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WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: FOURTH QUARTER 2002
The average weekly wages of all workers covered by state and federal
unemployment insurance (UI) programs was $739 in the fourth quarter of
2002, an increase of 1.7 percent from the same quarter in 2001, according
to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the U.S. Department of Labor.
Quarterly employment and wage data are compiled from reports submitted
by employers subject to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws,
covering 129.3 million full- and part-time jobs. Average weekly wages are
computed by dividing total quarterly payrolls of employees covered by UI
programs by the average monthly number of these employees and dividing by
13, for the 13 weeks in the quarter. These wage levels reflect both the
level of wages and salaries paid per employee during the quarter and
nonwage cash payments, such as tips, bonuses, and some stock options and
other contributions that these employees earned. (See Technical Note.)
Wage differences among industries reflect the varying composition of
employment by occupation, industry, and hours of work, as well as other
factors. For example, average weekly wage levels in retail trade indu-
stries are reduced by the relatively large share of part-time workers.
Correspondingly, wage levels in construction industries reflect the pre-
valence of part-year employment due to such factors as weather conditions.
Over-the-year wage changes may reflect shifts in the composition of em-
ployment, as well as changes in the level of average wages.
Industry
Among private sector industries, mining had the largest growth in weekly
wages from the fourth quarter of 2001 to the fourth quarter of 2002, with a
5.3 percent gain. This was followed by utilities (4.1 percent), arts,
entertainment, and recreation (3.6 percent), real estate and rental leasing
(3.5 percent), and educational services (3.4 percent). (See table 2.)
Federal government average weekly wages increased by 5.9 percent over
the year. Part of this increase was due to a downsized postal service
receiving retroactive payments in addition to cost of living adjustments.
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Management of companies and enterprises was the highest-paid sector in
the fourth quarter of 2002, with average weekly wages of $1,304. Still,
management of companies and enterprises was the only industry sector to
record an over-the-year decline in average weekly wages in the fourth
quarter of 2002, falling by 0.9 percent. The decline in this sector had
a minimal effect on the U.S. average weekly wage since the sector accounted
for only 2.3 percent of total covered wages in the fourth quarter. Utili-
ties was the second highest-paid sector with average weekly wages of $1,270,
followed by professional and technical services ($1,269), mining ($1,218),
and finance and insurance ($1,208). These five highest-paying sectors ac-
counted for 20 percent of total covered wages paid in the fourth quarter
and had weekly earnings that ranged from 63 percent to 76 percent higher
than the national average.
The lowest-paid sector was accommodation and food services with average
weekly wages of $275. The next lowest-paid sector was agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting at $428, followed by retail trade ($460), other services,
except public administration ($479), and administrative and waste services
($508). These five lowest-paying sectors accounted for 17 percent of total
covered wages paid in the fourth quarter and had weekly earnings that ranged
from 31 percent to 63 percent below the national average.
States
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia showed growth in wages
over year-ago levels. The highest wage growth (4.9 percent) occurred in
the District of Columbia, followed by Hawaii (4.3 percent), Nevada (3.9
percent), and Alabama and Rhode Island (3.8 percent each).
Two states experienced declines in their average weekly wage levels
compared with the fourth quarter of 2001. New York had the larger decline
(-0.5 percent), followed by Delaware (-0.2 percent). Five states experi-
enced less than one percent growth in wages. Among the states with pay
gains, Connecticut had the slowest rate of growth at 0.5 percent, followed
by Massachusetts (0.6 percent), Texas and Utah (0.8 percent each), and
Missouri (0.9 percent).
Among the states and the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia
had the highest weekly wage level ($1,192) in the fourth quarter of 2002,
followed by Connecticut ($955), New Jersey ($915), New York ($909), and
Massachusetts ($907). (See table 3.) The 2002 fourth-quarter wage levels
of these five areas ranged from 23 percent to 61 percent above the national
average.
Montana posted the lowest wage level ($528) in the fourth quarter of
2002. The next lowest wage levels were in South Dakota ($537), Mississippi
($538), North Dakota ($540), and Arkansas ($563). The fourth-quarter 2002
average wage figures for these states were 24 to 29 percent below the
national average.
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BLS will release first-quarter 2003 wages and employment data in October
of 2003.
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| The Covered Employment and Wages (CEW) program began a tran- |
| sition from annual to quarterly publication of data beginning |
| on October 16, 2002, with the release of selected data for the |
| first quarter of 2002. The amount of data released each quar- |
| ter has increased since that time. |
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| Therefore, BLS will discontinue publication of the three an- |
| nual CEW press releases. These are the releases covering State |
| and Industry Annual Average Pay, Metropolitan Statistical Area |
| Annual Average Pay, and Employment and Wages in Large Counties. |
| The last editions of these releases were issued in the fall of |
| 2002. The underlying data presented in these releases will con- |
| tinue to be available on the BLS Web site. Detailed monthly, |
| quarterly, and annual preliminary data for 2002 will be posted |
| on the Web site in September 2003. |
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| The CEW metropolitan statistical area (MSA) data released in |
| September will reflect the new MSA definitions based on the Cen- |
| sus 2000 results. |
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| Future issues of the Employment and Wages annual bulletin will |
| be produced based on final annual data rather than on preliminary |
| data as is the current practice. The 2002 annual bulletin will |
| be issued in the fall of 2003. |
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| In October 2003, with the release of data for the first quar- |
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Technical Note
These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program known
as the Covered Employment and Wages (CEW) program, also known as the ES-202
program. The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay
of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI)
legislation and provided by State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).
