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County Employment and Wages News Release


Technical information: (202) 691-6567    USDL 08-0455
              http://www.bls.gov/cew/ 
                                         For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT 
Media contact:               691-5902    Wednesday, April 9, 2008 

          COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  THIRD QUARTER 2007 

  In September 2007, Orleans County, La., had the largest over-the-
year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in 
the U.S., according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau 
of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Orleans County, 
which includes the city of New Orleans, experienced an over-the-year 
employment gain of 8.6 percent, compared with national job growth of 
0.9 percent. Clayton County, Ga., had the largest over-the-year gain 
in average weekly wages in the third quarter of 2007, with an 
increase of 23.9 percent due to increases in wage disbursements in 
the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector during the 
quarter. The U.S. average weekly wage rose by 4.3 percent over the 
same time span. 
 
  Of the 328 largest counties in the United States, as measured by 
2006 annual average employment, 130 had over-the-year percentage 
growth in employment above the national average (0.9 percent) in 
September 2007; 179 large counties experienced changes below the 
national average. The percent change in average weekly wages was 
higher than the national average (4.3 percent) in 101 of the largest 
U.S. counties, but was below the national average in 207 counties.  

Table A.  Top 10 large counties ranked by September 2007 employment, September 2006-07 employment growth,  		
and September 2006-07 percent growth in employment  		

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                                       Employment in large counties		
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     September 2007 employment    |       Growth in employment,      |   Percent growth in employment, 		
            (thousands)           |         September 2006-07        |         September 2006-07		
                                  |            (thousands)           |                  		
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                                  |                                  |                                  		
 United States           136,246.9| United States             1,216.7| United States                 0.9		
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 Los Angeles, Calif.       4,191.6| Harris, Texas                74.7| Orleans, La.                  8.6		
 Cook, Ill.                2,541.5| New York, N.Y.               46.8| Fort Bend, Texas              7.1		
 New York, N.Y.            2,350.3| Dallas, Texas                32.7| Williamson, Tenn.             5.8
 Harris, Texas             2,028.0| King, Wash.                  26.6| Wake, N.C.                    5.2
 Maricopa, Ariz.           1,825.1| Wake, N.C.                   22.3| Utah, Utah                    5.0
 Orange, Calif.            1,503.8| Mecklenburg, N.C.            21.8| Hidalgo, Texas                4.5
 Dallas, Texas             1,487.3| Tarrant, Texas               19.8| Snohomish, Wash.              4.4
 San Diego, Calif.         1,325.9| Salt Lake, Utah              19.5| Mecklenburg, N.C.             4.0
 King, Wash.               1,182.8| Bexar, Texas                 18.1| Charleston, S.C.              3.8
 Miami-Dade, Fla.          1,012.4| San Francisco, Calif.        18.0| Harris, Texas                 3.8
                                  |                                  | Arlington, Va.                3.8
                                  |                                  |                                  
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  The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled 
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, 
also known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports 
submitted by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) 
laws. The number of employer reports surpassed the 9.0 million mark 
this quarter; the number of employer reports crossed the 8.0 million 
mark in third quarter 2001.  The employer reports in third quarter 
2007 cover 136.2 million full- and part-time workers. The attached 
tables contain data for the nation and for the 328 U.S. counties with 
annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2006. September 
2007 employment and 2007 third-quarter average weekly wages for all 
states are provided in table 4 of this release. Final data for all 
states, metropolitan statistical areas, counties, and the nation 
through the fourth quarter of 2006 are available on the BLS Web site 
at http://www.bls.gov/cew/. Preliminary data for first and second 
quarter 2007 also are available on the BLS Web site. Updated data for 
first and second quarter 2007 and preliminary data for third quarter 
2007 will be available later in April on the BLS Web site. 


