U.S. personal income grew 6.3 percent in 2006, up from 5.2 percent in 2005, according to preliminary estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. This is the strongest annual growth rate so far in the economic expansion which began in December 2001. All eight BEA regions registered solid accelerations in personal income growth. For the third consecutive year, the Southwest region enjoyed the fastest growth (8.3 percent up from 7.7 percent) and the Great Lakes region saw the slowest growth (4.8 percent up from 4.0 percent). The contrast between the two regions reflects a mining boom in the Southwest and employment losses in auto manufacturing in the Great Lakes.
All but 11 states enjoyed an acceleration in personal income growth. Louisiana's 19.4 percent growth following an 8.7 percent decline in 2005 was the most impressive. The wide swing in its growth rate reflects the consequences of the property lost in two hurricanes and the state's subsequent recovery (See What are the effects of Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma on Monthly Personal Income? at www.faq.bea.gov). The compensation component of personal income grew 6.6 percent in Louisiana in 2006; the other components (the parts most affected by property losses) grew 56.9 percent. Compared with 2004, Louisiana's personal income is 9.0 percent higher while the U.S. is 11.8 percent higher.
Michigan grew the slowest of all states in 2006 (3.1 percent) and was one of the eleven with braking personal income growth (down from 3.5 percent in 2005). Conditions are attributable to cutbacks in auto industry employment, especially in the last half of the year. The cutbacks are offset in the earnings data by the payment of lump-sum wages to workers accepting buyout offers. The downturn in automotive employment had ripple effects on earnings in other industries, particularly construction and real estate.
Inflation (as measured by the national price index for personal consumption expenditures) was 2.8 percent in 2006 down from 2.9 percent in 2005.
Per capita income. U.S. per capita income grew 5.2 percent in 2006, up from 4.2 percent growth in 2005.
Louisiana's per capita income rebounded 25.5 percent in 2006 after falling 9.0 percent in 2005. The extreme oscillation in Louisiana results from accounting for all of the uninsured fixed assets destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, a population loss of more than 200 thousand residents (many low-income), and solid wage gains in 2006.
States with the highest and lowest per capita income growth rates 2005–2006
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Rank
State
Growth rate
Rank
State
Growth rate
1
Louisiana
25.5
41
Wisconsin
4.3
2
Wyoming
9.0
42
Oregon
4.3
3
Oklahoma
7.6
43
New Hampshire
4.1
4
Utah
6.5
44
North Carolina
3.8
5
New Mexico
6.4
45
Kentucky
3.8
6
New York
6.1
46
Minnesota
3.8
7
Mississippi
5.9
47
North Dakota
3.8
8
Rhode Island
5.8
48
Nevada
3.8
9
Montana
5.8
49
Michigan
3.2
10
New Jersey
5.7
50
Georgia
3.2
Connecticut led the nation with a per capita income of $49,852. This is 37 percent above the national average. Typically, the top ten states with the highest per capita incomes are the same year after year, although some of the states trade places. Wyoming, however, following a sustained ten-year climb, returns to the top ten after an absence of 23 years. Its ranking is strongly tied to the state of the mining industry which has a very long-term expansionary and contractionary cycle.
States with the highest per capita income, 2006
r revised
p preliminary
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Per capita personal income (dollars)
Rank in the U.S.
Percent of the U.S. average
Percent change 2005–2006
Rank of percent change
2005r
2006p
2005r
2006p
2005r
2006p
United States
34,471
36,276
––
––
100
100
5.2
––
Connecticut
47,388
49,852
1
1
137
137
5.2
22
New Jersey
43,831
46,344
2
2
127
128
5.7
10
Massachusetts
43,501
45,877
3
3
126
126
5.5
17
Maryland
41,972
44,077
4
4
122
122
5.0
24
New York
39,967
42,392
5
5
116
117
6.1
6
Wyoming
37,305
40,676
9
6
108
112
9.0
2
New Hampshire
37,768
39,311
6
7
110
108
4.1
43
Colorado
37,510
39,186
7
8
109
108
4.5
35
Virginia
37,503
39,173
8
9
109
108
4.5
36
Delaware
37,088
39,022
11
10
108
108
5.2
21
Mississippi had the lowest per capita income of all states, $26,535. This is 27 percent below the national average. The bottom ten states were all ranked in the bottom ten last year.
States with the lowest per capita income, 2006
r revised
p preliminary
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Per capita personal income (dollars)
Rank in the U.S.
