Table 15: Average Annual Wages 1995-2008

Historical Forecast
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Mining $43,671 $44,926 $47,064 $47,675 $49,621 $51,079 $52,281 $53,486 $54,692 $55,901 $57,112 $58,325 $59,541 $60,759
Percent Change 2.9% 4.8% 1.3% 4.1% 2.9% 2.4% 2.3% 2.3% 2.2% 2.2% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0%
Construction $23,801 $24,634 $25,513 $26,844 $28,574 $29,258 $29,583 $29,888 $30,173 $30,442 $30,695 $30,934 $31,160 $31,374
Percent Change 3.5% 3.6% 5.2% 6.4% 2.4% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7%
Manufacturing $26,557 $29,474 $30,725 $32,197 $31,938 $33,235 $34,461 $35,663 $36,842 $38,001 $39,142 $40,265 $41,373 $42,468
Percent Change 11.0% 4.2% 4.8% -0.8% 4.1% 3.7% 3.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.6%
TCPU* $31,612 $31,664 $33,283 $34,437 $34,590 $36,618 $38,426 $40,245 $42,088 $43,958 $45,856 $47,782 $49,738 $51,724
Percent Change 0.2% 5.1% 3.5% 0.4% 5.9% 4.9% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4% 4.3% 4.2% 4.1% 4.0%
Trade $14,136 $14,550 $15,277 $16,234 $16,684 $17,108 $17,417 $17,716 $18,006 $18,287 $18,559 $18,824 $19,083 $19,334
Percent Change 2.9% 5.0% 6.3% 2.8% 2.5% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.6% 1.5% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
FIRE** $25,406 $27,247 $28,956 $29,326 $31,279 $32,462 $33,431 $34,378 $35,307 $36,217 $37,111 $37,988 $38,850 $39,699
Percent Change 7.2% 6.3% 1.3% 6.7% 3.8% 3.0% 2.8% 2.7% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3% 2.2%
Services $17,660 $18,048 $18,710 $19,411 $20,034 $21,054 $22,162 $23,450 $24,962 $26,758 $28,908 $31,502 $34,653 $38,497
Percent Change 2.2% 3.7% 3.8% 3.2% 5.1% 5.3% 5.8% 6.5% 7.2% 8.0% 9.0% 10.0% 11.1%
Government $24,309 $24,708 $25,391 $26,305 $26,894 $27,975 $29,020 $30,105 $31,232 $32,403 $33,620 $34,883 $36,196 $37,560
Percent Change 1.6% 2.8% 3.6% 2.2% 4.0% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.7% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8% 3.8%
Total $25,894 $26,906 $28,115 $29,054 $29,952 $31,099 $32,098 $33,116 $34,163 $35,246 $36,375 $37,563 $38,824 $40,177
Percent Change 3.9% 4.5% 3.3% 3.1% 3.8% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 3.3% 3.4% 3.5%
* Transportation, Communications, & Public Utilities.
** Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate.


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