The summaries are a byproduct of the administration of state unemployment
insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based
on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI. Data for 2002 are
preliminary and subject to revision.
The employment and wage universe totals from the CEW differ from the
official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates of employment and
earnings produced by the Current Employment Statistics (CES) program due
to differences in scope and coverage. The preliminary universe totals
released by BLS are based on establishment reports including more than
95 percent of the employees within the scope of the CEW program. Estimates
are used to impute employment and wages for the remaining establishments.
Please see http://www.bls.gov/ces/ for more detailed technical information
on the CES program concepts, coverage, and methodology.
The preliminary CEW state data presented in table 3 of this release may
differ from data released by the individual states. These potential differ-
ences result from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time and
ongoing review and editing. The individual states determine their data
release timetables.
Coverage
Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SESAs by employers. In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each
of their establishments. The employment and wages data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of nearly 8.0 million employer
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS. These
reports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state. In 2001, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 129.3 million
jobs. The estimated 124.8 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment
for multiple jobholders) represented 99.7 percent of wage and salary
civilian employment. Multiple jobholder estimates are produced by the
Current Population Survey (CPS). Covered workers received $4.695 trillion
in pay, representing 94.8 percent of the wage and salary component of
personal income and 46.6 percent of the gross domestic product.
Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected
officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers,
most student workers at schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit
organizations.
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Concepts and methodology
Average monthly employment was calculated by averaging the employment
for the three months in the quarter. Monthly employment is based on the
number of workers who worked during or received pay for the pay period
including the 12th of the month. With few exceptions, all employees of
covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers,
corporation officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical
workers. Workers on paid vacations and part-time workers also are
included.
Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total
wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees,
as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the
quarter. These calculations are made from unrounded employment and wage
values so the average wage values that can be calculated from data from
this database may differ from the averages reported due to rounding.
Included in the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such as
bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other
gratuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred
compensation plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options.
Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time
workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying
occupations. When comparing average weekly wage levels between industries
and/or states, these factors should be taken into consideration.
Percent changes are calculated using the final 2001 quarterly data
as the base data. Final data for 2001 may differ from preliminary data
published earlier.
In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, SESAs verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and
ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle. Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from the verification
process are introduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the
year. Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also are
introduced in the first quarter. For these reasons, some data, especially
at more detailed industry levels, may not be strictly comparable with
earlier years.
Change in industry classification systems
Beginning with the release of data for 2001 in 2002, publications present-
ing data from the Covered Employment and Wages program use the 2002 version
of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the basis for
the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry. NAICS is the
product of a cooperative effort on the part of the statistical agencies of
the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The NAICS structure is significantly
different from that of the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
system, which had been used for industry classification purposes until 2002.
Due to the differences in NAICS and SIC structures, industry data for 2001
are not comparable to the SIC-based data for earlier years.
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NAICS uses a production-oriented approach to categorize economic units.
Units with similar production processes are classified in the same industry.
NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as opposed to the
SIC focus on what is produced. This approach yields significantly different
industry groupings than those produced by the SIC approach.
Data users will be able to work with new NAICS industrial groupings that
better reflect the workings of the U.S. economy. For example, a new industry
sector called Information brings together units which turn information into a
commodity with units which distribute that commodity. Information's major
components are publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, information
services, and data processing. Under the SIC system, these units were spread
across the manufacturing, communications, business services, and amusement
services groups. Another new sector of interest is Professional and technical
services. This sector is comprised of establishments engaged in activities
where human capital is the major input.
Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the Bureau
of Labor Statistics Web page (http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm) and the
U.S. Census Bureau Web page (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html).
The NAICS 2002 manual is available from the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) Web page (http://www.ntis.gov/).
Additional statistics and other information
An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive
information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages
for the nation and all states. Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2001
will be available for sale in early 2003 from the BLS Publications Sales
Center, P.O. Box 2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690, telephone 312-353-1880.
News releases on 2001 average annual employment and pay data by state
and industry (USDL 02-540), average annual pay for the nation's metropolitan
areas (USDL 02-625), and 2001 employment and average annual pay for large
counties (USDL 02-650) are available upon request from the Division of Ad-
ministrative Statistics and Labor Turnover, Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S.
Department of Labor, Washington, DC 20212; telephone 202-691-6567;
(http://www.bls.gov/cew/); (e-mail: CEWInfo@bls.gov).
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone number: 1-800-877-8339.
