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Employment	275,561	[52nd of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$75,264,000,000.00	[36th of 56]
DEFINITION: Gross State Product in US dollars, current prices. GDP figures for the US Territories of Guam , American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands are based on Purchasing Power Parity from 2000. US Virgin Islands GDP figure is from 2002. Puerto Rico's GDP is a 2005 estimate and also based on Purchasing Power Parity.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$50,933.00	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (In 2004 Inflation-adjusted Dollars), 2004
SOURCE: US Census Bureau, 2004.
Median Family Income	$54,193.00	[21st of 51]
DEFINITION: Median Family Income (In 2004 Inflation-adjusted Dollars), 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Median Household Income	$46,574.00	[18th of 51]
DEFINITION: Median Household Income (In 2004 inflation-adjusted Dollars), 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Minimum wage $7.00 as of January 1, 2006)
DEFINITION: List of minimum wage restrictions and laws by state. NOTE: the Federal minimum wage is $5.15 (29 USC Sec. 206).
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Number of Interstate Lottos	2	[15th of 42]
DEFINITION:
SOURCE: Employment Services Administration (1 March 2006). Minimum Wage Laws in the States. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) online information. United States Department of Labor.
Percent below poverty level	18.9%	[4th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of People Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
SOURCE: Wikipedia: Lotteries in the United States
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	33.9 %	[1st of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Households With Cash Public Assistance Income	4.8 %	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of Households With Cash Public Assistance Income, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	15.9 %	[34th of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of Households With Retirement Income, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	14.4 %	[3rd of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	33.7 %	[1st of 51]
DEFINITION: Percent of Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Personal income	$30,826,000,000.00	[45th of 51]
DEFINITION: Total personal income for third quarter 2005.
SOURCE: American Community Survey 2004
Unemployment	15,365	[48th of 52]
DEFINITION: Number of persons that do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks, and are currently available for work.
SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005
Unemployment rate	5.3%	[8th of 52]
DEFINITION: Current unemployment rates, percentage
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	5.4%	[14th of 54]
DEFINITION: Percent change in total families recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003.
SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	1.5%	[18th of 54]
DEFINITION: Percent change in total recipients recieving welfare assistance from 2002-2003.
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	16,882	[31st of 54]
DEFINITION: Total number of families recieving welfare assistance in 2003.
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	43,136	[31st of 54]
DEFINITION: Total recipients of welfare assistance in 2003.
SOURCE: Administration of Children and Families

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; Employment Services Administration (1 March 2006). Minimum Wage Laws in the States. Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) online information. United States Department of Labor.; Wikipedia: Lotteries in the United States ; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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Leo Irey (Arizona)
22nd September 2007

It is interesting to note that DC has $55,994.23 per capita
income[1st of 51] they also are first in children below poverty level 33.9 % [1st of 51]. It appears those involved in goverment are very well paid.

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