Large County Employment 

  In September 2007, national employment, as measured by the QCEW 
program, was 136.2 million, up by 0.9 percent from September 2006. 
The 328 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more employees accounted for 
70.9 percent of total U.S. employment and 76.7 percent of total 
wages. These 328 counties had a net job gain of 742,807 over the 
year, accounting for 61.1 percent of the overall U.S. employment 
increase. Employment rose in 217 of the large counties from September 
2006 to September 2007. Orleans County, La., had the largest over-
the-year percentage increase in employment (8.6 percent). Fort Bend, 
Texas, had the next largest increase, 7.1 percent, followed by the 
counties of Williamson, Tenn. (5.8 percent), Wake, N.C. (5.2 
percent), and Utah, Utah (5.0 percent). The large employment gains in 
Orleans County reflected significant recovery from the substantial 
job losses that occurred in 2005 and 2006, which were related to 
Hurricane Katrina. (See table 1.) 

  Employment declined in 86 counties from September 2006 to September 
2007. The largest percentage decline in employment was in Trumbull 
County, Ohio (-5.7 percent). Collier, Fla., had the next largest 
employment decline (-5.4 percent), followed by the counties of 
Sarasota, Fla. (-4.3 percent), Manatee, Fla. (-4.2 percent), and 
Atlantic, N.J. (-3.8 percent). 

  The largest gains in the level of employment from September 2006 to 
September 2007 were recorded in the counties of Harris, Texas 
(74,700), New York, N.Y. (46,800), Dallas, Texas (32,700), King, 
Wash. (26,600), and Wake, N.C. (22,300). (See table A.) The largest 
decline in employment levels occurred in Orange, Calif. (-19,100), 
followed by the counties of Wayne, Mich. (-18,000), Oakland, Mich. 
(-9,600), Pinellas, Fla. (-9,500), and Macomb, Mich. (-9,400). 


Table B.  Top 10 large counties ranked by third quarter 2007 average weekly wages, third quarter 2006-07 
growth in average weekly wages, and third quarter 2006-07 percent growth in average weekly wages 

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                                  Average weekly wage in large counties
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        Average weekly wage,      |     Growth in average weekly     |     Percent growth in average 
         third quarter 2007       |    wage, third quarter 2006-07   |         weekly wage, third
                                  |                                  |          quarter 2006-07
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States                $818| United States                 $34| United States                 4.3
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 Santa Clara, Calif.        $1,585| Clayton, Ga.                 $177| Clayton, Ga.                 23.9
 New York, N.Y.              1,544| Santa Clara, Calif.           167| Muscogee, Ga.                12.1
 Washington, D.C.            1,376| New York, N.Y.                123| Santa Clara, Calif.          11.8
 Arlington, Va.              1,364| Fairfield, Conn.              100| Rock Island, Ill.            11.5
 San Mateo, Calif.           1,322| Suffolk, Mass.                 93| Davidson, Tenn.               9.1
 Suffolk, Mass.              1,299| Rock Island, Ill.              87| Weld, Colo.                   8.7
 Fairfield, Conn.            1,298| King, Wash.                    84| New York, N.Y.                8.7
 San Francisco, Calif.       1,286| Muscogee, Ga.                  75| Fairfield, Conn.              8.3
 Fairfax, Va.                1,243| Davidson, Tenn.                72| Kitsap, Wash.                 8.3
 Somerset, N.J.              1,210| Washington, D.C.               69| Butler, Ohio                  8.1
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Large County Average Weekly Wages 

  The national average weekly wage in the third quarter of 2007 was 
$818. Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 
112 of the largest 328 U.S. counties. Santa Clara, Calif., held the 
top position among the highest-paid large counties with an average 
weekly wage of $1,585. New York County, N.Y., was second with an 
average weekly wage of $1,544, followed by Washington, D.C. ($1,376), 
Arlington, Va. ($1,364), and San Mateo, Calif. ($1,322). (See table 
B.) 

  There were 215 counties with an average weekly wage below the 
national average in the third quarter of 2007. The lowest average 
weekly wage was reported in Cameron County, Texas ($518), followed by 
the counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($529), Horry, S.C. ($536), Webb, 
Texas ($548), and Yakima, Wash. ($568). (See table 1.) 