Table 1. Covered establishments and employment by NAICS classification,
preliminary data, fourth quarter 2002
Establishments Average monthly employment
(in thousands)
NAICS code / Industry Change from Change from
Fourth fourth quarter Fourth fourth quarter
quarter 2001 quarter 2001
2002 2002
Number Percent Number Percent
Total U.S................................................. 8,199,611 153,119 1.9 129,300.8 -259.9 -0.2
Private industry.......................................... 7,937,703 150,747 1.9 108,142.0 -521.9 -0.5
Natural resources and mining.............................. 126,416 -1,857 -1.4 1,642.6 -35.5 -2.1
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting........... 100,793 -1,502 -1.5 1,142.6 0.9 0.1
111 Crop production................................... 46,388 -915 -1.9 537.9 1.7 0.3
112 Animal production................................. 21,086 133 0.6 205.3 1.2 0.6
113 Forestry and logging.............................. 13,072 -581 -4.3 76.1 -2.1 -2.7
114 Fishing, hunting and trapping..................... 2,884 -116 -3.9 11.3 0.0 0.3
115 Agriculture and forestry support activities....... 17,363 -23 -0.1 311.9 0.1 0.0
21 Mining............................................... 25,623 -355 -1.4 500.0 -36.4 -6.8
211 Oil and gas extraction............................ 7,883 -274 -3.4 119.7 -4.4 -3.6
212 Mining, except oil and gas........................ 7,893 -246 -3.0 206.9 -14.0 -6.3
213 Support activities for mining..................... 9,847 165 1.7 173.4 -18.0 -9.4
Construction.............................................. 801,066 15,300 1.9 6,744.6 -67.0 -1.0
23 Construction......................................... 801,066 15,300 1.9 6,744.6 -67.0 -1.0
236 Construction of buildings......................... 240,616 5,903 2.5 1,582.6 2.3 0.1
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction.......... 59,615 -1,174 -1.9 931.7 -38.3 -3.9
238 Specialty trade contractors....................... 500,835 10,571 2.2 4,230.3 -31.0 -0.7
Manufacturing............................................. 386,446 -9,905 -2.5 15,008.0 -819.1 -5.2
31-33 Manufacturing..................................... 386,446 -9,905 -2.5 15,008.0 -819.1 -5.2
311 Food manufacturing................................ 29,370 -517 -1.7 1,545.9 -17.7 -1.1
312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing........ 4,268 -35 -0.8 206.9 -0.5 -0.3
313 Textile mills..................................... 5,198 -360 -6.5 284.5 -22.5 -7.3
314 Textile product mills............................. 8,378 -103 -1.2 192.6 -4.7 -2.4
315 Apparel manufacturing............................. 14,226 -1,081 -7.1 337.8 -53.0 -13.6
316 Leather and allied product manufacturing.......... 1,607 -100 -5.9 48.9 -7.4 -13.1
321 Wood product manufacturing........................ 18,462 -487 -2.6 548.6 -9.7 -1.7
322 Paper manufacturing............................... 6,852 -116 -1.7 536.0 -27.8 -4.9
323 Printing and related support activities........... 40,814 -1,322 -3.1 697.9 -42.0 -5.7
324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing......... 2,513 -81 -3.1 118.6 -2.9 -2.4
325 Chemical manufacturing............................ 15,684 -195 -1.2 919.5 -18.0 -1.9
326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing........ 15,475 -523 -3.3 841.7 -27.2 -3.1
327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing......... 17,787 -198 -1.1 513.9 -18.2 -3.4
331 Primary metal manufacturing....................... 6,352 -93 -1.4 499.1 -41.0 -7.6
332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing............ 62,666 -1,084 -1.7 1,518.0 -79.7 -5.0
333 Machinery manufacturing........................... 34,201 -1,435 -4.0 1,190.7 -99.5 -7.7
334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing..... 21,334 -973 -4.4 1,440.8 -194.4 -11.9
335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing.. 7,704 -270 -3.4 479.8 -42.8 -8.2
336 Transportation equipment manufacturing............ 15,647 -197 -1.2 1,812.6 -66.4 -3.5
337 Furniture and related product manufacturing....... 25,022 -584 -2.3 592.1 -24.3 -3.9
339 Miscellaneous manufacturing....................... 32,886 -151 -0.5 682.2 -19.6 -2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities...................... 1,860,582 4,470 0.2 25,671.0 -199.1 -0.8
22 Utilities............................................ 16,395 285 1.8 586.7 -12.8 -2.1
221 Utilities......................................... 16,395 285 1.8 586.7 -12.8 -2.1
42 Wholesale trade...................................... 587,359 6,660 1.1 5,611.9 -60.3 -1.1
423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods............... 272,175 -2,984 -1.1 2,957.8 -91.9 -3.0
424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods............ 146,881 438 0.3 2,011.6 1.2 0.1
425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers......... 168,303 9,206 5.8 642.5 30.4 5.0
