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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Mobile, AL............................ 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 99 115* Anchorage, AK......................... 124* 128* Atlanta, GA........................... 115* 125* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 107* 110* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 108* 112* Birmingham, AL........................ 107* 113* Bloomington, IN....................... 102* 109* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 127* 135* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 88* 90* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 113* 112* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 106* 120* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 114* 123* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 122* 128* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 111* 115* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 114* 119* Columbus, OH.......................... 113* 123* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 99* 113* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 111* 123* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 111* 122* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 115* 122* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 120* 120* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 109* 118* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 113* 116* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 114* 114* Great Falls, MT....................... 99* 105* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 108* 112* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 107* 117* Hartford, CT.......................... 127* 133* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 107* 109* Honolulu, HI.......................... 119* 130* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 109* 123* Huntsville, AL........................ 108* 116* Indianapolis, IN...................... 110* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Mobile, AL............................ 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 99 104* Anchorage, AK......................... 117* 145* Atlanta, GA........................... 120* 116* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 117* 107* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 111* 111* Birmingham, AL........................ 111* 121* Bloomington, IN....................... 113* 108* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 127* 135* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 111* 91* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 106* 127* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 111* 103* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108* 118* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 126* 128* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 116* 123* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 118* 117* Columbus, OH.......................... 108* 120* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 110* 99* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 118* 114* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 108* 115* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 119* 118* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 122* 121* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 110* 115* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 111* 112* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 114* 125* Great Falls, MT....................... 89* 112* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 111* 113* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 116* Hartford, CT.......................... 127* 142* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104* 107* Honolulu, HI.......................... 121* 132* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 115* 104 Huntsville, AL........................ 112* 114* Indianapolis, IN...................... 114* 116* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Mobile, AL............................ 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 95* 97* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 118* Atlanta, GA........................... 102 116* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 87* 107* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 105* 107* Birmingham, AL........................ 100 107* Bloomington, IN....................... 82* 97* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 112* 126* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 85* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 111* 110* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 106* 104* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 115* 114* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 122* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 99 109* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 100 112* Columbus, OH.......................... 111* 110* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 92* 94* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 108* 110* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 102 102* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 109* 114* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 106 117* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 100 102* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 112* 112* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 115* 112* Great Falls, MT....................... 93* 90* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 91* 108* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 96* 104* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 125* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 96* 106* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111* 110* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 100 109* Huntsville, AL........................ 106 107* Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 109* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Mobile, AL............................ 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 88* 83* Anchorage, AK......................... 134* 113* Atlanta, GA........................... 99 105 Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 102 100 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 102 Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 101 Bloomington, IN....................... 83* 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 133* 118* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 72* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 118* 102 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 86* 84* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 98 100 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 133* 117* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 97 100 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 108 105 Columbus, OH.......................... 104 103 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 99 83* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 96 98 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 107* 109* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 98 108* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 117* 100 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 117* 95* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 106* 107* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 113* 98 Great Falls, MT....................... 127* 103 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 98 101 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 88* 86* Hartford, CT.......................... 122* 111 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 105 94* Honolulu, HI.......................... 120* 118* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 98 98 Huntsville, AL........................ 97 93 Indianapolis, IN...................... 99 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Mobile, AL............................ 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 93* 101 Anchorage, AK......................... 120* 121* Atlanta, GA........................... 108* 117* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 103 105* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 98 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 90* 108* Bloomington, IN....................... 102 114* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 122* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 79* 84* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 116* 111* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 106* 115* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 108* 109* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 108* 116* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 104 109* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 110* 116* Columbus, OH.......................... 100 111* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 93* 94* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 95* 109* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 112* 115* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 108 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 123* 119* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 102 111* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 100 122* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 106* 111* Great Falls, MT....................... 101 101 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 106* 114* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 109* 105* Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 118* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 104* 112* Honolulu, HI.......................... 111 114* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 105 105 Huntsville, AL........................ 104 102 Indianapolis, IN...................... 113* 108* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 111* 117* Johnstown, PA......................... 99* 106* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 112* 115* Knoxville, TN......................... 105* 127* Lincoln, NE........................... 101* 104* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 121* 130* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 109* 112* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 105* 104* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 108* 118* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 109* 131* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 116* 123* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 122* 125* New Orleans, LA....................... 108* 111* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 129* 141* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 103* 107* Ocala, FL............................. 102* 108 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 103* 107* Orlando, FL........................... 105* 116* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 119* 131* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 110* 122* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 109* 112* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 