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Bridgeport-Stamford Labor Market Area (1Q 2015)
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Estimated employmentN/A
Mean wage16.30
Entry wage12.86
10th percentile wage12.39
50th percentile wage16.39
90th percentile wage21.06
 Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment % 
Other Services40
Trade, Transportation & Utilities
 Best Paying Industries
 IndustryEmploymentMedian
Wage
Trade, Transportation & Utilities17.26
Other Services4016.09
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers (51-6052)
Design, make, alter, repair, or fit garments.
Mean Wage History
YearThis OccupationCompared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$16.30 $20.80  -$4.50
2014$16.19+.7%$20.66 +.7%-$4.46
2013$15.82+2.3%$20.19 +2.3%-$4.36
2012$15.53+1.9%$19.81 +1.9%-$4.28
2011$15.27+1.7%$19.48 +1.7%-$4.21
2010$15.02+1.6%$19.17 +1.6%-$4.14
2009$14.86+1.1%$18.96 +1.1%-$4.10
2008$14.60+1.8%$18.63 +1.8%-$4.03
2007$14.22+2.7%$18.15 +2.7%-$3.92
2006$13.89+2.3%$17.73 +2.3%-$3.83
YearThis OccupationCompared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$16.30 $30.21  -$13.91
2014$16.19+.7%$29.96 +.8%-$13.77
2013$15.82+2.3%$29.32 +2.2%-$13.49
2012$15.53+1.9%$28.73 +2.1%-$13.20
2011$15.27+1.7%$28.24 +1.7%-$12.97
2010$15.02+1.6%$27.80 +1.6%-$12.77
2009$14.86+1.1%$27.33 +1.7%-$12.46
2008$14.60+1.8%$26.96 +1.4%-$12.35
2007$14.22+2.7%$26.27 +2.6%-$12.04
2006$13.89+2.3%$25.43 +3.3%-$11.53

Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.

Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2015

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