  Over the year, the national average weekly wage rose by 4.3 
percent. Among the largest counties, Clayton County, Ga., led the 
nation in growth in average weekly wages, with an increase of 23.9 
percent from the third quarter of 2006. Muscogee, Ga., was second 
with growth of 12.1 percent, followed by the counties of Santa Clara, 
Calif. (11.8 percent), Rock Island, Ill. (11.5 percent), and 
Davidson, Tenn. (9.1 percent). 

  Ten large counties experienced over-the-year declines in average 
weekly wages. Among the five largest decreases in wages, Trumbull, 
Ohio, had the greatest decline (-10.6 percent), followed by the 
counties of Vanderburgh, Ind. (-6.1 percent), Genesee, Mich. (-4.0 
percent), Saginaw, Mich. (-3.1 percent), and Montgomery, Ohio (-3.0 
percent). 

Ten Largest U.S. Counties 

  Seven of the 10 largest counties (based on 2006 annual average 
employment levels) experienced over-the-year percent increases in 
employment in September 2007. Harris, Texas, experienced the largest 
percent gain in employment among the 10 largest counties with a 3.8 
percent increase. Within Harris County, the largest gains in 
employment were in construction (5.5 percent) and education and 
health services (5.4 percent). King, Wash., had the next largest 
increase in employment, 2.3 percent, followed by Dallas, Texas (2.2 
percent). September employment levels remained stable over the year 
in both San Diego, Calif., and Cook, Ill. (0.0 percent each). Orange, 
Calif., experienced a 1.3 percent decrease in employment over the 
year. Within Orange County, five industry groups experienced 
employment declines, with financial activities experiencing the 
largest decline, -9.8 percent. (See table 2.) 

  Each of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw an over-the-year increase 
in average weekly wages. New York, N.Y., had the fastest growth in 
wages among the 10 largest counties, with a gain of 8.7 percent. 
Within New York County, average weekly wages increased the most in 
the financial activities industry (16.3 percent), followed by the 
natural resources and mining industry (11.8 percent). Because natural 
resources and mining is a small industry in New York County, its 
over-the-year average weekly wage growth had little impact on the 
county’s overall average weekly wage growth. King, Wash., was second 
in wage growth with a gain of 8.0 percent, followed by Harris, Texas 
(6.7 percent). The smallest wage gain among the 10 largest counties 
occurred in Orange, Calif. (2.6 percent), followed by Cook, Ill. (3.3 
percent), and Los Angeles, Calif. (3.4 percent). 

Largest County by State 

  Table 3 shows September 2007 employment and the 2007 third quarter 
average weekly wage in the largest county in each state, which is 
based on 2006 annual average employment levels. (This table includes 
two counties--Yellowstone, Mont., and Laramie, Wyo.--that had 
employment levels below 75,000 in 2006.) The employment levels in the 
counties in table 3 in September 2007 ranged from approximately 4.19 
million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to 43,900 in Laramie County, 
Wyo. The highest average weekly wage of these counties was in New 
York, N.Y. ($1,544), while the lowest average weekly wage was in 
Yellowstone, Mont. ($672). 
                                                                      

For More Information 

  For additional information about the quarterly employment and wages 
data, please read the Technical Note or visit the QCEW Web site at 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/. Additional information about the QCEW data 
also may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6567. 

  Several BLS regional offices are issuing QCEW news releases 
targeted to local data users.  For links to these releases, see 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewregional.htm. 
          ____________________________________________________                       

 

  The County Employment and Wages release for fourth quarter 2007 is 
scheduled to be released on Thursday, July 24, 2008. 





                                                                     

Technical Note 
 
 
 These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the Quarterly 
Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the ES-202 program. The 
data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers covered by 
state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by State 
Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The summaries are a result of the administration of state 
unemployment insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes 
based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI. QCEW data in this re-
lease are based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. Data for 
2007 are preliminary and subject to revision. 
 
