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                                              For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                606-5902        Wednesday, June 23, 1999


              AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY BY STATE AND INDUSTRY, 1997

   The average annual pay of all workers covered by state and federal
unemployment insurance (UI) programs was $30,336 in 1997, a 4.8 percent
gain over the 1996 national average, according to data from the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  The annual pay of
private industry workers, comprising 84.4 percent of the nation's
employment, rose 5.1 percent in 1997, while pay for government workers rose
3.2 percent.   In 1996, the increase in pay for private sector employees
was 4.2 percent and for government workers, 3.1 percent.

   The 1997 growth in wages represented the largest annual pay gain since
1992, when wages increased 5.4 percent.  (See chart 1.)   Average annual
pay for U.S. workers grew 45.4 percent ($9,479) from 1987 to 1997.  The
attached tables contain pay data for the nation, each of the 50 states, the
District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.  Data for Puerto
Rico 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
121.1 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
on page 5.)  Pay differences among states reflect the varying composition
of employment by occupation, industry, and hours of work, as well as other
factors.  For example, average annual pay levels in retail trade industries
will be reduced by having a large number of part-time workers. Correspond-
ingly, pay levels in construction industries will be reduced by having
part-year employment that is impacted by weather and seasonal factors.
Similarly, over-the-year pay changes may reflect shifts in these charac-
teristics, as well as changes in the level of average pay.

States

   The District of Columbia led the nation with an average annual pay level
of $46,775 in 1997.  (See table 2.)  Among the states, Connecticut had the
highest pay level ($38,895), followed by New York ($38,497), New Jersey
($37,513), and Massachusetts ($35,710).   The 1997 pay levels of these five
highest-ranking jurisdictions, which account for 14 percent of the nation's
employment, ranged from 18 to 54 percent higher than the U.S. average of
$30,336.  The same 10 states and the District of Columbia have held the top
11 pay level positions every year since 1987, although there have been
shifts in individual rankings.  The other six states occupying the top
positions were, in order of 1997 pay levels, California, Alaska, Illinois,
Michigan, Delaware, and Maryland.  Washington reported the twelfth highest
pay level in 1997.  Average annual pay in Washington surpassed the national
average for the first time since 1984.

                                  - 2 - 

   Among the states, South Dakota's average annual pay was the lowest
during 1997 ($21,645).  The next lowest pay levels occurred in Montana
($21,947), North Dakota ($22,047), Mississippi ($22,772), and Arkansas
($23,268).  These states have posted the five lowest average annual pay
figures for the past 10 years, although individual rankings have shifted.
For these states, the 1997 average annual pay figures were 23 to 29 percent
less than the U.S. average.  Average annual pay levels for 39 states
registered below the U.S. average in 1997.   Combined, workers in these
states account for over 62 percent of the covered employment for the
nation.  In Puerto Rico, average annual pay was $16,963, the lowest pay
level in 1997 for all jurisdictions.
     
   Annual pay gains were stronger in 1997 than in 1996 (See chart 2.)  In
1997, annual pay grew by at least 4.5 percent in 27 states, whereas only
10 states reached this growth rate in 1996.  A total of eight states posted
pay growth rates of 5.5 percent or higher in 1997, compared with only two
states in 1996.  In 1997, no state or jurisdiction reported a decline in
average annual pay.  Only four states posted pay increases below 3.5 percent
in 1997, compared with 18 states the previous year.  Alaska registered the
smallest increase in pay (2.1 percent) from 1996 to 1997, followed by West
Virginia (2.7 percent), Idaho (3.0 percent), and Nevada (3.2 percent).  Of
these four states, all achieved a higher annual pay increase in 1997 than in
1996 except for Nevada, where the growth rate dropped by 1.1 percentage
points.  (See table 3.)
     
   Washington experienced the largest percentage increase in pay from
1996 to 1997 (6.5 percent), exceeding the pay growth for the nation
(4.8 percent) by 1.7 percentage points.  This marks the first year since
1992 that a state reported annual pay growth exceeding 6 percent.  Large
gains also were reported in Connecticut (6.3 percent), New Hampshire
(5.8 percent), Georgia and Texas (5.6 percent each), and Illinois, Nebraska,
and Virginia (5.5 percent each).  Pay growth in all of these states exceeded
the national growth rate for the second straight year.
     
   Washington posted strong 1997 pay gains in several industries, with the
greatest increase (10.4 percent), occurring in services.  The next largest
increase occurred in finance, insurance, and real estate (8.7 percent),
followed closely by mining (8.4 percent) and transportation, communications,
and public utilities (7.7 percent).  Significant gains in manufacturing and
wholesale trade contributed to the high pay growth in Connecticut.

Industry

   Average annual pay levels for the nation varied widely by industry.
(See table 4.)  The highest average annual pay in 1997 occurred in the
mining industry--$49,995.  (See chart 3.)  Mining pay was 66 percent
greater than the national average for private sector workers in 1997.
Mining, which accounts for less than 1 percent of private sector employment,
has held this top position since 1980 when BLS began publishing industry
average annual pay levels. The next highest pay level was registered in
finance, insurance, and real estate--$44,860, which was 49 percent higher
than average pay for all private industry workers.  Retail trade recorded
the lowest pay ($15,877), as it has every year since 1980. The average
annual pay of retail workers was 40 percent lower than private sector average
pay in 1980; by 1997, their relative wages dropped to 47 percent below the
national average pay for private industry.  The retail trade industry, which
employs a large proportion of part-time workers, has shown a steady decline
in average weekly hours worked over time.  From 1980 to 1997, average weekly
hours of retail workers dropped 1.3 hours compared with a decline of 0.7 hour
for total private industry.  (Average weekly hours figures were obtained from
the Current Employment Statistics program.)  Average pay in the services
industry, the largest single component of the private sector, reached $28,446
in 1997.

