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USDL 03-04
For release: 10:00 A.M. EST
Tuesday, January 7, 2003

WAGES AND EMPLOYMENT: SECOND QUARTER 2002

The average weekly wages of all workers covered by state and federal
unemployment insurance (UI) programs was $687 in the second 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. The over-the-year percent changes in average
weekly wages for the last four quarters reported were below the levels for
previous years.
Quarterly employment and wage data are compiled from reports submitted
by employers subject to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws,
covering 129.7 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
industries are reduced by the relatively large share of part-time workers.
Correspondingly, wage levels in construction industries reflect the
prevalence of part-year employment due to weather and seasonal factors.
Over-the-year wage changes may reflect shifts in the composition of
employment, as well as changes in the level of average wages.
Industry
Among private sector industries, real estate and rental leasing had the
fastest growing weekly wages in the second quarter of 2002, with a 5.4 percent over-the-year gain. This was followed by health care and social
assistance (3.9 percent), administrative and waste services (3.8 percent),
agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3.5 percent), educational
services (3.2 percent), and manufacturing (3.0 percent). The gains in real
estate, agriculture, and educational services had limited impact on the

total due to their 1 percent each shares of total wages in the second
quarter. However, the manufacturing, health care, and administrative
sectors had more substantial contributions because of their respective
wage shares of 14, 10, and 4 percent.
Federal government average weekly wages increased by 6.4 percent over
the year. Lower 2001 levels reflected the presence of temporary decennial
census workers.
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- 2 Four industry sectors recorded over-the-year declines in average weekly
wages in the second quarter of 2002. The largest decline was in information,
where average weekly wages fell by 4.8 percent. This was followed by professional and technical services, management of companies and enterprises, and
mining, all with declines of 0.1 percent. Each of these sectors had average
weekly wages at least 50 percent above the national average. (See table 2.)
Despite its large percentage drop, information had limited impact on the
total because it accounted for only 4 percent of total wages in the second
quarter. Professional and technical services, management of companies and
enterprises, and mining had respective wage shares of 8, 2, and 1 percent.
These declines partially offset substantial gains in other sectors.
Management of companies and enterprises was the highest paid sector in
the second quarter of 2002, with average weekly wages of $1,257. Utilities
was second with average weekly wages of $1,238, followed by mining ($1,103),
finance and insurance ($1,082), and professional and technical services
($1,081). These five highest paying sectors accounted for 19 percent of
total covered wages paid in the second quarter and had weekly earnings that
ranged from 57 percent to 83 percent higher than the national average.
The lowest paid sector was accommodation and food services with average
weekly wages of $265. The next lowest paid sector was agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting at $394, followed by retail trade ($440), other services,
except public administration ($448), and arts, entertainment, and recreation
($454).

States
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia showed growth in wages
over year-ago levels. The highest wage growth (5.3 percent) occurred in
Hawaii, followed by Delaware, Tennessee, and Wyoming (3.8 percent each) and
Louisiana (3.7 percent).
Three states experienced declines in their weekly wage level compared to
the second quarter of 2001. Connecticut experienced the steepest decline,
where weekly wage levels decreased by 1.1 percent. In Colorado, average
weekly wages decreased by 0.3 percent and in Washington by 0.2 percent.
These three states contained 5 percent of total wages in the second quarter.
Among the states and the District of Columbia, the District of Columbia
had the highest weekly wage level ($1,096) in the second quarter of 2002,
followed by Connecticut ($851), Massachusetts ($837), New York ($834), and
New Jersey ($828). (See table 3.) The 2002 second-quarter wage levels of
these five highest-ranking states ranged from 21 percent to 60 percent
above the national average.
South Dakota posted the lowest wages ($492) in the second quarter of
2002. The next lowest wage levels were in North Dakota ($499), Montana
($501), Mississippi ($507), and Idaho ($527). The second-quarter 2002
average wage figures for these states were 23 to 28 percent below the
national average.