44-45 Retail trade...................................... 1,046,682 -2,315 -0.2 15,423.1 -70.8 -0.5
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers................... 119,242 -489 -0.4 1,875.4 20.0 1.1
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores............. 59,021 438 0.7 562.1 19.1 3.5
443 Electronics and appliance stores.................. 56,141 -1,417 -2.5 545.9 -19.2 -3.4
444 Building material and garden supply stores........ 77,711 -632 -0.8 1,181.1 52.8 4.7
445 Food and beverage stores.......................... 140,998 556 0.4 2,880.6 -72.6 -2.5
446 Health and personal care stores................... 76,723 125 0.2 946.8 -10.0 -1.0
447 Gasoline stations................................. 107,460 -318 -0.3 883.4 -26.2 -2.9
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores.......... 129,228 174 0.1 1,404.6 14.3 1.0
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores...... 64,986 -984 -1.5 713.0 -5.7 -0.8
452 General merchandise stores........................ 45,234 1,581 3.6 2,985.7 -0.1 0.0
453 Miscellaneous store retailers..................... 137,376 -982 -0.7 986.5 -12.5 -1.3
454 Nonstore retailers................................ 32,562 -367 -1.1 457.9 -30.5 -6.2
48-49 Transportation and warehousing.................... 210,146 -160 -0.1 4,049.3 -55.1 -1.3
481 Air transportation................................ 5,979 -130 -2.1 562.4 -16.7 -2.9
482 Rail transportation............................... 75 23 44.2 0.4 0.1 19.9
483 Water transportation.............................. 1,446 33 2.3 52.3 0.0 0.0
484 Truck transportation.............................. 113,734 -178 -0.2 1,340.8 -26.7 -1.9
485 Transit and ground passenger transportation....... 17,648 89 0.5 391.7 6.7 1.7
486 Pipeline transportation........................... 2,488 -49 -1.9 41.9 -2.7 -6.0
487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation............. 3,074 -34 -1.1 25.9 -0.9 -3.2
488 Support activities for transportation............. 37,593 -86 -0.2 518.4 -4.0 -0.8
491 Postal service.................................... 644 126 24.3 3.0 0.7 32.7
492 Couriers and messengers........................... 14,708 24 0.2 593.9 -18.2 -3.0
493 Warehousing and storage........................... 12,757 22 0.2 518.6 6.5 1.3
Information............................................... 150,296 -2,949 -1.9 3,302.1 -184.3 -5.3
51 Information.......................................... 150,296 -2,949 -1.9 3,302.1 -184.3 -5.3
511 Publishing industries, except Internet............ 36,259 -330 -0.9 950.1 -38.0 -3.8
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries..... 27,508 -902 -3.2 389.1 31.9 8.9
515 Broadcasting, except Internet..................... 10,146 1 0.0 333.0 -8.7 -2.6
516 Internet publishing and broadcasting.............. 3,453 -285 -7.6 32.8 -5.0 -13.4
517 Telecommunications................................ 43,702 866 2.0 1,124.7 -132.9 -10.6
518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing......... 25,540 -2,425 -8.7 425.9 -32.0 -7.0
519 Other information services........................ 3,688 126 3.5 46.6 0.5 1.0
Financial activities...................................... 746,020 17,915 2.5 7,750.9 47.8 0.6
52 Finance and insurance................................ 426,023 10,249 2.5 5,711.7 40.0 0.7
521 Monetary authorities - central bank............... 187 35 23.0 23.1 -0.1 -0.2
522 Credit intermediation and related activities...... 169,992 6,563 4.0 2,706.3 80.9 3.1
523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments...... 73,949 3,566 5.1 779.3 -42.8 -5.2
524 Insurance carriers and related activities......... 176,004 -224 -0.1 2,117.5 3.1 0.1
525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles....... 5,891 309 5.5 85.4 -1.2 -1.3
53 Real estate and rental and leasing................... 319,997 7,666 2.5 2,039.2 7.9 0.4
531 Real estate....................................... 254,310 7,435 3.0 1,370.9 26.3 2.0
532 Rental and leasing services....................... 62,557 298 0.5 641.5 -16.2 -2.5
533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets......... 3,130 -67 -2.1 26.8 -2.2 -7.7
Professional and business services........................ 1,311,348 34,273 2.7 16,050.7 -37.2 -0.2
54 Professional and technical services.................. 863,779 22,262 2.6 6,656.5 -110.4 -1.6
541 Professional and technical services............... 863,779 22,262 2.6 6,656.5 -110.4 -1.6
55 Management of companies and enterprises.............. 37,773 878 2.4 1,686.4 -8.9 -0.5
551 Management of companies and enterprises........... 37,773 878 2.4 1,686.4 -8.9 -0.5
56 Administrative and waste services.................... 409,796 11,133 2.8 7,707.8 82.0 1.1
561 Administrative and support services............... 389,454 10,718 2.8 7,390.2 81.5 1.1
562 Waste management and remediation services......... 20,342 415 2.1 317.6 0.6 0.2
Education and health services............................. 713,465 18,956 2.7 15,603.8 462.7 3.1
