Among the nation s 315 metropolitan areas, Honolulu s pay level ranked 79 th highest overall. The national growth rate for all metropolitan areas was 5.2 percent. 1 New Jersey data were not available for the third and fourth quarters of 1998. Totals for the United States were calculated using estimated data for New Jersey. Annual pay in Hawaii increased in all nine industry divisions, ranging from 1.4 percent in retail trade to 4.9 percent in finance, insurance, and real estate.
Private sector excludes government employment.
Employment data are not available for these industries. Data for 1998 are preliminary and subject to revision. Average annual pay data are derived from summaries of employment and wages submitted by states to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to state. In 1998, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 124.2 million jobs.