 For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having employment lev-
els of 75,000 or greater. In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, 
but not used in calculating U.S. averages, rankings, or in the analysis in the text. 
Each year, these large counties are selected on the basis of the preliminary annual 
average of employment for the previous year. The 329 counties presented in this re-
lease were derived using 2006 preliminary annual averages of employment. For 2007 
data, four counties have been added to the publication tables: Butte, Calif., Tippe-
canoe, Ind., Saratoga, N.Y., and Williamson, Tenn.  These counties will be included 
in all 2007 quarterly releases. One county, Boone, Ky., which was published in the 
2006 releases, will be excluded from this and future 2007 releases because its 2006 
average annual employment level was less than 75,000. The counties in table 2 are 
selected and sorted each year based on the annual average employment from the 
preceding year. 

 The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from data released 
by the individual states. These potential differences result from the states' con-
tinuing receipt of UI data over time and ongoing review and editing. The individual 
states determine their data release timetables. 
  
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures

 The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment measures for 
any given quarter. Each of these measures--QCEW, Business Employment Dynamics (BED), 
and Current Employment Statistics (CES)--makes use of the quarterly UI employment 
reports in producing data; however, each measure has a somewhat different universe 
coverage, estimation procedure, and publication product. 
 
 Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat different 
measures of employment change over time. It is important to understand program dif-
ferences and the intended uses of the program products. (See table.) Additional in-
formation on each program can be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the 
table. 
 
 Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     
            |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey:
            |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 establish-
            |  submitted by 9.0   |  ministrative records|  ments
            |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.9    |
            |  ments              |  million private-sec-|
            |                     |  tor employers       |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
            |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
            |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
            |  to state and fed-  |  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
            |  eral UI laws       |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
            |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
            |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
            |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
            |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
            |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
            |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
 frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
            |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
            |   ter               |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
 file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
            |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
            |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-
            |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-
            |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
 products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
            |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
            |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
            |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
            |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
            |  state, and national|  the national level  |
            |  levels by detailed |  by NAICS supersec-  |
            |  industry           |  tors and by size of |
            |                     |  firm, and at the    |
            |                     |  state private-sector|
            |                     |  total level         |
            |                     |--Future expansions   |
            |                     |  will include data   |
            |                     |  with greater indus- |
            |                     |  try detail and data |
            |                     |  at the county and   |  
            |                     |  MSA level           |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
 uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
            |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
            |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
            |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
            |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
            |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
            |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
            |   BLS establishment |  -Analysis of employ-|   cators
            |   surveys           |   ment expansion and |
            |                     |   contraction by size|   
            |                     |   of firm            |
            |                     |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
 Web sites  |                     |                      |
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Coverage 

 Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws are compiled from 
quarterly contribution reports submitted to the SWAs by employers. For federal ci-
vilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) 
program, employment and wage data are compiled from quarterly reports submitted by 
four major federal payroll processing centers on behalf of all federal agencies, 
with the exception of a few agencies which still report directly to the individual 
SWA. In addition to the quarterly contribution reports, employers who operate multi-
ple establishments within a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple 
Worksite Report," which provides detailed information on the location and industry 
of each of their establishments. The employment and wage data included in this re-
lease are derived from microdata summaries of 9.0 million employer reports of em-
ployment and wages submitted by states to the BLS. These reports are based on place 
of employment rather than place of residence. 
 
 UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to state.  In 
2006, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 133.8 million jobs. The estimated 
128.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for multiple jobholders) rep-
resented 96.4 percent of civilian wage and salary employment. Covered workers re-
ceived $5.693 trillion in pay, representing 94.3 percent of the wage and salary com-
ponent of personal income and 43.1 percent of the gross domestic product. 
 
 Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most agricultural 
workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected officials in most 
states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, most student workers at 
schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit organizations. 
 
 State and federal UI laws change periodically. These changes may have an impact on 
the employment and wages reported by employers covered under the UI program. Cover-
age changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons presented in this news release. 
  
Concepts and methodology 
 
 Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during or received 
pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month. With few exceptions, all em-
ployees of covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers, cor-
poration officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical workers.  Work-
ers on paid vacations and part-time workers also are included. 
 
 Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total wages by the 
average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees, as described above) 
and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the quarter. These calculations 
are made using unrounded employment and wage values. The average wage values that 
can be calculated using rounded data from the BLS database may differ from the aver-
ages reported. Included in the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such 
as bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gra-
tuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensa-
tion plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options. Over-the-year comparisons of av-
erage weekly wages may reflect fluctuations in average monthly employment and/or to-
tal quarterly wages between the current quarter and prior year levels. 
 
 Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time workers 
as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying occupations and 
the incidence of pay periods within a quarter. For instance, the average weekly wage 
of the work force could increase significantly when there is a large decline in the 
number of employees that had been receiving below-average wages. Wages may include 
payments to workers not present in the employment counts because they did not work 
during the pay period including the 12th of the month. When comparing average weekly 
wage levels between industries, states, or quarters, these factors should be taken 
into consideration. 
 
 Federal government pay levels are subject to periodic, sometimes large, fluctua-
tions due to a calendar effect that consists of some quarters having more pay peri-
ods than others. Most federal employees are paid on a biweekly pay schedule. As a 
result of this schedule, in some quarters, federal wages contain payments for six 
pay periods, while in other quarters their wages include payments for seven pay pe-
riods. Over-the-year comparisons of average weekly wages may reflect this calendar 
effect. Higher growth in average weekly wages may be attributed, in part, to a com-
parison of quarterly wages for the current year, which include seven pay periods, 
with year-ago wages that reflect only six pay periods. An opposite effect will occur 
when wages in the current period, which contain six pay periods, are compared with 
year-ago wages that include seven pay periods. The effect on over-the-year pay com-
parisons can be pronounced in federal government due to the uniform nature of fed-
eral payroll processing. This pattern may exist in private sector pay; however, be-
cause there are more pay period types (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly) it is 
less pronounced. The effect is most visible in counties with large concentrations of 
federal employment. 
 
 In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify with em-
ployers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classifica-
tion of all establishments on a 4-year cycle. Changes in establishment classifica-
tion codes resulting from this process are introduced with the data reported for the 
first quarter of the year. Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also 
are introduced in the first quarter. 
 
 QCEW data are not designed as a time series. QCEW data are simply the sums of in-
dividual establishment records and reflect the number of establishments that exist 
in a county or industry at a point in time. Establishments can move in or out of a 
county or industry for a number of reasons--some reflecting economic events, others 
reflecting administrative changes. For example, economic change would come from a 
firm relocating into the county; administrative change would come from a company 
correcting its county designation. 
 
 The over-the-year changes of employment and wages presented in this release have 
been adjusted to account for most of the administrative corrections made to the un-
derlying establishment reports. This is done by modifying the prior-year levels used 
to calculate the over-the-year changes. Percent changes are calculated using an ad-
justed version of the final 2006 quarterly data as the base data. The adjusted 
prior-year levels used to calculate the over-the-year percent change in employment 
and wages are not published. These adjusted prior-year levels do not match the unad-
justed data maintained on the BLS Web site. Over-the-year change calculations based 
on data from the Web site, or from data published in prior BLS news releases, may 
differ substantially from the over-the-year changes presented in this news release. 
 
 The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in 
this release account for most of the administrative changes--those occurring when 
employers update the industry, location, and ownership information of their estab-
lishments. The most common adjustments for administrative change are the result of 
updated information about the county location of individual establishments. Included 
in these adjustments are administrative changes involving the classification of es-
tablishments that were previously reported in the unknown or statewide county or un-
known industry categories. The adjusted data do not account for administrative 
changes caused by multi-unit employers who start reporting for each individual es-
tablishment rather than as a single entity. 
 
 The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in 
any County Employment and Wages news release are valid for comparisons between the 
starting and ending points (a 12-month period) used in that particular release. Com-
parisons may not be valid for any time period other than the one featured in a re-
lease even if the changes were calculated using adjusted data. 
 
