,523           40,360            7.6      
              Manufacturing...........................................       49,672           57,695           16.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       46,480           47,278            1.7      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       45,785           48,935            6.9      
              Retail trade............................................       20,403           21,915            7.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       54,709           60,163           10.0      
              Services................................................       36,885           41,372           12.2      
            Government................................................       39,086           41,260            5.6      
                                                                                                                         
          Colorado                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       34,318           37,552            9.4      
              Mining..................................................       67,453           64,720           -4.1      
              Construction............................................       34,568           36,965            6.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       43,630           47,450            8.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       50,957           54,709            7.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       46,137           51,985           12.7      
              Retail trade............................................       18,142           19,074            5.1      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       46,450           52,315           12.6      
              Services................................................       33,270           37,279           12.0      
            Government................................................       33,460           34,911            4.3      
                                                                                                                         
          Connecticut                                                                                                    
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       43,076           46,020            6.8      
              Mining..................................................       60,139           58,464           -2.8      
              Construction............................................       43,251           44,856            3.7      
              Manufacturing...........................................       56,629           59,987            5.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       46,431           47,999            3.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       58,161           61,691            6.1      
              Retail trade............................................       20,870           23,584           13.0      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       76,066           85,626           12.6      
              Services................................................       36,708           38,555            5.0      
            Government................................................       39,951           41,519            3.9      
                                                                                                                         
          Delaware                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       35,187           36,773            4.5      
              Mining..................................................        (6)              (6)              (6)      
              Construction............................................       35,065           35,736            1.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       54,940           55,130            0.3      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       38,830           40,375            4.0      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       42,996           46,742            8.7      
              Retail trade............................................       17,274           17,913            3.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       46,689           51,371           10.0      
              Services................................................       30,398           32,262            6.1      
            Government................................................       34,949           36,040            3.1      
                                                                                                                         
          District of Columbia                                                                                           
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       47,945           49,879            4.0      
              Mining..................................................        (6)              (6)              (6)      
              Construction............................................       38,515           37,771           -1.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       65,333           68,276            4.5      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       67,045           66,253           -1.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       65,104           64,740           -0.6      
              Retail trade............................................       18,733           18,807            0.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       71,014           78,876           11.1      
              Services................................................       47,759           50,140            5.0      
            Government................................................       56,130           59,034            5.2      

          Florida                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $28,390          $30,018            5.7      
              Mining..................................................       41,807            (6)              (6)      
              Construction............................................       29,938           31,638            5.7      
              Manufacturing...........................................       36,217           38,173            5.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,067           38,996            5.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       40,995           43,115            5.2      
              Retail trade............................................       17,807           18,579            4.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       40,666           43,623            7.3      
              Services................................................       27,705           29,410            6.2      
            Government................................................       32,312           33,862            4.8      
                                                                                                                         
          Georgia                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       32,696           34,646            6.0      
              Mining..................................................       45,034           45,690            1.5      
              Construction............................................       32,415           34,018            4.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       35,563           37,448            5.3      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       46,552           49,301            5.9      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       48,439           51,338            6.0      
              Retail trade............................................       17,426           18,194            4.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       46,809           50,172            7.2      
              Services................................................       31,797           34,114            7.3      
            Government................................................       30,315           31,590            4.2      
                                                                                                                         
          Hawaii                                                                                                         
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       28,163           29,181            3.6      
              Mining..................................................       52,402           56,978            8.7      
              Construction............................................       43,623           45,423            4.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       32,035           34,404            7.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,613           38,598            2.6      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       34,173           34,744            1.7      
              Retail trade............................................       17,747           18,231            2.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       37,124           39,044            5.2      
              Services................................................       28,082           29,087            3.6      
            Government................................................       36,248           36,484            0.7      
                                                                                                                         
          Idaho                                                                                                          
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,820           27,630            7.0      
              Mining..................................................       39,705           41,666            4.9      
              Construction............................................       27,902           28,939            3.7      
              Manufacturing...........................................       37,559           43,754           16.5      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       30,557           31,741            3.9      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       30,026           31,617            5.3      
              Retail trade............................................       15,813           16,329            3.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       31,581           33,406            5.8      
              Services................................................       24,392           25,577            4.9      
            Government................................................       27,063           28,073            3.7      
                                                                                                                         