                                  - 3 -      

   Within the private sector, the largest over-the-year percentage increase
in pay occurred in the finance, insurance, and real estate industry
(7.5 percent) for the third consecutive year.  The next largest gain was
posted in manufacturing (5.7 percent),  followed by wholesale trade
(5.1 percent). Combined, these three industries account for 32 percent of
private industry employment.  The mining industry had the fourth highest pay
increase (5.0 percent).  The smallest pay gains among the eight major private
industry divisions occurred in the transportation, communications, and public
utilities industry and in the retail trade industry (4.3 percent each).
     
   The average annual pay level for the public sector, which includes
federal, state, and local government establishments, was $31,864 in 1997;
an increase of 3.2 percent over 1996.  (See chart 4.)  Average annual pay
gains in the private sector have outpaced those of government workers for
the past three years.  Average annual pay in the public sector was 6
percent higher than private sector pay in 1997, declining from 8 percent in
1996 and a high of 10 percent in 1994.  Over the previous five years, pay
grew 15 percent in the public sector, 3 percentage points below the 18
percent growth rate in the private sector.  Over the past 10 years, average
annual pay for government employees rose 44 percent, while pay for private
industry workers increased 46 percent.  The relative difference between
these two sectors tended to average out over this longer period.

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 1997 are preliminary and subject to
revision.  Effective with third-quarter 1997 processing, employment and
wage totals were generated using new systems in each of the states and at
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.  This transition to new systems may result
in larger differences between preliminary and final 1997 levels.  This is
the first year BLS has published annual pay data for Puerto Rico in this
release.
   
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 7.5 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 1997, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 121.1 million
jobs.  The estimated 115.8 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment
for multiple job holders) represented 97.4 percent of wage and salary
civilian employment.  Multiple job holder estimates are produced by the
Current Population Survey (CPS).  Covered workers received $3.673 trillion
in pay, representing 94.4 percent of the wage and salary component of
personal income and 45.3 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage during 1997 included 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
1996 data as the base.  These final 1996 data may differ from the
preliminary 1996 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.  In 1997, effective with first-quarter data, improved
Department of Defense civilian employment and wages were centrally
collected from a new data source.
   
   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 assign a specific SIC classification and therefore
could not be classified by industry division.  The wages for these non-
classifiable 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 Occupational and Administrative
Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
Washington, DC 20212, telephone 202-606-6567 (e-mail:202-info@bls.gov).
BLS now issues three other reports which provide data from state UI and
UCFE programs.  A news release on average annual pay for the nation's
metropolitan areas is scheduled to be issued in the summer of 1999.  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, 1997 is now available for sale from the BLS Publications Sales
Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690.  The news release for 1997
employment and average annual pay for large counties is scheduled to be
released in the summer of 1999.  This release was published for the first
time in November 1998 for 1996 data.
   
   This news release, along with other BLS statistics and information,
is available via the Internet at the BLS World Wide Web site
(http://stats.bls.gov/newsrels.htm).  Information in this release will be
made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request.  Voice phone:
202-606-STAT;  TDD phone:  202-606-5897;  TDD message referral phone
number:  1-800-326-2577.
   
    Table 1.  State 1/ average annual pay for 1996 and 1997 and percent change in pay
    for all covered workers 2/
                                                                                       Percent
                              State                             Average annual pay     change
                                                                 1996      1997 3/     1996-97 4/
    UNITED STATES 5/..........................................$  28,946  $  30,336         4.8
    Alabama...................................................   25,180     26,138         3.8
    Alaska....................................................   32,461     33,157         2.1
    Arizona...................................................   26,387     27,654         4.8
    Arkansas..................................................   22,294     23,268         4.4
    California................................................   31,776     33,485         5.4
    Colorado..................................................   28,520     30,067         5.4
    Connecticut...............................................   36,592     38,895         6.3
    Delaware..................................................   30,711     32,185         4.8
    District of Columbia......................................   44,458     46,775         5.2
    Florida...................................................   25,641     26,569         3.6
    Georgia...................................................   27,492     29,020         5.6
    Hawaii....................................................   27,363     28,358         3.6
    Idaho.....................................................   23,353     24,053         3.0
    Illinois..................................................   31,296     33,018         5.5
    Indiana...................................................   26,477     27,633         4.4
    Iowa......................................................   23,679     24,811         4.8
    Kansas....................................................   24,609     25,693         4.4
    Kentucky..................................................   24,462     25,574         4.5
    Louisiana.................................................   24,541     25,754         4.9
    Maine.....................................................   23,850     24,899         4.4
    Maryland..................................................   30,295     31,765         4.9
    Massachusetts.............................................   33,937     35,710         5.2
    Michigan..................................................   31,521     32,761         3.9
    Minnesota.................................................   28,866     30,254         4.8
    Mississippi...............................................   21,822     22,772         4.4
    Missouri..................................................   26,601     27,782         4.4
    Montana...................................................   21,146     21,947         3.8
    Nebraska..................................................   23,294     24,566         5.5
    Nevada....................................................   27,788     28,677         3.2
    New Hampshire.............................................   27,691     29,296         5.8
    New Jersey................................................   35,928     37,513         4.4
    New Mexico................................................   23,716     24,684         4.1
    New York..................................................   36,816     38,497         4.6
    North Carolina............................................   25,410     26,672         5.0
    North Dakota..............................................   21,242     22,047         3.8
    Ohio......................................................   27,776     29,088         4.7
    Oklahoma..................................................   23,329     24,243         3.9
    Oregon....................................................   27,028     28,420         5.2
    Pennsylvania..............................................   28,973     30,161         4.1
    Puerto Rico...............................................   16,225     16,963         4.6
    Rhode Island..............................................   27,194     28,664         5.4
    South Carolina............................................   24,049     25,004         4.0
    South Dakota..............................................   20,724     21,645         4.4
    Tennessee.................................................   25,963     27,235         4.9
    Texas.....................................................   28,129     29,690         5.6
    Utah......................................................   24,572     25,689         4.5
    Vermont...................................................   24,480     25,496         4.1
    Virginia..................................................   28,003     29,548         5.5
    Washington................................................   28,881     30,768         6.5
    West Virginia.............................................   24,075     24,716         2.7
    Wisconsin.................................................   26,021     27,327         5.0
    Wyoming...................................................   22,870     23,864         4.3

