Percent change in average weekly wages by state, total covered employment

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Percent change in average weekly wages by state, total covered, September 2022 to September 2023
State	Percent change	September 2022 average weekly wages	September 2023 average weekly wages	Net change
Alabama	0.4%	$1,117	$1,121	$4
Alaska	1.8%	$1,304	$1,328	$24
Arizona	-0.2%	$1,251	$1,248	-$3
Arkansas	0.0%	$1,036	$1,036	$0
California	0.8%	$1,600	$1,613	$13
Colorado	-0.5%	$1,438	$1,431	-$7
Connecticut	-0.6%	$1,489	$1,480	-$9
Delaware	-1.6%	$1,289	$1,269	-$20
District of Columbia	1.4%	$2,129	$2,159	$30
Florida	-0.1%	$1,219	$1,218	-$1
Georgia	-0.2%	$1,252	$1,249	-$3
Hawaii	1.1%	$1,213	$1,226	$13
Idaho	0.5%	$1,063	$1,068	$5
Illinois	-1.0%	$1,359	$1,346	-$13
Indiana	-0.7%	$1,123	$1,115	-$8
Iowa	-0.6%	$1,119	$1,112	-$7
Kansas	0.3%	$1,084	$1,087	$3
Kentucky	1.0%	$1,081	$1,092	$11
Louisiana	0.6%	$1,100	$1,107	$7
Maine	1.1%	$1,117	$1,129	$12
Maryland	0.5%	$1,417	$1,424	$7
Massachusetts	-0.7%	$1,654	$1,643	-$11
Michigan	-0.5%	$1,234	$1,228	-$6
Minnesota	-1.3%	$1,347	$1,329	-$18
Mississippi	-0.6%	$933	$927	-$6
Missouri	0.3%	$1,149	$1,152	$3
Montana	1.2%	$1,059	$1,072	$13
Nebraska	-0.4%	$1,116	$1,111	-$5
Nevada	-0.3%	$1,205	$1,201	-$4
New Hampshire	-1.2%	$1,366	$1,350	-$16
New Jersey	-0.4%	$1,462	$1,456	-$6
New Mexico	1.1%	$1,084	$1,096	$12
New York	0.2%	$1,606	$1,610	$4
North Carolina	1.2%	$1,207	$1,222	$15
North Dakota	1.3%	$1,189	$1,205	$16
Ohio	-0.1%	$1,186	$1,185	-$1
Oklahoma	0.5%	$1,047	$1,052	$5
Oregon	0.5%	$1,294	$1,301	$7
Pennsylvania	-0.9%	$1,295	$1,283	-$12
Puerto Rico	2.8%	$616	$633	$17
Rhode Island	0.7%	$1,226	$1,234	$8
South Carolina	0.6%	$1,080	$1,086	$6
South Dakota	0.6%	$1,052	$1,058	$6
Tennessee	0.1%	$1,198	$1,199	$1
Texas	0.3%	$1,332	$1,336	$4
Utah	0.8%	$1,185	$1,195	$10
Vermont	-0.2%	$1,143	$1,141	-$2
Virgin Islands	-4.0%	$993	$953	-$40
Virginia	0.5%	$1,376	$1,383	$7
Washington	1.5%	$1,657	$1,682	$25
West Virginia	0.6%	$1,038	$1,044	$6
Wisconsin	-0.4%	$1,138	$1,133	-$5
Wyoming	2.4%	$1,085	$1,111	$26