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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 91* 102 Anchorage, AK......................... 113* 114* Atlanta, GA........................... 105* 112* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 98* 98 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 99* 100 Birmingham, AL........................ 98* 101 Bloomington, IN....................... 94* 97 Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 116* 121* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 81* 80* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 104* 100 Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 97* 107* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104* 109* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 114* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 101 102 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 104* 106 Columbus, OH.......................... 103* 110* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 90* 101 Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 101 109* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 102* 108* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 105* 109* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 110* 107* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 105* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 103* 103* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 104* 102 Great Falls, MT....................... 91* 93* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99* 100 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 97* 104* Hartford, CT.......................... 116* 119* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 98* 97 Honolulu, HI.......................... 109* 116* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 99 110* Huntsville, AL........................ 99 104 Indianapolis, IN...................... 100 90 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 89* 84* Anchorage, AK......................... 105* 117* Atlanta, GA........................... 107* 94* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 105* 87* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 99 90* Birmingham, AL........................ 100 98* Bloomington, IN....................... 101 87* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 109* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 100 74* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 95* 103* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 99 83* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 97 95 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 112* 104* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 103 99 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 95* Columbus, OH.......................... 97 97 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 98 80* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 106* 92* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 96* 93* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 107* 95 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 109* 98 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 93* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 99 91* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 101 Great Falls, MT....................... 79* 91* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 99 92* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 94* 94* Hartford, CT.......................... 114* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 93* 87* Honolulu, HI.......................... 109* 107* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 102 84* Huntsville, AL........................ 100 92* Indianapolis, IN...................... 102 94* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 91* 89* Anchorage, AK......................... 109* 108* Atlanta, GA........................... 98 107* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 84* 98* Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 101 99 Birmingham, AL........................ 95* 98* Bloomington, IN....................... 79* 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 107* 116* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 79* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 106* 101* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102 95* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 110* 105* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 107* 112* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 95 100 Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 96 103* Columbus, OH.......................... 106 101 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 88* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 104 101 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 97 94* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 105 105* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 102 108* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 96* 94* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 107* 103* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 110* 103* Great Falls, MT....................... 89* 82* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 87* 99 Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 92* 96* Hartford, CT.......................... 109* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 92* 97* Honolulu, HI.......................... 106 101 Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 96 100 Huntsville, AL........................ 101 98 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 75* 87* Anchorage, AK......................... 114* 118* Atlanta, GA........................... 85* 109* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 87* 103 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 80* 106* Birmingham, AL........................ 77* 105* Bloomington, IN....................... 71* 90* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 113* 122* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 61* 83* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 101 106* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 73* 87* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 84* 104 Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 113* 121* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 82* 104* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 92 109* Columbus, OH.......................... 89* 106 Corpus Christi, TX.................... 84* 86* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 82* 102 Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 91* 113* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 83* 112* Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 100 104 Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 100 98 Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 90* 111* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 96 102 Great Falls, MT....................... 108* 107* Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 83* 105* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 75* 89* Hartford, CT.......................... 104 115 Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 89* 97 Honolulu, HI.......................... 102 123* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 83* 102 Huntsville, AL........................ 83* 96 Indianapolis, IN...................... 84* 102 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Louisville, KY-IN..................... 100 100 Amarillo, TX.......................... 90* 98 Anchorage, AK......................... 115* 117* Atlanta, GA........................... 104 114* Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.................. 99 102 Austin-San Marcos, TX................. 94* 97* Birmingham, AL........................ 87* 105* Bloomington, IN....................... 98 111* Boston-Worcester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT........................... 109* 118* Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX.................................... 76* 82* Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY............. 112* 108* Charleston-North Charleston, SC....... 102 111* Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC... 104 106* Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI........ 104* 113* Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN......... 100 106* Cleveland-Akron, OH................... 106* 113* Columbus, OH.......................... 97 108* Corpus Christi, TX.................... 89* 92* Dallas-Fort Worth, TX................. 91* 106* Dayton-Springfield, OH................ 108* 111* Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO............ 103 105 Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI........... 119* 115* Elkhart-Goshen, IN.................... 99 108* Fort Collins-Loveland, CO............. 96* 119* Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI..... 102* 108* Great Falls, MT....................... 97* 98 Greensboro-Winston Salem-High Point, NC.................................... 102 111* Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC... 105* 102 Hartford, CT.......................... 112* 115* Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC.......... 100 109* Honolulu, HI.......................... 107 110* Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX........ 101 102 Huntsville, AL........................ 100 99 Indianapolis, IN...................... 109* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial Iowa City, IA......................... 102* 104* Johnstown, PA......................... 91* 95* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 102* 102 Knoxville, TN......................... 96* 113* Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 93* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 111* 116* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 96* 93* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 99* 105* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 100 117* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 106* 110* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 111* 112* Mobile, AL............................ 91* 89* New Orleans, LA....................... 99* 99 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 118* 125* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 95* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 96 Oklahoma City, OK..................... 94* 96* Orlando, FL........................... 96 104 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 109* 117* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 100 109* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 100 100 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 108* 114* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 112* 120* Reading, PA........................... 105* 115* Reno, NV.............................. 102* 107* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 107* 105 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102* 108* Rochester, NY......................... 101* 98 Rockford, IL.......................... 104* 99 Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 110* 112* Salinas, CA........................... 117* 127* San Antonio, TX....................... 92* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related Iowa City, IA......................... 100 99* Johnstown, PA......................... 95* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 92* Knoxville, TN......................... 102* 81* Lincoln, NE........................... 92* 88* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 114* 105* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 85* 98* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 96* 88* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 99 93* Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 101 97 Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 109* 114* Mobile, AL............................ 89* 81* New Orleans, LA....................... 101 88* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 121* 111* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 91* Ocala, FL............................. 92* 89* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 88* Orlando, FL........................... 92* 90 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 112* 102 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 106 93* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 101 95* Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 99 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 116* 109* Reading, PA........................... 98* 97* Reno, NV.............................. 99 96* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 100 109* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 100 95* Rochester, NY......................... 102* 100 Rockford, IL.......................... 101 96* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 112* 108* Salinas, CA........................... 126* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 95* 85* San Diego, CA......................... 116* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support Iowa City, IA......................... 93* 103* Johnstown, PA......................... 87* 86* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 97 102 Knoxville, TN......................... 99 97* Lincoln, NE........................... 86* 89* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 116* 109* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 97* 91* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 105* 100 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 96 99 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 103 107* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 110* 106* Mobile, AL............................ 96* 92* New Orleans, LA....................... 102 98* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 113* 117* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 93* Ocala, FL............................. 94* 90* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 94* 91* Orlando, FL........................... 102 93* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 101 108* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 108 103* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 90* 99 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 111* 108* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 104* 108* Reading, PA........................... 107* 105* Reno, NV.............................. 102 102* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 106* 102* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 100 101 Rochester, NY......................... 97* 100 Rockford, IL.......................... 101 99* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 103 106* Salinas, CA........................... 130* 114* San Antonio, TX....................... 85* 94* San Diego, CA......................... 107* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair Iowa City, IA......................... 92* 108* Johnstown, PA......................... 88* 94* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 99 111 Knoxville, TN......................... 77* 93* Lincoln, NE........................... 78* 99 Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 100 113* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 84* 108* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 86* 104* Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 82* 99 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 100 108* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 103 114* Mobile, AL............................ 85* 104 New Orleans, LA....................... 82* 97 New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 116* 121* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 79* 100 Ocala, FL............................. 75* 113* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 92* 115* Orlando, FL........................... 83* 99 Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 97 119* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 75* 106 Pittsburgh, PA........................ 88* 102 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 104 118* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 94* 115* Reading, PA........................... 93* 107* Reno, NV.............................. 88* 118* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 101 99 Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 84* 105* Rochester, NY......................... 85* 95 Rockford, IL.......................... 101 111* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 94 126* Salinas, CA........................... 120* 117* San Antonio, TX....................... 88* 103* San Diego, CA......................... 97 114* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving Iowa City, IA......................... 101 102* Johnstown, PA......................... 85* 87* Kansas City, MO-KS.................... 105 103 Knoxville, TN......................... 89* 102 Lincoln, NE........................... 91* 98* Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA.................................... 100 109* Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL..... 106* 110* Memphis, TN-AR-MS..................... 98 103 Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL............. 97 105 Milwaukee-Racine, WI.................. 106* 114* Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI........... 117* 114* Mobile, AL............................ 96* 97* New Orleans, LA....................... 96* 107* New York-Northern New Jersey- Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA................... 105* 117* Norfolk-VA Beach-Newport News, VA-NC................................. 94* 95* Ocala, FL............................. 95* 110* Oklahoma City, OK..................... 89* 93* Orlando, FL........................... 86 113* Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD........................... 100 115* Phoenix-Mesa, AZ...................... 97 107* Pittsburgh, PA........................ 99 103 Portland-Salem, OR-WA................. 101 106* Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA................................. 112* 112* Reading, PA........................... 100 109* Reno, NV.............................. 99 108* Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.......... 99 107* Richmond-Petersburg, VA............... 102 107* Rochester, NY......................... 100 107* Rockford, IL.......................... 103* 111* Sacramento-Yolo, CA................... 111* 115* Salinas, CA........................... 96* 111* San Antonio, TX....................... 96* 91* San Diego, CA......................... 105* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Management, Metropolitan Area1 All business, occupations and financial San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 123* 125* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 113* 113* Springfield, MA....................... 113* 115* Springfield, MO....................... 90* 90* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 105* 106* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 89* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 98 98 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 102* 111* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 111* 113* York, PA.............................. 100 112* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 100 106* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Metropolitan Area1 Professional Service and related San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 122* 118* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 104* 115* Springfield, MA....................... 115* 102 Springfield, MO....................... 92* 81* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 103* 91* Tallahassee, FL....................... 94* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 95* 92* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 103* 98* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 113* 103 York, PA.............................. 102* 95* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 98* 88* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Office and Metropolitan Area1 Sales and administrat- related ive support San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 125* 125* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 112* 110* Springfield, MA....................... 114* 113* Springfield, MO....................... 92* 88* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 101 101 Tallahassee, FL....................... 93* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 99 102 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 103 99 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 107* 114* York, PA.............................. 92* 97* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 93* 94* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Construction Installatio- Metropolitan Area1 and n, extraction maintenance, and repair San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 111* 125* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 101 113* Springfield, MA....................... 96 117* Springfield, MO....................... 70* 97* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 107 114* Tallahassee, FL....................... 80* 93* Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 88* 100 Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 84* 100 Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 91* 123* York, PA.............................. 93* 105* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 90* 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 Louisville, KY-IN metropolitan area = 100.) Transportat- Metropolitan Area1 Production ion and material moving San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA.... 109* 116* Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.......... 118* 120* Springfield, MA....................... 109* 122* Springfield, MO....................... 94* 95* St. Louis, MO-IL...................... 104 115* Tallahassee, FL....................... 95 99 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL... 93* 110* Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA........ 105* 103* Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA-WV..... 109* 113* York, PA.............................. 96* 109* Youngstown-Warren, OH................. 103* 117* * 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.