- 3 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 differences 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 129.7 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.
- 4 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 presenting 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.
- 5 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 Administrative 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, second quarter 2002

Establishments

NAICS code / Industry
Second
quarter
2002

Average monthly employment
(in thousands)

Change from
second quarter
2001

Second
quarter
2002

Number Percent

Change from
second quarter
2001

Number Percent

Total U.S.

8,131,495

173,418

2.2

129,171.8 -1662.4

-1.3

Private industry

7,868,965

170,375

2.2

108,149.5 -2038.4

-1.8

126,644

-1,189

-0.9

1,713.6

-55.8

-3.2

100,949
46,471
20,937
13,308
2,895
17,338

-1,204
-808
94
-467
-115
92

-1.2
-1.7
0.5
-3.4
-3.8
0.5

1,204.5
590.1
207.0
73.7
10.9
322.7

-26.2
-17.7
3.6
-1.8
-0.3
-10.2

-2.1
-2.9
1.8
-2.3
-2.4
-3.0

25,695
7,950
7,995
9,750

15
-243
-127
385

0.1
-3.0
-1.6
4.1

509.2
120.9
213.1
175.2

-29.6
-2.7
-9.4
-17.4

-5.5
-2.2
-4.2
-9.0

795,629

21,318

2.8

6,732.5

-124.5

-1.8

795,629
237,678
60,105
497,846

21,318
7,746
-218
13,790

2.8
3.4
-0.4
2.8

6,732.5
1,564.2
945.0
4,223.2

-124.5
-9.7
-26.8
-88.0

-1.8
-0.6
-2.8
-2.0

390,170

-7,512

-1.9

15,319.2 -1286.6

-7.7

Natural resources and mining
11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
111 Crop production
112 Animal production
113 Forestry and logging
114 Fishing, hunting and trapping
115 Agriculture and forestry support activities
21 Mining
211 Oil and gas extraction
212 Mining, except oil and gas
213 Support activities for mining
Construction
23 Construction
236 Construction of buildings
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction
238 Specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing

31-33
311
312
313
314
315
316
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
339

Manufacturing
Food manufacturing
Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
Textile mills
Textile product mills
Apparel manufacturing
Leather and allied product manufacturing
Wood product manufacturing
Paper manufacturing
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Primary metal manufacturing
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Furniture and related product manufacturing
Miscellaneous manufacturing

Trade, transportation and utilities
22 Utilities
221 Utilities
42 Wholesale trade
423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers
44-45
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
451
452
453

Retail trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Electronics and appliance stores
Building material and garden supply stores
Food and beverage stores
Health and personal care stores
Gasoline stations
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers

390,170
29,439
4,277
5,304
8,499
14,624
1,626
18,671
6,855
41,423
2,542
15,751
15,675
17,829
6,354
63,268
34,668
21,674
7,777
15,688
25,286
32,940

-7,512
-540
34
-365
-26
-875
-117
-411
-116
-1,154
-68
-80
-369
-184
-39
-545
-1,108
-684
-190
-188
-422
-65

-1.9
-1.8
0.8
-6.4
-0.3
-5.6
-6.7
-2.2
-1.7
-2.7
-2.6
-0.5
-2.3
-1.0
-0.6
-0.9
-3.1
-3.1
-2.4
-1.2
-1.6
-0.2

15,319.2 -1286.6
1,516.2
-22.2
205.4
-0.8
295.7
-42.8
196.9
-9.1
365.2
-77.5
50.3
-10.3
560.0
-16.2
546.6
-34.8
711.0
-63.8
119.6
-2.5
926.8
-34.3
852.6
-51.5
523.4
-28.4
509.9
-71.5
1,552.5 -143.0
1,236.9 -151.8
1,519.4 -271.0
499.8
-63.2
1,832.6 -117.3
608.8
-45.5
689.7
-29.1

-7.7
-1.4
-0.4
-12.6
-4.4
-17.5
-17.0
-2.8
-6.0
-8.2
-2.0
-3.6
-5.7
-5.2
-12.3
-8.4
-10.9
-15.1
-11.2
-6.0
-7.0
-4.0

