1994 Annual Pay Levels in Metropolitan Areas — 1995-10-27

The average annual pay of employees in metropolitan areas increased 2.1 percent from 1993 to 1994, according to preliminary data for workers covered by State and Federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. The average annual pay level for the nation's 310 metropolitan areas was $28,128 in 1994, up from $27,539 in 1993. Average annual pay for the entire nation, metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas combined, was $26,939 in 1994. (Average annual pay data by state and industry were issued on September 19, 1995.) Annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers subject to state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) laws covering 112.6 million full- and part-time workers. Average annual pay is computed by dividing the total annual payrolls of employees covered under UI programs by the average monthly number of these employees.