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Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Fourth Quarter 2011
State |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
December 2011
|
Percent change, December 2010-2011 |
Rank by percent change |
Fourth quarter 2011 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change, fourth quarter 2010-2011 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
131,254,162 |
1.4 |
|
$955 |
|
-1.7 |
|
Alabama |
1,828,310 |
0.2 |
49 |
832 |
31 |
-0.8 |
14 |
Alaska |
311,346 |
1.6 |
13 |
982 |
11 |
-0.5 |
10 |
Arizona |
2,458,358 |
1.7 |
12 |
882 |
21 |
-1.1 |
17 |
Arkansas |
1,157,078 |
0.9 |
35 |
736 |
47 |
-1.2 |
19 |
California |
14,731,774 |
1.3 |
19 |
1,100 |
6 |
-2.7 |
47 |
Colorado |
2,250,069 |
2.1 |
7 |
975 |
13 |
-2.6 |
46 |
Connecticut |
1,642,034 |
0.9 |
35 |
1,188 |
4 |
-3.1 |
49 |
Delaware |
405,929 |
0.4 |
46 |
984 |
10 |
-1.6 |
26 |
District of Columbia |
707,954 |
1.3 |
19 |
1,668 |
1 |
-1.2 |
19 |
Florida |
7,364,075 |
1.4 |
15 |
847 |
29 |
-2.8 |
48 |
Georgia |
3,826,905 |
1.0 |
33 |
885 |
20 |
-2.2 |
39 |
Hawaii |
606,951 |
1.4 |
15 |
845 |
30 |
-1.5 |
23 |
Idaho |
606,360 |
0.8 |
38 |
717 |
50 |
-2.2 |
39 |
Illinois |
5,635,938 |
1.1 |
30 |
1,013 |
8 |
-2.1 |
35 |
Indiana |
2,799,157 |
2.0 |
10 |
789 |
41 |
-1.9 |
32 |
Iowa |
1,464,202 |
1.1 |
30 |
793 |
40 |
-0.8 |
14 |
Kansas |
1,320,143 |
0.7 |
42 |
800 |
38 |
-1.5 |
23 |
Kentucky |
1,770,196 |
1.3 |
19 |
786 |
42 |
-1.0 |
16 |
Louisiana |
1,870,770 |
1.0 |
33 |
850 |
27 |
-1.7 |
28 |
Maine |
580,885 |
0.4 |
46 |
755 |
46 |
-1.8 |
30 |
Maryland |
2,516,362 |
1.1 |
30 |
1,058 |
7 |
-2.0 |
33 |
Massachusetts |
3,230,820 |
1.3 |
19 |
1,192 |
3 |
-2.1 |
35 |
Michigan |
3,911,782 |
2.4 |
3 |
933 |
18 |
-0.5 |
10 |
Minnesota |
2,636,355 |
2.1 |
7 |
936 |
16 |
-3.9 |
51 |
Mississippi |
1,083,825 |
0.3 |
48 |
699 |
51 |
-1.1 |
17 |
Missouri |
2,617,001 |
0.8 |
38 |
825 |
32 |
-1.7 |
28 |
Montana |
426,653 |
1.8 |
11 |
727 |
48 |
0.7 |
4 |
Nebraska |
910,466 |
0.8 |
38 |
762 |
45 |
-1.3 |
21 |
Nevada |
1,124,056 |
0.8 |
38 |
852 |
26 |
-3.2 |
50 |
New Hampshire |
615,403 |
0.9 |
35 |
971 |
15 |
-0.7 |
13 |
New Jersey |
3,811,631 |
0.6 |
45 |
1,138 |
5 |
-2.1 |
35 |
New Mexico |
784,280 |
-0.3 |
51 |
799 |
39 |
-2.2 |
39 |
New York |
8,618,436 |
1.4 |
15 |
1,197 |
2 |
-1.8 |
30 |
North Carolina |
3,885,855 |
1.3 |
19 |
824 |
33 |
-2.0 |
33 |
North Dakota |
396,977 |
7.6 |
1 |
871 |
23 |
7.7 |
1 |
Ohio |
5,027,603 |
1.3 |
19 |
855 |
25 |
-1.3 |
21 |
Oklahoma |
1,529,999 |
1.3 |
19 |
817 |
34 |
2.6 |
2 |
Oregon |
1,629,756 |
1.2 |
29 |
850 |
27 |
-0.2 |
6 |
Pennsylvania |
5,595,135 |
0.7 |
42 |
936 |
16 |
-1.6 |
26 |
Rhode Island |
451,857 |
0.1 |
50 |
919 |
19 |
-2.1 |
35 |
South Carolina |
1,796,125 |
1.3 |
19 |
763 |
44 |
-1.5 |
23 |
South Dakota |
396,960 |
1.5 |
14 |
724 |
49 |
1.4 |
3 |
Tennessee |
2,654,850 |
2.1 |
7 |
858 |
24 |
-2.3 |
42 |
Texas |
10,607,883 |
2.4 |
3 |
973 |
14 |
-0.3 |
8 |
Utah |
1,202,814 |
2.8 |
2 |
806 |
37 |
-2.5 |
45 |
Vermont |
303,876 |
1.3 |
19 |
809 |
36 |
-0.5 |
10 |
Virginia |
3,624,958 |
1.3 |
19 |
1,004 |
9 |
-2.4 |
43 |
Washington |
2,843,558 |
1.4 |
15 |
979 |
12 |
-0.2 |
6 |
West Virginia |
713,952 |
2.2 |
6 |
776 |
43 |
-0.3 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
2,689,565 |
0.7 |
42 |
817 |
34 |
-2.4 |
43 |
Wyoming |
276,935 |
2.3 |
5 |
876 |
22 |
0.6 |
5 |
Last Modified Date: July 3, 2012
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