Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, First Quarter 2008
State | Employment | Average weekly wage | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 2008 |
Percent change, March 2007-2008 | Rank by percent change | First quarter 2008 | Rank by wage level | Percent change, first quarter 2007-2008 | Rank by percent change | |
Nationwide |
134,761,094 | 0.4 | $905 | 2.4 | |||
Alabama |
1,947,033 | -0.2 | 43 | 740 | 34 | 3.2 | 27 |
Alaska |
303,004 | 1.0 | 14 | 866 | 16 | 4.2 | 11 |
Arizona |
2,639,711 | -1.3 | 48 | 820 | 22 | 2.4 | 34 |
Arkansas |
1,178,449 | -0.1 | 42 | 667 | 46 | 4.1 | 12 |
California |
15,561,522 | 0.1 | 35 | 1,008 | 6 | 2.1 | 41 |
Colorado |
2,300,048 | 1.7 | 6 | 920 | 10 | 3.6 | 16 |
Connecticut |
1,683,862 | 1.2 | 12 | 1,254 | 3 | -0.6 | 51 |
Delaware |
418,417 | 0.5 | 24 | 987 | 7 | 0.1 | 49 |
District of Columbia |
680,803 | 1.1 | 13 | 1,488 | 1 | 4.3 | 9 |
Florida |
7,918,587 | -2.2 | 51 | 777 | 26 | 1.8 | 43 |
Georgia |
4,060,924 | 0.1 | 35 | 847 | 20 | 1.3 | 44 |
Hawaii |
628,143 | 0.2 | 31 | 773 | 28 | 3.5 | 19 |
Idaho |
645,288 | 0.2 | 31 | 635 | 48 | 0.3 | 48 |
Illinois |
5,796,070 | 0.1 | 35 | 980 | 8 | 2.6 | 33 |
Indiana |
2,858,717 | -0.7 | 45 | 757 | 33 | 2.4 | 34 |
Iowa |
1,469,784 | 0.9 | 16 | 710 | 40 | 3.6 | 16 |
Kansas |
1,363,177 | 1.0 | 14 | 737 | 35 | 2.4 | 34 |
Kentucky |
1,794,015 | 0.1 | 35 | 714 | 39 | 2.4 | 34 |
Louisiana |
1,887,335 | 1.3 | 10 | 765 | 30 | 4.8 | 4 |
Maine |
584,104 | 0.5 | 24 | 701 | 42 | 3.5 | 19 |
Maryland |
2,530,333 | 0.0 | 40 | 963 | 9 | 2.8 | 31 |
Massachusetts |
3,203,122 | 0.9 | 16 | 1,143 | 4 | 3.3 | 23 |
Michigan |
4,058,819 | -1.8 | 50 | 857 | 18 | 0.9 | 47 |
Minnesota |
2,644,808 | 0.6 | 21 | 908 | 12 | 4.0 | 13 |
Mississippi |
1,138,221 | 0.8 | 20 | 634 | 49 | 3.3 | 23 |
Missouri |
2,707,959 | 0.0 | 40 | 768 | 29 | 3.5 | 19 |
Montana |
432,418 | 0.9 | 16 | 625 | 51 | 4.3 | 9 |
Nebraska |
912,207 | 1.4 | 8 | 687 | 44 | 3.2 | 27 |
Nevada |
1,266,336 | -1.2 | 47 | 839 | 21 | 4.7 | 5 |
New Hampshire |
621,215 | 0.3 | 28 | 863 | 17 | 3.4 | 22 |
New Jersey |
3,939,934 | 0.5 | 24 | 1,133 | 5 | 3.3 | 23 |
New Mexico |
823,810 | 0.6 | 21 | 717 | 38 | 4.7 | 5 |
New York |
8,555,009 | 1.3 | 10 | 1,399 | 2 | 0.1 | 49 |
North Carolina |
4,069,129 | 0.9 | 16 | 788 | 24 | 1.3 | 44 |
North Dakota |
343,257 | 2.6 | 3 | 652 | 47 | 6.2 | 2 |
Ohio |
5,189,094 | -1.0 | 46 | 798 | 23 | 1.0 | 46 |
Oklahoma |
1,560,024 | 1.6 | 7 | 707 | 41 | 4.7 | 5 |
Oregon |
1,713,080 | 0.3 | 28 | 776 | 27 | 2.9 | 30 |
Pennsylvania |
5,608,812 | 0.5 | 24 | 869 | 15 | 2.4 | 34 |
Rhode Island |
464,818 | -1.5 | 49 | 851 | 19 | 2.3 | 39 |
South Carolina |
1,888,262 | 0.1 | 35 | 695 | 43 | 2.8 | 31 |
South Dakota |
389,388 | 2.0 | 5 | 632 | 50 | 5.2 | 3 |
Tennessee |
2,746,353 | 0.6 | 21 | 761 | 31 | 3.3 | 23 |
Texas |
10,420,764 | 2.8 | 2 | 903 | 13 | 3.6 | 16 |
Utah |
1,220,151 | 1.4 | 8 | 718 | 37 | 3.2 | 27 |
Vermont |
300,779 | -0.3 | 44 | 735 | 36 | 4.4 | 8 |
Virginia |
3,653,523 | 0.2 | 31 | 918 | 11 | 2.0 | 42 |
Washington |
2,928,602 | 2.1 | 4 | 899 | 14 | 3.7 | 15 |
West Virginia |
700,343 | 0.3 | 28 | 679 | 45 | 4.0 | 13 |
Wisconsin |
2,734,301 | 0.2 | 31 | 760 | 32 | 2.2 | 40 |
Wyoming |
277,230 | 2.9 | 1 | 779 | 25 | 6.7 | 1 |
Last Modified Date: November 3, 2008