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Jun
06

Occupational Employment and Wages in the U.S. Virgin Islands – May 2016

Workers in the U.S. Virgin Islands had an average (mean) hourly wage of $18.10 in May 2016, about 24 percent below the United States average of $23.86.

Apr
29

Occupational Employment and Wages in the U.S. Virgin Islands – May 2014

Workers in the U.S. Virgin Islands had an average hourly wage of $16.81 in May 2014, about 26 percent below the United States average.

Virgin Islands Economy at a Glance:

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2018

Nonfarm Wage and Salary Employment

Total Nonfarm(1)

 36.4 36.9 37.3 37.2 37.6 (p)37.6

12-month % change

 -4.5 -3.7 -0.8 3.3 4.7 (p)6.5

Mining, Logging, and Construction(2)

 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5

12-month % change

 41.2 41.2 47.1 31.6 25.0 (p)31.6

Manufacturing(2)

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 (p)0.7

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 (p)16.7

Trade, Transportation, and Utilities(1)

 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.4 (p)7.3

12-month % change

 -7.5 -7.5 -3.9 4.3 4.2 (p)1.4

Information(2)

 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 (p)0.6

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Financial Activities(2)

 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 (p)2.1

12-month % change

 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 (p)0.0

Professional & Business Services(2)

 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 (p)3.7

12-month % change

 12.9 16.1 16.1 16.1 19.4 (p)19.4

Education & Health Services(1)

 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 (p)2.5

12-month % change

 8.3 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 (p)4.2

Leisure & Hospitality(1)

 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.6 6.5 (p)6.5

12-month % change

 -19.7 -19.7 -9.5 -2.9 3.2 (p)6.6

Other Services(2)

 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 (p)0.9

12-month % change

 -10.0 -10.0 0.0 12.5 0.0 (p)12.5

Government(1)

 10.3 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.7 (p)10.8

12-month % change

 -6.4 -3.6 -4.5 -1.9 0.0 (p)2.9

Footnotes
(1) Number of jobs, in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
(2) Number of jobs, in thousands, not seasonally adjusted. See About the data.
(p) Preliminary
Title BLS Subject Product Type Date Published
Occupational Employment and Wages in the U.S. Virgin Islands – May 2016 Employment, Pay News Release Jun 2017