


                                          NEW JERSEY WAGES 1980 - 1994


           OVERALL             * AVERAGE
         AVERAGE ANNUAL       ANNUAL COVERED         PRIVATE           GOVERNMENT
         WAGE FOR ALLPERCENT  WAGE EXCLUDIPERCENT  SECTOR ANNUPERCENT  AVERAGE ANNPERCENT 
         COVERED WORKINCREASE FEDERAL WORKINCREASE COVERED WAGINCREASE COVERED WAGINCREASE

  1994          $ 33,   2.2          $ 33,   2.2         $ 32,   1.8         $ 37,   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 DISABLITY INSURANCE AND WORKER
    AND THE TAXABLE WAGE BASE FOR THE SECOND YEAR FOLLOWING THE INDICATED CALENDAR YEAR.
