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     (This news release was reissued on Wednesday, May 26, 2010, to remove table asterisks that have incorrectly
indicated statistically significant differences between some estimates.  News release text references to statistical
significance have also been removed.  Pay relative estimates have not changed.  For more information, see
http://www.bls.gov/ncs.)

                                          OCCUPATIONAL PAY RELATIVES, 2005

     The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor produces relative occupational pay
comparisons between metropolitan areas and the United States as a whole.  Using data from the National Compensation
Survey (NCS), pay relatives--a means of assessing relative pay differences--have been prepared for 2005 for each of
the 9 major occupational groups within 78 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), as well as averaged across all
occupations for each area.  (See table 1.)  In addition, for the first time, similar area-to-area comparisons have
been calculated for all 78 areas and soon will be available on the BLS website at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/payrel.htm.

     The pay relative in 2005 for workers in construction and extraction occupations in the San Francisco MSA was
123, meaning the pay in San Francisco in that occupational group averaged 23 percent more than the national average
pay for that occupational group.  The pay relative averaged across all occupations in the San Francisco MSA was 117,
meaning that pay on average was 17 percent above the national average.  By contrast, the pay relative for workers in
construction and extraction occupations in the Brownsville, Texas MSA was 72, meaning pay for workers in those
occupations averaged 28 percent less than the national average.  Pay averaged across all occupations in the Brownsville
area was 19 percent below the national average.

     The National Compensation Survey (NCS), introduced in 1997, collects earnings and other data on employee
compensation covering over 820 detailed occupations in 152 metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas.  Average
occupational earnings from the NCS are published annually for more than 80 metropolitan areas and for the United
States as a whole.

What is a pay relative?

     A pay relative is a calculation of pay--wages, salaries, commissions, and production bonuses--for a given metropolitan
area relative to the nation as a whole.  The calculation controls for differences among areas in occupational composition,
establishment and occupational characteristics, and the fact that data are collected for areas at different times during
the year.

     Metropolitan areas differ greatly in the types of occupations that are available to the local workforce.  For example,
in Brownsville, Texas, the ratio of workers in the high-paying management, business, and financial occupational group to
the number of workers in all occupations is approximately 5 percent, whereas nationally this ratio is nearly 9 percent.(1)
Similarly, the composition of establishment and occupational characteristics varies by area.  In addition to these
factors, the NCS collects compensation data for metropolitan areas at different times during the year.  Payroll reference
dates differ between areas which makes direct comparisons between areas difficult.

     The pay relative approach controls for these differences to isolate the geographic effect on wage determination.
To illustrate the importance of controlling for these effects, consider the following example.  The average pay for
professional workers in San Francisco is $39.41 and the average pay for professional workers in the entire United States
is $30.24.(2)  A simple pay comparison can be calculated from the ratio of the two average pay levels, multiplied by 100
to express the comparison as a percentage.  The pay comparison in the example is calculated as:

     ($39.41/$30.24)X100=130

     However, this comparison does not control for the interarea difference in occupational composition.  Some of the
30 percent pay premium in San Francisco relative to the nation as a whole is due to the higher concentration of highly
compensated professional workers in San Francisco.  A more accurate estimate of the geographic effect on wage determination
in San Francisco can be obtained by taking into account this and other differences.  Controlling for the differences
in occupational composition, establishment and occupational characteristics, and the payroll reference date in San
Francisco relative to the nation as the whole, the pay relative for professional and related occupations in San Francisco
is equal to 117.

     Due to sample variation from year to year, data users are cautioned about inferring that there have been actual
changes in underlying economic conditions from changes in the estimated pay relatives between 2004 and 2005.  This caution
applies even more strongly to estimates by occupational group.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Footnotes

  (1) Data for this example are based on the May 2005 Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates,
http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcma.htm.

  (2) Average pay for professional workers in San Francisco and for the United States are based on wage estimates published
in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA National Compensation Survey, March 2005 and the National Compensation Survey:
Occupational Wages in the United States, June 2005, http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ocs/compub.htm.


                                                    Technical Note

     The pay relatives in this release, as with estimates from any sample survey, are subject to sampling and non-sampling
errors.  Sampling errors are differences that occur between the pay relatives estimated from the sample and the true pay
relatives derived from the population.  Pay relatives are also subject to a variety of non-sampling errors that can
influence the estimates.  The NCS may be unable to obtain information for some establishments; there may be difficulties
with survey definitions; respondents may be unable to provide correct information, or mistakes in recording or coding
the data may occur.  Non-sampling errors of these kinds were not specifically measured.  However, they are expected to
be minimal due to the extensive training of the field economists who gathered the survey data, computer edits of the data,
and detailed data review.

     Historical pay relative data are available for 1992-1996, 1998, 2002, and 2004.  There are several differences between
the recent pay relatives and the pay relatives for earlier years, including different industry and occupation classification
systems, varying methodology, and different survey designs.  These differences limit comparability.  The pay relatives for
2004 and 2005 were calculated using the same industry and occupation classification systems, methodology, and survey
design.  Nonetheless, comparisons between the estimates for the two years should be made only with a high degree of
caution.

     Pay relatives were estimated using a multivariate regression technique methodology to control for interarea differences.
This technique controls for the following ten characteristics:

     - Occupational type
     - Industry type
     - Work level
     - Full-time / part-time status
     - Time / incentive status
     - Union / nonunion status
     - Ownership type
     - Profit / non-profit status
     - Establishment employment
     - Payroll reference date

     Even accounting for the characteristics used in the current regression analysis, there is still wage variation across
the areas.  The variation is due to differences in wage determinants that were not included in the model.  Examples of
these determinants include price levels, environmental amenities such as a pleasant climate, and cultural amenities.

     For more details, see Maury B. Gittleman, "Pay Relatives for Metropolitan Areas in the NCS" Monthly Labor Review,
March 2005, pp. 46-53, and Parastou Karen Shahpoori, "Pay Relatives for Major Metropolitan Areas," Compensation and
Working Conditions Online, April 28, 2003.


 Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan
 areas, National Compensation Survey, 2005

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational
 group shown = 100.)


                                                            Management,
              Metropolitan Area1                   All       business,
                                               occupations      and
                                                             financial


 United States...............................          100          100

 Amarillo, TX................................           89           78
 Anchorage, AK...............................          110          112
 Atlanta, GA.................................          103          105
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................           97           90
 Austin-San Marcos, TX.......................           96           91
 Birmingham, AL..............................           95           91

 Bloomington, IN.............................           94           97
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT......          112          110
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........           81           82
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY...................          103           87
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.............           92           89
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.........           97           93
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............          108          107

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN...............          100           97
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................          100           91
 Columbus, OH................................          101          107
 Corpus Christi, TX..........................           87           87
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................           99          101
 Dayton-Springfield, OH......................           98          100
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO..................          101           94

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................          106          101
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN..........................           98          101
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO...................           96           90
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI...........          103           98
 Great Falls, MT.............................           90           90
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.....           99          102
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.........           97           99

 Hartford, CT................................          112          106
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................           97           90
 Honolulu, HI................................          103           99
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............           97           98
 Huntsville, AL..............................           95           98
 Indianapolis, IN............................           99           92
 Iowa City, IA...............................          101           94

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational  group shown = 100.)



              Metropolitan Area1              Professional    Service
                                               and related



 United States...............................          100          100

 Amarillo, TX................................           87           86
 Anchorage, AK...............................          103          121
 Atlanta, GA.................................          101           97
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................          101           91
 Austin-San Marcos, TX.......................           93           94
 Birmingham, AL..............................           92          100

 Bloomington, IN.............................           90           93
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT......          107          113
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........           97           77
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY...................           93          109
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.............           94           85
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.........           93           98
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............          107          106

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN...............           99          101
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................           99           98
 Columbus, OH................................           96           98
 Corpus Christi, TX..........................           92           83
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................          102           95
 Dayton-Springfield, OH......................           95           96
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO..................          103           98

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................          107          103
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN..........................          100           93
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO...................           94           91
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI...........           97          105
 Great Falls, MT.............................           84           93
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.....           93           98
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.........           92           95

 Hartford, CT................................          109          121
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................           96           92
 Honolulu, HI................................          108          106
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............          101           87
 Huntsville, AL..............................           96           92
 Indianapolis, IN............................           98          101
 Iowa City, IA...............................          100          106