Percent of the U.S. average
Percent change 2005–2006
Rank of percent change
2005r
2006p
2005r
2006p
2005r
2006p
United States
34,471
36,276
––
––
100
100
5.2
––
Louisiana
24,664
30,952
50
41
72
85
25.5
1
Montana
29,015
30,688
41
42
84
85
5.8
9
Idaho
28,478
29,952
42
43
83
83
5.2
23
New Mexico
27,889
29,673
45
44
81
82
6.4
5
South Carolina
28,285
29,515
43
45
82
81
4.3
37
Kentucky
28,272
29,352
44
46
82
81
3.8
45
Utah
27,321
29,108
46
47
79
80
6.5
4
Arkansas
26,681
27,935
47
48
77
77
4.7
32
West Virginia
26,419
27,897
48
49
77
77
5.6
13
Mississippi
25,051
26,535
49
50
73
73
5.9
7
The annual personal income and per capita income estimates in this news release are preliminary and will be revised later this year when more complete and more detailed data become available. The estimates for 2006 reflect more than usual uncertainty, particularly for Louisiana which lost about 200,000 residents, and which is still feeling the effects of the disasters of 2005 (e.g. FEMA transferred about $700 million in assistance to residents of Louisiana in 2006).
Fourth quarter personal income.1 In the fourth quarter of 2006, U.S. personal income growth equaled the 1.2 percent rate it grew in the third quarter. However, the pace of growth as the year ended slowed from the 2.2 percent rate at which personal income was growing when the year began. Growth accelerated in eighteen states and decelerated in twenty-five in 2006:4.
Extraction of minerals (including oil, gas, copper, nickel, uranium, and gold) in the belt stretching from Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico northward through Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana and into Alaska, continued its strong contribution to earnings growth. It made the mining industry the biggest contributor to fourth-quarter earnings growth in four of these states.
On the other hand, construction subtracted from earnings growth in most states with the notable exceptions of Louisiana, which is still rebuilding property damaged and destroyed by the disasters of 2005, and Wyoming, whose mining sector continues to support construction. Construction also contributed small amounts to earnings growth in about ten other states, generally ones like Nevada and Texas with the fastest personal income growth.
The price level (as measured by the national price index for personal consumption expenditures) fell 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter after rising 0.6 percent in the third quarter.
1NOTE.–Quarterly estimates are expressed at seasonally adjusted annual rates, unless otherwise specified. Quarter to–quarter dollar changes are differences between published estimates. Quarter–to–quarter percent changes are calculated from unrounded data and are not annualized.
Definitions
Personal income is the income received by all persons from all sources. Personal income
is the sum of net earnings by place of residence; dividends, interest, and rental income (property income) of persons;
and personal current transfer receipts. Net earnings is earnings by place of work (the sum of wage and
salary disbursements (payrolls), supplements to wages and salaries, and proprietors' income) less contributions for
government social insurance, plus an adjustment to convert earnings by place of work to a place–of–residence basis.
Personal income is measured before the deduction of personal income taxes and other personal taxes and is reported in
current dollars (no adjustment is made for price changes).
The estimate of personal income in the United States reported here is derived as the sum of the state
estimates and the estimate for the District of Columbia; it differs slightly from the estimate of personal income in the
national income and product accounts (NIPAs) because of minor differences in coverage, in the methodologies used to prepare
the estimates, and in the timing of the availability of source data.
BEA groups all 50 states and the District of Columbia into eight distinct regions
for purposes of data collecting and analyses: New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont); Mideast (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland,
New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania); Great Lakes (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and
Wisconsin); Plains (Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota);
Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia); Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
and Texas); Rocky Mountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming); and Far West (Alaska,
California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington).
BEA's national, international, regional, and industry estimates; the Survey of
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Next state personal income release – June 21, 2007, at 8:30 A.M. ET for state personal income, first quarter 2007.
Table 1. Per Capita Personal Income, Personal Income, and Population, by State and Region, 2005–2006
Per capita personal income [Dollars]
Personal Income [Millions of dollars]
Population [Thousands of persons]
2005r
2006p
Rank in the U.S.
Percent of the U.S.
