Technical information: (202) 691-6567 USDL 03-04 http://www.bls.gov/cew/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 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 non- wage 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 per- cent 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------ | Quarterly Release of Covered Employment and Wages | | Totals by County | | | | On February 12, 2003, BLS will begin the quarterly release of | | county totals of employment and wages by issuing data for the | | second quarter of 2002 on the BLS Web site. | ----------------------------------------------------------------- - 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 profes- sional 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 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 129.7 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 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. - 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 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, second quarter 2002 Establishments Average monthly employment (in thousands) NAICS code / Industry Change from Change from Second second quarter Second second quarter quarter 2001 quarter 2001 2002 2002 Number Percent 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 Natural resources and mining 126,644 -1,189 -0.9 1,713.6 -55.8 -3.2 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 100,949 -1,204 -1.2 1,204.5 -26.2 -2.1 111 Crop production 46,471 -808 -1.7 590.1 -17.7 -2.9 112 Animal production 20,937 94 0.5 207.0 3.6 1.8 113 Forestry and logging 13,308 -467 -3.4 73.7 -1.8 -2.3 114 Fishing, hunting and trapping 2,895 -115 -3.8 10.9 -0.3 -2.4 115 Agriculture and forestry support activities 17,338 92 0.5 322.7 -10.2 -3.0 21 Mining 25,695 15 0.1 509.2 -29.6 -5.5 211 Oil and gas extraction 7,950 -243 -3.0 120.9 -2.7 -2.2 212 Mining, except oil and gas 7,995 -127 -1.6 213.1 -9.4 -4.2 213 Support activities for mining 9,750 385 4.1 175.2 -17.4 -9.0 Construction 795,629 21,318 2.8 6,732.5 -124.5 -1.8 23 Construction 795,629 21,318 2.8 6,732.5 -124.5 -1.8 236 Construction of buildings 237,678 7,746 3.4 1,564.2 -9.7 -0.6 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 60,105 -218 -0.4 945.0 -26.8 -2.8 238 Specialty trade contractors 497,846 13,790 2.8 4,223.2 -88.0 -2.0 Manufacturing 390,170 -7,512 -1.9 15,319.2 -1286.6 -7.7 31-33 Manufacturing 390,170 -7,512 -1.9 15,319.2 -1286.6 -7.7 311 Food manufacturing 29,439 -540 -1.8 1,516.2 -22.2 -1.4 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 4,277 34 0.8 205.4 -0.8 -0.4 313 Textile mills 5,304 -365 -6.4 295.7 -42.8 -12.6 314 Textile product mills 8,499 -26 -0.3 196.9 -9.1 -4.4 315 Apparel manufacturing 14,624 -875 -5.6 365.2 -77.5 -17.5 316 Leather and allied product manufacturing 1,626 -117 -6.7 50.3 -10.3 -17.0 321 Wood product manufacturing 18,671 -411 -2.2 560.0 -16.2 -2.8 322 Paper manufacturing 6,855 -116 -1.7 546.6 -34.8 -6.0 323 Printing and related support activities 41,423 -1,154 -2.7 711.0 -63.8 -8.2 324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 2,542 -68 -2.6 119.6 -2.5 -2.0 325 Chemical manufacturing 15,751 -80 -0.5 926.8 -34.3 -3.6 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 15,675 -369 -2.3 852.6 -51.5 -5.7 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 17,829 -184 -1.0 523.4 -28.4 -5.2 