          Illinois                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       36,423           38,249            5.0      
              Mining..................................................       48,649           48,651            0.0      
              Construction............................................       44,051           45,916            4.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       44,056           45,818            4.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       44,093           45,482            3.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       48,283           51,659            7.0      
              Retail trade............................................       18,198           18,885            3.8      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       56,879           60,656            6.6      
              Services................................................       33,178           35,207            6.1      
            Government................................................       35,479           36,733            3.5      

          Indiana                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $30,055          $31,019            3.2      
              Mining..................................................       46,095           46,823            1.6      
              Construction............................................       34,075           35,071            2.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       41,532           42,421            2.1      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       35,436           36,592            3.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       38,334           39,703            3.6      
              Retail trade............................................       15,281           15,793            3.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       36,955           39,240            6.2      
              Services................................................       25,524           26,826            5.1      
            Government................................................       29,841           30,988            3.8      
                                                                                                                         
          Iowa                                                                                                           
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       26,557           27,500            3.6      
              Mining..................................................       35,884           37,261            3.8      
              Construction............................................       31,812           32,282            1.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       35,066           36,416            3.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       33,713           35,096            4.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       35,976           35,651           -0.9      
              Retail trade............................................       14,131           14,755            4.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       36,824           38,780            5.3      
              Services................................................       23,047           24,071            4.4      
            Government................................................       29,126           30,257            3.9      
                                                                                                                         
          Kansas                                                                                                         
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       28,299           29,644            4.8      
              Mining..................................................       33,525           36,479            8.8      
              Construction............................................       30,446           32,126            5.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       36,874           37,690            2.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       42,111           45,512            8.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       37,767           40,110            6.2      
              Retail trade............................................       15,422           15,884            3.0      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       35,954           38,032            5.8      
              Services................................................       25,273           26,485            4.8      
            Government................................................       26,771           28,010            4.6      
                                                                                                                         
          Kentucky                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       27,691           28,805            4.0      
              Mining..................................................       41,796           43,689            4.5      
              Construction............................................       29,746           30,959            4.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       36,381           37,618            3.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,529           39,041            4.0      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       35,810           37,806            5.6      
              Retail trade............................................       15,299           15,834            3.5      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,519           37,467            8.5      
              Services................................................       24,985           25,784            3.2      
            Government................................................       28,265           28,954            2.4      
                                                                                                                         
          Louisiana                                                                                                      
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       27,392           28,004            2.2      
              Mining..................................................       51,229           52,715            2.9      
              Construction............................................       30,185           30,889            2.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       39,535           40,312            2.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,273           37,748            4.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       34,115           35,142            3.0      
              Retail trade............................................       14,695           15,004            2.1      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,047           34,293            0.7      
              Services................................................       24,644           25,367            2.9      
            Government................................................       26,468           27,338            3.3      

          Maine                                                                                                          
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $26,529          $27,280            2.8      
              Mining..................................................       22,593           25,180           11.5      
              Construction............................................       30,495           31,258            2.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       34,560           35,344            2.3      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       32,252           33,962            5.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       34,649           36,243            4.6      
              Retail trade............................................       16,144           16,771            3.9      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       39,243           37,991           -3.2      
              Services................................................       24,932           26,077            4.6      
            Government................................................       28,756           29,672            3.2      
                                                                                                                         
          Maryland                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       33,503           35,374            5.6      
              Mining..................................................       43,544           44,209            1.5      
              Construction............................................       36,481           38,297            5.0      
              Manufacturing...........................................       43,188           45,853            6.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       41,406           43,964            6.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       46,357           48,798            5.3      
              Retail trade............................................       18,470           19,109            3.5      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       47,715           50,394            5.6      
              Services................................................       33,842           35,937            6.2      
            Government................................................       38,936           40,918            5.1      
                                                                                                                         