Percent change 2005–06
Rank of percent change, 2005– 06
2005r
2006p
Percent change 2005–06
Rank of percent change, 2005– 06
2005r
2006p
Percent change 2005–06
Rank of percent change, 2005– 06
2005r
2006p
2005r
2006p
r Revised.
p Preliminary.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
United States
34,471
36,276
––
––
100
100
5.2
––
10,220,942
10,860,917
6.3
––
296,507
299,398
1.0
––
New England
Connecticut
47,388
49,852
1
1
137
137
5.2
22
165,890
174,721
5.3
36
3,501
3,505
0.1
43
Maine
30,808
32,348
37
34
89
89
5.0
25
40,612
42,750
5.3
39
1,318
1,322
0.3
38
Massachusetts
43,501
45,877
3
3
126
126
5.5
17
279,860
295,320
5.5
34
6,433
6,437
0.1
46
New Hampshire
37,768
39,311
6
7
110
108
4.1
43
49,356
51,690
4.7
45
1,307
1,315
0.6
30
Rhode Island
35,324
37,388
17
15
102
103
5.8
8
37,923
39,916
5.3
40
1,074
1,068
- 0.6
49
Vermont
32,717
34,264
25
24
95
94
4.7
30
20,362
21,377
5.0
43
622
624
0.2
40
Mideast
Delaware
37,088
39,022
11
10
108
108
5.2
21
31,218
33,304
6.7
14
842
853
1.4
15
District of Columbia
52,811
55,755
––
––
153
154
5.6
––
30,739
32,423
5.5
––
582
582
- 0.1
––
Maryland
41,972
44,077
4
4
122
122
5.0
24
234,609
247,526
5.5
35
5,590
5,616
0.5
36
New Jersey
43,831
46,344
2
2
127
128
5.7
10
381,466
404,331
6.0
25
8,703
8,725
0.2
39
New York
39,967
42,392
5
5
116
117
6.1
6
771,990
818,426
6.0
23
19,316
19,306
0.0
47
Pennsylvania
34,937
36,680
18
18
101
101
5.0
26
433,400
456,316
5.3
37
12,405
12,441
0.3
37
Great Lakes
Illinois
36,264
38,215
13
13
105
105
5.4
18
462,928
490,374
5.9
26
12,765
12,832
0.5
35
Indiana
31,173
32,526
33
33
90
90
4.3
38
195,332
205,355
5.1
41
6,266
6,314
0.8
29
Michigan
32,804
33,847
24
27
95
93
3.2
49
331,349
341,710
3.1
50
10,101
10,096
- 0.1
48
Ohio
31,860
33,338
29
29
92
92
4.6
33
365,453
382,658
4.7
46
11,471
11,478
0.1
45
Wisconsin
33,278
34,701
21
22
97
96
4.3
41
183,948
192,818
4.8
44
5,528
5,557
0.5
34
Plains
Iowa
31,670
33,236
30
30
92
92
4.9
27
93,919
99,112
5.5
33
2,966
2,982
0.6
33
Kansas
32,866
34,743
23
21
95
96
5.7
11
90,320
96,031
6.3
17
2,748
2,764
0.6
31
Minnesota
37,290
38,712
10
12
108
107
3.8
46
191,175
200,031
4.6
48
5,127
5,167
0.8
27
Missouri
31,231
32,705
32
31
91
90
4.7
31
181,066
191,086
5.5
32
5,798
5,843
0.8
28
Nebraska
32,923
34,397
22
23
96
95
4.5
34
57,885
60,826
5.1
42
1,758
1,768
0.6
32
North Dakota
31,357
32,552
31
32
91
90
3.8
47
19,899
20,699
4.0
49
635
636
0.2
42
South Dakota
32,523
33,929
26
26
94
94
4.3
39
25,201
26,530
5.3
38
775
782
0.9
24
Southeast
Alabama
29,623
31,295
40
40
86
86
5.6
12
134,736
143,925
6.8
13
4,548
4,599
1.1
18
Arkansas
26,681
27,935
47
48
77
77
4.7
32
74,059
78,521
6.0
22
2,776
2,811
1.3
16
Florida
34,001
35,798
20
20
99
99
5.3
19
604,131
647,583
7.2
11
17,768
18,090
1.8
9
Georgia
30,914
31,891
36
38
90
88
3.2
50
282,322
298,627
5.8
29
9,133
9,364
2.5
4
Kentucky
28,272
29,352
44
46
82
81
3.8
45
117,967
123,458
4.7
47
4,173
4,206
0.8
26
Louisiana
24,664
30,952
50
41
72
85
25.5
1
111,167
132,715
19.4
1
4,507
4,288
- 4.9
50
Mississippi
25,051
26,535
49
50
73
73
5.9
7
72,862
77,232
6.0
24
2,908
2,911
0.1
44
North Carolina
31,041
32,234
34
36
90
89