    1/ Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    2/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
    Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
    3/ Data are preliminary.
    4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
    and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
    5/ Average annual pay calculations for the U.S. do not include data 
    from Puerto Rico.



    Table 2.  States 1/ ranked by average annual pay for 1997, 1996 and 1997 pay levels,
    and percent change in pay for all covered workers 2/
                                                                                       Percent
                              State                             Average annual pay     change
                                                                 1996      1997 3/     1996-97 4/
    District of Columbia......................................$  44,458  $  46,775         5.2
    Connecticut...............................................   36,592     38,895         6.3
    New York..................................................   36,816     38,497         4.6
    New Jersey................................................   35,928     37,513         4.4
    Massachusetts.............................................   33,937     35,710         5.2
    California................................................   31,776     33,485         5.4
    Alaska....................................................   32,461     33,157         2.1
    Illinois..................................................   31,296     33,018         5.5
    Michigan..................................................   31,521     32,761         3.9
    Delaware..................................................   30,711     32,185         4.8
    Maryland..................................................   30,295     31,765         4.9
    Washington................................................   28,881     30,768         6.5
    UNITED STATES 5/..........................................   28,946     30,336         4.8
    Minnesota.................................................   28,866     30,254         4.8
    Pennsylvania..............................................   28,973     30,161         4.1
    Colorado..................................................   28,520     30,067         5.4
    Texas.....................................................   28,129     29,690         5.6
    Virginia..................................................   28,003     29,548         5.5
    New Hampshire.............................................   27,691     29,296         5.8
    Ohio......................................................   27,776     29,088         4.7
    Georgia...................................................   27,492     29,020         5.6
    Nevada....................................................   27,788     28,677         3.2
    Rhode Island..............................................   27,194     28,664         5.4
    Oregon....................................................   27,028     28,420         5.2
    Hawaii....................................................   27,363     28,358         3.6
    Missouri..................................................   26,601     27,782         4.4
    Arizona...................................................   26,387     27,654         4.8
    Indiana...................................................   26,477     27,633         4.4
    Wisconsin.................................................   26,021     27,327         5.0
    Tennessee.................................................   25,963     27,235         4.9
    North Carolina............................................   25,410     26,672         5.0
    Florida...................................................   25,641     26,569         3.6
    Alabama...................................................   25,180     26,138         3.8
    Louisiana.................................................   24,541     25,754         4.9
    Kansas....................................................   24,609     25,693         4.4
    Utah......................................................   24,572     25,689         4.5
    Kentucky..................................................   24,462     25,574         4.5
    Vermont...................................................   24,480     25,496         4.1
    South Carolina............................................   24,049     25,004         4.0
    Maine.....................................................   23,850     24,899         4.4
    Iowa......................................................   23,679     24,811         4.8
    West Virginia.............................................   24,075     24,716         2.7
    New Mexico................................................   23,716     24,684         4.1
    Nebraska..................................................   23,294     24,566         5.5
    Oklahoma..................................................   23,329     24,243         3.9
    Idaho.....................................................   23,353     24,053         3.0
    Wyoming...................................................   22,870     23,864         4.3
    Arkansas..................................................   22,294     23,268         4.4
    Mississippi...............................................   21,822     22,772         4.4
    North Dakota..............................................   21,242     22,047         3.8
    Montana...................................................   21,146     21,947         3.8
    South Dakota..............................................   20,724     21,645         4.4
    Puerto Rico...............................................   16,225     16,963         4.6

    1/ Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    2/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
    Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
    3/ Data are preliminary.
    4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
    and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
    5/ Average annual pay calculations for the U.S. do not include data 
    from Puerto Rico.





