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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 91* 94 Anchorage, AK......................... 113* 105 Atlanta, GA........................... 105* 103 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 97 90* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 97 92* Bloomington, IN....................... 93* 89* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 116* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 80* 73* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 103* 92* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 96* 98 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104 100 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 105 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 101 94 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104* 97 Columbus, OH.......................... 103 101 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90* 92 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 101 99 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 105* 100 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 109* 98 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 97 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 103 95 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104* 93 Great Falls, MT....................... 90* 86* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99 92* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 97 95 Hartford, CT.......................... 115* 109 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 98 89* Honolulu, HI.......................... 108* 106 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 99 101 Huntsville, AL........................ 99 95 Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 82* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 84* 91* Anchorage, AK......................... 99 127* Atlanta, GA........................... 101 101 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 93* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 97 Birmingham, AL........................ 94 105* Bloomington, IN....................... 95 94* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107 118* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 94 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 90* 111* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 93* 90* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 92* 103 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 106 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 98 107* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 91* 105 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 93* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 100 100 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 101 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 101 103 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 103 106* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 93* 100 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 94* 98 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 96 109* Great Falls, MT....................... 75* 98 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 93* 99 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 89* 101 Hartford, CT.......................... 107* 124* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 88* 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 103 115* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 97 91* Huntsville, AL........................ 95 100 Indianapolis, IN...................... 96 101 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 84* 86* Anchorage, AK......................... 101 105* Atlanta, GA........................... 91 103 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 78* 95* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94 96* Birmingham, AL........................ 89* 95* Bloomington, IN....................... 73* 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 99 112* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 70* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 98 98 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 95 92* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 102 102 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 100 108* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 88 97 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 89* 100 Columbus, OH.......................... 99 98 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 82* 83* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 91* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 97 101 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 94 105* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 89* 91* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 100 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102 99 Great Falls, MT....................... 82* 80* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 81* 96* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 85* 93* Hartford, CT.......................... 102 111* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 86* 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 98 98 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 89* 97 Huntsville, AL........................ 94 95* Indianapolis, IN...................... 89* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 101 81* Anchorage, AK......................... 153* 111 Atlanta, GA........................... 113 102 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 116* 97 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 107 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 103 99 Bloomington, IN....................... 95 85* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 151* 115* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 82* 78* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 135* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 98 82* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 112* 98 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 152* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 110 98 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 123* 102 Columbus, OH.......................... 119* 100 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 112 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 109 95 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 122* 106 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 111 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 134* 97 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 133* 92 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 121* 104 Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 129* 96 Great Falls, MT....................... 144* 100 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 111* 98 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 100 84* Hartford, CT.......................... 139* 108 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 120* 91 Honolulu, HI.......................... 137* 115* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 111 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 111 90 Indianapolis, IN...................... 113 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 93* 92* Anchorage, AK......................... 119* 110* Atlanta, GA........................... 107 106 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 95 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 97 91* Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 98 Bloomington, IN....................... 101 104 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 111* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 76* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 116* 101 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 105* 104 Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108* 99 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 106 Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 109* 105 Columbus, OH.......................... 100 101 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 94* 99 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 111* 104 Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 98 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 122* 108 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 102 101 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 105* 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 100 91* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 105* 104 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 109* 95 Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 107 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104 101 Honolulu, HI.......................... 110 103 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 104 95 Huntsville, AL........................ 103 93* Indianapolis, IN...................... 113* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 101 95 Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 102 94 Knoxville, TN......................... 96* 104 Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 85* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 110* 106 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 92* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 96* 85* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98 96 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 107 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 105* 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 111* 102 Mobile, AL............................ 91* 82* New Orleans, LA....................... 98 91* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 118* 115* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 87* Ocala, FL............................. 93* 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 93* 88* Orlando, FL........................... 96 95 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 109* 107 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 92 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 108* 105 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 110* Reading, PA........................... 105* 106 Reno, NV.............................. 101 98 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 107* 97 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 101 99 Rochester, NY......................... 101 90* Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 91* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 