3.8
44
269,203
285,477
6.0
20
8,672
8,857
2.1
7
South Carolina
28,285
29,515
43
45
82
81
4.3
37
120,123
127,543
6.2
19
4,247
4,321
1.7
10
Tennessee
30,969
32,304
35
35
90
89
4.3
40
184,443
195,078
5.8
30
5,956
6,039
1.4
14
Virginia
37,503
39,173
8
9
109
108
4.5
36
283,685
299,393
5.5
31
7,564
7,643
1.0
20
West Virginia
26,419
27,897
48
49
77
77
5.6
13
47,926
50,730
5.9
28
1,814
1,818
0.2
41
Southwest
Arizona
30,019
31,458
38
39
87
87
4.8
29
178,706
193,983
8.5
5
5,953
6,166
3.6
1
New Mexico
27,889
29,673
45
44
81
82
6.4
5
53,714
57,998
8.0
7
1,926
1,955
1.5
13
Oklahoma
29,948
32,210
39
37
87
89
7.6
3
106,119
115,288
8.6
4
3,543
3,579
1.0
22
Texas
32,460
34,257
27
25
94
94
5.5
14
744,270
805,307
8.2
6
22,929
23,508
2.5
5
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
37,510
39,186
7
8
109
108
4.5
35
174,919
186,266
6.5
15
4,663
4,753
1.9
8
Idaho
28,478
29,952
42
43
83
83
5.2
23
40,706
43,924
7.9
8
1,429
1,466
2.6
3
Montana
29,015
30,688
41
42
84
85
5.8
9
27,122
28,989
6.9
12
935
945
1.1
19
Utah
27,321
29,108
46
47
79
80
6.5
4
68,039
74,229
9.1
3
2,490
2,550
2.4
6
Wyoming
37,305
40,676
9
6
108
112
9.0
2
18,981
20,948
10.4
2
509
515
1.2
17
Far West
Alaska
35,564
37,271
15
16
103
103
4.8
28
23,588
24,974
5.9
27
663
670
1.0
21
California
36,936
38,956
12
11
107
107
5.5
16
1,335,386
1,420,245
6.4
16
36,154
36,458
0.8
25
Hawaii
34,489
36,299
19
19
100
100
5.2
20
43,913
46,662
6.3
18
1,273
1,285
1.0
23
Nevada
35,744
37,089
14
17
104
102
3.8
48
86,224
92,557
7.3
9
2,412
2,496
3.5
2
Oregon
32,289
33,666
28
28
94
93
4.3
42
117,497
124,589
6.0
21
3,639
3,701
1.7
11
Washington
35,479
37,423
16
14
103
103
5.5
15
223,232
239,348
7.2
10
6,292
6,396
1.7
12
BEA Regions
New England
41,670
43,852
1
1
121
121
5.2
6
594,004
625,774
5.3
6
14,255
14,270
0.1
8
Mideast
39,703
41,924
2
2
115
116
5.6
2
1,883,423
1,992,327
5.8
5
47,438
47,522
0.2
7
Great Lakes
33,362
34,854
4
4
97
96
4.5
8
1,539,010
1,612,914
4.8
8
46,131
46,276
0.3
6
Plains
33,297
34,817
5
5
97
96
4.6
7
659,466
694,315
5.3
7
19,806
19,942
0.7
5
Southeast
31,088
32,827
8
8
90
90
5.6
3
2,302,623
2,460,283
6.8
3
74,067
74,946
1.2
3
Southwest
31,522
33,304
7
7
91
92
5.7
1
1,082,809
1,172,575
8.3
1
34,351
35,208
2.5
1
Rocky Mountain
32,889
34,640
6
6
95
95
5.3
4
329,766
354,355
7.5
2
10,027
10,230
2.0
2
Far West
36,282
38,200
3
3
105
105
5.3
5
1,829,841
1,948,374
6.5
4
50,434
51,005
1.1
4
Table 2. Personal Income Change by Component, by State and Region, 2005–2006
Percent change
Percent change in personal income
Contribution to percent change in personal income
Dollar change (millions)
Personal income
Net earnings/1
Dividends, interest, and rent
Transfer receipts
(percentage points)
Personal income
Net earnings/1
Dividends, interest, and rent
Transfer receipts
Net earnings/1
Dividends, interest, and rent
Transfer receipts
1. Net earnings is earnings by place of work––the sum of wage and salary disbursements, supplements to wages and salaries,
and proprietors' income––less contributions for government social insurance plus an adjustment to convert earnings by place of work to a place–of–residence basis.