331 Primary metal manufacturing 6,354 -39 -0.6 509.9 -71.5 -12.3 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 63,268 -545 -0.9 1,552.5 -143.0 -8.4 333 Machinery manufacturing 34,668 -1,108 -3.1 1,236.9 -151.8 -10.9 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 21,674 -684 -3.1 1,519.4 -271.0 -15.1 335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing 7,777 -190 -2.4 499.8 -63.2 -11.2 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing 15,688 -188 -1.2 1,832.6 -117.3 -6.0 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing 25,286 -422 -1.6 608.8 -45.5 -7.0 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 32,940 -65 -0.2 689.7 -29.1 -4.0 Trade, transportation and utilities 1,863,329 18,557 1.0 25,158.0 -478.3 -1.9 22 Utilities 16,417 395 2.5 594.5 -7.2 -1.2 221 Utilities 16,417 395 2.5 594.5 -7.2 -1.2 42 Wholesale trade 587,612 14,310 2.5 5,645.7 -123.0 -2.1 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 275,113 1,346 0.5 3,001.5 -134.7 -4.3 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 147,570 1,826 1.3 2,016.5 -10.8 -0.5 425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers 164,929 11,138 7.2 627.7 22.4 3.7 44-45 Retail trade 1,048,629 2,804 0.3 14,932.9 -159.4 -1.1 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 119,233 1,306 1.1 1,884.5 18.3 1.0 442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 58,899 -74 -0.1 533.9 -3.3 -0.6 443 Electronics and appliance stores 56,469 -987 -1.7 520.5 -31.2 -5.7 444 Building material and garden supply stores 77,729 -716 -0.9 1,221.6 41.1 3.5 445 Food and beverage stores 140,837 1,708 1.2 2,869.2 -67.3 -2.3 446 Health and personal care stores 76,763 172 0.2 923.7 -9.6 -1.0 447 Gasoline stations 108,361 28 0.0 901.1 -24.2 -2.6 448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 129,809 551 0.4 1,275.2 -17.8 -1.4 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 65,178 -878 -1.3 645.4 -18.2 -2.7 452 General merchandise stores 44,787 2,211 5.2 2,764.7 19.0 0.7 453 Miscellaneous store retailers 137,716 -435 -0.3 962.7 -30.1 -3.0 454 Nonstore retailers 32,848 -82 -0.2 430.5 -36.1 -7.7 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 210,671 1,048 0.5 3,984.9 -188.8 -4.5 481 Air transportation 5,999 -83 -1.4 560.4 -66.2 -10.6 482 Rail transportation 58 12 26.1 0.3 0.0 5.4 483 Water transportation 1,461 82 5.9 53.1 -0.5 -1.0 484 Truck transportation 114,145 488 0.4 1,338.7 -56.2 -4.0 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation 17,669 149 0.9 382.1 1.1 0.3 486 Pipeline transportation 2,489 -165 -6.2 42.5 -2.2 -4.9 487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation 3,072 0 0.0 29.1 -3.7 -11.2 488 Support activities for transportation 37,719 215 0.6 515.6 -18.9 -3.5 491 Postal service 612 155 33.9 2.7 0.7 38.0 492 Couriers and messengers 14,652 152 1.0 556.2 -37.7 -6.3 493 Warehousing and storage 12,795 43 0.3 504.1 -5.2 -1.0 Information 152,779 864 0.6 3,394.4 -246.1 -6.8 51 Information 152,779 864 0.6 3,394.4 -246.1 -6.8 511 Publishing industries, except Internet 36,562 119 0.3 961.8 -63.9 -6.2 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 27,771 -458 -1.6 391.7 14.0 3.7 515 Broadcasting, except Internet 10,194 20 0.2 331.7 -10.8 -3.2 516 Internet publishing and broadcasting 3,642 -186 -4.9 34.4 -10.6 -23.5 517 Telecommunications 44,166 2,106 5.0 1,185.6 -119.6 -9.2 