1,863,329

18,557

1.0

25,158.0

-478.3

-1.9

16,417
16,417

395
395

2.5
2.5

594.5
594.5

-7.2
-7.2

-1.2
-1.2

587,612
275,113
147,570
164,929

14,310
1,346
1,826
11,138

2.5
0.5
1.3
7.2

5,645.7
3,001.5
2,016.5
627.7

-123.0
-134.7
-10.8
22.4

-2.1
-4.3
-0.5
3.7

1,048,629
119,233
58,899
56,469
77,729
140,837
76,763
108,361
129,809
65,178
44,787
137,716

2,804
1,306
-74
-987
-716
1,708
172
28
551
-878
2,211
-435

0.3
1.1
-0.1
-1.7
-0.9
1.2
0.2
0.0
0.4
-1.3
5.2
-0.3

14,932.9
1,884.5
533.9
520.5
1,221.6
2,869.2
923.7
901.1
1,275.2
645.4
2,764.7
962.7

-159.4
18.3
-3.3
-31.2
41.1
-67.3
-9.6
-24.2
-17.8
-18.2
19.0
-30.1

-1.1
1.0
-0.6
-5.7
3.5
-2.3
-1.0
-2.6
-1.4
-2.7
0.7
-3.0

454 Nonstore retailers

32,848

-82

-0.2

430.5

-36.1

-7.7

210,671
5,999
58
1,461
114,145
17,669
2,489
3,072
37,719
612
14,652
12,795

1,048
-83
12
82
488
149
-165
0
215
155
152
43

0.5
-1.4
26.1
5.9
0.4
0.9
-6.2
0.0
0.6
33.9
1.0
0.3

3,984.9
560.4
0.3
53.1
1,338.7
382.1
42.5
29.1
515.6
2.7
556.2
504.1

-188.8
-66.2
0.0
-0.5
-56.2
1.1
-2.2
-3.7
-18.9
0.7
-37.7
-5.2

-4.5
-10.6
5.4
-1.0
-4.0
0.3
-4.9
-11.2
-3.5
38.0
-6.3
-1.0

152,779

864

0.6

3,394.4

-246.1

-6.8

152,779
36,562
27,771
10,194
3,642
44,166
26,835
3,609

864
119
-458
20
-186
2,106
-883
146

0.6
0.3
-1.6
0.2
-4.9
5.0
-3.2
4.2

3,394.4
961.8
391.7
331.7
34.4
1,185.6
442.7
46.4

-246.1
-63.9
14.0
-10.8
-10.6
-119.6
-55.2
0.1

-6.8
-6.2
3.7
-3.2
-23.5
-9.2
-11.1
0.2

739,330

20,479

2.8

7,700.0

14.2

0.2

52 Finance and insurance
521 Monetary authorities - central bank
522 Credit intermediation and related activities
523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments
524 Insurance carriers and related activities
525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

422,943
169
167,962
72,664
176,424
5,724

11,764
19
6,179
4,458
752
356

2.9
12.7
3.8
6.5
0.4
6.6

5,667.8
23.3
2,656.4
792.7
2,109.7
85.8

29.3
0.3
74.3
-46.3
2.3
-1.4

0.5
1.5
2.9
-5.5
0.1
-1.6

53 Real estate and rental and leasing
531 Real estate
532 Rental and leasing services
533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

316,387
250,668
62,586
3,133

8,715
7,947
844
-76

2.8
3.3
1.4
-2.4

2,032.2
1,352.9
652.0
27.3

-15.1
13.6
-26.1
-2.5

-0.7
1.0
-3.9
-8.4

1,300,410

49,486

4.0

16,030.9

-473.6

-2.9

54 Professional and technical services
541 Professional and technical services

855,784
855,784

32,851
32,851

4.0
4.0

6,674.8
6,674.8

-256.1
-256.1

-3.7
-3.7

55 Management of companies and enterprises

37,901

784

2.1

1,700.2

-27.7

-1.6

48-49
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
491
492
493

Transportation and warehousing
Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Pipeline transportation
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Support activities for transportation
Postal service
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage

Information
51 Information
511 Publishing industries, except Internet
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries
515 Broadcasting, except Internet
516 Internet publishing and broadcasting
517 Telecommunications
518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing
519 Other information services
Financial activities