    Table 3.  States 1/ ranked by 1996 to 1997 growth in annual pay, 1996 and 1997 pay
    levels, and percent change in pay for all covered workers 2/
                                                                                       Percent
                              State                             Average annual pay     change
                                                                 1996      1997 3/     1996-97 4/
    Washington................................................$  28,881  $  30,768         6.5
    Connecticut...............................................   36,592     38,895         6.3
    New Hampshire.............................................   27,691     29,296         5.8
    Georgia...................................................   27,492     29,020         5.6
    Texas.....................................................   28,129     29,690         5.6
    Illinois..................................................   31,296     33,018         5.5
    Nebraska..................................................   23,294     24,566         5.5
    Virginia..................................................   28,003     29,548         5.5
    California................................................   31,776     33,485         5.4
    Colorado..................................................   28,520     30,067         5.4
    Rhode Island..............................................   27,194     28,664         5.4
    District of Columbia......................................   44,458     46,775         5.2
    Massachusetts.............................................   33,937     35,710         5.2
    Oregon....................................................   27,028     28,420         5.2
    North Carolina............................................   25,410     26,672         5.0
    Wisconsin.................................................   26,021     27,327         5.0
    Louisiana.................................................   24,541     25,754         4.9
    Maryland..................................................   30,295     31,765         4.9
    Tennessee.................................................   25,963     27,235         4.9
    Arizona...................................................   26,387     27,654         4.8
    Delaware..................................................   30,711     32,185         4.8
    Iowa......................................................   23,679     24,811         4.8
    Minnesota.................................................   28,866     30,254         4.8
    UNITED STATES 5/..........................................   28,946     30,336         4.8
    Ohio......................................................   27,776     29,088         4.7
    New York..................................................   36,816     38,497         4.6
    Puerto Rico...............................................   16,225     16,963         4.6
    Kentucky..................................................   24,462     25,574         4.5
    Utah......................................................   24,572     25,689         4.5
    Arkansas..................................................   22,294     23,268         4.4
    Indiana...................................................   26,477     27,633         4.4
    Kansas....................................................   24,609     25,693         4.4
    Maine.....................................................   23,850     24,899         4.4
    Mississippi...............................................   21,822     22,772         4.4
    Missouri..................................................   26,601     27,782         4.4
    New Jersey................................................   35,928     37,513         4.4
    South Dakota..............................................   20,724     21,645         4.4
    Wyoming...................................................   22,870     23,864         4.3
    Pennsylvania..............................................   28,973     30,161         4.1
    New Mexico................................................   23,716     24,684         4.1
    Vermont...................................................   24,480     25,496         4.1
    South Carolina............................................   24,049     25,004         4.0
    Michigan..................................................   31,521     32,761         3.9
    Oklahoma..................................................   23,329     24,243         3.9
    Alabama...................................................   25,180     26,138         3.8
    Montana...................................................   21,146     21,947         3.8
    North Dakota..............................................   21,242     22,047         3.8
    Florida...................................................   25,641     26,569         3.6
    Hawaii....................................................   27,363     28,358         3.6
    Nevada....................................................   27,788     28,677         3.2
    Idaho.....................................................   23,353     24,053         3.0
    West Virginia.............................................   24,075     24,716         2.7
    Alaska....................................................   32,461     33,157         2.1

    1/ Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    2/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
    Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
    3/ Data are preliminary.
    4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
    and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
    5/ Average annual pay calculations for the U.S. do not include data 
    from Puerto Rico.




    Table 4.  State 1/ and industry average annual pay for 1996 and 1997 and percent change
    in pay for all covered workers 2/