518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing 26,835 -883 -3.2 442.7 -55.2 -11.1 519 Other information services 3,609 146 4.2 46.4 0.1 0.2 Financial activities 739,330 20,479 2.8 7,700.0 14.2 0.2 52 Finance and insurance 422,943 11,764 2.9 5,667.8 29.3 0.5 521 Monetary authorities - central bank 169 19 12.7 23.3 0.3 1.5 522 Credit intermediation and related activities 167,962 6,179 3.8 2,656.4 74.3 2.9 523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments 72,664 4,458 6.5 792.7 -46.3 -5.5 524 Insurance carriers and related activities 176,424 752 0.4 2,109.7 2.3 0.1 525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 5,724 356 6.6 85.8 -1.4 -1.6 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 316,387 8,715 2.8 2,032.2 -15.1 -0.7 531 Real estate 250,668 7,947 3.3 1,352.9 13.6 1.0 532 Rental and leasing services 62,586 844 1.4 652.0 -26.1 -3.9 533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 3,133 -76 -2.4 27.3 -2.5 -8.4 Professional and business services 1,300,410 49,486 4.0 16,030.9 -473.6 -2.9 54 Professional and technical services 855,784 32,851 4.0 6,674.8 -256.1 -3.7 541 Professional and technical services 855,784 32,851 4.0 6,674.8 -256.1 -3.7 55 Management of companies and enterprises 37,901 784 2.1 1,700.2 -27.7 -1.6 551 Management of companies and enterprises 37,901 784 2.1 1,700.2 -27.7 -1.6 56 Administrative and waste services 406,725 15,851 4.1 7,655.9 -189.8 -2.4 561 Administrative and support services 386,546 15,429 4.2 7,338.1 -192.0 -2.5 562 Waste management and remediation services 20,179 422 2.1 317.8 2.2 0.7 Education and health services 705,633 22,473 3.3 15,325.5 514.9 3.5 61 Educational services 69,294 3,471 5.3 1,958.8 68.1 3.6 611 Educational services 69,294 3,471 5.3 1,958.8 68.1 3.6 62 Health care and social assistance 636,339 19,002 3.1 13,366.7 446.7 3.5 621 Ambulatory health care services 449,848 13,352 3.1 4,623.7 192.5 4.3 622 Hospitals 7,163 99 1.4 4,085.7 99.7 2.5 623 Nursing and residential care facilities 61,434 1,535 2.6 2,730.5 84.0 3.2 624 Social assistance 117,894 4,016 3.5 1,926.8 70.4 3.8 Leisure and hospitality 650,741 18,427 2.9 12,241.0 87.3 0.7 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 108,599 3,912 3.7 1,890.8 7.0 0.4 711 Performing arts and spectator sports 39,932 2,144 5.7 394.8 -5.0 -1.3 712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 4,785 193 4.2 119.2 0.5 0.4 713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 63,882 1,575 2.5 1,376.8 11.5 0.8 72 Accommodation and food services 542,142 14,515 2.8 10,350.2 80.3 0.8 721 Accommodation 61,363 1,447 2.4 1,802.4 -71.7 -3.8 722 Food services and drinking places 480,779 13,068 2.8 8,547.8 152.0 1.8 Other services 1,003,681 40,732 4.2 4,283.6 41.5 1.0 81 Other services, except public administration 1,003,681 40,732 4.2 4,283.6 41.5 1.0 811 Repair and maintenance 230,699 2,535 1.1 1,248.1 -13.0 -1.0 812 Personal and laundry services 178,567 3,605 2.1 1,268.6 7.4 0.6 813 Membership associations and organizations 131,282 2,750 2.1 1,309.5 28.8 2.2 814 Private households 463,133 31,842 7.4 457.4 18.3 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 Table 2. Covered wages by NAICS classification, preliminary data, second quarter 2002 Total quarterly wages Average weekly wages (in thousands) NAICS code / Industry Change from second Change from Second quarter 2001 