118* 128* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 122* 135* Reading, PA........................... 115* 129* Reno, NV.............................. 111* 120* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 117* 118* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 111* 121* Rochester, NY......................... 110* 110* Rockford, IL.......................... 113* 111* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 120* 126* Salinas, CA........................... 128* 142* San Antonio, TX....................... 101* 115* San Diego, CA......................... 123* 131* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 112* 122* Johnstown, PA......................... 106* 106* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 111* 114* Knoxville, TN......................... 114* 100 Lincoln, NE........................... 103* 108* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 127* 130* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 112* 124* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 95* 121* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 108* 109* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 111* 115* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 113* 120* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 122* 141* New Orleans, LA....................... 113* 108* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 135* 137* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 105* 113* Ocala, FL............................. 103* 109* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 99 109* Orlando, FL........................... 103 112 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 125* 126* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 118* 114* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 113* 117* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 111* 133* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 130* 134* Reading, PA........................... 110* 120* Reno, NV.............................. 111* 119* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 112* 135* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 112* 117* Rochester, NY......................... 114* 124* Rockford, IL.......................... 113* 118* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 125* 133* Salinas, CA........................... 141* 137* San Antonio, TX....................... 106* 104* San Diego, CA......................... 129* 134* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 97* 112* Johnstown, PA......................... 90* 94* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 102 111* Knoxville, TN......................... 104* 106* Lincoln, NE........................... 90* 97* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 121* 118* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 104* 109* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 101 99 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 110* 109* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 100 107* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 107 116* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 115* 115* New Orleans, LA....................... 106* 107* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 118* 127* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 99 101* Ocala, FL............................. 98* 98* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 98 99 Orlando, FL........................... 106 101 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 106 118* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 112* 112* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 94* 108* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 116* 117* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 108* 118* Reading, PA........................... 112* 114* Reno, NV.............................. 106* 111* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 110* 111* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 105* 110* Rochester, NY......................... 101 109* Rockford, IL.......................... 105* 107* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 107 115* Salinas, CA........................... 136* 124* San Antonio, TX....................... 89* 102* San Diego, CA......................... 112* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 108* 104* Johnstown, PA......................... 103 91* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 116* 107 Knoxville, TN......................... 91* 89* Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 95* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 117* 109* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 117* 96 Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 99 104 Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 100 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 96 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 117* 104 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 121* 110 New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 93* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 136* 117* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 93* 96 Ocala, FL............................. 89* 108* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 108* 110* Orlando, FL........................... 97 96 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 114* 114* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 88* 103 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 103 98 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 122* 113* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 111* 110* Reading, PA........................... 109* 103 Reno, NV.............................. 103 114* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 119* 96* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 98 101 Rochester, NY......................... 100 91* Rockford, IL.......................... 119* 106* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 121* Salinas, CA........................... 141* 113* San Antonio, TX....................... 103 99 San Diego, CA......................... 114* 110* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 105* 105* Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 90* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 109* 106 Knoxville, TN......................... 93* 105* Lincoln, NE........................... 95* 100 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 103 112* Louisville, KY-IN..................... 104* 103* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 110* 113* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 101 106* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 101 108* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 110* 117* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 122* 117* New Orleans, LA....................... 99 110* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 109* 120* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 98 98 Ocala, FL............................. 99 113* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 95* Orlando, FL........................... 89 116* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 104 118* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 101 110* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 103 106* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 105* 110* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 116* Reading, PA........................... 104* 112* Reno, NV.............................. 102 111* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 102 110* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 106* 110* Rochester, NY......................... 104* 110* Rockford, IL.......................... 107* 114* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 116* 118* Salinas, CA........................... 100 114* San Antonio, TX....................... 100 94* San Diego, CA......................... 109* 110* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 135* 141* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 124* 127* Springfield, MA....................... 124* 129* Springfield, MO....................... 98* 101 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 115* 119* Tallahassee, FL....................... 103* 100 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 108* 110* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 112* 125* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 122* 127* York, PA.............................. 109* 126* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 109* 118* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 137* 146* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 116* 142* Springfield, MA....................... 128* 126* Springfield, MO....................... 103* 100 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 116* 112* Tallahassee, FL....................... 105* 115* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 106* 114* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 115* 121* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 126* 127* York, PA.............................. 115* 117* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 109* 108* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 130* 135* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 117* 120* Springfield, MA....................... 120* 123* Springfield, MO....................... 96* 96* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 105 110* Tallahassee, FL....................... 97* 101 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 104 111* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 107* 108* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 112* 124* York, PA.............................. 96* 106* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 97* 103* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 130* 120* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 119* 109* Springfield, MA....................... 112* 113* Springfield, MO....................... 82* 93* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 125* 109* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 89* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 103 96 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 99 96* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 106* 119* York, PA.............................. 109* 101 Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 106* 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 Mobile, AL metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 113* 119* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 123* 124* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 126* Springfield, MO....................... 98 98 St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 108* 119* Tallahassee, FL....................... 99 102 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 97 113* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 109* 106* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 116* York, PA.............................. 100 112* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 107* 121* * 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.