StateMaster - Bay Stater Economy statistics

Employment	3,190,128	[13th of 52]
Gross State Product > Current Dollars	$317,684,000,000.00	[13th of 56]
Median Earnings for Male Full-Time, Year-Round Workers	$50,406.00	[4th of 51]
Median Family Income	$68,701.00	[4th of 51]
Median Household Income	$55,658.00	[5th of 51]
Nest Egg Index	111.77	[5th of 50]
Percent below poverty level	9.2%	[44th of 51]
Percent of Children Below Poverty Level	12.5 %	[42nd of 51]
Percent of Households With Retirement Income	17.2 %	[26th of 51]
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level	8.7 %	[21st of 51]
Percent of Related Children Below Poverty Level	12.2 %	[42nd of 51]
Personal income	$282,710,000,000.00	[12th of 51]
Total tax burden	$16,839,243,000.00	[10th of 50]
Total tax burden (per capita)	$2,628.26	[7th of 50]
Unemployment	165,889	[12th of 52]
Unemployment rate	4.9%	[14th of 52]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total families	3%	[18th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Percent change in total recipients	1.2%	[20th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total families	49,320	[12th of 54]
Welfare Caseloads > Total recipients	108,469	[14th of 54]

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SOURCES: Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; US Census Bureau, 2004.; American Community Survey 2004 ; A.G. Edwards; American Community Survey 2004; Bureau of Economic Analysis regional data, 2005; US Census Bureau, 2004; Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 2006; Administration of Children and Families

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