Professional and business services

551 Management of companies and enterprises

37,901

784

2.1

1,700.2

-27.7

-1.6

56 Administrative and waste services
561 Administrative and support services
562 Waste management and remediation services

406,725
386,546
20,179

15,851
15,429
422

4.1
4.2
2.1

7,655.9
7,338.1
317.8

-189.8
-192.0
2.2

-2.4
-2.5
0.7

Education and health services

705,633

22,473

3.3

15,325.5

514.9

3.5

61 Educational services
611 Educational services

69,294
69,294

3,471
3,471

5.3
5.3

1,958.8
1,958.8

68.1
68.1

3.6
3.6

636,339
449,848
7,163
61,434
117,894

19,002
13,352
99
1,535
4,016

3.1
3.1
1.4
2.6
3.5

13,366.7
4,623.7
4,085.7
2,730.5
1,926.8

446.7
192.5
99.7
84.0
70.4

3.5
4.3
2.5
3.2
3.8

650,741

18,427

2.9

12,241.0

87.3

0.7

71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
711 Performing arts and spectator sports
712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation

108,599
39,932
4,785
63,882

3,912
2,144
193
1,575

3.7
5.7
4.2
2.5

1,890.8
394.8
119.2
1,376.8

7.0
-5.0
0.5
11.5

0.4
-1.3
0.4
0.8

72 Accommodation and food services
721 Accommodation
722 Food services and drinking places

542,142
61,363
480,779

14,515
1,447
13,068

2.8
2.4
2.8

10,350.2
1,802.4
8,547.8

80.3
-71.7
152.0

0.8
-3.8
1.8

1,003,681

40,732

4.2

4,283.6

41.5

1.0

1,003,681
230,699
178,567
131,282
463,133

40,732
2,535
3,605
2,750
31,842

4.2
1.1
2.1
2.1
7.4

4,283.6
1,248.1
1,268.6
1,309.5
457.4

41.5
-13.0
7.4
28.8
18.3

1.0
-1.0
0.6
2.2
4.2

Federal government

50,802

-251

-0.5

2,749.6

-3.3

-0.1

State government

64,997

360

0.6

4,503.3

50.9

1.1

Local government

146,731

2,934

2.0

13,769.4

328.4

2.4

62 Health care and social assistance
621 Ambulatory health care services
622 Hospitals
623 Nursing and residential care facilities
624 Social assistance
Leisure and hospitality

Other services
81 Other services, except public administration
811 Repair and maintenance
812 Personal and laundry services
813 Membership associations and organizations
814 Private households

Table 2. Covered wages by NAICS classification, preliminary data, second quarter 2002

Total quarterly wages
(in thousands)

NAICS code / Industry
Second
quarter
2002

Change from second
quarter 2001

Number
Total U.S.

Average weekly wages

Second
quarter
2002

Percent

Change from
second quarter
2001

Number Percent

$1,153,325,373

$4,830,367

0.4

$687

$12

1.7

952,156,726

-5,237,731

-0.5

677

9

1.3

13,473,055

-354,088

-2.6

605

4

0.6

11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
111 Crop production
112 Animal production
113 Forestry and logging
114 Fishing, hunting and trapping
115 Agriculture and forestry support activities

6,175,047
2,915,531
1,196,917
527,835
97,614
1,437,150

80,238
5,517
60,021
5,718
-466
9,448

1.3
0.2
5.3
1.1
-0.5
0.7

394
380
445
551
687
343

13
12
15
19
13
13

3.5
3.2
3.4
3.5
1.9
3.8

21 Mining
211 Oil and gas extraction
212 Mining, except oil and gas
213 Support activities for mining

7,298,008
2,571,439
2,551,228
2,175,341

-434,326
-118,506
-100,020
-215,800

-5.6
-4.4
-3.8
-9.0

1,103
1,637
921
955

-1
-37
4
0

-0.1
-2.2
0.5
0.0

63,484,262

-4,893

0.0

725

13

1.8

63,484,262
15,744,436
10,046,709
37,693,117

-4,893
361,044
20,822
-386,758

0.0
2.3
0.2
-1.0

725
774
818
687

13
22
24
7

1.8
3.0
3.0
1.0

165,519,583

-8,637,042

-5.0

831

24

3.0

165,519,583
12,053,461

-8,637,042
85,699

-5.0
0.7

831
612

24
13

3.0
2.2

Private industry
Natural resources and mining

Construction
23 Construction
236 Construction of buildings
237 Heavy and civil engineering construction
238 Specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing
31-33 Manufacturing
311 Food manufacturing

