All workers

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

Worker characteristics

Management, professional, and related

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.5

1.5

    Professional and related

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.5

1.5

        Teachers

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.4

            Primary, secondary, and special education
             school teachers

1.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.7

Service

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.0

1.4

    Protective service

2.4

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.7

Sales and office

2.1

2.4

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

    Office and administrative support

2.2

2.5

2.3

2.6

2.5

2.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

2.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.7

4.7

2.2

Full time

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.5

1.5

Part time

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.5

2.5

1.4

Union

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.5

Nonunion

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.6

2.2

1.7

Average wage within the following categories:1

    Lowest 25 percent

2.1

2.6

2.3

3.0

2.6

1.4

        Lowest 10 percent

2.2

2.5

2.5

3.4

3.4

1.6

    Second 25 percent

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

    Third 25 percent

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.1

2.3

    Highest 25 percent

1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

        Highest 10 percent

1.7

1.8

2.2

2.2

2.4

1.7

Establishment characteristics

Service-providing industries

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

    Education and health services

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.7

1.6

        Educational services

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

1.8

1.5

            Elementary and secondary schools

1.7

2.3

2.6

2.6

1.9

1.4

            Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

6.2

3.3

6.0

5.4

3.8

4.3

        Healthcare and social assistance

3.4

3.5

3.9

3.5

4.6

4.1

            Hospitals

4.1

5.0

4.6

3.7

5.8

5.1

    Public administration

1.8

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.4

1 to 99 workers

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

4.7

2.4

    1 to 49 workers

3.2

3.0

3.8

3.6

5.3

2.4

    50 to 99 workers

4.5

5.2

5.7

7.0

6.1

4.9

100 workers or more

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.4

    100 to 499 workers

1.9

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.3

    500 workers or more

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

State government

4.0

2.9

3.3

3.3

2.9

3.6

Local government

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.0

Geographic areas

New England

4.4

3.0

6.8

6.2

4.3

Middle Atlantic

1.0

3.5

2.7

2.8

4.1

1.2

East North Central

3.3

2.3

2.7

1.9

4.3

2.7

West North Central

5.6

6.3

5.7

3.6

4.5

7.4

South Atlantic

3.2

4.3

2.7

2.4

4.0

3.2

East South Central

8.5

7.1

11.8

7.7

West South Central

2.5

5.2

3.7

4.1

2.6

3.7

Mountain

5.6

13.9

14.4

4.8

2.2

Pacific

3.3

2.2

3.5

3.6

2.9

3.4