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                            Office and
              Metropolitan Area1                Sales and  administra-
                                                 related   tive support



 United States...............................          100          100

 Amarillo, TX................................           91           89
 Anchorage, AK...............................          106          107
 Atlanta, GA.................................          101          106
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................           84           99
 Austin-San Marcos, TX.......................          101           98
 Birmingham, AL..............................           97           97

 Bloomington, IN.............................           94           90
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT......          113          116
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........           86           78
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY...................          104           99
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.............          100           96
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.........           85           99
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............          108          111

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN...............          108          102
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................           98          102
 Columbus, OH................................          117          100
 Corpus Christi, TX..........................           92           86
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................          107           99
 Dayton-Springfield, OH......................           99           92
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO..................          103          104

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................          102          104
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN..........................           97           92
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO...................           99           96
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI...........          112          101
 Great Falls, MT.............................           90           82
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.....          104          100
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.........           91           98

 Hartford, CT................................          113          112
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................           97          100
 Honolulu, HI................................          100           99
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............           98           98
 Huntsville, AL..............................           95           96
 Indianapolis, IN............................           96           98
 Iowa City, IA...............................           95          103

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                              Construction Installation,
              Metropolitan Area1                   and     maintenance,
                                               extraction   and repair


 United States...............................          100          100

 Amarillo, TX................................           85           84
 Anchorage, AK...............................          123          108
 Atlanta, GA.................................          103          105
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................           83          100
 Austin-San Marcos, TX.......................           95           98
 Birmingham, AL..............................           84           90

 Bloomington, IN.............................           83           98
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT......          118          112
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........           72           80
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY...................          108           98
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.............           82           87
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.........           96           98
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............          124          111

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN...............           87           99
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................          102          108
 Columbus, OH................................          102           98
 Corpus Christi, TX..........................           78           80
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................           89           95
 Dayton-Springfield, OH......................          107          106
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO..................           95          110

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................          112          103
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN..........................          100           87
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO...................           98          102
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI...........          122           96
 Great Falls, MT.............................          125          103
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.....           96           98
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.........           81           87

 Hartford, CT................................          118          107
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................           83           90
 Honolulu, HI................................          107          110
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............           91           97
 Huntsville, AL..............................           97           90
 Indianapolis, IN............................           96          102
 Iowa City, IA...............................          104           91

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                           Transporta-
              Metropolitan Area1               Production    tion and
                                                             material
                                                              moving


 United States...............................          100          100

 Amarillo, TX................................           94           94
 Anchorage, AK...............................          116          114
 Atlanta, GA.................................           99          112
 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC........................          102           93
 Austin-San Marcos, TX.......................           98           93
 Birmingham, AL..............................           92           96

 Bloomington, IN.............................           98          108
 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT......          109          114
 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX........           73           79
 Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY...................          110          106
 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.............           93          108
 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.........          100          104
 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI..............          107          105

 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN...............          102          101
 Cleveland-Akron, OH.........................          108          104
 Columbus, OH................................           98           99
 Corpus Christi, TX..........................           88           88
 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX.......................           89          102
 Dayton-Springfield, OH......................          109           97
 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO..................           99          105

 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI.................          118          105
 Elkhart-Goshen, IN..........................           98          113
 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO...................          101          104
 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI...........          107          103
 Great Falls, MT.............................          100           86
 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.....          101          105
 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC.........          104          101

 Hartford, CT................................          108          112
 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC................          100          107
 Honolulu, HI................................           96          101
 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX..............           99           94
 Huntsville, AL..............................           97           94
 Indianapolis, IN............................          106          100
 Iowa City, IA...............................           95          103

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                            Management,
              Metropolitan Area1                   All       business,
                                               occupations      and
                                                             financial



 Johnstown, PA...............................           89           90
 Kansas City, MO-KS..........................           97           94
 Knoxville, TN...............................           92           96
 Lincoln, NE.................................           89           91
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....          105          104
 Louisville, KY-IN...........................           99          101
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL...........           91           95

 Memphis, TN-AR-MS...........................           94           92
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................           95           97
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................          101          102
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.................          108          106
 Mobile, AL..................................           94          103
 New Orleans, LA.............................           93          100
 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island,
 NY-NJ-CT-PA.................................          112          113