312
313
314
315
316
321
322
323
324
325
326
327
331
332
333
334
335
336
337
339

Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
Textile mills
Textile product mills
Apparel manufacturing
Leather and allied product manufacturing
Wood product manufacturing
Paper manufacturing
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
Primary metal manufacturing
Fabricated metal product manufacturing
Machinery manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing
Transportation equipment manufacturing
Furniture and related product manufacturing
Miscellaneous manufacturing

2,422,417
2,385,919
1,336,693
2,202,137
371,068
4,235,780
6,339,748
6,508,001
1,915,259
13,600,942
7,745,355
5,160,448
5,817,692
14,673,585
13,985,655
24,272,023
5,079,395
24,260,420
4,580,905
6,572,681

105,370
-163,740
-10,403
-279,086
-58,461
-19,358
-113,306
-394,967
-4,583
-175,802
-122,391
-9,844
-669,689
-800,360
-1,437,103
-3,921,348
-529,503
53,824
-93,133
-78,857

4.5
-6.4
-0.8
-11.2
-13.6
-0.5
-1.8
-5.7
-0.2
-1.3
-1.6
-0.2
-10.3
-5.2
-9.3
-13.9
-9.4
0.2
-2.0
-1.2

907
621
522
464
567
582
892
704
1,232
1,129
699
758
878
727
870
1,229
782
1,018
579
733

43
41
19
33
23
14
38
19
22
26
29
38
19
25
15
17
15
63
29
21

5.0
7.1
3.8
7.6
4.1
2.4
4.5
2.7
1.8
2.4
4.4
5.2
2.3
3.6
1.8
1.4
2.0
6.6
5.3
3.0

197,766,971

-122,836

-0.1

605

11

1.8

9,570,990
9,570,990

113,231
113,231

1.2
1.2

1,238
1,238

29
29

2.4
2.4

42 Wholesale trade
423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers

66,706,021
36,334,482
21,688,233
8,683,307

-873,967
-1,736,365
583,122
279,276

-1.3
-4.6
2.8
3.3

909
931
827
1,064

8
-3
27
-4

0.9
-0.3
3.3
-0.4

44-45
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
448
451
452
453
454

85,348,168
17,248,343
3,656,706
4,654,022
7,782,019
13,550,072
6,053,913
3,551,782
5,826,274
2,798,369
11,928,296
4,786,480
3,511,892

1,422,593
551,539
47,673
-380,866
188,814
250,761
265,671
-140
134,535
18,259
549,862
-132,379
-71,136

1.7
3.3
1.3
-7.6
2.5
1.9
4.6
0.0
2.4
0.7
4.8
-2.7
-2.0

440
704
527
688
490
363
504
303
351
334
332
382
628

12
16
10
-14
-5
15
27
8
13
11
13
1
37

2.8
2.3
1.9
-2.0
-1.0
4.3
5.7
2.7
3.8
3.5
4.1
0.4
6.2

36,141,792

-784,693

-2.1

698

17

2.5

Trade, transportation and utilities
22 Utilities
221 Utilities

Retail trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Electronics and appliance stores
Building material and garden supply stores
Food and beverage stores
Health and personal care stores
Gasoline stations
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores
General merchandise stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
Nonstore retailers

48-49 Transportation and warehousing

481
482
483
484
485
486
487
488
491
492
493

Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Pipeline transportation
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Support activities for transportation
Postal service
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage

7,533,354
2,546
670,783
11,602,514
2,022,980
749,312
151,629
4,718,421
19,106
4,616,501
4,054,645