          Massachusetts                                                                                                  
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       40,653           45,045           10.8      
              Mining..................................................       45,199           44,426           -1.7      
              Construction............................................       43,914           46,920            6.8      
              Manufacturing...........................................       51,738           57,254           10.7      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       42,564           46,218            8.6      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       57,261           62,111            8.5      
              Retail trade............................................       19,691           21,000            6.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       67,065           78,154           16.5      
              Services................................................       38,699           43,297           11.9      
            Government................................................       38,262           39,284            2.7      
                                                                                                                         
          Michigan                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       35,891           37,233            3.7      
              Mining..................................................       43,728           45,567            4.2      
              Construction............................................       40,181           41,983            4.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       52,657           54,706            3.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       42,987           43,853            2.0      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       47,027           49,491            5.2      
              Retail trade............................................       16,776           17,312            3.2      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       41,704           43,571            4.5      
              Services................................................       31,068           32,463            4.5      
            Government................................................       34,850           35,642            2.3      
                                                                                                                         
          Minnesota                                                                                                      
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       33,513           35,512            6.0      
              Mining..................................................       47,447           48,807            2.9      
              Construction............................................       41,040           42,516            3.6      
              Manufacturing...........................................       42,696           44,952            5.3      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       40,949           42,907            4.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       46,432           49,784            7.2      
              Retail trade............................................       17,892           18,552            3.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       47,978           52,655            9.7      
              Services................................................       29,935           32,033            7.0      
            Government................................................       33,313           34,802            4.5      

          Mississippi                                                                                                    
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $24,079          $24,823            3.1      
              Mining..................................................       40,168           38,383           -4.4      
              Construction............................................       26,966           27,770            3.0      
              Manufacturing...........................................       27,642           28,505            3.1      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       33,434           35,301            5.6      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       32,531           33,394            2.7      
              Retail trade............................................       14,501           14,737            1.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       30,616           32,442            6.0      
              Services................................................       23,236           24,153            3.9      
            Government................................................       25,715           26,742            4.0      
                                                                                                                         
          Missouri                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       30,090           31,599            5.0      
              Mining..................................................       43,031           43,628            1.4      
              Construction............................................       35,596           37,399            5.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       38,022           39,881            4.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       39,412           39,520            0.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       39,852           42,031            5.5      
              Retail trade............................................       15,968           16,542            3.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       40,168           42,315            5.3      
              Services................................................       27,890           30,015            7.6      
            Government................................................       29,265           30,195            3.2      
                                                                                                                         
          Montana                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       22,323           23,197            3.9      
              Mining..................................................       45,525           49,034            7.7      
              Construction............................................       28,767           29,024            0.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       30,061           31,397            4.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       31,728           32,691            3.0      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       29,072           30,532            5.0      
              Retail trade............................................       13,980           14,346            2.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       29,889           31,419            5.1      
              Services................................................       20,879           21,911            4.9      
            Government................................................       27,243           28,740            5.5      
                                                                                                                         
          Nebraska                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       26,364           27,436            4.1      
              Mining..................................................       31,725           32,763            3.3      
              Construction............................................       31,159           31,820            2.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       32,312           33,194            2.7      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       35,062           36,159            3.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       31,744           33,905            6.8      
              Retail trade............................................       14,313           14,680            2.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,887           36,873            5.7      
              Services................................................       26,039           27,254            4.7      
            Government................................................       27,978           28,806            3.0      
                                                                                                                         
          Nevada                                                                                                         
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       30,381           31,387            3.3      
              Mining..................................................       55,742           56,711            1.7      
              Construction............................................       38,591           38,913            0.8      
              Manufacturing...........................................       36,122           37,937            5.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       35,549           36,447            2.5      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       40,948           42,705            4.3      
              Retail trade............................................       19,995           20,951            4.8      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       38,920           41,104            5.6      
              Services................................................       29,103           30,266            4.0      
            Government................................................       37,580           39,177            4.2      

