U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
| State | Employment | Average weekly wage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 |
Percent change, September 2011-2012 | Rank by percent change | Third quarter 2012 | Rank by wage level | Percent change, third quarter 2011-2012 | Rank by percent change | |
Nationwide |
132,624,657 | 1.6 | $906 | -1.1 | |||
Alabama |
1,833,491 | 0.6 | 40 | 784 | 33 | -2.4 | 45 |
Alaska |
343,581 | 0.6 | 40 | 961 | 9 | -0.2 | 7 |
Arizona |
2,437,479 | 2.2 | 5 | 846 | 22 | -2.0 | 43 |
Arkansas |
1,156,666 | 0.3 | 46 | 708 | 47 | -1.0 | 17 |
California |
15,109,069 | 2.8 | 3 | 1,036 | 6 | -1.2 | 21 |
Colorado |
2,284,617 | 2.2 | 5 | 936 | 12 | -1.3 | 25 |
Connecticut |
1,638,862 | 0.8 | 36 | 1,087 | 4 | -2.8 | 49 |
Delaware |
407,295 | 0.1 | 49 | 925 | 14 | -2.5 | 47 |
District of Columbia |
714,874 | 0.6 | 40 | 1,514 | 1 | -0.7 | 15 |
Florida |
7,307,887 | 1.9 | 8 | 800 | 31 | -1.4 | 27 |
Georgia |
3,841,217 | 1.1 | 26 | 854 | 21 | -1.5 | 31 |
Hawaii |
605,454 | 1.7 | 11 | 827 | 26 | -1.0 | 17 |
Idaho |
630,410 | 1.1 | 26 | 687 | 49 | -1.4 | 27 |
Illinois |
5,688,621 | 1.1 | 26 | 945 | 11 | -1.4 | 27 |
Indiana |
2,849,908 | 1.8 | 9 | 772 | 35 | -1.7 | 36 |
Iowa |
1,486,687 | 1.1 | 26 | 756 | 41 | -0.5 | 10 |
Kansas |
1,325,547 | 1.0 | 34 | 761 | 39 | -1.4 | 27 |
Kentucky |
1,779,519 | 1.2 | 21 | 751 | 42 | -1.7 | 36 |
Louisiana |
1,864,289 | 0.3 | 46 | 805 | 30 | -1.8 | 38 |
Maine |
597,001 | 0.2 | 48 | 722 | 46 | -1.6 | 34 |
Maryland |
2,533,256 | 1.4 | 18 | 1,007 | 8 | -1.6 | 34 |
Massachusetts |
3,271,600 | 1.2 | 21 | 1,102 | 2 | -1.2 | 21 |
Michigan |
3,984,174 | 1.5 | 15 | 862 | 19 | -1.5 | 31 |
Minnesota |
2,675,391 | 1.1 | 26 | 915 | 15 | 0.0 | 4 |
Mississippi |
1,089,361 | 0.6 | 40 | 672 | 51 | -1.2 | 21 |
Missouri |
2,628,774 | 0.7 | 38 | 793 | 32 | -1.2 | 21 |
Montana |
441,629 | 1.8 | 9 | 689 | 48 | 0.3 | 3 |
Nebraska |
924,410 | 2.0 | 7 | 742 | 43 | -0.5 | 10 |
Nevada |
1,140,144 | 1.5 | 15 | 820 | 27 | -3.0 | 50 |
New Hampshire |
620,631 | 1.1 | 26 | 874 | 17 | -3.1 | 51 |
New Jersey |
3,811,170 | 1.1 | 26 | 1,053 | 5 | -1.8 | 38 |
New Mexico |
788,705 | 0.0 | 50 | 761 | 39 | -2.3 | 44 |
New York |
8,616,773 | 1.2 | 21 | 1,088 | 3 | -1.1 | 19 |
North Carolina |
3,934,073 | 1.6 | 13 | 806 | 29 | -0.2 | 7 |
North Dakota |
422,160 | 7.8 | 1 | 872 | 18 | 6.3 | 1 |
Ohio |
5,073,009 | 1.1 | 26 | 828 | 24 | -0.7 | 15 |
Oklahoma |
1,545,616 | 1.3 | 19 | 779 | 34 | -0.5 | 10 |
Oregon |
1,667,294 | 1.2 | 21 | 834 | 23 | 0.0 | 4 |
Pennsylvania |
5,598,429 | 0.6 | 40 | 899 | 16 | -1.3 | 25 |
Rhode Island |
460,498 | 0.8 | 36 | 855 | 20 | -1.9 | 42 |
South Carolina |
1,814,654 | 1.3 | 19 | 738 | 44 | -1.1 | 19 |
South Dakota |
405,308 | 1.6 | 13 | 683 | 50 | -0.1 | 6 |
Tennessee |
2,674,332 | 1.7 | 11 | 814 | 28 | -0.6 | 14 |
Texas |
10,773,414 | 2.7 | 4 | 930 | 13 | -0.2 | 7 |
Utah |
1,230,968 | 3.3 | 2 | 766 | 37 | -1.8 | 38 |
Vermont |
301,992 | 1.2 | 21 | 763 | 38 | -1.8 | 38 |
Virginia |
3,631,074 | 0.9 | 35 | 960 | 10 | -1.5 | 31 |
Washington |
2,944,588 | 1.5 | 15 | 1,024 | 7 | 1.3 | 2 |
West Virginia |
715,427 | 0.5 | 45 | 724 | 45 | -2.4 | 45 |
Wisconsin |
2,718,654 | 0.7 | 38 | 770 | 36 | -2.7 | 48 |
Wyoming |
284,675 | 0.0 | 50 | 828 | 24 | -0.5 | 10 |
Last Modified Date: March 29, 2013