61 Educational services................................. 70,565 2,884 4.3 2,032.4 61.9 3.1
611 Educational services.............................. 70,565 2,884 4.3 2,032.4 61.9 3.1
62 Health care and social assistance.................... 642,900 16,072 2.6 13,571.4 400.8 3.0
621 Ambulatory health care services................... 455,141 11,544 2.6 4,729.6 189.0 4.2
622 Hospitals......................................... 7,321 83 1.1 4,145.8 87.8 2.2
623 Nursing and residential care facilities........... 61,437 979 1.6 2,762.0 66.4 2.5
624 Social assistance................................. 119,001 3,466 3.0 1,934.0 57.7 3.1
Leisure and hospitality................................... 656,143 15,186 2.4 11,903.7 251.9 2.2
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation.................. 110,127 2,886 2.7 1,710.3 31.2 1.9
711 Performing arts and spectator sports.............. 40,754 1,244 3.1 374.8 5.8 1.6
712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks........ 4,844 141 3.0 112.8 0.4 0.4
713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation.............. 64,529 1,501 2.4 1,222.7 24.9 2.1
72 Accommodation and food services...................... 546,016 12,300 2.3 10,193.5 220.7 2.2
721 Accommodation..................................... 61,365 937 1.6 1,738.9 21.2 1.2
722 Food services and drinking places................. 484,651 11,363 2.4 8,454.5 199.5 2.4
Other services............................................ 1,040,980 38,858 3.9 4,243.0 35.0 0.8
81 Other services, except public administration......... 1,040,980 38,858 3.9 4,243.0 35.0 0.8
811 Repair and maintenance............................ 229,836 305 0.1 1,231.5 -9.5 -0.8
812 Personal and laundry services..................... 178,906 2,433 1.4 1,260.8 12.1 1.0
813 Membership associations and organizations......... 131,583 1,315 1.0 1,296.9 17.3 1.4
814 Private households................................ 500,655 34,805 7.5 453.8 15.2 3.5
Federal government........................................ 50,658 -416 -0.8 2,785.6 38.8 1.4
State government.......................................... 64,257 5 0.0 4,515.5 -2.5 -0.1
Local government.......................................... 146,993 2,783 1.9 13,857.7 225.7 1.7
Table 2. Covered wages by NAICS classification, preliminary data, fourth quarter 2002
Total quarterly wages Average weekly wages
(in thousands)
NAICS code / Industry Change from fourth Change from
Fourth quarter 2001 Fourth fourth quarter
quarter quarter 2001
2002 2002
Number Percent Number Percent
Total U.S................................................. $1,242,248,795 $18,141,016 1.5 $739 $12 1.7
Private industry.......................................... 1,039,252,889 8,342,942 0.8 739 9 1.3
Natural resources and mining.............................. 14,273,130 -22,210 -0.2 668 13 2.0
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting........... 6,354,515 128,750 2.1 428 8 2.0
111 Crop production................................... 2,877,165 68,888 2.5 411 9 2.1
112 Animal production................................. 1,285,969 24,772 2.0 482 7 1.4
113 Forestry and logging.............................. 582,030 -17,918 -3.0 588 -2 -0.3
114 Fishing, hunting and trapping..................... 110,621 7,591 7.4 752 49 7.0
115 Agriculture and forestry support activities....... 1,498,730 45,418 3.1 370 11 3.1
21 Mining............................................... 7,918,615 -150,961 -1.9 1,218 61 5.3
211 Oil and gas extraction............................ 2,950,676 160,231 5.7 1,896 167 9.7
212 Mining, except oil and gas........................ 2,662,860 -122,984 -4.4 990 20 2.1
213 Support activities for mining..................... 2,305,079 -188,208 -7.5 1,023 20 2.0
Construction.............................................. 71,683,996 -160,522 -0.2 818 6 0.8
23 Construction......................................... 71,683,996 -160,522 -0.2 818 6 0.8
236 Construction of buildings......................... 18,625,023 303,743 1.7 905 13 1.5
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction.......... 11,215,526 -205,512 -1.8 926 20 2.2
238 Specialty trade contractors....................... 41,843,447 -258,753 -0.6 761 1 0.1
Manufacturing............................................. 172,332,780 -4,251,614 -2.4 883 25 2.9
31-33 Manufacturing..................................... 172,332,780 -4,251,614 -2.4 883 25 2.9
311 Food manufacturing................................ 13,140,483 20,979 0.2 654 8 1.3
312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing........ 2,352,330 -17,944 -0.8 875 -4 -0.5
313 Textile mills..................................... 2,366,732 -76,968 -3.1 640 28 4.5
314 Textile product mills............................. 1,413,198 19,066 1.4 564 21 3.8
315 Apparel manufacturing............................. 2,402,881 -146,803 -5.8 547 45 9.0
316 Leather and allied product manufacturing.......... 382,208 -45,946 -10.7 601 16 2.7