          New Hampshire                                                                                                  
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $32,403          $35,242            8.8      
              Mining..................................................       38,727           40,321            4.1      
              Construction............................................       36,421           38,319            5.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       41,569           46,444           11.7      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,894           40,858            7.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       49,641           54,308            9.4      
              Retail trade............................................       18,129           19,274            6.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       45,717           49,776            8.9      
              Services................................................       30,677           33,275            8.5      
            Government................................................       30,324           31,191            2.9      
                                                                                                                         
          New Jersey                                                                                                     
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       40,776           43,668            7.1      
              Mining..................................................       51,354           51,891            1.0      
              Construction............................................       44,026           46,438            5.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       51,833           59,177           14.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       48,797           50,994            4.5      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       53,104           57,753            8.8      
              Retail trade............................................       20,689           21,726            5.0      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       61,386           69,085           12.5      
              Services................................................       37,921           39,417            3.9      
            Government................................................       42,602           43,828            2.9      
                                                                                                                         
          New Mexico                                                                                                     
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,286           26,519            4.9      
              Mining..................................................       43,524           43,878            0.8      
              Construction............................................       25,740           28,116            9.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       35,166           38,464            9.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       33,427           34,687            3.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       32,292           34,021            5.4      
              Retail trade............................................       15,615           16,069            2.9      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       31,097           31,968            2.8      
              Services................................................       26,335           27,424            4.1      
            Government................................................       29,866           31,102            4.1      
                                                                                                                         
          New York                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       42,641           45,727            7.2      
              Mining..................................................       48,128           52,129            8.3      
              Construction............................................       41,207           43,807            6.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       47,891           51,462            7.5      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       46,802           48,937            4.6      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       50,719           52,521            3.6      
              Retail trade............................................       19,512           20,537            5.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       95,374          108,561           13.8      
              Services................................................       36,045           38,293            6.2      
            Government................................................       39,858           40,970            2.8      
                                                                                                                         
          North Carolina                                                                                                 
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       29,375           31,011            5.6      
              Mining..................................................       43,968           45,085            2.5      
              Construction............................................       29,313           30,568            4.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       34,595           37,004            7.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       39,456           40,519            2.7      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       39,145           40,709            4.0      
              Retail trade............................................       16,798           17,466            4.0      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       44,051           48,061            9.1      
              Services................................................       27,695           29,395            6.1      
            Government................................................       29,939           31,433            5.0      

          North Dakota                                                                                                   
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $23,393          $24,312            3.9      
              Mining..................................................       42,994           44,299            3.0      
              Construction............................................       31,452           31,222           -0.7      
              Manufacturing...........................................       29,665           30,515            2.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       33,004           34,377            4.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       30,587           31,970            4.5      
              Retail trade............................................       13,302           13,870            4.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       28,742           30,364            5.6      
              Services................................................       21,712           22,832            5.2      
            Government................................................       25,407           26,362            3.8      
                                                                                                                         
          Ohio                                                                                                           
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       31,137           32,193            3.4      
              Mining..................................................       43,510           44,118            1.4      
              Construction............................................       35,128           36,250            3.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       43,008           43,969            2.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,850           39,142            3.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       42,192           43,836            3.9      
              Retail trade............................................       16,259           16,957            4.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       39,684           41,502            4.6      
              Services................................................       27,375           28,627            4.6      
            Government................................................       33,084           34,559            4.5      
                                                                                                                         
          Oklahoma                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,498           26,607            4.3      
              Mining..................................................       48,698           51,921            6.6      
              Construction............................................       26,910           27,867            3.6      
              Manufacturing...........................................       33,106           35,006            5.7      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,186           36,836            1.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       32,251           34,142            5.9      
              Retail trade............................................       14,640           15,011            2.5      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       30,967           32,059            3.5      
              Services................................................       23,291           24,490            5.1      
            Government................................................       27,136           28,548            5.2      
                                                                                                                         
          Oregon                                                                                                         
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       30,457           32,480            6.6      
              Mining..................................................       36,286           37,733            4.0      
              Construction............................................       36,041           38,295            6.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       41,226           45,839           11.2      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       38,126           41,888            9.9      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       42,482           45,397            6.9      
              Retail trade............................................       18,319           18,730            2.2      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       37,801           39,126            3.5      
              Services................................................       27,309           28,982            6.1      
            Government................................................       33,199           34,353            3.5      
                                                                                                                         