-360,777
-569
6,206
-235,825
26,334
-174,666
-25,280
-33,603
5,174
-54,361
62,674

-4.6
-18.3
0.9
-2.0
1.3
-18.9
-14.3
-0.7
37.1
-1.2
1.6

1,034
599
972
667
407
1,356
401
704
541
638
619

65
-173
18
14
4
-234
-15
20
-3
33
16

6.7
-22.4
1.9
2.1
1.0
-14.7
-3.5
2.9
-0.6
5.5
2.6

45,858,418

-5,810,770

-11.2

1,039

-53

-4.8

45,858,418
13,836,068
4,155,069
4,294,785
581,532
16,151,616
6,429,816
409,531

-5,810,770
-1,823,859
44,255
-248,023
-193,000
-1,702,042
-1,889,577
1,477

-11.2
-11.6
1.1
-5.5
-24.9
-9.5
-22.7
0.4

1,039
1,107
816
996
1,302
1,048
1,117
679

-53
-68
-21
-24
-25
-4
-168
1

-4.8
-5.8
-2.5
-2.4
-1.8
-0.4
-13.1
0.2

96,407,540

2,840,625

3.0

963

27

2.8

52 Finance and insurance
521 Monetary authorities - central bank
522 Credit intermediation and related activities
523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments
524 Insurance carriers and related activities
525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

79,704,515
305,012
29,664,896
21,791,094
26,573,228
1,370,285

2,100,821
21,557
1,471,286
-658,200
1,146,583
119,595

2.7
7.6
5.2
-2.9
4.5
9.6

1,082
1,008
859
2,115
969
1,229

23
57
19
56
41
125

2.2
6.0
2.3
2.7
4.4
11.3

53 Real estate and rental and leasing
531 Real estate
532 Rental and leasing services
533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

16,703,025
11,548,311
4,701,370
453,345

739,805
727,490
15,531
-3,216

4.6
6.7
0.3
-0.7

632
657
555
1,278

32
35
23
100

5.4
5.7
4.4
8.4

169,175,921

-3,576,461

-2.1

812

7

0.8

54 Professional and technical services
541 Professional and technical services

93,808,846
93,808,846

-3,702,532
-3,702,532

-3.8
-3.8

1,081
1,081

-1
-1

-0.1
-0.1

55 Management of companies and enterprises
551 Management of companies and enterprises

27,779,778
27,779,778

-490,494
-490,494

-1.7
-1.7

1,257
1,257

-2
-2

-0.1
-0.1

56 Administrative and waste services

47,587,297

616,566

1.3

478

18

3.8

Information
51 Information
511 Publishing industries, except Internet
512 Motion picture and sound recording industries
515 Broadcasting, except Internet
516 Internet publishing and broadcasting
517 Telecommunications
518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing
519 Other information services
Financial activities

Professional and business services

561 Administrative and support services
562 Waste management and remediation services

44,342,177
3,245,120

515,250
101,315

1.2
3.2

465
786

17
19

3.8
2.5

Education and health services

126,467,206

8,779,419

7.5

635

24

3.8

61 Educational services
611 Educational services

15,947,132
15,947,132

1,032,568
1,032,568

6.9
6.9

626
626

19
19

3.2
3.2

110,520,074
48,723,552
38,084,195
14,697,277
9,015,049

7,746,851
3,214,887
2,960,494
945,012
626,458

7.5
7.1
8.4
6.9
7.5

636
811
717
414
360

24
21
39
14
12

3.9
2.6
5.8
3.6
3.5

46,860,406

1,224,967

2.7

294

6

2.0

71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation
711 Performing arts and spectator sports
712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation

