Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 87* 97 Anchorage, AK......................... 109* 108 Atlanta, GA........................... 101 106 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 93* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 95* 94 Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 95 Bloomington, IN....................... 90* 92* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 114* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 78* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 100 95 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 93* 101 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 100 103 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 108* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 97 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 99 104 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 87* 95 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 97 103 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 98* 102 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 101 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 105* 101 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 95* 100 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 98 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 100 96 Great Falls, MT....................... 87* 88* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 95* 95 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 98 Hartford, CT.......................... 111* 113* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 94* 92* Honolulu, HI.......................... 104* 110 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95* 104 Huntsville, AL........................ 95* 98 Indianapolis, IN...................... 96* 85* Iowa City, IA......................... 97* 98 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 84* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 99 124* Atlanta, GA........................... 101 99 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 92* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 95* Birmingham, AL........................ 94* 103* Bloomington, IN....................... 96 92* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107* 115* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 94* 78* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 90* 109* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 94* 88* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 92* 101 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106* 110* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 98 105* Columbus, OH.......................... 92* 103 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 93* 85* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 99 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 101 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 104 104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93* 98 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 94* 96* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 96 107* Great Falls, MT....................... 75* 96* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 94* 97 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 89* 99 Hartford, CT.......................... 108* 122* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 88* 92* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 113* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 97 89* Huntsville, AL........................ 95* 98 Indianapolis, IN...................... 97 99 Iowa City, IA......................... 95* 104* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 94 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 105* Atlanta, GA........................... 102 103 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 87* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 105 96* Birmingham, AL........................ 99 95* Bloomington, IN....................... 82* 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 111* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 110* 98 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 106 92* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 114* 101 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 111* 108* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 111 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 83* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 108 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 101 91* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 109 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 106 104* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 100 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 111* 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 114* 99 Great Falls, MT....................... 92* 80* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 91* 96* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 95 92* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 111* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 96 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 110* 98 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 97 Huntsville, AL........................ 105 95* Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 97 Iowa City, IA......................... 97 100 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 82* 80* Anchorage, AK......................... 124* 108* Atlanta, GA........................... 92 100 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 87* 97 Birmingham, AL........................ 83* 97 Bloomington, IN....................... 77* 83* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 123* 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 67* 77* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 109 98 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 80* 80* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 91 96 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 123* 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 89 96 Columbus, OH.......................... 97 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 91 79* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 89* 93* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 99 104 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 90 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 108 95 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 108 90* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 98 102 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104 94* Great Falls, MT....................... 117* 98 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 90* 96 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 81* 82* Hartford, CT.......................... 113 106 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 97 89* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111 113* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 90 93 Huntsville, AL........................ 90 88* Indianapolis, IN...................... 92 93* Iowa City, IA......................... 100 100 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 85* 87* Anchorage, AK......................... 109 104 Atlanta, GA........................... 98 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 94* 90* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 89* 86* Birmingham, AL........................ 82* 93* Bloomington, IN....................... 93* 98 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 103 105 Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 72* 72* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 106* 96 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 97 99 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 99 94 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 99 100 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 95* 94* Columbus, OH.......................... 92* 96 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 85* 81* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 86* 94* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 102 99 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 98 93 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 112* 102 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93* 96 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 91* 105* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 97 95* Great Falls, MT....................... 92* 87* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 97 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 100 90* Hartford, CT.......................... 106* 102 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 95* 96 Honolulu, HI.......................... 101 98 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 95 90* Huntsville, AL........................ 95 88* Indianapolis, IN...................... 103 93 Iowa City, IA......................... 96* 91* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 90* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 98 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 107* Lincoln, NE........................... 88* 88* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 106* 110* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 96* 95 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 92* 88* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 95* 99 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96* 111* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 102 104 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 107* 105 Mobile, AL............................ 88* 84* New Orleans, LA....................... 95* 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 113* 119* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 91* 90* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 91 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 90* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 92* 98 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105* 110* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 96* 103 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96* 95 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104* 108 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 107* 114* Reading, PA........................... 101 109* Reno, NV.............................. 98* 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 103* 100 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 97* 102 Rochester, NY......................... 97* 93* Rockford, IL.......................... 99 94* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 106* 106 Salinas, CA........................... 113* 120* San Antonio, TX....................... 89* 97 San Diego, CA......................... 108* 111* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 91* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 94* 98 Knoxville, TN......................... 97 86* Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 93* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108* 111* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 95* 106* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 81* 103* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 91* 93* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94* 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 104 121* Mobile, AL............................ 85* 86* New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 115* 117* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 97* Ocala, FL............................. 87* 94* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 84* 93* Orlando, FL........................... 87* 96 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106* 108* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 98 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96 100 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 94* 114* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 110* 115* Reading, PA........................... 93* 103 Reno, NV.............................. 94* 102 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 95* 115* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 95* 100 Rochester, NY......................... 97 106* Rockford, IL.......................... 96 101 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 106 114* Salinas, CA........................... 120* 118* San Antonio, TX....................... 90* 89* San Diego, CA......................... 109* 115* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 84* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 101 99 Knoxville, TN......................... 103 94* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 86* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 121* 105* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 104 97* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 100 88* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 109* 97* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 100 96 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 107 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 114* 102 Mobile, AL............................ 100 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 106 95* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 117* 113* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 98 90* Ocala, FL............................. 97 87* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 97 88* Orlando, FL........................... 106 90* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105 105* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 112* 100 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 94 96* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 116* 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 108* 105* Reading, PA........................... 112* 101 Reno, NV.............................. 106 98 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 110* 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 104 98 Rochester, NY......................... 100 97* Rockford, IL.......................... 105 96* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 107 103 Salinas, CA........................... 135* 110* San Antonio, TX....................... 89* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 111* 104* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Johnstown, PA......................... 95 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 107 102 Knoxville, TN......................... 84* 85* Lincoln, NE........................... 84* 91* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108 104 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 109 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 91 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 93 96 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 89 91* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 109 99 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 112 105 Mobile, AL............................ 92 95 New Orleans, LA....................... 89* 89* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 126* 112* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 86* 92* Ocala, FL............................. 82* 104 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 100 105* Orlando, FL........................... 90 91* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 105 109* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 81* 98 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 95 94* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 113* 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 102 105* Reading, PA........................... 100 98 Reno, NV.............................. 95 109* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 110* 91* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 91* 97 Rochester, NY......................... 93 87* Rockford, IL.......................... 110* 102 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 102 115* Salinas, CA........................... 130* 108* San Antonio, TX....................... 95 95* San Diego, CA......................... 106 105 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Johnstown, PA......................... 80* 77* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 92* Knoxville, TN......................... 84* 90* Lincoln, NE........................... 86* 86* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 94* 97 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 95* 89* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 100 98 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 93* 91* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 92* 93* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 111* 101 Mobile, AL............................ 91* 86* New Orleans, LA....................... 91* 95 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 100 104 Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 84* Ocala, FL............................. 90* 98 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 84* 82* Orlando, FL........................... 81 100 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 95 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 92* 95 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 94* 91* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 96 94 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 106* 100 Reading, PA........................... 95* 97 Reno, NV.............................. 93* 96 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 93* 95* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 97 95* Rochester, NY......................... 95* 94* Rockford, IL.......................... 98 98 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 105 102 Salinas, CA........................... 91* 98 San Antonio, TX....................... 91* 81* San Diego, CA......................... 99 95 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 118* 119* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 109* 107 Springfield, MA....................... 109* 108* Springfield, MO....................... 86* 85* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 101 Tallahassee, FL....................... 91* 84* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 94* 93 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 98 105 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 107 York, PA.............................. 96* 106 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 96* 100 See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 116* 125* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 98 121* Springfield, MA....................... 109* 108* Springfield, MO....................... 88* 86* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 96 Tallahassee, FL....................... 89* 98 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 90* 98 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 98 104* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 109* York, PA.............................. 97 100 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 93* 93* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 130* 120* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 117* 107* Springfield, MA....................... 119* 109* Springfield, MO....................... 95 85* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 105 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 97 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 103 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 107* 96* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 112* 110* York, PA.............................. 95 94* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97 91* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 120* 115* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 110 104 Springfield, MA....................... 104 107* Springfield, MO....................... 76* 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 116* 104 Tallahassee, FL....................... 87* 85* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 96 92* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 91 91* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 98 113* York, PA.............................. 101 97 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98 93* See footnotes at end of table. Table 1. Pay relatives for major occupational groups in metropolitan areas, National Compensation Survey, June 2006 - Continued (Average pay for all occupations and for each occupational group shown in the Cleveland-Akron, OH metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 103 102 Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 112* 107* Springfield, MA....................... 103 108* Springfield, MO....................... 89* 84* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 99 102 Tallahassee, FL....................... 90* 88* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 89* 97 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 100 92* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 103 100 York, PA.............................. 91* 97 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97 104 * The pay relative for this area is significantly different from the average in the metropolitan area at the 10 percent level of significance. For additional details, see the Technical Note at http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ncspay.tn.htm. 1 A metropolitan area can be a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) or Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, 1994.