          Pennsylvania                                                                                                   
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       32,250           33,609            4.2      
              Mining..................................................       45,147           46,726            3.5      
              Construction............................................       35,905           37,749            5.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       41,048           42,597            3.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       40,541           41,606            2.6      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       42,063           44,023            4.7      
              Retail trade............................................       16,506           17,116            3.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       44,924           48,161            7.2      
              Services................................................       30,715           32,153            4.7      
            Government................................................       35,816           36,711            2.5      

          Rhode Island                                                                                                   
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $29,894          $31,210            4.4      
              Mining..................................................       33,578           35,664            6.2      
              Construction............................................       37,219           39,215            5.4      
              Manufacturing...........................................       36,300           37,436            3.1      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       35,891           38,758            8.0      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       40,962           43,924            7.2      
              Retail trade............................................       17,202           18,791            9.2      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       42,607           45,129            5.9      
              Services................................................       28,643           29,490            3.0      
            Government................................................       39,399           41,693            5.8      
                                                                                                                         
          South Carolina                                                                                                 
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       26,750           27,770            3.8      
              Mining..................................................       37,780           38,838            2.8      
              Construction............................................       28,358           29,609            4.4      
              Manufacturing...........................................       33,944           35,158            3.6      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       37,343           38,546            3.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       35,955           37,860            5.3      
              Retail trade............................................       15,895           16,329            2.7      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       33,971           35,702            5.1      
              Services................................................       24,561           25,454            3.6      
            Government................................................       29,009           30,109            3.8      
                                                                                                                         
          South Dakota                                                                                                   
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       23,356           24,292            4.0      
              Mining..................................................       41,652           41,447           -0.5      
              Construction............................................       26,965           28,012            3.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       30,116           31,939            6.1      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       31,201           31,870            2.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       29,606           31,128            5.1      
              Retail trade............................................       13,639           14,270            4.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       29,272           30,248            3.3      
              Services................................................       22,106           22,805            3.2      
            Government................................................       25,883           27,459            6.1      
                                                                                                                         
          Tennessee                                                                                                      
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       29,458           30,532            3.6      
              Mining..................................................       44,005           43,657           -0.8      
              Construction............................................       32,072           33,252            3.7      
              Manufacturing...........................................       34,763           36,054            3.7      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,698           37,582            2.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       39,559           40,234            1.7      
              Retail trade............................................       17,377           17,824            2.6      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       39,647           43,240            9.1      
              Services................................................       27,767           29,003            4.5      
            Government................................................       29,599           30,718            3.8      
                                                                                                                         
          Texas                                                                                                          
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       33,549           35,695            6.4      
              Mining..................................................       69,587           76,621           10.1      
              Construction............................................       32,740           34,554            5.5      
              Manufacturing...........................................       42,363           45,089            6.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       44,321           48,166            8.7      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       49,239           51,806            5.2      
              Retail trade............................................       17,690           18,472            4.4      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       43,339           46,836            8.1      
              Services................................................       31,194           33,193            6.4      
            Government................................................       29,657           31,194            5.2      

          Utah                                                                                                           
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $27,588          $28,922            4.8      
              Mining..................................................       46,138           48,535            5.2      
              Construction............................................       28,339           29,720            4.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       33,637           35,464            5.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,191           38,144            5.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       37,496           39,726            5.9      
              Retail trade............................................       16,677           16,632           -0.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,623           36,839            6.4      
              Services................................................       26,955           28,590            6.1      
            Government................................................       29,446           30,747            4.4      
                                                                                                                         
          Vermont                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       27,244           28,693            5.3      
              Mining..................................................       32,091           31,533           -1.7      
              Construction............................................       29,212           31,000            6.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       37,169           39,781            7.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       34,194           35,855            4.9      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       34,698           36,260            4.5      
              Retail trade............................................       15,793           16,558            4.8      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       36,906           39,523            7.1      
              Services................................................       25,476           26,622            4.5      
            Government................................................       29,495           30,111            2.1      
                                                                                                                         
