Table 1.  Average annual wages for 2001 and 2002 for all covered workers(1) by
	state


						Average annual wages            Percent    
		    State(2)                                                    change,    
										2001-02    
					       2001             2002                       

	UNITED STATES(3)................      $36,219          $36,764            1.5      

	Alabama.........................       30,102           31,163            3.5      
	Alaska..........................       36,170           37,134            2.7      
	Arizona.........................       33,411           34,036            1.9      
	Arkansas........................       27,260           28,074            3.0      
	California......................       41,327           41,419            0.2      
	Colorado........................       37,952           38,005            0.1      
	Connecticut.....................       46,993           46,852           -0.3      
	Delaware........................       38,427           39,684            3.3      
	District of Columbia............       55,908           57,914            3.6      
	Florida.........................       31,553           32,426            2.8      

	Georgia.........................       35,136           35,734            1.7      
	Hawaii..........................       31,253           32,671            4.5      
	Idaho...........................       27,768           28,163            1.4      
	Illinois........................       39,083           39,688            1.5      
	Indiana.........................       31,779           32,603            2.6      
	Iowa............................       28,837           29,668            2.9      
	Kansas..........................       30,153           30,825            2.2      
	Kentucky........................       30,021           30,904            2.9      
	Louisiana.......................       29,131           30,115            3.4      
	Maine...........................       28,815           29,736            3.2      

	Maryland........................       38,253           39,382            3.0      
	Massachusetts...................       44,975           44,954            0.0      
	Michigan........................       37,391           38,135            2.0      
	Minnesota.......................       36,587           37,458            2.4      
	Mississippi.....................       25,923           26,665            2.9      
	Missouri........................       32,421           33,118            2.1      
	Montana.........................       25,195           26,001            3.2      
	Nebraska........................       28,377           29,448            3.8      
	Nevada..........................       33,121           33,993            2.6      
	New Hampshire...................       35,481           36,176            2.0      

	New Jersey......................       44,320           45,182            1.9      
	New Mexico......................       28,702           29,431            2.5      
	New York........................       46,727           46,328           -0.9      
	North Carolina..................       32,024           32,689            2.1      
	North Dakota....................       25,707           26,550            3.3      
	Ohio............................       33,283           34,214            2.8      
	Oklahoma........................       28,016           28,654            2.3      
	Oregon..........................       33,204           33,684            1.4      
	Pennsylvania....................       34,978           35,808            2.4      
	Rhode Island....................       33,603           34,810            3.6      

	South Carolina..................       29,255           30,003            2.6      
	South Dakota....................       25,601           26,360            3.0      
	Tennessee.......................       31,520           32,531            3.2      
	Texas...........................       36,045           36,248            0.6      
	Utah............................       30,077           30,585            1.7      
	Vermont.........................       30,238           31,041            2.7      
	Virginia........................       36,733           37,222            1.3      
	Washington......................       37,459           38,242            2.1      
	West Virginia...................       27,981           28,612            2.3      
	Wisconsin.......................       31,540           32,464            2.9      
	Wyoming.........................       28,043           28,975            3.3      

	Puerto Rico.....................       19,728           20,662            4.7      
	Virgin Islands..................       29,210           30,506            4.4      

	  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
	Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

	  2 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

	  3 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
	Islands.