                                                                                       Percent
                         State and industry                     Average annual pay     change
                                                                 1996      1997 3/     1996-97 4/
    United States 5/                                                                   
       Private 6/                                                                      
         Total................................................$  28,582   $ 30,053         5.1
         Mining...............................................   47,612     49,995         5.0
         Construction.........................................   30,339     31,741         4.6
         Manufacturing........................................   36,237     38,299         5.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   36,095     37,631         4.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   37,528     39,455         5.1
         Retail trade.........................................   15,215     15,877         4.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   41,725     44,860         7.5
         Services.............................................   27,215     28,446         4.5
       Government.............................................   30,874     31,864         3.2
    Alabama
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,592     25,603         4.1
         Mining...............................................   45,860     47,890         4.4
         Construction.........................................   24,981     25,828         3.4
         Manufacturing........................................   28,705     30,202         5.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,253     35,183         2.7
         Wholesale trade......................................   31,076     32,570         4.8
         Retail trade.........................................   13,663     14,276         4.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   31,292     33,077         5.7
         Services.............................................   24,319     25,125         3.3
       Government.............................................   27,835     28,583         2.7
    Alaska
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   30,548     31,051         1.6
         Mining...............................................   80,188     80,247         0.1
         Construction.........................................   45,427     45,736         0.7
         Manufacturing........................................   29,205     29,811         2.1
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   39,558     40,753         3.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   33,761     34,589         2.5
         Retail trade.........................................   18,325     18,420         0.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   31,563     32,631         3.4
         Services.............................................   25,128     25,836         2.8
       Government.............................................   37,783     39,180         3.7
    Arizona
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   25,923     27,144         4.7
         Mining...............................................   49,075     45,720        -6.8
         Construction.........................................   26,726     27,886         4.3
         Manufacturing........................................   37,168     39,870         7.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   33,141     34,136         3.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   34,065     36,661         7.6
         Retail trade.........................................   16,075     16,727         4.1
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,528     34,053         1.6
         Services.............................................   24,186     25,305         4.6
       Government.............................................   28,954     30,631         5.8
    Arkansas
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   21,832     22,846         4.6
         Mining...............................................   30,422     32,082         5.5
         Construction.........................................   23,318     24,134         3.5
         Manufacturing........................................   24,811     26,015         4.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   30,103     31,088         3.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   28,540     29,714         4.1
         Retail trade.........................................   13,828     14,605         5.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   27,793     29,817         7.3
         Services.............................................   20,576     21,521         4.6
       Government.............................................   24,760     25,514         3.0
    California
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   31,185     32,982         5.8
         Mining...............................................   54,222     58,355         7.6
         Construction.........................................   32,636     34,478         5.6
         Manufacturing........................................   39,815     42,502         6.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   38,520     40,179         4.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   39,433     40,937         3.8
         Retail trade.........................................   17,276     18,058         4.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   43,303     46,865         8.2
         Services.............................................   31,800     33,341         4.8
       Government.............................................   34,957     36,233         3.6
    Colorado
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,182     29,774         5.6
         Mining...............................................   56,029     58,175         3.8
         Construction.........................................   29,870     31,086         4.1
         Manufacturing........................................   37,080     38,706         4.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   39,290     42,036         7.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   37,788     40,334         6.7
         Retail trade.........................................   15,528     16,360         5.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   35,976     38,035         5.7
         Services.............................................   27,212     28,792         5.8
       Government.............................................   30,334     31,691         4.5
    Connecticut
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   36,454     38,959         6.9
         Mining...............................................   50,909     49,524        -2.7
         Construction.........................................   37,777     39,956         5.8
         Manufacturing........................................   47,044     50,791         8.0
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   41,246     42,848         3.9
         Wholesale trade......................................   49,449     53,787         8.8
         Retail trade.........................................   17,807     18,509         3.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   57,686     64,977        12.6
         Services.............................................   32,307     33,968         5.1
       Government.............................................   37,539     38,448         2.4
    Delaware
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   30,591     32,156         5.1
         Mining...............................................   33,689     33,202        -1.4
         Construction.........................................   31,445     32,726         4.1
         Manufacturing........................................   50,692     52,805         4.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,738     35,868         3.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   36,082     38,250         6.0
         Retail trade.........................................   14,993     15,666         4.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   36,109     39,284         8.8
         Services.............................................   25,963     27,489         5.9
       Government.............................................   31,476     32,379         2.9
    District of Columbia
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   40,195     42,667         6.2
         Mining...............................................  131,091    158,890        21.2
         Construction.........................................   34,814     36,838         5.8
         Manufacturing........................................   52,970     56,606         6.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   55,710     63,409        13.8
         Wholesale trade......................................   51,434     56,202         9.3
         Retail trade.........................................   16,260     17,232         6.0
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   56,463     61,529         9.0
         Services.............................................   41,075     42,968         4.6
       Government.............................................   51,008     53,320         4.5
    Florida
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   25,045     26,029         3.9
         Mining...............................................   41,991     38,893        -7.4
         Construction.........................................   26,184     27,243         4.0
         Manufacturing........................................   31,949     33,456         4.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,932     33,800         2.6
         Wholesale trade......................................   35,795     36,818         2.9
         Retail trade.........................................   15,621     16,291         4.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   34,918     37,901         8.5
         Services.............................................   24,960     25,558         2.4
       Government.............................................   29,093     29,772         2.3
    Georgia
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   27,615     29,184         5.7
         Mining...............................................   38,531     40,633         5.5
         Construction.........................................   27,764     28,939         4.2
         Manufacturing........................................   30,597     32,062         4.8
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   39,989     41,871         4.7
         Wholesale trade......................................   39,617     42,067         6.2
         Retail trade.........................................   14,847     15,537         4.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   38,526     41,563         7.9
         Services.............................................   26,982     28,669         6.3
       Government.............................................   26,854     28,156         4.8
    Hawaii
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,371     26,980         2.3
         Mining...............................................   50,042     50,266         0.4
         Construction.........................................   42,365     42,318        -0.1
         Manufacturing........................................   29,884     30,613         2.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,429     35,897         4.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   31,312     32,570         4.0
         Retail trade.........................................   16,849     17,092         1.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,162     34,460         3.9
         Services.............................................   26,369     26,989         2.4
       Government.............................................   31,346     33,848         8.0
    Idaho
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   23,047     23,745         3.0
