Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Third Quarter 2007
State | Employment | Average weekly wage | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 2007 |
Percent change, September 2006-2007 | Rank by percent change | Third quarter 2007 | Rank by wage level | Percent change, third quarter 2006-2007 | Rank by percent change | |
Nationwide |
136,246,941 | 0.9 | $818 | 4.3 | |||
Alabama |
1,958,996 | 1.1 | 19 | 707 | 32 | 3.7 | 37 |
Alaska |
327,266 | 0.7 | 28 | 840 | 13 | 5.4 | 9 |
Arizona |
2,644,912 | 0.5 | 35 | 783 | 20 | 4.1 | 25 |
Arkansas |
1,184,511 | 0.3 | 39 | 629 | 46 | 4.1 | 25 |
California |
15,754,995 | 0.7 | 28 | 932 | 6 | 4.5 | 18 |
Colorado |
2,314,288 | 2.4 | 6 | 844 | 12 | 3.2 | 42 |
Connecticut |
1,696,905 | 1.0 | 20 | 1,021 | 2 | 6.6 | 2 |
Delaware |
425,159 | 0.1 | 43 | 860 | 10 | 1.2 | 50 |
District of Columbia |
679,004 | 0.6 | 32 | 1,376 | 1 | 5.3 | 12 |
Florida |
7,879,940 | -0.9 | 49 | 741 | 26 | 4.1 | 25 |
Georgia |
4,089,352 | 1.2 | 17 | 782 | 21 | 4.1 | 25 |
Hawaii |
624,424 | 0.3 | 39 | 760 | 22 | 5.4 | 9 |
Idaho |
675,455 | 2.2 | 8 | 634 | 45 | 3.4 | 41 |
Illinois |
5,917,569 | 0.6 | 32 | 866 | 9 | 4.0 | 32 |
Indiana |
2,937,368 | 0.5 | 35 | 702 | 34 | 2.2 | 49 |
Iowa |
1,494,522 | 0.9 | 24 | 668 | 40 | 4.2 | 22 |
Kansas |
1,368,742 | 1.7 | 12 | 680 | 38 | 2.7 | 46 |
Kentucky |
1,814,305 | 1.0 | 20 | 676 | 39 | 3.0 | 44 |
Louisiana |
1,880,773 | 2.7 | 4 | 716 | 31 | 4.5 | 18 |
Maine |
615,282 | 0.7 | 28 | 660 | 44 | 3.9 | 35 |
Maryland |
2,563,669 | 0.7 | 28 | 892 | 7 | 4.1 | 25 |
Massachusetts |
3,260,965 | 1.0 | 20 | 1,002 | 4 | 5.5 | 5 |
Michigan |
4,218,191 | -1.4 | 51 | 808 | 16 | 2.4 | 48 |
Minnesota |
2,713,335 | 0.9 | 24 | 822 | 15 | 4.6 | 16 |
Mississippi |
1,142,230 | 0.6 | 32 | 607 | 50 | 3.8 | 36 |
Missouri |
2,746,729 | 0.8 | 26 | 719 | 29 | 4.2 | 22 |
Montana |
446,131 | 2.7 | 4 | 608 | 49 | 4.6 | 16 |
Nebraska |
922,713 | 1.7 | 12 | 666 | 41 | 5.4 | 9 |
Nevada |
1,286,419 | -0.1 | 45 | 792 | 19 | 5.5 | 5 |
New Hampshire |
637,243 | 0.3 | 39 | 799 | 18 | 3.2 | 42 |
New Jersey |
3,985,232 | 0.1 | 43 | 965 | 5 | 3.7 | 37 |
New Mexico |
830,424 | 0.8 | 26 | 682 | 37 | 4.1 | 25 |
New York |
8,585,312 | 1.3 | 16 | 1,009 | 3 | 6.1 | 3 |
North Carolina |
4,104,135 | 2.4 | 6 | 719 | 29 | 3.5 | 40 |
North Dakota |
347,377 | 1.5 | 15 | 621 | 48 | 5.8 | 4 |
Ohio |
5,331,871 | -0.2 | 47 | 745 | 25 | 2.8 | 45 |
Oklahoma |
1,548,200 | 1.8 | 11 | 666 | 41 | 5.5 | 5 |
Oregon |
1,751,683 | 1.2 | 17 | 750 | 24 | 4.2 | 22 |
Pennsylvania |
5,673,414 | 0.5 | 35 | 802 | 17 | 4.4 | 20 |
Rhode Island |
486,094 | -1.0 | 50 | 759 | 23 | -0.1 | 51 |
South Carolina |
1,904,651 | 1.7 | 12 | 664 | 43 | 3.6 | 39 |
South Dakota |
397,488 | 2.0 | 10 | 598 | 51 | 4.7 | 15 |
Tennessee |
2,774,387 | 0.5 | 35 | 728 | 28 | 4.3 | 21 |
Texas |
10,304,872 | 2.9 | 3 | 825 | 14 | 5.0 | 13 |
Utah |
1,231,649 | 3.6 | 1 | 696 | 36 | 5.5 | 5 |
Vermont |
305,219 | -0.2 | 47 | 699 | 35 | 4.0 | 32 |
Virginia |
3,686,570 | 1.0 | 20 | 857 | 11 | 5.0 | 13 |
Washington |
2,976,510 | 2.1 | 9 | 878 | 8 | 6.7 | 1 |
West Virginia |
713,805 | 0.3 | 39 | 623 | 47 | 4.0 | 32 |
Wisconsin |
2,802,342 | -0.1 | 45 | 705 | 33 | 2.6 | 47 |
Wyoming |
284,313 | 3.6 | 1 | 734 | 27 | 4.1 | 25 |
Last Modified Date: April 11, 2008