321 Wood product manufacturing........................ 4,472,266 759 0.0 627 11 1.8
322 Paper manufacturing............................... 6,482,530 -114,703 -1.7 930 30 3.3
323 Printing and related support activities........... 6,903,775 -202,893 -2.9 761 22 3.0
324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing......... 1,976,849 14,901 0.8 1,282 40 3.2
325 Chemical manufacturing............................ 14,482,190 43,254 0.3 1,212 27 2.3
326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing........ 8,163,033 33,189 0.4 746 26 3.6
327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing......... 5,320,795 -34,080 -0.6 796 22 2.9
331 Primary metal manufacturing....................... 5,921,469 -280,768 -4.5 913 29 3.3
332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing............ 15,639,198 -354,710 -2.2 792 22 2.9
333 Machinery manufacturing........................... 14,529,759 -647,961 -4.3 939 34 3.7
334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing..... 24,183,699 -2,689,970 -10.0 1,291 27 2.1
335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing.. 5,190,371 -319,132 -5.8 832 21 2.6
336 Transportation equipment manufacturing............ 25,147,597 561,018 2.3 1,067 61 6.0
337 Furniture and related product manufacturing....... 4,731,949 -56,470 -1.2 615 17 2.9
339 Miscellaneous manufacturing....................... 7,129,469 43,566 0.6 804 27 3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities...................... 214,534,606 1,478,459 0.7 643 9 1.5
22 Utilities............................................ 9,687,872 181,273 1.9 1,270 50 4.1
221 Utilities......................................... 9,687,872 181,273 1.9 1,270 50 4.1
42 Wholesale trade...................................... 73,763,842 135,895 0.2 1,011 13 1.3
423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods............... 39,818,640 -788,075 -1.9 1,036 11 1.1
424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods............ 23,997,053 415,317 1.8 918 15 1.7
425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers......... 9,948,149 508,652 5.4 1,191 5 0.4
44-45 Retail trade...................................... 92,204,164 974,239 1.1 460 7 1.5
441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers................... 19,065,009 -23,672 -0.1 782 -9 -1.2
442 Furniture and home furnishings stores............. 4,097,692 131,645 3.3 561 -1 -0.2
443 Electronics and appliance stores.................. 4,963,849 -326,222 -6.2 699 -21 -2.9
444 Building material and garden supply stores........ 8,348,272 244,426 3.0 544 -9 -1.6
445 Food and beverage stores.......................... 14,345,403 158,423 1.1 383 14 3.7
446 Health and personal care stores................... 6,542,341 283,878 4.5 532 28 5.6
447 Gasoline stations................................. 3,650,407 -57,686 -1.6 318 4 1.4
448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores.......... 6,406,509 285,137 4.7 351 12 3.6
451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores...... 3,117,425 48,300 1.6 336 8 2.4
452 General merchandise stores........................ 12,727,567 393,834 3.2 328 10 3.2
453 Miscellaneous store retailers..................... 5,191,594 -18,805 -0.4 405 4 0.9
454 Nonstore retailers................................ 3,748,096 -145,020 -3.7 630 16 2.7
48-49 Transportation and warehousing.................... 38,878,729 187,053 0.5 739 13 1.9
481 Air transportation................................ 7,771,165 -189,324 -2.4 1,063 5 0.5
482 Rail transportation............................... 3,183 218 7.4 598 -70 -10.5
483 Water transportation.............................. 731,137 4,887 0.7 1,076 7 0.6
484 Truck transportation.............................. 12,270,634 19,074 0.2 704 15 2.1
485 Transit and ground passenger transportation....... 2,152,484 91,917 4.5 423 11 2.7
486 Pipeline transportation........................... 776,553 -72,384 -8.5 1,424 -39 -2.6
487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation............. 150,513 -2,731 -1.8 447 6 1.5
488 Support activities for transportation............. 5,169,199 56,635 1.1 767 14 1.9
491 Postal service.................................... 22,423 5,283 30.8 582 -8 -1.4
492 Couriers and messengers........................... 5,441,164 92,967 1.7 705 33 4.9
493 Warehousing and storage........................... 4,390,274 180,511 4.3 651 19 3.0
Information............................................... 47,087,558 -2,365,010 -4.8 1,097 6 0.5
51 Information.......................................... 47,087,558 -2,365,010 -4.8 1,097 6 0.5
511 Publishing industries, except Internet............ 13,958,878 -692,920 -4.7 1,130 -11 -0.9
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries..... 5,258,894 588,177 12.6 1,040 34 3.4
515 Broadcasting, except Internet..................... 4,566,816 125,874 2.8 1,055 55 5.5