 County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information Processing Stan-
dards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of 
the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security 
Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106. Areas shown as counties include those designated as 
independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census 
areas where counties have not been created. County data also are presented for the 
New England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more com-
mon designation used in New England (and New Jersey). The regions referred to in 
this release are defined as census regions. 
  
Additional statistics and other information 
 
 An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive information by 
detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all 
states. The 2006 edition of this bulletin will contain selected data produced by 
Business Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data 
from the first quarter 2007 version of this news release. As with the 2005 edition, 
this edition will include the data on a CD for enhanced access and usability with 
the printed booklet containing selected graphic representations of QCEW data; the 
data tables themselves will be published exclusively in electronic formats as PDFs. 
Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2006 will be available for sale in early 2008 
from the United States Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. 
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250, telephone (866) 512-1800, outside Washington, D.C. 
Within Washington, D.C., the telephone number is (202) 512-1800. The fax number is 
(202) 512-2104. Also, the 2006 bulletin is available in a portable document format 
(PDF) on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn06.htm. 
 
 News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are available upon re-
quest from the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover (Business 
Employment Dynamics), telephone (202) 691-6467; (http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: 
BDMInfo@bls.gov). 

 Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals 
upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-
877-8339. 





 






Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 329 largest counties,
third quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          third quarter                Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2007       September    change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2007     September  percent   weekly    third    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2006-07(5)          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(6).........       9,012.8     136,246.9       0.9         -     $818       4.3         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          18.9         363.6       (7)         -      837       (7)         - 
Madison, AL..............           8.7         178.8       3.4        14      896       3.7       149 
Mobile, AL...............          10.0         173.6       1.5        84      697       0.6       298 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.7         138.6       0.0       218      692       3.3       193 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.4          86.8       1.8        73      701       3.7       149 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         149.2       0.2       200      894       5.5        48 
Maricopa, AZ.............          99.3       1,825.1       0.2       200      822       3.8       140 
Pima, AZ.................          21.0         373.9       (7)         -      731       (7)         - 
Benton, AR...............           5.5          96.0       1.1       112      713       3.6       168 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.7         250.9       0.6       157      751       4.3       102 
                                                                                                       
Washington, AR...........           5.7          93.0      -0.2       234      663       3.3       193 
Alameda, CA..............          49.8         690.8      -0.5       257    1,080       2.1       261 
Butte, CA................           7.7          77.2      -1.1       282      641       6.3        27 
Contra Costa, CA.........          28.2         345.5      -1.0       278    1,003       2.8       223 
Fresno, CA...............          29.3         373.9       1.1       112      643       3.7       149 
Kern, CA.................          17.5         291.6       0.2       200      720       7.0        15 
Los Angeles, CA..........         401.9       4,191.6       0.4       181      925       3.4       188 
Marin, CA................          11.5         109.1       0.6       157    1,021       4.5        92 
Monterey, CA.............          12.3         182.0       0.5       168      738       6.2        32 
Orange, CA...............          95.3       1,503.8      -1.3       289      924       2.6       236 
                                                                                                       
Placer, CA...............          10.6         138.9      -0.2       234      810       4.1       117 
Riverside, CA............          43.8         629.5      -1.4       291      702       3.7       149 
Sacramento, CA...........          51.8         640.7      -0.3       239      905       3.5       177 
San Bernardino, CA.......          46.6         661.5       0.0       218      724       3.3       193 
San Diego, CA............          92.7       1,325.9       0.0       218      887       4.4        98 
San Francisco, CA........          44.8         563.4       3.3        17    1,286       3.4       188 
San Joaquin, CA..........          17.4         231.2       0.7       146      715       4.1       117 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.2         107.0       1.4        93      689       3.0       211 
San Mateo, CA............          23.0         343.1       1.2       106    1,322       3.6       168 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.7         189.2       2.0        57      780       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Santa Clara, CA..........          56.9         902.3       1.7        76    1,585      11.8         3 
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.7         103.6       1.0       122      750      -1.3       310 
Solano, CA...............           9.8         129.3       0.1       211      788       3.4       188 
Sonoma, CA...............          18.0         196.4       0.8       137      814       3.8       140 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.3         179.2      -1.1       282      696       3.1       204 
Tulare, CA...............           9.0         153.6       0.6       157      585       3.7       149 
Ventura, CA..............          21.9         317.2      -0.5       257      840       2.4       248 
Yolo, CA.................           5.6         104.2       (7)         -      759       0.1       305 
Adams, CO................           9.5         155.7       0.5       168      768       3.4       188 
Arapahoe, CO.............          20.1         284.0       2.7        35      960       0.4       303 
                                                                                                       