Second second quarter quarter quarter 2001 2002 2002 Number Percent Number Percent Total U.S. $1,153,325,373 $4,830,367 0.4 $687 $12 1.7 Private industry 952,156,726 -5,237,731 -0.5 677 9 1.3 Natural resources and mining 13,473,055 -354,088 -2.6 605 4 0.6 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 6,175,047 80,238 1.3 394 13 3.5 111 Crop production 2,915,531 5,517 0.2 380 12 3.2 112 Animal production 1,196,917 60,021 5.3 445 15 3.4 113 Forestry and logging 527,835 5,718 1.1 551 19 3.5 114 Fishing, hunting and trapping 97,614 -466 -0.5 687 13 1.9 115 Agriculture and forestry support activities 1,437,150 9,448 0.7 343 13 3.8 21 Mining 7,298,008 -434,326 -5.6 1,103 -1 -0.1 211 Oil and gas extraction 2,571,439 -118,506 -4.4 1,637 -37 -2.2 212 Mining, except oil and gas 2,551,228 -100,020 -3.8 921 4 0.5 213 Support activities for mining 2,175,341 -215,800 -9.0 955 0 0.0 Construction 63,484,262 -4,893 0.0 725 13 1.8 23 Construction 63,484,262 -4,893 0.0 725 13 1.8 236 Construction of buildings 15,744,436 361,044 2.3 774 22 3.0 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 10,046,709 20,822 0.2 818 24 3.0 238 Specialty trade contractors 37,693,117 -386,758 -1.0 687 7 1.0 Manufacturing 165,519,583 -8,637,042 -5.0 831 24 3.0 31-33 Manufacturing 165,519,583 -8,637,042 -5.0 831 24 3.0 311 Food manufacturing 12,053,461 85,699 0.7 612 13 2.2 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 2,422,417 105,370 4.5 907 43 5.0 313 Textile mills 2,385,919 -163,740 -6.4 621 41 7.1 314 Textile product mills 1,336,693 -10,403 -0.8 522 19 3.8 315 Apparel manufacturing 2,202,137 -279,086 -11.2 464 33 7.6 316 Leather and allied product manufacturing 371,068 -58,461 -13.6 567 23 4.1 321 Wood product manufacturing 4,235,780 -19,358 -0.5 582 14 2.4 322 Paper manufacturing 6,339,748 -113,306 -1.8 892 38 4.5 323 Printing and related support activities 6,508,001 -394,967 -5.7 704 19 2.7 324 Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 1,915,259 -4,583 -0.2 1,232 22 1.8 325 Chemical manufacturing 13,600,942 -175,802 -1.3 1,129 26 2.4 326 Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 7,745,355 -122,391 -1.6 699 29 4.4 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 5,160,448 -9,844 -0.2 758 38 5.2 331 Primary metal manufacturing 5,817,692 -669,689 -10.3 878 19 2.3 332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 14,673,585 -800,360 -5.2 727 25 3.6 333 Machinery manufacturing 13,985,655 -1,437,103 -9.3 870 15 1.8 334 Computer and electronic product manufacturing 24,272,023 -3,921,348 -13.9 1,229 17 1.4 335 Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing 5,079,395 -529,503 -9.4 782 15 2.0 336 Transportation equipment manufacturing 24,260,420 53,824 0.2 1,018 63 6.6 337 Furniture and related product manufacturing 4,580,905 -93,133 -2.0 579 29 5.3 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing 6,572,681 -78,857 -1.2 733 21 3.0 Trade, transportation and utilities 197,766,971 -122,836 -0.1 605 11 1.8 22 Utilities 9,570,990 113,231 1.2 1,238 29 2.4 221 Utilities 9,570,990 113,231 1.2 1,238 29 2.4 42 Wholesale trade 66,706,021 -873,967 -1.3 909 8 0.9 423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 36,334,482 -1,736,365 -4.6 931 -3 -0.3 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 21,688,233 583,122 2.8 827 27 3.3 425 Electronic markets and agents and brokers 8,683,307 