1/   The employment estimates used to compute the average wage are a job,
      not person, count.  People holding more than one job are counted
      in the employment estimates for each job they hold.
 
 2/   Estimates for 1979 forward reflect Alaska Census Areas as defined in
      the 1980 Decennial Census; those for prior years reflect Alaska Census
      Divisions as defined in the 1970 Decennial Census.  Estimates from 1988 
      forward separate Aleutian Islands Census Area into Aleutians East
      Borough and Aleutians West Census Area.  Estimates for 1991 forward separate 
      Denali Borough from Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area and Lake and Peninsula 
      Borough from Dillingham Census Area. Estimates from 1993 forward separate
      Skagway-Yakutat-Angoon Census Area into Skagway-Hoonah-Angoon Census
       Area and Yakutat Borough.
 
 3/   Cibola, NM was separated from Valencia in June 1981, but in these
      estimates, Valencia includes Cibola through the end of 1981.
 
 4/   La Paz county, AZ was separated from Yuma county on January 1, 1983.  The 
      Yuma, AZ MSA contains the area that became La Paz County, AZ through 1982
      and excludes it beginning with 1983.
 
 5/   Virginia combination areas consist of one or two independent cities
      with 1980 populations of less than 100,000 combined with an adjacent county.
      The county name appears first, followed by the city name(s).  Separate
      estimates for the jurisdictions making up the combiniation area are
      not available.
 
 6/   Shawano, WI and Menominee, WI are combined as Shawano (incl. Menominee), WI for
      the years prior to 1989.

 7/   Halifax, VA contains South Boston from 1969 forward.
 
 8/   Broomfield County, CO was created from parts of Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, and 
      Weld counties effective November 15, 2001.  Estimates for Broomfield County 
      begin with 2002.
 
 (N)  Data not available for this year.

 All State and local area dollar estimates are in current dollars (not adjusted for inflation).
 
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Table CA34               December 2007                 Bureau of Economic Analysis