NEW JERSEY WAGES 1980 - 1999
                  OVERALL                                     * AVERAGE
               AVERAGE ANNUAL                               ANNUAL COVERED                                PRIVATE                               GOVERNMENT
                WAGE FOR ALL            PERCENT             WAGE EXCLUDING            PERCENT          SECTOR ANNUAL         PERCENT          AVERAGE ANNUAL          PERCENT
              COVERED WORKERS           INCREASE           FEDERAL WORKERS            INCREASE         COVERED WAGE          INCREASE          COVERED WAGE           INCREASE
1999              $41,062                 3.9                  $40,976                  4.0              $40,805               4.3               $42,602                2.1
1998               39,516                 5.3                   39,403                  5.4               39,138               5.7                41,739                3.3
1997               37,529                 4.5                   37,398                  4.5               37,032               4.8                40,389                3.0
1996               35,928                 4.0                   35,801                  4.1               35,351               4.3                39,194                2.8
1995               34,534                 3.3                   34,403                  3.4               33,890               3.4                38,122                2.9
1994               33,439                 2.2                   33,268                  2.2               32,782               1.8                37,039                4.2
1993               32,723                 2.0                   32,540                  2.0               32,202               1.6                35,532                4.1
1992               32,073                 7.0                   31,914                  6.9               31,683               6.9                34,147                7.4
1991               29,980                 5.4                   29,849                  5.3               29,642               5.1                31,795                6.4
1990               28,447                 6.2                   28,350                  6.1               28,191               6.0                29,891                6.8
1989               26,791                 4.0                   26,708                  4.0               26,585               3.7                27,999                6.0
1988               25,755                 8.0                   25,672                  8.2               25,645               8.3                26,402                6.3
1987               23,841                 6.8                   23,725                  6.9               23,675               6.7                24,829                7.3
1986               22,327                 5.8                   22,201                  6.1               22,188               5.9                23,131                5.3
1985               21,107                 6.1                   20,926                  6.3               20,958               6.0                21,962                6.7
1984               19,897                 5.8                   19,693                  5.7               19,776               5.5                20,576                7.3
1983               18,814                 5.1                   18,630                  5.5               18,745               4.9                19,184                6.1
1982               17,896                 8.3                   17,664                  8.2               17,862               7.8                18,074               10.6
1981               16,529                 8.8                   16,331                  8.5               16,565               8.6                16,348                9.9
1980               15,199                 9.0                   15,047                  9.1               15,252               9.4                14,871                6.4
   *Used to set the maximum unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance and workers compensation benefit rates and the taxable
    wage base for the second year following the indicated calendar year.