Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment and Wages: 2002
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment and Wages: 2002
| State | Employment | Wages ($ millions) | Retirement beneficiaries | Retirement payments ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,415 | 190 | 9,744 | 123 |
| Alaska | 427 | 22 | 199 | 3 |
| Arizona | 2,479 | 151 | 10,741 | 136 |
| Arkansas | 3,716 | 223 | 9,305 | 118 |
| California | 9,190 | 561 | 34,116 | 431 |
| Colorado | 2,764 | 170 | 7,779 | 98 |
| Connecticut | 107 | 5 | 3,133 | 40 |
| Delaware | 190 | 10 | 1,827 | 23 |
| District of Columbia | 5 | 0 | 692 | 9 |
| Florida | 6,324 | 349 | 33,002 | 417 |
| Georgia | 6,491 | 359 | 15,506 | 196 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 272 | 3 |
| Idaho | 1,318 | 79 | 4,705 | 59 |
| Illinois | 12,758 | 766 | 38,624 | 488 |
| Indiana | 5,537 | 306 | 16,825 | 213 |
| Iowa | 3,698 | 223 | 9,640 | 122 |
| Kansas | 5,737 | 353 | 14,423 | 182 |
| Kentucky | 4,530 | 253 | 15,105 | 191 |
| Louisiana | 3,125 | 182 | 8,342 | 105 |
| Maine | 647 | 33 | 3,322 | 42 |
| Maryland | 1,675 | 93 | 10,745 | 136 |
| Massachusetts | 728 | 38 | 5,283 | 67 |
| Michigan | 4,124 | 239 | 15,610 | 197 |
| Minnesota | 4,483 | 261 | 17,611 | 223 |
| Mississippi | 1,697 | 103 | 6,171 | 78 |
| Missouri | 7,037 | 427 | 20,382 | 258 |
| Montana | 2,475 | 146 | 6,284 | 79 |
| Nebraska | 9,968 | 616 | 11,025 | 139 |
| Nevada | 683 | 42 | 3,623 | 46 |
| New Hampshire | 201 | 10 | 1,017 | 13 |
| New Jersey | 1,228 | 57 | 10,759 | 136 |
| New Mexico | 1,579 | 98 | 5,029 | 64 |
| New York | 3,137 | 172 | 25,559 | 323 |
| North Carolina | 2,294 | 126 | 10,591 | 134 |
| North Dakota | 1,588 | 96 | 3,298 | 42 |
| Ohio | 7,970 | 439 | 31,284 | 396 |
| Oklahoma | 1,604 | 95 | 5,574 | 70 |
| Oregon | 2,270 | 135 | 9,081 | 115 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,565 | 409 | 44,044 | 557 |
| Rhode Island | 69 | 4 | 656 | 8 |
| South Carolina | 1,646 | 90 | 6,523 | 82 |
| South Dakota | 734 | 43 | 1,349 | 17 |
| Tennessee | 4,103 | 233 | 12,145 | 154 |
| Texas | 15,056 | 917 | 34,476 | 436 |
| Utah | 1,737 | 105 | 5,874 | 74 |
| Vermont | 195 | 8 | 1,072 | 14 |
| Virginia | 5,689 | 316 | 19,637 | 248 |
| Washington | 3,812 | 233 | 11,704 | 148 |
| West Virginia | 2,862 | 159 | 10,476 | 132 |
| Wisconsin | 3,669 | 228 | 10,802 | 137 |
| Wyoming | 2,724 | 168 | 3,077 | 39 |
| United States, total | 177,060 | 10,344 | 598,063 | 7,562 |
NOTE: Wages do not include fringe benefits.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States-2002, Washington, DC: 2004, available at http://www.aar.org/PubCommon/Documents/AboutTheIndustry/RRState_Rankings.pdf, as of June 10, 2004.