516 Internet publishing and broadcasting.............. 561,857 -118,646 -17.4 1,319 -65 -4.7
517 Telecommunications................................ 15,923,563 -1,431,898 -8.3 1,089 28 2.6
518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing......... 6,387,526 -849,942 -11.7 1,154 -62 -5.1
519 Other information services........................ 430,025 14,345 3.5 710 17 2.4
Financial activities...................................... 108,332,409 1,733,933 1.6 1,075 11 1.0
52 Finance and insurance................................ 89,666,613 1,039,343 1.2 1,208 6 0.5
521 Monetary authorities - central bank............... 331,182 23,127 7.5 1,102 79 7.7
522 Credit intermediation and related activities...... 33,844,349 2,930,833 9.5 962 56 6.2
523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments...... 25,709,230 -2,814,279 -9.9 2,538 -131 -4.9
524 Insurance carriers and related activities......... 28,333,585 938,264 3.4 1,029 33 3.3
525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles....... 1,448,268 -38,601 -2.6 1,304 -17 -1.3
53 Real estate and rental and leasing................... 18,665,795 694,590 3.9 704 24 3.5
531 Real estate....................................... 13,268,985 679,719 5.4 745 24 3.4
532 Rental and leasing services....................... 4,885,024 35,611 0.7 586 19 3.3
533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets......... 511,787 -20,740 -3.9 1,467 59 4.2
Professional and business services........................ 189,352,945 -375,107 -0.2 907 0 0.0
54 Professional and technical services.................. 109,826,013 -1,668,465 -1.5 1,269 2 0.1
541 Professional and technical services............... 109,826,013 -1,668,465 -1.5 1,269 2 0.1
55 Management of companies and enterprises.............. 28,597,003 -405,987 -1.4 1,304 -12 -0.9
551 Management of companies and enterprises........... 28,597,003 -405,987 -1.4 1,304 -12 -0.9
56 Administrative and waste services.................... 50,929,929 1,699,345 3.5 508 12 2.4
561 Administrative and support services............... 47,457,704 1,604,405 3.5 494 11 2.4
562 Waste management and remediation services......... 3,472,225 94,940 2.8 841 22 2.6
Education and health services............................. 142,817,822 8,645,371 6.4 704 22 3.3
61 Educational services................................. 17,109,403 1,072,903 6.7 648 22 3.4
611 Educational services.............................. 17,109,403 1,072,903 6.7 648 22 3.4
62 Health care and social assistance.................... 125,708,419 7,572,468 6.4 713 23 3.3
621 Ambulatory health care services................... 60,745,205 3,388,365 5.9 988 16 1.7
622 Hospitals......................................... 39,947,006 2,687,824 7.2 741 35 4.9
623 Nursing and residential care facilities........... 15,526,461 926,239 6.3 432 16 3.8
624 Social assistance................................. 9,489,747 570,040 6.4 377 12 3.2
Leisure and hospitality................................... 50,088,744 2,531,063 5.3 324 10 3.1
71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation.................. 13,623,102 707,403 5.5 613 21 3.6
711 Performing arts and spectator sports.............. 7,318,710 475,022 6.9 1,502 75 5.3
712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks........ 718,023 34,254 5.0 490 22 4.6
713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation.............. 5,586,368 198,127 3.7 351 5 1.6
72 Accommodation and food services...................... 36,465,642 1,823,660 5.3 275 8 3.0
721 Accommodation..................................... 9,323,763 525,345 6.0 412 18 4.7
722 Food services and drinking places................. 27,141,879 1,298,314 5.0 247 6 2.5
Other services............................................ 26,405,087 857,646 3.4 479 12 2.5
81 Other services, except public administration......... 26,405,087 857,646 3.4 479 12 2.5
811 Repair and maintenance............................ 9,405,608 96,320 1.0 587 10 1.8
812 Personal and laundry services..................... 6,468,749 161,474 2.6 395 6 1.6
813 Membership associations and organizations......... 8,872,103 518,018 6.2 526 24 4.8
814 Private households................................ 1,658,627 81,835 5.2 281 5 1.7
Federal government........................................ 36,968,726 2,551,096 7.4 1,021 57 5.9
State government.......................................... 45,010,891 1,220,730 2.8 767 21 2.8
Local government.......................................... 121,016,288 6,026,248 5.2 672 23 3.5
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state,
preliminary data, fourth quarter 2002
Average monthly Total quarterly wages
Establishments employment (in thousands) Average weekly wages
(in thousands)
State Change from Change from Change from fourth Change from
fourth quarter fourth quarter quarter 2001 fourth
Fourth 2001 Fourth 2001 Fourth Fourth quarter 2001
quarter quarter quarter quarter