         Mining...............................................   35,944     37,310         3.8
         Construction.........................................   25,910     26,571         2.5
         Manufacturing........................................   32,274     33,412         3.5
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   28,434     28,925         1.7
         Wholesale trade......................................   26,074     26,944         3.3
         Retail trade.........................................   13,783     14,265         3.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   28,522     28,741         0.8
         Services.............................................   22,261     22,952         3.1
       Government.............................................   24,703     25,431         2.9
    Illinois
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   31,141     32,966         5.9
         Mining...............................................   46,167     45,799        -0.8
         Construction.........................................   38,022     39,768         4.6
         Manufacturing........................................   38,355     41,196         7.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   37,693     39,752         5.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   41,238     43,310         5.0
         Retail trade.........................................   15,669     16,427         4.8
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   45,423     48,760         7.3
         Services.............................................   28,468     29,884         5.0
       Government.............................................   32,263     33,349         3.4
    Indiana
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,379     27,581         4.6
         Mining...............................................   42,112     44,128         4.8
         Construction.........................................   29,997     31,423         4.8
         Manufacturing........................................   36,328     38,085         4.8
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   31,928     32,896         3.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   32,946     34,798         5.6
         Retail trade.........................................   13,394     13,986         4.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   30,541     32,451         6.3
         Services.............................................   22,586     23,513         4.1
       Government.............................................   27,116     27,978         3.2
    Iowa
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   23,160     24,362         5.2
         Mining...............................................   29,774     32,498         9.1
         Construction.........................................   28,295     28,973         2.4
         Manufacturing........................................   31,707     33,553         5.8
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   29,449     30,291         2.9
         Wholesale trade......................................   29,141     31,147         6.9
         Retail trade.........................................   12,422     12,868         3.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   30,950     33,247         7.4
         Services.............................................   19,988     20,884         4.5
       Government.............................................   26,420     27,212         3.0
    Kansas
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,574     25,808         5.0
         Mining...............................................   30,311     31,868         5.1
         Construction.........................................   26,762     27,893         4.2
         Manufacturing........................................   32,967     34,310         4.1
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,095     34,278         6.8
         Wholesale trade......................................   33,238     35,235         6.0
         Retail trade.........................................   13,396     14,098         5.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   30,174     32,128         6.5
         Services.............................................   22,281     23,244         4.3
       Government.............................................   24,764     25,169         1.6
    Kentucky
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,130     25,359         5.1
         Mining...............................................   40,254     41,103         2.1
         Construction.........................................   25,446     26,811         5.4
         Manufacturing........................................   31,631     33,489         5.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,272     33,689         4.4
         Wholesale trade......................................   30,104     32,007         6.3
         Retail trade.........................................   13,190     13,810         4.7
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   29,994     31,901         6.4
         Services.............................................   21,881     22,873         4.5
       Government.............................................   26,167     26,688         2.0
    Louisiana
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,732     25,928         4.8
         Mining...............................................   44,695     47,961         7.3
         Construction.........................................   26,753     27,969         4.5
         Manufacturing........................................   35,137     36,835         4.8
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,570     34,021         4.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   30,592     31,869         4.2
         Retail trade.........................................   13,168     13,632         3.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   29,442     30,876         4.9
         Services.............................................   22,626     23,575         4.2
       Government.............................................   23,750     25,014         5.3
    Maine
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   23,288     24,383         4.7
         Mining...............................................   21,012     22,651         7.8
         Construction.........................................   26,005     27,075         4.1
         Manufacturing........................................   30,521     32,305         5.8
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   29,159     30,262         3.8
         Wholesale trade......................................   30,532     31,749         4.0
         Retail trade.........................................   14,126     14,728         4.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   32,153     34,383         6.9
         Services.............................................   21,970     22,873         4.1
       Government.............................................   26,686     27,552         3.2
    Maryland
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,946     30,473         5.3
         Mining...............................................   36,777     37,400         1.7
         Construction.........................................   31,071     32,735         5.4
         Manufacturing........................................   38,080     39,691         4.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   36,928     38,195         3.4
         Wholesale trade......................................   39,392     41,348         5.0
         Retail trade.........................................   16,365     17,057         4.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   38,929     42,855        10.1
         Services.............................................   29,514     30,971         4.9
       Government.............................................   36,145     37,512         3.8
    Massachusetts
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   33,761     35,661         5.6
         Mining...............................................   34,426     38,433        11.6
         Construction.........................................   37,618     39,555         5.1
         Manufacturing........................................   42,635     45,293         6.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   37,303     38,418         3.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   45,641     48,094         5.4
         Retail trade.........................................   16,853     17,515         3.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   51,310     54,983         7.2
         Services.............................................   32,604     34,508         5.8
       Government.............................................   35,135     36,047         2.6
    Michigan
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   31,406     32,585         3.8
         Mining...............................................   40,545     41,641         2.7
         Construction.........................................   33,587     35,470         5.6
         Manufacturing........................................   46,738     48,644         4.1
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   37,407     39,457         5.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   41,610     43,528         4.6
         Retail trade.........................................   14,562     15,078         3.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   34,619     36,502         5.4
         Services.............................................   26,866     27,645         2.9
       Government.............................................   32,245     33,880         5.1
    Minnesota
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,553     30,122         5.5
         Mining...............................................   45,768     46,217         1.0
         Construction.........................................   35,160     36,972         5.2
         Manufacturing........................................   37,250     39,241         5.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   35,035     37,239         6.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   39,916     41,762         4.6
         Retail trade.........................................   14,497     15,261         5.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   40,440     42,965         6.2
         Services.............................................   25,278     26,702         5.6
       Government.............................................   30,807     31,091         0.9
    Mississippi
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   21,461     22,459         4.7
         Mining...............................................   31,662     34,679         9.5
         Construction.........................................   23,233     24,379         4.9
         Manufacturing........................................   24,334     25,591         5.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   30,634     32,323         5.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   28,274     29,632         4.8
         Retail trade.........................................   12,747     13,332         4.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   26,835     28,156         4.9
         Services.............................................   20,978     21,842         4.1
       Government.............................................   23,349     24,102         3.2
    Missouri
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,543     27,782         4.7
         Mining...............................................   37,068     38,284         3.3
         Construction.........................................   31,176     32,552         4.4
         Manufacturing........................................   34,316     36,617         6.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,119     35,335         3.6
         Wholesale trade......................................   34,897     36,250         3.9