279,276 3.3 1,064 -4 -0.4 44-45 Retail trade 85,348,168 1,422,593 1.7 440 12 2.8 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17,248,343 551,539 3.3 704 16 2.3 442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 3,656,706 47,673 1.3 527 10 1.9 443 Electronics and appliance stores 4,654,022 -380,866 -7.6 688 -14 -2.0 444 Building material and garden supply stores 7,782,019 188,814 2.5 490 -5 -1.0 445 Food and beverage stores 13,550,072 250,761 1.9 363 15 4.3 446 Health and personal care stores 6,053,913 265,671 4.6 504 27 5.7 447 Gasoline stations 3,551,782 -140 0.0 303 8 2.7 448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 5,826,274 134,535 2.4 351 13 3.8 451 Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 2,798,369 18,259 0.7 334 11 3.5 452 General merchandise stores 11,928,296 549,862 4.8 332 13 4.1 453 Miscellaneous store retailers 4,786,480 -132,379 -2.7 382 1 0.4 454 Nonstore retailers 3,511,892 -71,136 -2.0 628 37 6.2 48-49 Transportation and warehousing 36,141,792 -784,693 -2.1 698 17 2.5 481 Air transportation 7,533,354 -360,777 -4.6 1,034 65 6.7 482 Rail transportation 2,546 -569 -18.3 599 -173 -22.4 483 Water transportation 670,783 6,206 0.9 972 18 1.9 484 Truck transportation 11,602,514 -235,825 -2.0 667 14 2.1 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation 2,022,980 26,334 1.3 407 4 1.0 486 Pipeline transportation 749,312 -174,666 -18.9 1,356 -234 -14.7 487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation 151,629 -25,280 -14.3 401 -15 -3.5 488 Support activities for transportation 4,718,421 -33,603 -0.7 704 20 2.9 491 Postal service 19,106 5,174 37.1 541 -3 -0.6 492 Couriers and messengers 4,616,501 -54,361 -1.2 638 33 5.5 493 Warehousing and storage 4,054,645 62,674 1.6 619 16 2.6 Information 45,858,418 -5,810,770 -11.2 1,039 -53 -4.8 51 Information 45,858,418 -5,810,770 -11.2 1,039 -53 -4.8 511 Publishing industries, except Internet 13,836,068 -1,823,859 -11.6 1,107 -68 -5.8 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries 4,155,069 44,255 1.1 816 -21 -2.5 515 Broadcasting, except Internet 4,294,785 -248,023 -5.5 996 -24 -2.4 516 Internet publishing and broadcasting 581,532 -193,000 -24.9 1,302 -25 -1.8 517 Telecommunications 16,151,616 -1,702,042 -9.5 1,048 -4 -0.4 518 ISPs, search portals, and data processing 6,429,816 -1,889,577 -22.7 1,117 -168 -13.1 519 Other information services 409,531 1,477 0.4 679 1 0.2 Financial activities 96,407,540 2,840,625 3.0 963 27 2.8 52 Finance and insurance 79,704,515 2,100,821 2.7 1,082 23 2.2 521 Monetary authorities - central bank 305,012 21,557 7.6 1,008 57 6.0 522 Credit intermediation and related activities 29,664,896 1,471,286 5.2 859 19 2.3 523 Securities, commodity contracts, investments 21,791,094 -658,200 -2.9 2,115 56 2.7 524 Insurance carriers and related activities 26,573,228 1,146,583 4.5 969 41 4.4 525 Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles 1,370,285 119,595 9.6 1,229 125 11.3 53 Real estate and rental and leasing 16,703,025 739,805 4.6 632 32 5.4 531 Real estate 11,548,311 727,490 6.7 657 35 5.7 532 Rental and leasing services 4,701,370 15,531 0.3 555 23 4.4 533 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 453,345 -3,216 -0.7 1,278 100 8.4 Professional and business services 169,175,921 -3,576,461 -2.1 812 7 0.8 54 Professional and technical services 93,808,846 -3,702,532 -3.8 1,081 -1 -0.1 541 Professional and technical services 93,808,846 -3,702,532 -3.8 1,081 -1 -0.1 55 Management of companies and enterprises 27,779,778 -490,494 -1.7 1,257 -2 -0.1 551 Management of companies and enterprises 27,779,778 -490,494 -1.7 1,257 -2 -0.1 56 Administrative and waste services 47,587,297 616,566 1.3 478 18 3.8 561 Administrative and support services 44,342,177 515,250 1.2 465 17 3.8 562 Waste management and remediation services 3,245,120 101,315 3.2 786 19 2.5 Education and health services 126,467,206 8,779,419 7.5 635 24 3.8 61 Educational services 15,947,132 1,032,568 6.9 626 19 3.2 611 Educational services 15,947,132 1,032,568 6.9 626 19 3.2 62 Health care and social assistance 110,520,074 7,746,851 7.5 636 24 3.9 621 Ambulatory health care services 48,723,552 3,214,887 7.1 811 21 2.6 622 Hospitals 38,084,195 2,960,494 8.4 717 39 5.8 623 Nursing and residential care facilities 14,697,277 945,012 6.9 414 14 3.6 624 Social assistance 9,015,049 626,458 7.5 360 12 3.5 Leisure and hospitality 46,860,406 1,224,967 2.7 294 6 2.0 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation 11,151,189 326,728 3.0 454 12 2.6 711 Performing arts and spectator sports 4,781,285 221,103 4.8 932 54 6.2 712 Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 695,437 9,630 1.4 449 4 1.0 713 Amusements, gambling, and recreation 5,674,467 95,995 1.7 317 3 0.9 72 Accommodation and food services 35,709,217 898,240 2.6 265 5 1.8 721 Accommodation 9,201,088 -179,325 -1.9 393 8 2.0 722 Food services and drinking places 26,508,128 1,077,565 4.2 239 6 2.4 Other services 24,972,534 741,390 3.1 448 9 2.1 81 Other services, except public administration 24,972,534 741,390 3.1 448 9 2.1 811 Repair and maintenance 8,951,894 62,501 0.7 552 9 1.8 812 Personal and laundry services 6,115,364 104,837 1.7 371 4 1.2 813 Membership associations and organizations 8,248,107 421,967 5.4 485 14 3.1 814 Private households 1,657,169 152,085 10.1 279 15 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 Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, preliminary data, second quarter 2002 Establishments Average monthly employment Total quarterly wages Average weekly wages (in thousands) (in thousands) State Change from Change from Change from second Change from Second second quarter Second second quarter Second quarter 2001 Second second quarter quarter 2001 quarter 2001 quarter quarter 2001 2002 2002 2002 2002 Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Total U.S. 8,131,495 173,418 2.2 129,171.8 -1662.4 -1.3 $1,153,325,373 $4,830,367 0.4 $687 $12 1.7 Alabama 112,480 172 0.2 1,836.5 -30.9 -1.7 13,985,714 262,578 1.9 586 21 3.6 Alaska 19,159 -73 -0.4 291.0 2.6 0.9 2,673,369 74,338 2.9 707 13 1.9 Arizona 121,676 4,035 3.4 2,236.1 -9.0 -0.4 18,939,798 325,963 1.8 652 14 2.2 Arkansas 73,915 1,346 1.9 1,130.3 -9.1 -0.8 7,864,031 185,910 2.4 535 17 3.2 California 1,105,256 56,310 5.4 15,000.9 -152.8 -1.0 150,719,556 -1,046,435 -0.7 773 2 0.3 Colorado 157,015 3,150 2.0 2,167.2 -50.3 -2.3 19,943,588 -526,797 -2.6 708 -2 -0.3 Connecticut 108,589 201 0.2 1,668.4 -9.5 -0.6 18,466,022 -319,063 -1.7 851 -10 -1.1 Delaware 25,580 374 1.5 402.6 -7.3 -1.8 3,793,981 72,778 2.0 725 27 3.8 District of Columbia 29,086 669 2.4 648.3 14.3 2.3 9,237,591 482,612 5.5 1,096 34 3.2 Florida 478,115 26,403 5.8 7,199.5 15.7 0.2 57,229,629 