 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........           93           92
 Ocala, FL...................................           90           91
 Oklahoma City, OK...........................           91           97
 Orlando, FL.................................           93           93
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
 PA-NJ-DE-MD.................................          106          109
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................          100           95
 Pittsburgh, PA..............................           96           94

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA.......................          101          101
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........          108          115
 Reading, PA.................................          103          122
 Reno, NV....................................           97           93
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................          102          100
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA.....................           98           99
 Rochester, NY...............................           98           97

 Rockford, IL................................          101           88
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA.........................          107          107
 Salinas, CA.................................          113          115
 San Antonio, TX.............................           90           92
 San Diego, CA...............................          105          100
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........          117          112

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)



              Metropolitan Area1              Professional    Service
                                               and related




 Johnstown, PA...............................           89           91
 Kansas City, MO-KS..........................           92           95
 Knoxville, TN...............................           91           90
 Lincoln, NE.................................           87           90
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....          109          108
 Louisville, KY-IN...........................           99          101
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL...........           83           93

 Memphis, TN-AR-MS...........................           88           88
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................           94           92
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................           94          104
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.................          103          120
 Mobile, AL..................................           92           86
 New Orleans, LA.............................           97           86
 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island,
 NY-NJ-CT-PA.................................          114          114

 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........           94           92
 Ocala, FL...................................           86           91
 Oklahoma City, OK...........................           86           90
 Orlando, FL.................................           91           88
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
 PA-NJ-DE-MD.................................          109          107
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................          102           97
 Pittsburgh, PA..............................           95           97

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA.......................           94          112
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........          110          116
 Reading, PA.................................           98          100
 Reno, NV....................................           95           99
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................           96          112
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA.....................           97           98
 Rochester, NY...............................           98          105

 Rockford, IL................................           99          101
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA.........................          106          116
 Salinas, CA.................................          122          117
 San Antonio, TX.............................           93           84
 San Diego, CA...............................          110          114
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........          117          123

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                            Office and
              Metropolitan Area1                Sales and  administra-
                                                 related   tive support




 Johnstown, PA...............................           89           84
 Kansas City, MO-KS..........................           96          100
 Knoxville, TN...............................          100           92
 Lincoln, NE.................................           81           88
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....          108          107
 Louisville, KY-IN...........................           94           97
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL...........           94           87

 Memphis, TN-AR-MS...........................           97           96
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................           94           97
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................          110          102
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.................          109          106
 Mobile, AL..................................          103           94
 New Orleans, LA.............................          106           92
 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island,
 NY-NJ-CT-PA.................................          108          113

 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........           94           95
 Ocala, FL...................................           93           92
 Oklahoma City, OK...........................           87           87
 Orlando, FL.................................          100           93
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
 PA-NJ-DE-MD.................................           99          108
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................          107          103
 Pittsburgh, PA..............................           93           98

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA.......................          106          100
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........          104          108
 Reading, PA.................................          102           99
 Reno, NV....................................          101           94
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................          107           98
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA.....................           97           99
 Rochester, NY...............................           93           97

 Rockford, IL................................          100           93
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA.........................          108          105
 Salinas, CA.................................          119          105
 San Antonio, TX.............................           98           90
 San Diego, CA...............................          107          103
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........          113          121

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                              Construction Installation,
              Metropolitan Area1                   and     maintenance,
                                               extraction  and repair




 Johnstown, PA...............................           91           98
 Kansas City, MO-KS..........................           96          100
 Knoxville, TN...............................           84           89
 Lincoln, NE.................................           85          100
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....          113          107
 Louisville, KY-IN...........................          106           99
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL...........           93          100

 Memphis, TN-AR-MS...........................           89          106
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................           84          101
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................          110          101
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.................          110          109
 Mobile, AL..................................           98           93
 New Orleans, LA.............................           84           92
 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island,
 NY-NJ-CT-PA.................................          128          112

 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........           87           95
 Ocala, FL...................................           79           88
 Oklahoma City, OK...........................           91           99
 Orlando, FL.................................           87           97
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
 PA-NJ-DE-MD.................................          107          106
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................           89           99
 Pittsburgh, PA..............................           97           94