         Retail trade.........................................   14,242     14,701         3.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,587     35,631         6.1
         Services.............................................   24,545     25,526         4.0
       Government.............................................   26,926     27,784         3.2
    Montana
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   20,082     20,925         4.2
         Mining...............................................   41,566     44,165         6.3
         Construction.........................................   25,433     27,057         6.4
         Manufacturing........................................   26,856     28,064         4.5
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   29,134     29,704         2.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   26,612     27,348         2.8
         Retail trade.........................................   12,382     12,924         4.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   25,988     27,092         4.2
         Services.............................................   18,999     19,753         4.0
       Government.............................................   25,440     26,128         2.7
    Nebraska
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   22,826     24,169         5.9
         Mining...............................................   27,425     29,294         6.8
         Construction.........................................   28,049     27,651        -1.4
         Manufacturing........................................   28,857     30,325         5.1
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   30,460     35,323        16.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   27,459     29,137         6.1
         Retail trade.........................................   12,629     13,189         4.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   30,433     31,525         3.6
         Services.............................................   21,964     23,225         5.7
       Government.............................................   25,461     26,447         3.9
    Nevada
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,931     27,849         3.4
         Mining...............................................   48,957     49,912         2.0
         Construction.........................................   34,507     35,486         2.8
         Manufacturing........................................   31,905     33,063         3.6
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,039     32,504         1.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   34,805     36,385         4.5
         Retail trade.........................................   17,574     18,187         3.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,259     34,011         2.3
         Services.............................................   25,647     26,658         3.9
       Government.............................................   34,190     34,905         2.1
    New Hampshire
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   27,648     29,339         6.1
         Mining...............................................   33,395     34,168         2.3
         Construction.........................................   30,053     32,466         8.0
         Manufacturing........................................   36,378     38,817         6.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,326     35,555         3.6
         Wholesale trade......................................   42,392     44,567         5.1
         Retail trade.........................................   15,535     16,455         5.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   35,338     38,709         9.5
         Services.............................................   25,911     27,074         4.5
       Government.............................................   27,972     29,011         3.7
    New Jersey
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   35,351     37,015         4.7
         Mining...............................................   45,669     49,992         9.5
         Construction.........................................   38,510     40,095         4.1
         Manufacturing........................................   44,126     46,861         6.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   43,381     45,065         3.9
         Wholesale trade......................................   45,405     48,096         5.9
         Retail trade.........................................   18,366     18,910         3.0
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   50,391     53,535         6.2
         Services.............................................   33,082     34,502         4.3
       Government.............................................   39,194     40,401         3.1
    New Mexico
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   22,604     23,622         4.5
         Mining...............................................   39,212     41,519         5.9
         Construction.........................................   23,392     24,318         4.0
         Manufacturing........................................   29,630     32,381         9.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   30,431     31,622         3.9
         Wholesale trade......................................   28,215     29,604         4.9
         Retail trade.........................................   13,884     14,428         3.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   26,336     28,289         7.4
         Services.............................................   23,907     24,534         2.6
       Government.............................................   27,700     28,482         2.8
    New York
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   36,714     38,675         5.3
         Mining...............................................   46,855     49,044         4.7
         Construction.........................................   36,856     37,993         3.1
         Manufacturing........................................   41,843     43,803         4.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   41,922     42,559         1.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   44,171     46,436         5.1
         Retail trade.........................................   16,890     17,658         4.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   75,051     83,210        10.9
         Services.............................................   31,555     32,839         4.1
       Government.............................................   37,315     37,620         0.8
    North Carolina
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   25,172     26,503         5.3
         Mining...............................................   37,068     39,359         6.2
         Construction.........................................   25,199     26,645         5.7
         Manufacturing........................................   29,136     31,135         6.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   34,982     36,078         3.1
         Wholesale trade......................................   34,318     36,041         5.0
         Retail trade.........................................   14,352     15,043         4.8
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   35,942     38,176         6.2
         Services.............................................   23,726     24,801         4.5
       Government.............................................   26,715     27,601         3.3
    North Dakota
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   20,754     21,584         4.0
         Mining...............................................   37,130     38,917         4.8
         Construction.........................................   26,587     27,297         2.7
         Manufacturing........................................   26,569     27,415         3.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   29,954     31,217         4.2
         Wholesale trade......................................   27,337     28,328         3.6
         Retail trade.........................................   11,859     12,431         4.8
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   25,776     26,880         4.3
         Services.............................................   19,357     20,072         3.7
       Government.............................................   23,421     24,149         3.1
    Ohio
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   27,449     28,764         4.8
         Mining...............................................   38,065     40,218         5.7
         Construction.........................................   30,703     32,168         4.8
         Manufacturing........................................   38,356     40,364         5.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   33,329     34,778         4.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   36,425     38,421         5.5
         Retail trade.........................................   14,126     14,720         4.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,163     35,455         6.9
         Services.............................................   24,239     25,254         4.2
       Government.............................................   29,848     31,168         4.4
    Oklahoma
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   22,901     23,955         4.6
         Mining...............................................   42,395     43,473         2.5
         Construction.........................................   23,408     24,276         3.7
         Manufacturing........................................   29,740     31,489         5.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,912     33,594         2.1
         Wholesale trade......................................   28,923     30,168         4.3
         Retail trade.........................................   13,012     13,462         3.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   27,450     28,907         5.3
         Services.............................................   20,838     21,879         5.0
       Government.............................................   25,043     25,422         1.5
    Oregon
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,434     27,877         5.5
         Mining...............................................   34,034     34,780         2.2
         Construction.........................................   33,009     34,868         5.6
         Manufacturing........................................   34,870     37,080         6.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   33,556     34,769         3.6
         Wholesale trade......................................   36,962     38,855         5.1
         Retail trade.........................................   15,857     16,516         4.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   32,445     34,887         7.5
         Services.............................................   23,609     24,721         4.7
       Government.............................................   30,321     31,524         4.0
    Pennsylvania
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,369     29,648         4.5
         Mining...............................................   41,713     42,169         1.1
         Construction.........................................   31,710     33,403         5.3
         Manufacturing........................................   36,328     38,260         5.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   36,124     37,356         3.4
         Wholesale trade......................................   36,230     38,059         5.1
         Retail trade.........................................   14,515     15,180         4.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   38,056     39,998         5.1
         Services.............................................   27,083     28,108         3.8
       Government.............................................   32,909     33,608         2.1
    Puerto Rico
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   15,523     16,279         4.9