1,495,229 2.7 611 15 2.5 Georgia 243,839 15,441 6.8 3,859.7 -30.8 -0.8 33,615,789 431,554 1.3 670 14 2.1 Hawaii 35,691 617 1.8 556.4 -4.0 -0.7 4,440,637 193,441 4.6 614 31 5.3 Idaho 46,645 310 0.7 575.3 -1.4 -0.2 3,939,936 8,640 0.2 527 2 0.5 Illinois 320,853 414 0.1 5,815.3 -135.1 -2.3 55,887,866 195,756 0.4 739 19 2.7 Indiana 151,436 930 0.6 2,847.0 -54.5 -1.9 22,694,223 218,143 1.0 613 17 2.9 Iowa 89,194 -4,544 -4.8 1,427.0 -23.3 -1.6 10,350,315 178,964 1.8 558 18 3.4 Kansas 82,887 2,320 2.9 1,320.0 -13.9 -1.0 10,024,847 159,931 1.6 584 15 2.7 Kentucky 108,141 1,157 1.1 1,729.8 -22.1 -1.3 13,273,235 199,719 1.5 590 16 2.8 Louisiana 114,579 -1,255 -1.1 1,860.2 -25.6 -1.4 13,699,618 310,339 2.3 567 20 3.7 Maine 46,771 805 1.8 595.1 -3.3 -0.6 4,268,655 106,265 2.6 552 17 3.1 Maryland 149,118 1,337 0.9 2,441.6 3.6 0.1 23,406,063 709,682 3.1 737 21 3.0 Massachusetts 197,374 6,148 3.2 3,229.6 -90.4 -2.7 35,136,152 -678,576 -1.9 837 7 0.9 Michigan 253,666 -3,752 -1.5 4,437.8 -93.3 -2.1 41,198,322 250,273 0.6 714 19 2.7 Minnesota 156,628 288 0.2 2,596.7 -39.7 -1.5 23,789,537 175,983 0.7 705 16 2.3 Mississippi 64,494 1,443 2.3 1,110.8 -7.2 -0.6 7,315,244 136,924 1.9 507 13 2.6 Missouri 165,855 3,050 1.9 2,656.5 -33.3 -1.2 21,631,899 278,500 1.3 626 16 2.6 Montana 42,275 2,160 5.4 393.1 4.0 1.0 2,562,584 101,055 4.1 501 15 3.0 Nebraska 53,900 1,191 2.3 881.5 -10.9 -1.2 6,257,536 137,045 2.2 546 19 3.5 Nevada 52,820 3,786 7.7 1,045.2 -4.8 -0.5 8,630,659 55,054 0.6 635 7 1.1 New Hampshire 45,910 -291 -0.6 607.1 -8.9 -1.4 5,343,165 73,875 1.4 677 19 2.9 New Jersey 255,412 -9,122 -3.4 3,905.5 -22.5 -0.6 42,053,133 432,108 1.0 828 13 1.6 New Mexico 48,981 827 1.7 739.3 6.8 0.9 5,479,540 237,611 4.5 570 20 3.6 New York 548,775 14,428 2.7 8,334.8 -193.8 -2.3 90,360,386 -1,611,105 -1.8 834 4 0.5 North Carolina 234,523 9,940 4.4 3,772.1 -68.8 -1.8 30,140,115 74,843 0.2 615 13 2.1 North Dakota 23,459 125 0.5 314.2 -1.2 -0.4 2,036,390 63,423 3.2 499 17 3.6 Ohio 289,593 4,162 1.5 5,365.3 -118.8 -2.2 44,610,075 360,849 0.8 640 19 3.0 Oklahoma 90,669 5 0.0 1,458.5 -23.5 -1.6 10,292,884 84,891 0.8 543 13 2.5 Oregon 114,867 4,032 3.6 1,579.5 -31.4 -2.0 13,193,418 -24,046 -0.2 643 11 1.8 Pennsylvania 333,614 3,393 1.0 5,553.5 -47.9 -0.9 48,381,867 634,906 1.3 670 14 2.2 Rhode Island 34,187 585 1.7 472.5 -1.2 -0.2 3,984,490 109,996 2.8 649 19 3.1 South Carolina 118,933 4,870 4.3 1,778.1 -28.2 -1.6 13,112,941 175,782 1.4 567 16 3.0 South Dakota 27,681 299 1.1 367.6 -2.2 -0.6 2,352,781 52,630 2.3 492 14 2.9 Tennessee 126,129 795 0.6 2,614.8 -33.9 -1.3 20,872,680 506,550 2.5 614 23 3.8 Texas 495,052 1,572 0.3 9,296.9 -113.4 -1.2 81,524,904 -313,127 -0.4 675 6 0.8 Utah 70,227 2,210 3.2 1,043.9 -13.1 -1.2 7,834,064 43,896 0.6 577 10 1.8 Vermont 23,663 -357 -1.5 295.3 -3.3 -1.1 2,263,853 19,262 0.9 590 11 2.0 Virginia 200,044 4,697 2.4 3,427.2 -35.2 -1.0 31,197,766 -235,841 -0.8 700 2 0.3 Washington 222,205 2,476 1.1 2,648.5 -61.2 -2.3 24,991,489 -622,407 -2.4 726 -1 -0.2 West Virginia 47,322 679 1.5 688.5 -0.8 -0.1 4,979,118 95,229 1.9 556 11 2.1 Wisconsin 151,667 3,503 2.4 2,707.3 -39.9 -1.5 21,623,204 417,729 2.0 614 21 3.5 Wyoming 21,545 157 0.7 242.1 2.2 0.9 1,720,713 77,509 4.7 547 20 3.8 Puerto Rico 47,469 -4,827 -9.2 986.9 -24.1 -2.4 4,879,134 -1,653 0.0 380 9 2.4 Virgin Islands 3,168 -79 -2.4 44.4 -0.8 -1.8 344,295 23,715 7.4 596 51 9.3