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Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Third Quarter 2008
State |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
September 2008
|
Percent change, September 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
Third quarter 2008 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change, third quarter 2007-2008 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
135,173,818 |
-0.8 |
|
$841 |
|
2.8 |
|
Alabama |
1,936,443 |
-1.2 |
37 |
730 |
32 |
3.3 |
17 |
Alaska |
332,120 |
1.4 |
3 |
872 |
13 |
3.7 |
13 |
Arizona |
2,570,121 |
-3.0 |
49 |
798 |
20 |
2.0 |
45 |
Arkansas |
1,185,042 |
-0.1 |
19 |
649 |
47 |
3.0 |
22 |
California |
15,527,075 |
-1.4 |
39 |
959 |
6 |
2.9 |
24 |
Colorado |
2,322,652 |
0.4 |
12 |
877 |
11 |
3.8 |
12 |
Connecticut |
1,692,521 |
-0.3 |
22 |
1,032 |
2 |
1.0 |
50 |
Delaware |
420,574 |
-1.1 |
36 |
879 |
10 |
2.1 |
42 |
District of Columbia |
688,175 |
1.4 |
3 |
1,391 |
1 |
1.0 |
50 |
Florida |
7,546,351 |
-4.1 |
51 |
756 |
27 |
2.2 |
40 |
Georgia |
4,018,598 |
-1.6 |
45 |
794 |
21 |
1.5 |
47 |
Hawaii |
613,040 |
-2.1 |
47 |
774 |
24 |
1.8 |
46 |
Idaho |
665,663 |
-1.4 |
39 |
643 |
48 |
1.3 |
49 |
Illinois |
5,872,818 |
-0.7 |
30 |
891 |
9 |
2.9 |
24 |
Indiana |
2,897,621 |
-1.4 |
39 |
718 |
35 |
2.3 |
37 |
Iowa |
1,498,953 |
0.2 |
13 |
696 |
40 |
4.2 |
8 |
Kansas |
1,368,932 |
0.0 |
16 |
711 |
38 |
4.6 |
6 |
Kentucky |
1,795,254 |
-1.0 |
33 |
692 |
42 |
2.4 |
36 |
Louisiana |
1,877,398 |
-0.2 |
21 |
756 |
27 |
5.6 |
4 |
Maine |
610,842 |
-0.6 |
28 |
683 |
43 |
3.5 |
14 |
Maryland |
2,543,442 |
-0.8 |
32 |
920 |
7 |
3.1 |
19 |
Massachusetts |
3,265,737 |
0.0 |
16 |
1,025 |
4 |
2.3 |
37 |
Michigan |
4,093,887 |
-3.0 |
49 |
820 |
18 |
1.5 |
47 |
Minnesota |
2,699,642 |
-0.5 |
25 |
862 |
14 |
4.7 |
5 |
Mississippi |
1,128,293 |
-1.3 |
38 |
631 |
49 |
4.0 |
11 |
Missouri |
2,736,074 |
-0.4 |
24 |
739 |
31 |
2.8 |
29 |
Montana |
446,408 |
0.1 |
15 |
628 |
50 |
3.1 |
19 |
Nebraska |
925,675 |
0.2 |
13 |
694 |
41 |
4.2 |
8 |
Nevada |
1,253,012 |
-2.7 |
48 |
809 |
19 |
2.1 |
42 |
New Hampshire |
634,582 |
-0.5 |
25 |
822 |
16 |
2.8 |
29 |
New Jersey |
3,952,909 |
-0.7 |
30 |
990 |
5 |
2.5 |
33 |
New Mexico |
835,165 |
0.7 |
9 |
712 |
37 |
3.5 |
14 |
New York |
8,633,765 |
0.5 |
11 |
1,030 |
3 |
2.2 |
40 |
North Carolina |
4,064,198 |
-1.0 |
33 |
741 |
30 |
3.1 |
19 |
North Dakota |
357,046 |
2.8 |
2 |
665 |
45 |
6.9 |
1 |
Ohio |
5,251,057 |
-1.5 |
42 |
766 |
25 |
2.8 |
29 |
Oklahoma |
1,562,827 |
1.2 |
6 |
698 |
39 |
4.5 |
7 |
Oregon |
1,734,092 |
-1.0 |
33 |
766 |
25 |
2.1 |
42 |
Pennsylvania |
5,679,033 |
0.0 |
16 |
822 |
16 |
2.5 |
33 |
Rhode Island |
476,036 |
-2.0 |
46 |
778 |
23 |
2.5 |
33 |
South Carolina |
1,874,633 |
-1.5 |
42 |
683 |
43 |
2.9 |
24 |
South Dakota |
401,264 |
1.0 |
7 |
623 |
51 |
4.2 |
8 |
Tennessee |
2,730,355 |
-1.5 |
42 |
745 |
29 |
2.8 |
29 |
Texas |
10,438,312 |
1.4 |
3 |
850 |
15 |
2.9 |
24 |
Utah |
1,229,320 |
-0.1 |
19 |
717 |
36 |
2.9 |
24 |
Vermont |
304,238 |
-0.5 |
25 |
722 |
34 |
3.3 |
17 |
Virginia |
3,676,125 |
-0.3 |
22 |
877 |
11 |
2.3 |
37 |
Washington |
3,007,486 |
1.0 |
7 |
903 |
8 |
3.0 |
22 |
West Virginia |
716,360 |
0.6 |
10 |
661 |
46 |
5.9 |
3 |
Wisconsin |
2,788,655 |
-0.6 |
28 |
730 |
32 |
3.4 |
16 |
Wyoming |
293,997 |
3.3 |
1 |
781 |
22 |
6.4 |
2 |
Last Modified Date: April 14, 2009
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