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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
Notices
- QCEW Summary and Historical Reporting Rates Tables now updated with Fourth Quarter 2025 data Read More »
- Change in the presentation of Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) data in QCEW Read More »
- Employment and Wages, Annual Averages, 2024 Read More »
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Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, December 2024 to December 2025
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
0.6%
4.6%
3.6%
Cook, IL
0.6%
0.0%
3.2%
New York, NY
0.6%
0.4%
5.8%
Harris, TX
-0.3%
-1.1%
4.7%
Maricopa, AZ
0.1%
-0.9%
2.4%
Dallas, TX
0.2%
-1.3%
4.1%
Orange, CA
1.0%
5.7%
4.1%
San Diego, CA
0.4%
4.9%
2.8%
King, WA
-1.4%
-0.9%
-0.3%
Miami-Dade, FL
0.6%
1.6%
5.1%
Latest Numbers
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Employment Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+0.2%(p) since Dec 2024
Los Angeles County, California
+0.6%(p) since Dec 2024
Cook County, Illinois
+0.6%(p) since Dec 2024
New York County, New York
+0.6%(p) since Dec 2024
Harris County, Texas
-0.3%(p) since Dec 2024
Maricopa County, Arizona
+0.1%(p) since Dec 2024
Dallas County, Texas
+0.2%(p) since Dec 2024
Orange County, California
+1.0%(p) since Dec 2024
San Diego County, California
+0.4%(p) since Dec 2024
King County, Washington
-1.4%(p) since Dec 2024
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+0.6%(p) since Dec 2024
U.S. and Ten Largest Counties Average Weekly Wage Over-the-Year Percent Change (Unadjusted)
U.S. TOTAL
+4.2%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Los Angeles County, California
+3.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Cook County, Illinois
+3.2%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
New York County, New York
+5.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Harris County, Texas
+4.7%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Dallas County, Texas
+4.1%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Orange County, California
+4.1%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
San Diego County, California
+2.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
King County, Washington
-0.3%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Miami-Dade County, Florida
+5.1%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2024
Historical Data
News Release
p - preliminary
News Releases
San Mateo, CA, has largest county 4th quarter over-the-year wage gain at 11.1%
06/02/2026
From fourth quarter 2024 to fourth quarter 2025, San Mateo, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 11.1 percent. Buncombe, NC, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in December 2025 at 3.7 percent.
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County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 3rd quarter 2024
03/05/2025
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third quarter of 2024. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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Next Release
The County Employment and Wages release for
first quarter 2026
is scheduled to be released on
Friday, August 28, 2026,
at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
read more »
Publications
The Economics Daily
Employment up 1.7 percent in Miami-Dade county, wages up 4.1 percent in New York county
Employment grew 1.7 percent in Miami-Dade, Florida, from June 2024 to June 2025, the highest percentage growth among the 10 largest U.S. counties. In Cook, Illinois (part of the Chicago area) employment increased 0.6 percent, while in Orange, California (Los Angeles area), employment increased by 0.4 percent. read more »