2. Not meaningful
Note: Estimates may not add to totals because of rounding.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
United States
6.3
5.9
8.9
5.0
6.3
4.13
1.39
0.74
639,975
422,349
141,999
75,628
New England
Connecticut
5.3
5.2
6.3
4.8
5.3
3.77
1.01
0.55
8,831
6,249
1,669
913
Maine
5.3
4.5
6.8
6.8
5.3
2.93
0.96
1.37
2,138
1,191
391
556
Massachusetts
5.5
5.2
6.7
6.0
5.5
3.61
1.07
0.85
15,460
10,091
2,986
2,383
New Hampshire
4.7
4.3
5.9
6.2
4.7
3.18
0.83
0.72
2,334
1,567
410
357
Rhode Island
5.3
4.5
8.0
5.6
5.3
2.99
1.26
1.01
1,993
1,133
476
383
Vermont
5.0
4.6
5.4
6.2
5.0
3.13
0.81
1.04
1,015
638
165
212
Mideast
Delaware
6.7
6.3
8.5
6.7
6.7
4.35
1.38
0.96
2,086
1,357
430
299
District of Columbia
5.5
5.3
6.8
5.3
5.5
3.91
0.92
0.65
1,684
1,203
283
199
Maryland
5.5
4.9
7.4
6.4
5.5
3.60
1.19
0.71
12,917
8,452
2,798
1,666
New Jersey
6.0
5.4
9.3
5.3
6.0
3.91
1.43
0.65
22,866
14,928
5,464
2,473
New York
6.0
5.8
7.4
5.6
6.0
3.95
1.11
0.95
46,436
30,530
8,541
7,364
Pennsylvania
5.3
4.9
6.8
5.5
5.3
3.29
1.02
0.99
22,916
14,240
4,400
4,276
Great Lakes
Illinois
5.9
5.5
8.1
5.4
5.9
3.89
1.33
0.71
27,445
17,997
6,140
3,308
Indiana
5.1
4.4
7.7
6.1
5.1
3.06
1.13
0.93
10,023
5,986
2,214
1,824
Michigan
3.1
1.7
7.5
5.2
3.1
1.18
1.12
0.82
10,361
3,923
3,728
2,711
Ohio
4.7
4.0
7.0
5.7
4.7
2.74
1.00
0.97
17,205
10,008
3,638
3,559
Wisconsin
4.8
3.9
8.3
5.5
4.8
2.68
1.37
0.78
8,870
4,924
2,518
1,428
Plains
Iowa
5.5
5.0
7.8
5.5
5.5
3.38
1.32
0.83
5,193
3,173
1,243
776
Kansas
6.3
5.9
8.8
5.6
6.3
4.12
1.40
0.81
5,711
3,719
1,263
729
Minnesota
4.6
4.1
5.7
6.2
4.6
2.84
1.02
0.77
8,855
5,435
1,949
1,471
Missouri
5.5
4.7
8.5
6.2
5.5
3.12
1.35
1.07
10,020
5,645
2,447
1,928
Nebraska
5.1
4.1
8.4
5.2
5.1
2.81
1.55
0.73
2,941
1,625
895
422
North Dakota
4.0
3.1
7.3
4.6
4.0
2.17
1.14
0.71
799
432
227
141
South Dakota
5.3
3.6
9.7
5.8
5.3
2.31
2.15
0.82
1,329
582
541
206
Southeast
Alabama
6.8
6.1
12.7
4.7
6.8
4.00
1.95
0.87
9,189
5,387
2,628
1,174
Arkansas
6.0
5.1
9.3
6.7
6.0
3.27
1.37
1.39
4,463
2,422
1,014
1,027
Florida
7.2
7.0
8.8
5.4
7.2
4.23
2.08
0.89
43,452
25,538
12,565
5,349
Georgia
5.8
5.2
7.4
7.0
5.8
3.80
1.04
0.94
16,305
10,714
2,933
2,658
Kentucky
4.7
3.6
8.0
6.1
4.7
2.38
1.09
1.18
5,492
2,806
1,290
1,395
Louisiana
19.4
11.8
––/2
- 26.4
19.4
8.47
19.61
- 8.70
21,547
9,420
21,799
-9,671
Mississippi
6.0
5.9
59.1
- 8.9
6.0
3.86
4.54
- 2.40
4,370
2,816
3,306
-1,751
North Carolina
6.0
5.7
6.4
7.1
6.0
3.87
1.03
1.14
16,275
10,407
2,785
3,082
South Carolina
6.2
5.7
7.6
6.9
6.2
3.79
1.08
1.30
7,419
4,559
1,303
1,558
Tennessee
5.8
5.2
8.2
6.4
5.8
3.69
0.95
1.13