11,151,189
4,781,285
695,437
5,674,467

326,728
221,103
9,630
95,995

3.0
4.8
1.4
1.7

454
932
449
317

12
54
4
3

2.6
6.2
1.0
0.9

72 Accommodation and food services
721 Accommodation
722 Food services and drinking places

35,709,217
9,201,088
26,508,128

898,240
-179,325
1,077,565

2.6
-1.9
4.2

265
393
239

5
8
6

1.8
2.0
2.4

24,972,534

741,390

3.1

448

9

2.1

24,972,534
8,951,894
6,115,364
8,248,107
1,657,169

741,390
62,501
104,837
421,967
152,085

3.1
0.7
1.7
5.4
10.1

448
552
371
485
279

9
9
4
14
15

2.1
1.8
1.2
3.1
5.7

Federal government

35,501,842

2,093,592

6.3

993

60

6.4

State government

43,727,491

2,132,333

5.1

747

28

3.9

Local government

121,939,314

5,842,173

5.0

681

17

2.5

62 Health care and social assistance
621 Ambulatory health care services
622 Hospitals
623 Nursing and residential care facilities
624 Social assistance
Leisure and hospitality

Other services
81 Other services, except public administration
811 Repair and maintenance
812 Personal and laundry services
813 Membership associations and organizations
814 Private households

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, preliminary data, second quarter 2002

Establishments

Average monthly employment
(in thousands)

Total quarterly wages
(in thousands)

Average weekly wages

State
Second
quarter
2002

Change from
second quarter
2001

Second
quarter
2002

Number Percent
Total U.S.

Second
quarter
2002

Number Percent

8,131,495

173,418

2.2

112,480
19,159
121,676
73,915
1,105,256
157,015
108,589
25,580

172
-73
4,035
1,346
56,310
3,150
201
374

0.2
-0.4
3.4
1.9
5.4
2.0
0.2
1.5

1,836.5
291.0
2,236.1
1,130.3
15,000.9
2,167.2
1,668.4
402.6

29,086
478,115

669
26,403

2.4
5.8

Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine

243,839
35,691
46,645
320,853
151,436
89,194
82,887
108,141
114,579
46,771

15,441
617
310
414
930
-4,544
2,320
1,157
-1,255
805

Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire

149,118
197,374
253,666
156,628
64,494
165,855
42,275
53,900
52,820
45,910

New Jersey

255,412

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of
Columbia
Florida

Change from
second quarter
2001

129,171.8 -1662.4

Change from second
quarter 2001

Number

Second
quarter
2002

Percent

Change from
second quarter
2001

Number Percent

-1.3

$1,153,325,373

$4,830,367

0.4

$687

$12

1.7

-30.9
2.6
-9.0
-9.1
-152.8
-50.3
-9.5
-7.3

-1.7
0.9
-0.4
-0.8
-1.0
-2.3
-0.6
-1.8

13,985,714
2,673,369
18,939,798
7,864,031
150,719,556
19,943,588
18,466,022
3,793,981

262,578
74,338
325,963
185,910
-1,046,435
-526,797
-319,063
72,778

1.9
2.9
1.8
2.4
-0.7
-2.6
-1.7
2.0

586
707
652
535
773
708
851
725

21
13
14
17
2
-2
-10
27

3.6
1.9
2.2
3.2
0.3
-0.3
-1.1
3.8

648.3
7,199.5

14.3
15.7

2.3
0.2

9,237,591
57,229,629

482,612
1,495,229

5.5
2.7

1,096
611

34
15

3.2
2.5

6.8
1.8
0.7
0.1
0.6
-4.8
2.9
1.1
-1.1
1.8

3,859.7
556.4
575.3
5,815.3
2,847.0
1,427.0
1,320.0
1,729.8
1,860.2
595.1

-30.8
-4.0
-1.4
-135.1
-54.5
-23.3
-13.9
-22.1
-25.6
-3.3

-0.8
-0.7
-0.2
-2.3
-1.9
-1.6
-1.0
-1.3
-1.4
-0.6

33,615,789
4,440,637
3,939,936
55,887,866
22,694,223
10,350,315
10,024,847
13,273,235
13,699,618
4,268,655