103 Salinas, CA........................... 117* 116* San Antonio, TX....................... 92* 94 San Diego, CA......................... 112* 107 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 94 106* Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 93* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 94 100 Knoxville, TN......................... 97 88* Lincoln, NE........................... 87* 95* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108* 114* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 94 108* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 80* 105* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 91* 95* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 94 100 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96 105 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 103 123* Mobile, AL............................ 84* 87* New Orleans, LA....................... 95 95* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 114* 120* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 89* 99 Ocala, FL............................. 87* 96* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 84* 95* Orlando, FL........................... 87* 98 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106 110* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 96 102 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 94 117* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 110* 117* Reading, PA........................... 93* 105* Reno, NV.............................. 94* 104 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 94 118* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 94 102 Rochester, NY......................... 96 108* Rockford, IL.......................... 96 103 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 105 116* Salinas, CA........................... 119* 120* San Antonio, TX....................... 90* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 109* 117* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 86* 100 Johnstown, PA......................... 80* 84* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 91 99 Knoxville, TN......................... 92 94* Lincoln, NE........................... 80* 86* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 108 105* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 93 97* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 90* 88* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98 97 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 89* 96 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 96 103 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 102 102 Mobile, AL............................ 89* 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 95 95* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105 113* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 88* 90* Ocala, FL............................. 87* 88* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 87* 89* Orlando, FL........................... 95 90* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 94 105* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 84* 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104 104 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 96 105* Reading, PA........................... 100 101 Reno, NV.............................. 95 99 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 98 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 93 98 Rochester, NY......................... 90* 97* Rockford, IL.......................... 94 96* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 95 103 Salinas, CA........................... 121* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 79* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 100 105* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 123* 102 Johnstown, PA......................... 118* 88* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 132* 104 Knoxville, TN......................... 103 87* Lincoln, NE........................... 104 93 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 134* 106 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 134* 94 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 113* 101 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 115* 98 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 110 93 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 134* 101 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 138* 107 Mobile, AL............................ 114* 98 New Orleans, LA....................... 109 91 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 156* 114* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 106 94 Ocala, FL............................. 101 106 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 123* 108 Orlando, FL........................... 111 93 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 130* 112* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 117* 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 139* 110 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 126* 108 Reading, PA........................... 124* 100 Reno, NV.............................. 117* 111 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 135* 93 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 112* 99 Rochester, NY......................... 114* 89 Rockford, IL.......................... 135* 104 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 125* 118* Salinas, CA........................... 161* 110 San Antonio, TX....................... 118* 97 San Diego, CA......................... 131* 107 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 105 96 Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 82* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 108* 97 Knoxville, TN......................... 92* 95 Lincoln, NE........................... 94* 91* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 103 102 Louisville, KY-IN..................... 103 93* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 109* 103 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 96 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 98 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 106 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 121* 107 Mobile, AL............................ 99 91* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 100 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 109* 109* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 97 89* Ocala, FL............................. 98 103 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 87* Orlando, FL........................... 89 106 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 107 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 102 96 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105 100 Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 105 Reading, PA........................... 103 102 Reno, NV.............................. 102 101 Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102 100 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 105* 100 Rochester, NY......................... 103 100 Rockford, IL.......................... 107* 103 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 115* 108* Salinas, CA........................... 99 103 San Antonio, TX....................... 99 85* San Diego, CA......................... 108* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 123* 115* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 113* 104 Springfield, MA....................... 113* 105 Springfield, MO....................... 90* 83* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 105* 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 82* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 90* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102 102 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 104 York, PA.............................. 100 103 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 99 97 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 115* 128* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 98 124* Springfield, MA....................... 108* 110* Springfield, MO....................... 87* 87* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 98 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 89* 100 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 90* 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 97 106* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106 111* York, PA.............................. 97 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 92* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 116* 121* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 104 107* Springfield, MA....................... 106 110* Springfield, MO....................... 85* 86* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 93 98 Tallahassee, FL....................... 87* 90* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 92 99 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 95 96* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 100 111* York, PA.............................. 85* 94* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 87* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 148* 117* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 135* 106 Springfield, MA....................... 128* 110 Springfield, MO....................... 93 91 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 143* 107 Tallahassee, FL....................... 107 87* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 118* 94 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 113* 93 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 121* 116* York, PA.............................. 125* 99 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 121* 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 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 112* 108* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 122* 112* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 114* Springfield, MO....................... 97 89* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108* 108 Tallahassee, FL....................... 98 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 102 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 97 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 112* 105 York, PA.............................. 100 102 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106* 110* * 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.