10,635
6,808
1,745
2,082
Virginia
5.5
5.2
6.3
6.7
5.5
3.90
0.90
0.73
15,708
11,063
2,564
2,081
West Virginia
5.9
5.7
7.4
5.5
5.9
3.50
0.92
1.43
2,804
1,676
441
687
Southwest
Arizona
8.5
9.1
6.8
8.1
8.5
6.21
1.08
1.26
15,277
11,094
1,936
2,247
New Mexico
8.0
7.7
9.9
7.3
8.0
5.17
1.49
1.32
4,284
2,776
799
709
Oklahoma
8.6
9.2
9.0
6.2
8.6
6.22
1.37
1.05
9,169
6,598
1,455
1,116
Texas
8.2
8.7
7.4
6.1
8.2
6.51
0.91
0.78
61,036
48,442
6,775
5,820
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
6.5
6.8
5.0
6.4
6.5
5.06
0.79
0.64
11,347
8,849
1,379
1,119
Idaho
7.9
8.1
8.3
6.7
7.9
5.42
1.49
1.00
3,218
2,205
607
406
Montana
6.9
7.0
6.9
6.2
6.9
4.53
1.33
1.03
1,867
1,228
360
278
Utah
9.1
10.3
5.2
6.3
9.1
7.64
0.74
0.72
6,190
5,196
502
492
Wyoming
10.4
12.0
8.0
6.4
10.4
7.73
1.83
0.80
1,967
1,468
347
152
Far West
Alaska
5.9
5.2
3.9
10.8
5.9
3.78
0.52
1.57
1,386
892
123
371
California
6.4
6.5
6.1
5.9
6.4
4.59
1.01
0.75
84,859
61,354
13,444
10,062
Hawaii
6.3
6.0
7.6
6.3
6.3
4.31
1.15
0.80
2,749
1,894
505
350
Nevada
7.3
7.4
7.0
7.8
7.3
5.11
1.40
0.84
6,333
4,406
1,206
720
Oregon
6.0
6.4
5.6
5.1
6.0
4.25
1.03
0.75
7,091
4,997
1,208
886
Washington
7.2
7.8
5.9
5.5
7.2
5.51
0.97
0.74
16,116
12,307
2,166
1,643
BEA Regions
New England
5.3
5.0
6.5
5.8
5.3
3.51
1.03
0.81
31,770
20,869
6,097
4,804
Mideast
5.8
5.4
7.7
5.6
5.8
3.75
1.16
0.86
108,904
70,710
21,917
16,277
Great Lakes
4.8
4.0
7.7
5.5
4.8
2.78
1.18
0.83
73,904
42,837
18,237
12,830
Plains
5.3
4.6
7.6
5.9
5.3
3.13
1.30
0.86
34,849
20,610
8,564
5,674
Southeast
6.8
6.1
15.1
2.4
6.8
4.07
2.36
0.42
157,660
93,617
54,371
9,671
Southwest
8.3
8.8
7.6
6.5
8.3
6.36
1.01
0.91
89,766
68,910
10,964
9,892
Rocky Mountain
7.5
8.0
5.9
6.4
7.5
5.75
0.97
0.74
24,589
18,945
3,195
2,448
Far West
6.5
6.7
6.1
5.9
6.5
4.69
1.02
0.77
118,533
85,849
18,653
14,032
Table 3. Contributions to Percent Change in Earnings by Place of Work, by State and Region, 2005–2006
[Percentage points]
Total Earnings/1
Farm
Forestry, fishing, related activities and other/2
Mining
Utilities
Con– struction
Manufacturing
Wholesale trade
Retail trade
Transpor– tation and warehousing
Information
Finance and insurance
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
1. Earnings by place of work is the sum of wage and salary disbursements (payrolls), supplements to wages and salaries, and proprietors' income.
2. "Other" consists of the wage and salary disbursements to U.S. residnets employed by international organizations and foreign
embassies and consulates in the U.S.
3. Data are suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information.