          Virginia                                                                                                       
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       32,749           34,942            6.7      
              Mining..................................................       42,985           45,587            6.1      
              Construction............................................       31,274           32,867            5.1      
              Manufacturing...........................................       35,767           37,334            4.4      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       46,908           48,670            3.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       47,022           50,893            8.2      
              Retail trade............................................       17,126           17,814            4.0      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       43,773           46,451            6.1      
              Services................................................       35,089           38,251            9.0      
            Government................................................       34,305           36,125            5.3      
                                                                                                                         
          Washington                                                                                                     
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       35,945           37,212            3.5      
              Mining..................................................       43,614           46,788            7.3      
              Construction............................................       35,622           37,494            5.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       44,486           47,072            5.8      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       43,078           47,596           10.5      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       40,665           43,599            7.2      
              Retail trade............................................       19,354           20,877            7.9      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       41,744           44,430            6.4      
              Services................................................       41,649           40,943           -1.7      
            Government................................................       34,720           36,310            4.6      
                                                                                                                         
          West Virginia                                                                                                  
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,497           26,292            3.1      
              Mining..................................................       47,626           49,037            3.0      
              Construction............................................       27,911           29,545            5.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       35,703           37,500            5.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,582           37,825            3.4      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       32,329           33,214            2.7      
              Retail trade............................................       13,873           14,274            2.9      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       28,083           29,418            4.8      
              Services................................................       22,840           23,465            2.7      
            Government................................................       28,169           29,314            4.1      

          Wisconsin                                                                                                      
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................      $29,246          $30,307            3.6      
              Mining..................................................       39,697           42,104            6.1      
              Construction............................................       36,772           37,989            3.3      
              Manufacturing...........................................       37,773           39,009            3.3      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       34,523           35,614            3.2      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       38,048           39,512            3.8      
              Retail trade............................................       15,066           15,862            5.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       37,939           39,569            4.3      
              Services................................................       26,031           27,111            4.1      
            Government................................................       32,021           33,288            4.0      
                                                                                                                         
          Wyoming                                                                                                        
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       25,195           26,502            5.2      
              Mining..................................................       49,049           54,814           11.8      
              Construction............................................       28,809           29,644            2.9      
              Manufacturing...........................................       32,409           34,214            5.6      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       36,171           37,544            3.8      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       31,621           33,053            4.5      
              Retail trade............................................       14,278           14,576            2.1      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       34,393           31,626           -8.0      
              Services................................................       20,358           21,485            5.5      
            Government................................................       27,091           27,912            3.0      
                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                         
          Puerto Rico                                                                                                    
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       18,052           18,527            2.6      
              Mining..................................................       16,980           17,556            3.4      
              Construction............................................       15,179           15,658            3.2      
              Manufacturing...........................................       23,520           24,453            4.0      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       25,600           25,678            0.3      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       25,806           25,985            0.7      
              Retail trade............................................       11,993           12,385            3.3      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       25,230           26,706            5.9      
              Services................................................       16,270           16,628            2.2      
            Government................................................       19,885           19,502           -1.9      
                                                                                                                         
          Virgin Islands                                                                                                 
            Private(5)                                                                                                   
              Total...................................................       23,828           25,251            6.0      
              Mining..................................................        (6)              (6)              (6)      
              Construction............................................       24,692           29,772           20.6      
              Manufacturing...........................................       43,523           43,933            0.9      
              Transportation, communications, and public utilities....       29,379           29,348           -0.1      
              Wholesale trade.........................................       27,989           28,741            2.7      
              Retail trade............................................       17,438           17,405           -0.2      
              Finance, insurance, and real estate.....................       30,823           32,010            3.9      
              Services................................................       20,864           23,495           12.6      
            Government................................................       30,791           32,973            7.1      

            1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
          
            2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees
          (UCFE) programs.
          
            3 Data are preliminary.
          
            4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
          
            5 Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.
          
            6 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.