         Mining...............................................   15,374     16,316         6.1
         Construction.........................................   13,011     13,773         5.9
         Manufacturing........................................   19,785     21,027         6.3
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   19,668     19,950         1.4
         Wholesale trade......................................   22,724     23,252         2.3
         Retail trade.........................................   10,413     11,015         5.8
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   21,829     22,896         4.9
         Services.............................................   13,732     14,552         6.0
       Government.............................................   17,787     18,554         4.3
    Rhode Island
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   26,129     27,484         5.2
         Mining...............................................   30,998     31,621         2.0
         Construction.........................................   31,086     33,062         6.4
         Manufacturing........................................   31,250     33,357         6.7
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,396     33,626         3.8
         Wholesale trade......................................   36,360     37,765         3.9
         Retail trade.........................................   14,665     15,445         5.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   35,115     37,969         8.1
         Services.............................................   25,661     26,656         3.9
       Government.............................................   33,895     36,062         6.4
    South Carolina
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   23,648     24,624         4.1
         Mining...............................................   34,056     35,900         5.4
         Construction.........................................   26,050     26,659         2.3
         Manufacturing........................................   30,087     31,901         6.0
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   31,238     31,958         2.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   31,719     32,879         3.7
         Retail trade.........................................   13,726     14,224         3.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   28,579     30,554         6.9
         Services.............................................   21,847     22,699         3.9
       Government.............................................   26,001     26,861         3.3
    South Dakota
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   20,111     21,079         4.8
         Mining...............................................   38,603     39,780         3.0
         Construction.........................................   23,503     24,834         5.7
         Manufacturing........................................   24,882     26,480         6.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   26,357     27,804         5.5
         Wholesale trade......................................   26,037     26,771         2.8
         Retail trade.........................................   11,942     12,522         4.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   25,091     26,320         4.9
         Services.............................................   19,303     19,979         3.5
       Government.............................................   23,705     24,469         3.2
    Tennessee
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   25,724     27,072         5.2
         Mining...............................................   37,346     43,635        16.8
         Construction.........................................   27,223     29,193         7.2
         Manufacturing........................................   30,790     32,304         4.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,259     33,956         5.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   33,417     35,249         5.5
         Retail trade.........................................   15,018     15,707         4.6
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   33,939     36,194         6.6
         Services.............................................   24,489     25,732         5.1
       Government.............................................   27,347     28,204         3.1
    Texas
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,421     30,102         5.9
         Mining...............................................   56,568     60,668         7.2
         Construction.........................................   28,912     29,878         3.3
         Manufacturing........................................   36,163     38,532         6.6
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   36,679     38,915         6.1
         Wholesale trade......................................   37,914     40,603         7.1
         Retail trade.........................................   15,341     16,004         4.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   36,479     38,999         6.9
         Services.............................................   26,662     28,074         5.3
       Government.............................................   26,765     27,698         3.5
    Utah
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,103     25,257         4.8
         Mining...............................................   44,000     45,572         3.6
         Construction.........................................   25,092     26,413         5.3
         Manufacturing........................................   30,196     31,517         4.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   32,556     33,971         4.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   31,539     33,363         5.8
         Retail trade.........................................   14,237     15,127         6.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   29,562     31,796         7.6
         Services.............................................   23,091     23,977         3.8
       Government.............................................   26,867     27,828         3.6
    Vermont
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   24,040     25,012         4.0
         Mining...............................................   28,417     30,089         5.9
         Construction.........................................   25,471     26,369         3.5
         Manufacturing........................................   33,019     34,525         4.6
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   30,616     31,611         3.3
         Wholesale trade......................................   30,341     31,649         4.3
         Retail trade.........................................   13,998     14,538         3.9
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   32,166     33,831         5.2
         Services.............................................   22,225     23,127         4.1
       Government.............................................   26,786     28,052         4.7
    Virginia
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   27,317     28,848         5.6
         Mining...............................................   39,680     40,169         1.2
         Construction.........................................   26,786     28,312         5.7
         Manufacturing........................................   31,996     33,479         4.6
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   37,349     39,585         6.0
         Wholesale trade......................................   38,343     40,568         5.8
         Retail trade.........................................   14,745     15,374         4.3
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   35,758     38,913         8.8
         Services.............................................   28,607     30,155         5.4
       Government.............................................   30,987     32,706         5.5
    Washington
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   28,217     30,337         7.5
         Mining...............................................   40,793     44,217         8.4
         Construction.........................................   30,696     32,619         6.3
         Manufacturing........................................   39,090     40,723         4.2
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   35,881     38,637         7.7
         Wholesale trade......................................   34,880     36,686         5.2
         Retail trade.........................................   16,083     16,809         4.5
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   34,430     37,415         8.7
         Services.............................................   28,057     30,983        10.4
       Government.............................................   31,961     32,828         2.7
    West Virginia
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   23,724     24,290         2.4
         Mining...............................................   46,173     46,972         1.7
         Construction.........................................   25,750     26,461         2.8
         Manufacturing........................................   33,679     33,975         0.9
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   33,089     33,675         1.8
         Wholesale trade......................................   29,182     30,269         3.7
         Retail trade.........................................   12,296     12,840         4.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   24,591     25,497         3.7
         Services.............................................   20,907     21,688         3.7
       Government.............................................   25,500     26,467         3.8
    Wisconsin
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   25,505     26,872         5.4
         Mining...............................................   35,998     37,273         3.5
         Construction.........................................   31,902     33,587         5.3
         Manufacturing........................................   33,464     35,505         6.1
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   29,985     31,201         4.1
         Wholesale trade......................................   32,787     34,603         5.5
         Retail trade.........................................   12,916     13,490         4.4
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   31,811     34,252         7.7
         Services.............................................   22,558     23,528         4.3
       Government.............................................   29,365     30,333         3.3
    Wyoming
       Private 6/
         Total................................................   22,264     23,378         5.0
         Mining...............................................   44,926     47,060         4.8
         Construction.........................................   24,634     25,524         3.6
         Manufacturing........................................   29,486     30,796         4.4
         Transportation, communications, and public utilities.   31,664     33,313         5.2
         Wholesale trade......................................   27,793     29,151         4.9
         Retail trade.........................................   12,372     12,897         4.2
         Finance, insurance, and real estate..................   27,247     28,961         6.3
         Services.............................................   18,048     18,705         3.6
       Government.............................................   24,708     25,370         2.7


    1/ Includes the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
    2/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
    Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
    3/ Data are preliminary.
    4/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
    and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
    5/ Average annual pay calculations for the U.S. do not include data 
    from Puerto Rico.
    6/ Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.