2002 2002 2002 2002
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Num- Percent
ber
Total U.S..... 8,199,611 153,119 1.9 129,300.8 -259.9 -0.2 $1,242,248,795 $18,141,016 1.5 $739 $12 1.7
Alabama............. 112,113 -1,850 -1.6 1,841.9 -7.0 -0.4 15,113,109 491,974 3.4 631 23 3.8
Alaska.............. 19,300 -124 -0.6 284.0 5.5 2.0 2,719,038 135,661 5.3 736 23 3.2
Arizona............. 123,319 2,018 1.7 2,284.6 19.6 0.9 20,292,815 660,724 3.4 683 17 2.5
Arkansas............ 74,254 1,034 1.4 1,129.6 -0.3 0.0 8,269,833 245,448 3.1 563 17 3.1
California.......... 1,148,389 49,948 4.5 14,944.9 29.1 0.2 162,484,806 2,089,459 1.3 836 9 1.1
Colorado............ 157,222 3,080 2.0 2,149.5 -27.7 -1.3 21,475,760 -1,480 0.0 769 10 1.3
Connecticut......... 108,255 227 0.2 1,656.7 -21.0 -1.3 20,576,272 -153,876 -0.7 955 5 0.5
Delaware............ 25,418 -27 -0.1 404.6 -1.5 -0.4 4,133,876 -24,867 -0.6 786 -2 -0.2
District of Columbia 28,925 531 1.9 656.0 14.3 2.2 10,162,431 687,740 7.3 1,192 56 4.9
Florida............. 485,517 24,221 5.3 7,286.0 87.1 1.2 62,520,868 2,487,158 4.1 660 19 2.9
Georgia............. 242,293 6,478 2.7 3,850.1 -13.2 -0.3 35,703,489 348,710 1.0 713 9 1.3
Hawaii.............. 36,178 468 1.3 568.3 14.7 2.7 4,829,914 320,072 7.1 654 27 4.3
Idaho............... 47,344 478 1.0 580.0 9.4 1.7 4,285,427 142,578 3.4 568 10 1.8
Illinois............ 322,812 4,317 1.4 5,813.1 -61.8 -1.1 60,499,767 214,224 0.4 801 11 1.4
Indiana............. 151,139 117 0.1 2,861.7 -3.8 -0.1 24,229,476 722,915 3.1 651 20 3.2
Iowa................ 88,936 512 0.6 1,417.9 -6.0 -0.4 11,020,247 208,718 1.9 598 14 2.4
Kansas.............. 81,401 830 1.0 1,306.3 -17.3 -1.3 10,440,405 48,567 0.5 615 11 1.8
Kentucky............ 107,966 -757 -0.7 1,733.3 -4.6 -0.3 14,056,153 414,555 3.0 624 20 3.3
Louisiana........... 115,710 979 0.9 1,852.5 -17.5 -0.9 14,759,344 277,725 1.9 613 17 2.9
Maine............... 46,530 -224 -0.5 594.2 1.2 0.2 4,657,331 149,134 3.3 603 18 3.1
Maryland............ 148,904 1,001 0.7 2,444.8 0.2 0.0 25,422,807 884,644 3.6 800 28 3.6
Massachusetts....... 200,440 6,888 3.6 3,213.9 -50.3 -1.5 37,899,205 -379,734 -1.0 907 5 0.6
Michigan............ 256,744 -305 -0.1 4,431.4 -39.7 -0.9 44,637,711 744,792 1.7 775 20 2.6
Minnesota........... 155,729 -235 -0.2 2,608.3 -7.7 -0.3 25,542,525 619,245 2.5 753 20 2.8
Mississippi......... 64,576 1,245 2.0 1,104.6 -3.7 -0.3 7,728,598 187,480 2.5 538 15 2.8
Missouri............ 165,859 2,443 1.5 2,653.8 -0.6 0.0 22,745,801 188,485 0.8 659 6 0.9
Montana............. 42,312 1,302 3.2 392.8 7.0 1.8 2,697,250 125,585 4.9 528 15 3.0
Nebraska............ 54,890 2,387 4.5 877.8 -6.9 -0.8 6,779,872 178,612 2.7 594 20 3.5
Nevada.............. 54,698 3,660 7.2 1,063.5 25.0 2.4 9,480,130 571,210 6.4 686 26 3.9
New Hampshire....... 46,500 538 1.2 608.2 -0.9 -0.1 5,988,062 91,819 1.6 757 13 1.7
New Jersey.......... 258,741 10,324 4.2 3,895.4 -10.7 -0.3 46,319,433 410,024 0.9 915 11 1.2
New Mexico.......... 49,945 1,045 2.1 745.9 12.1 1.6 5,697,067 179,373 3.3 588 9 1.6
New York............ 547,152 4,286 0.8 8,388.7 -42.8 -0.5 99,149,873 -983,795 -1.0 909 -4 -0.5
North Carolina...... 235,838 9,715 4.3 3,775.8 -3.4 -0.1 31,801,674 331,355 1.1 648 7 1.1
North Dakota........ 23,561 242 1.0 315.9 1.1 0.4 2,217,551 81,579 3.8 540 18 3.5
Ohio................ 291,050 4,030 1.4 5,368.2 -49.9 -0.9 47,901,525 829,680 1.8 686 18 2.7
Oklahoma............ 90,924 138 0.2 1,440.1 -28.1 -1.9 10,733,799 -13,121 -0.1 573 10 1.8
Oregon.............. 115,448 3,248 2.9 1,585.7 -3.8 -0.2 13,846,324 268,175 2.0 672 15 2.2
Pennsylvania........ 319,049 -15,257 -4.6 5,538.8 -21.4 -0.4 51,510,163 1,090,042 2.2 715 18 2.6
Rhode Island........ 34,219 607 1.8 475.0 1.6 0.3 4,322,580 173,933 4.2 700 26 3.8
South Carolina...... 121,133 5,286 4.6 1,775.8 3.3 0.2 13,945,727 318,278 2.3 604 13 2.1
South Dakota........ 27,795 298 1.1 364.9 1.3 0.4 2,549,240 80,296 3.3 537 15 2.9
Tennessee........... 126,067 1,217 1.0 2,634.8 12.5 0.5 22,600,731 569,627 2.6 660 14 2.1
Texas............... 498,563 4,171 0.8 9,305.0 -26.1 -0.3 88,336,674 420,287 0.5 730 6 0.8
Utah................ 71,857 1,846 2.6 1,050.3 -1.4 -0.1 8,408,643 57,993 0.7 616 5 0.8
Vermont............. 23,924 -485 -2.0 297.3 -2.0 -0.7 2,430,571 63,662 2.7 629 21 3.4
Virginia............ 199,984 2,949 1.5 3,429.0 -6.5 -0.2 33,266,192 297,471 0.9 746 8 1.1
Washington.......... 228,477 3,266 1.5 2,658.4 -10.6 -0.4 25,884,203 584,671 2.3 749 20 2.7
West Virginia....... 46,780 123 0.3 684.3 -5.4 -0.8 5,116,888 52,025 1.0 575 10 1.8
Wisconsin........... 153,736 4,552 3.1 2,718.3 -2.4 -0.1 23,219,158 609,529 2.7 657 18 2.8
Wyoming............. 21,695 338 1.6 239.0 0.9 0.4 1,838,460 42,653 2.4 592 12 2.0
Puerto Rico......... 45,625 -4,964 -9.8 1,009.8 -2.9 -0.3 5,634,990 236,373 4.4 429 19 4.7
Virgin Islands...... 3,199 -15 -0.5 42.1 -1.1 -2.6 336,501 3,512 1.1 615 22 3.7