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA.......................          119          104
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........          103           95
 Reading, PA.................................          108          101
 Reno, NV....................................           92          106
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................          106           91
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA.....................           87          101
 Rochester, NY...............................           90           85

 Rockford, IL................................          112          103
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA.........................          100          114
 Salinas, CA.................................          119          117
 San Antonio, TX.............................           89           89
 San Diego, CA...............................          102          103
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........          123          112

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                           Transporta-
              Metropolitan Area1               Production    tion and
                                                             material
                                                              moving



 Johnstown, PA...............................           88           83
 Kansas City, MO-KS..........................          104           98
 Knoxville, TN...............................           89          102
 Lincoln, NE.................................           89           91
 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.....           99           97
 Louisville, KY-IN...........................           98           94
 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL...........           94          101

 Memphis, TN-AR-MS...........................           97           95
 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL...................           97           96
 Milwaukee-Racine, WI........................          103          104
 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.................          113          110
 Mobile, AL..................................           94           95
 New Orleans, LA.............................           91           91
 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island,
 NY-NJ-CT-PA.................................          103          113

 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........           88           94
 Ocala, FL...................................           88          100
 Oklahoma City, OK...........................           94           98
 Orlando, FL.................................           91          100
 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City,
 PA-NJ-DE-MD.................................          105          108
 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ............................           95          103
 Pittsburgh, PA..............................           95           99

 Portland-Salem, OR-WA.......................           95           98
 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA........          104          107
 Reading, PA.................................          103          105
 Reno, NV....................................           95          100
 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA................           94           97
 Richmond-Petersburg, VA.....................           96          106
 Rochester, NY...............................           98          102

 Rockford, IL................................          106          104
 Sacramento-Yolo, CA.........................          104          113
 Salinas, CA.................................          103           96
 San Antonio, TX.............................           98           90
 San Diego, CA...............................          102           97
 San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA..........          109          112

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                            Management,
              Metropolitan Area1                   All       business,
                                               occupations      and
                                                             financial


 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................          107           96

 Springfield, MA.............................           97          105
 Springfield, MO.............................           90           86
 St. Louis, MO-IL............................          100           99
 Tallahassee, FL.............................           87           76
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.........           93           93
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA..............           95           86

 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV...........          106          101
 York, PA....................................           97          104
 Youngstown-Warren, OH.......................           95           86

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)



              Metropolitan Area1              Professional    Service
                                               and related



 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................          100          121

 Springfield, MA.............................          112          108
 Springfield, MO.............................           92           87
 St. Louis, MO-IL............................           96           96
 Tallahassee, FL.............................           88           89
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.........           90           91
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA..............           98          100

 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV...........          109          107
 York, PA....................................           99           99
 Youngstown-Warren, OH.......................           94           87

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                            Office and
              Metropolitan Area1                Sales and  administra-
                                                 related   tive support



 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................          108          108

 Springfield, MA.............................          108          112
 Springfield, MO.............................           89           87
 St. Louis, MO-IL............................           98          100
 Tallahassee, FL.............................           92           88
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.........           89           98
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA..............           90           95

 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV...........          100          112
 York, PA....................................           94           95
 Youngstown-Warren, OH.......................           97           87

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                              Construction Installation,
              Metropolitan Area1                   and     maintenance,
                                               extraction   and repair


 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................          113          105

 Springfield, MA.............................          110          108
 Springfield, MO.............................           85           96
 St. Louis, MO-IL............................          117          101
 Tallahassee, FL.............................           90           85
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.........           96           94
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA..............           92           94

 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV...........          102          111
 York, PA....................................           93           99
 Youngstown-Warren, OH.......................           96           96

 (Continued)

 (Average pay nationally for all occupations and for each occupational group shown = 100.)


                                                           Transporta-
              Metropolitan Area1               Production    tion and
                                                             material
                                                              moving


 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA................          112          106

 Springfield, MA.............................          116           73
 Springfield, MO.............................           95           92
 St. Louis, MO-IL............................          102          112
 Tallahassee, FL.............................           90          105
 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.........           92           98
 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA..............           99           95

 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV...........          113           99
 York, PA....................................           92           99
 Youngstown-Warren, OH.......................          103          110

   1 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
 or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the
 Office of Management and Budget, 1994.