| COMPARISON OF NEW ENGLAND AND NATIONAL | |||
| UI COVERED EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES * | |||
| 2004 | |||
| Employment | Total Wages (000) | Annual Avg. Wage | |
| United States | 129,278,176 | $5,087,561,796 | $39,354 |
| Connecticut | 1,631,240 | $83,204,725 | $51,007 |
| Maine | 597,238 | $19,055,629 | $31,906 |
| Massachusetts | 3,138,738 | $153,534,774 | $48,916 |
| New Hampshire | 613,310 | $24,027,063 | $39,176 |
| Rhode Island | 475,628 | $17,907,980 | $37,651 |
| Vermont | 298,491 | $9,932,493 | $33,276 |
| New England | 6,754,645 | $307,662,664 | $45,548 |
| * Includes Private Industry and Government Activity | |||
| Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages | |||
| Vermont DOL, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics | |||