Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment and Wages: 2003
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Table 6-7: Freight Railroad Employment and Wages: 2003
| State | Employment | Wages ($ millions) | Retirement beneficiaries | Retirement payments ($ millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3,414 | 196 | 9,585 | 128 |
| Alaska | 428 | 24 | 196 | 3 |
| Arizona | 2,431 | 154 | 10,590 | 141 |
| Arkansas | 3,662 | 227 | 9,296 | 124 |
| California | 8,937 | 567 | 32,848 | 437 |
| Colorado | 2,753 | 176 | 7,633 | 102 |
| Connecticut | 106 | 6 | 3,068 | 41 |
| Delaware | 196 | 11 | 1,828 | 24 |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 1 | 653 | 9 |
| Florida | 6,210 | 357 | 32,424 | 431 |
| Georgia | 6,901 | 394 | 15,431 | 205 |
| Hawaii | 0 | 0 | 262 | 3 |
| Idaho | 1,252 | 78 | 4,657 | 62 |
| Illinois | 12,396 | 773 | 37,609 | 500 |
| Indiana | 5,611 | 321 | 16,527 | 220 |
| Iowa | 3,700 | 233 | 9,477 | 126 |
| Kansas | 5,466 | 351 | 14,142 | 188 |
| Kentucky | 4,394 | 254 | 14,919 | 199 |
| Louisiana | 3,193 | 189 | 8,121 | 108 |
| Maine | 644 | 35 | 3,253 | 43 |
| Maryland | 1,625 | 94 | 10,373 | 138 |
| Massachusetts | 734 | 40 | 5,030 | 67 |
| Michigan | 4,171 | 253 | 15,275 | 203 |
| Minnesota | 4,551 | 277 | 17,150 | 228 |
| Mississippi | 1,745 | 109 | 6,139 | 82 |
| Missouri | 6,739 | 424 | 20,042 | 267 |
| Montana | 2,452 | 151 | 6,165 | 82 |
| Nebraska | 9,748 | 627 | 10,970 | 146 |
| Nevada | 644 | 41 | 3,658 | 49 |
| New Hampshire | 193 | 10 | 992 | 13 |
| New Jersey | 1,196 | 57 | 10,287 | 137 |
| New Mexico | 1,550 | 100 | 4,975 | 66 |
| New York | 3,053 | 173 | 24,712 | 329 |
| North Carolina | 2,315 | 132 | 10,468 | 139 |
| North Dakota | 1,552 | 98 | 3,255 | 43 |
| Ohio | 7,845 | 446 | 30,421 | 405 |
| Oklahoma | 1,539 | 94 | 5,442 | 72 |
| Oregon | 2,239 | 138 | 8,885 | 118 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,138 | 397 | 42,340 | 563 |
| Rhode Island | 75 | 4 | 624 | 8 |
| South Carolina | 1,648 | 94 | 6,566 | 87 |
| South Dakota | 745 | 45 | 1,319 | 18 |
| Tennessee | 3,984 | 235 | 11,970 | 159 |
| Texas | 15,095 | 956 | 33,912 | 451 |
| Utah | 1,692 | 106 | 5,726 | 76 |
| Vermont | 218 | 10 | 1,019 | 14 |
| Virginia | 5,311 | 303 | 19,232 | 256 |
| Washington | 3,709 | 236 | 11,524 | 153 |
| West Virginia | 2,815 | 162 | 10,182 | 135 |
| Wisconsin | 3,409 | 220 | 10,595 | 141 |
| Wyoming | 2,629 | 169 | 3,029 | 40 |
| United States, total | 174,062 | 10,551 | 584,796 | 7,782 |
1 Freight railroads include Class I, regional, switching and terminal, and local.
NOTE: Wages do not include fringe benefits.
SOURCE: Association of American Railroads, Railroads and States-2003, Washington, DC: 2005, available at http://www.aar.org/AboutTheIndustry/StateInformation.asp as of Sept. 19, 2005.