The nation s 315 metropolitan areas. The 301 largest U.S. counties with 75,000 or more employees. Annual pay in Idaho increased in all publishable industry divisions, ranging from 2.2 percent in construction to 6.8 percent in finance, insurance, and real estate. Data for mining, typically the highest paid industry, did not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards. Average annual pay by industry division in Idaho fell below the national average for that industry.
Private sector excludes government employment.
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. Major exclusions from UI coverage during 1998 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.