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Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, First Quarter 2012
State |
Employment |
Average weekly wage |
March 2012
|
Percent change, March 2011-2012 |
Rank by percent change |
First quarter 2012 |
Rank by wage level |
Percent change, first quarter 2011-2012 |
Rank by percent change |
Nationwide |
130,175,438 |
1.8 |
|
$984 |
|
5.4 |
|
Alabama |
1,822,794 |
0.8 |
47 |
808 |
35 |
5.6 |
32 |
Alaska |
316,352 |
1.9 |
18 |
973 |
15 |
6.7 |
9 |
Arizona |
2,437,178 |
2.1 |
10 |
887 |
21 |
5.7 |
29 |
Arkansas |
1,151,455 |
1.5 |
29 |
747 |
47 |
4.6 |
46 |
California |
14,670,630 |
2.0 |
14 |
1,125 |
6 |
5.5 |
33 |
Colorado |
2,230,385 |
2.4 |
5 |
1,003 |
13 |
5.4 |
36 |
Connecticut |
1,613,133 |
1.5 |
29 |
1,330 |
3 |
3.8 |
50 |
Delaware |
398,752 |
0.8 |
47 |
1,071 |
7 |
4.2 |
48 |
District of Columbia |
712,094 |
1.3 |
37 |
1,602 |
1 |
4.0 |
49 |
Florida |
7,377,279 |
2.0 |
14 |
837 |
30 |
5.4 |
36 |
Georgia |
3,815,475 |
1.3 |
37 |
931 |
17 |
5.2 |
41 |
Hawaii |
600,273 |
0.9 |
46 |
834 |
32 |
5.7 |
29 |
Idaho |
596,710 |
1.1 |
42 |
692 |
50 |
5.0 |
43 |
Illinois |
5,557,524 |
1.5 |
29 |
1,061 |
9 |
5.9 |
25 |
Indiana |
2,777,013 |
2.2 |
9 |
822 |
34 |
6.3 |
17 |
Iowa |
1,448,271 |
1.9 |
18 |
784 |
40 |
6.4 |
14 |
Kansas |
1,314,212 |
1.8 |
22 |
803 |
37 |
7.2 |
5 |
Kentucky |
1,750,322 |
1.9 |
18 |
785 |
39 |
6.4 |
14 |
Louisiana |
1,863,052 |
1.2 |
39 |
836 |
31 |
4.9 |
44 |
Maine |
561,362 |
0.5 |
50 |
757 |
46 |
4.7 |
45 |
Maryland |
2,492,439 |
1.7 |
24 |
1,071 |
7 |
6.0 |
23 |
Massachusetts |
3,178,749 |
1.7 |
24 |
1,227 |
5 |
5.7 |
29 |
Michigan |
3,865,797 |
2.6 |
3 |
920 |
20 |
5.5 |
33 |
Minnesota |
2,586,276 |
2.1 |
10 |
989 |
14 |
6.1 |
20 |
Mississippi |
1,083,518 |
0.8 |
47 |
687 |
51 |
5.9 |
25 |
Missouri |
2,593,654 |
1.2 |
39 |
838 |
29 |
6.5 |
12 |
Montana |
419,499 |
1.8 |
22 |
706 |
48 |
7.8 |
4 |
Nebraska |
905,287 |
2.1 |
10 |
765 |
44 |
6.1 |
20 |
Nevada |
1,118,373 |
1.4 |
34 |
846 |
28 |
5.5 |
33 |
New Hampshire |
602,129 |
1.0 |
45 |
923 |
19 |
5.4 |
36 |
New Jersey |
3,749,001 |
1.5 |
29 |
1,228 |
4 |
5.9 |
25 |
New Mexico |
779,697 |
0.4 |
51 |
782 |
41 |
5.8 |
28 |
New York |
8,479,415 |
1.7 |
24 |
1,357 |
2 |
-0.8 |
51 |
North Carolina |
3,874,935 |
1.7 |
24 |
869 |
23 |
5.3 |
39 |
North Dakota |
397,418 |
9.0 |
1 |
857 |
25 |
14.6 |
1 |
Ohio |
4,967,811 |
2.0 |
14 |
873 |
22 |
6.6 |
11 |
Oklahoma |
1,525,475 |
2.0 |
14 |
806 |
36 |
9.4 |
2 |
Oregon |
1,612,979 |
1.4 |
34 |
864 |
24 |
6.4 |
14 |
Pennsylvania |
5,531,088 |
1.2 |
39 |
960 |
16 |
7.1 |
7 |
Rhode Island |
443,450 |
1.1 |
42 |
931 |
17 |
8.0 |
3 |
South Carolina |
1,797,662 |
1.7 |
24 |
764 |
45 |
6.0 |
23 |
South Dakota |
390,400 |
2.1 |
10 |
703 |
49 |
6.7 |
9 |
Tennessee |
2,636,650 |
2.4 |
5 |
847 |
27 |
6.8 |
8 |
Texas |
10,605,189 |
2.6 |
3 |
1,013 |
11 |
7.2 |
5 |
Utah |
1,193,091 |
3.2 |
2 |
799 |
38 |
6.1 |
20 |
Vermont |
296,634 |
1.5 |
29 |
774 |
42 |
4.6 |
46 |
Virginia |
3,586,331 |
1.4 |
34 |
1,019 |
10 |
5.3 |
39 |
Washington |
2,831,937 |
1.9 |
18 |
1,009 |
12 |
6.5 |
12 |
West Virginia |
705,502 |
2.4 |
5 |
768 |
43 |
6.2 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
2,638,987 |
1.1 |
42 |
827 |
33 |
6.2 |
18 |
Wyoming |
271,799 |
2.4 |
5 |
850 |
26 |
5.2 |
41 |
Last Modified Date: October 02, 2012
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