431,554
193,441
8,640
195,756
218,143
178,964
159,931
199,719
310,339
106,265

1.3
4.6
0.2
0.4
1.0
1.8
1.6
1.5
2.3
2.6

670
614
527
739
613
558
584
590
567
552

14
31
2
19
17
18
15
16
20
17

2.1
5.3
0.5
2.7
2.9
3.4
2.7
2.8
3.7
3.1

1,337
6,148
-3,752
288
1,443
3,050
2,160
1,191
3,786
-291

0.9
3.2
-1.5
0.2
2.3
1.9
5.4
2.3
7.7
-0.6

2,441.6
3,229.6
4,437.8
2,596.7
1,110.8
2,656.5
393.1
881.5
1,045.2
607.1

3.6
-90.4
-93.3
-39.7
-7.2
-33.3
4.0
-10.9
-4.8
-8.9

0.1
-2.7
-2.1
-1.5
-0.6
-1.2
1.0
-1.2
-0.5
-1.4

23,406,063
35,136,152
41,198,322
23,789,537
7,315,244
21,631,899
2,562,584
6,257,536
8,630,659
5,343,165

709,682
-678,576
250,273
175,983
136,924
278,500
101,055
137,045
55,054
73,875

3.1
-1.9
0.6
0.7
1.9
1.3
4.1
2.2
0.6
1.4

737
837
714
705
507
626
501
546
635
677

21
7
19
16
13
16
15
19
7
19

3.0
0.9
2.7
2.3
2.6
2.6
3.0
3.5
1.1
2.9

-9,122

-3.4

3,905.5

-22.5

-0.6

42,053,133

432,108

1.0

828

13

1.6

New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island

48,981
548,775
234,523
23,459
289,593
90,669
114,867
333,614
34,187

827
14,428
9,940
125
4,162
5
4,032
3,393
585

1.7
2.7
4.4
0.5
1.5
0.0
3.6
1.0
1.7

739.3
8,334.8
3,772.1
314.2
5,365.3
1,458.5
1,579.5
5,553.5
472.5

6.8
-193.8
-68.8
-1.2
-118.8
-23.5
-31.4
-47.9
-1.2

0.9
-2.3
-1.8
-0.4
-2.2
-1.6
-2.0
-0.9
-0.2

5,479,540
90,360,386
30,140,115
2,036,390
44,610,075
10,292,884
13,193,418
48,381,867
3,984,490

237,611
-1,611,105
74,843
63,423
360,849
84,891
-24,046
634,906
109,996

4.5
-1.8
0.2
3.2
0.8
0.8
-0.2
1.3
2.8

570
834
615
499
640
543
643
670
649

20
4
13
17
19
13
11
14
19

3.6
0.5
2.1
3.6
3.0
2.5
1.8
2.2
3.1

South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

118,933
27,681
126,129
495,052
70,227
23,663
200,044
222,205
47,322
151,667
21,545

4,870
299
795
1,572
2,210
-357
4,697
2,476
679
3,503
157

4.3
1.1
0.6
0.3
3.2
-1.5
2.4
1.1
1.5
2.4
0.7

1,778.1
367.6
2,614.8
9,296.9
1,043.9
295.3
3,427.2
2,648.5
688.5
2,707.3
242.1

-28.2
-2.2
-33.9
-113.4
-13.1
-3.3
-35.2
-61.2
-0.8
-39.9
2.2

-1.6
-0.6
-1.3
-1.2
-1.2
-1.1
-1.0
-2.3
-0.1
-1.5
0.9

13,112,941
2,352,781
20,872,680
81,524,904
7,834,064
2,263,853
31,197,766
24,991,489
4,979,118
21,623,204
1,720,713

175,782
52,630
506,550
-313,127
43,896
19,262
-235,841
-622,407
95,229
417,729
77,509

1.4
2.3
2.5
-0.4
0.6
0.9
-0.8
-2.4
1.9
2.0
4.7

567
492
614
675
577
590
700
726
556
614
547

16
14
23
6
10
11
2
-1
11
21
20

3.0
2.9
3.8
0.8
1.8
2.0
0.3
-0.2
2.1
3.5
3.8

Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands

47,469
3,168

-4,827
-79

-9.2
-2.4

986.9
44.4

-24.1
-0.8

-2.4
-1.8

4,879,134
344,295

-1,653
23,715

0.0
7.4

380
596

9
51

2.4
9.3