Boulder, CO..............          13.0         161.1       2.3        47      989       4.0       125 
Denver, CO...............          26.0         448.4       2.7        35      995       0.9       293 
Douglas, CO..............           9.6          91.7       2.9        32      832       5.9        36 
El Paso, CO..............          18.0         249.4       1.5        84      762       4.0       125 
Jefferson, CO............          19.2         212.5       1.3       100      841       3.7       149 
Larimer, CO..............          10.4         133.6       3.0        23      753       3.9       134 
Weld, CO.................           6.1          84.6       3.1        20      727       8.7         6 
Fairfield, CT............          32.8         423.7       1.4        93    1,298       8.3         8 
Hartford, CT.............          25.4         504.9       0.8       137    1,002       6.3        27 
New Haven, CT............          22.6         367.7       0.2       200      883       5.5        48 
                                                                                                       
New London, CT...........           6.9         131.0       0.8       137      855       5.6        45 
New Castle, DE...........          18.8         282.3      -0.4       248      955       0.0       306 
Washington, DC...........          32.1         679.0       0.6       157    1,376       5.3        60 
Alachua, FL..............           6.6         128.8       1.7        76      689       1.6       279 
Brevard, FL..............          14.8         201.6      -2.5       303      771       4.8        79 
Broward, FL..............          65.0         747.5      -0.4       248      774       2.8       223 
Collier, FL..............          12.5         124.0      -5.4       314      748       3.5       177 
Duval, FL................          26.2         465.1       0.4       181      833       6.7        18 
Escambia, FL.............           8.0         130.8      -0.1       230      649       3.5       177 
Hillsborough, FL.........          36.9         639.0       0.0       218      778       2.5       240 
                                                                                                       
Lake, FL.................           7.2          82.9       0.3       194      595       1.0       292 
Lee, FL..................          19.6         215.4      -3.7       310      703       2.0       267 
Leon, FL.................           8.2         146.3      -0.2       234      724       4.3       102 
Manatee, FL..............           9.0         121.7      -4.2       312      653       2.7       228 
Marion, FL...............           8.4         101.5      -2.3       301      594       1.7       274 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          86.4       1,012.4       0.4       181      826       4.3       102 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.2          81.9      -2.8       306      675       5.0        67 
Orange, FL...............          36.3         686.4       1.0       122      756       3.8       140 
Palm Beach, FL...........          50.2         547.0       0.1       211      807       6.3        27 
Pasco, FL................           9.9          99.2      -0.9       275      584      -0.5       308 
                                                                                                       
Pinellas, FL.............          31.5         434.4      -2.1       299      709       4.3       102 
Polk, FL.................          12.6         202.2      -1.3       289      655       1.2       288 
Sarasota, FL.............          15.1         151.6      -4.3       313      701       3.7       149 
Seminole, FL.............          15.1         177.8      -0.6       263      708       1.7       274 
Volusia, FL..............          14.0         165.1      -1.4       291      594       2.4       248 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          83.3       0.5       168      658       2.5       240 
Chatham, GA..............           7.5         137.6       2.7        35      705       4.1       117 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         114.9       1.3       100      919      23.9         1 
Cobb, GA.................          20.5         319.3       0.8       137      874       0.5       302 
De Kalb, GA..............          16.3         296.6      -0.4       248      875       2.6       236 
                                                                                                       
Fulton, GA...............          40.0         762.2       1.2       106    1,058       2.9       216 
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.6         327.2       1.9        67      869       6.8        17 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          97.1      -1.1       282      696      12.1         2 
Richmond, GA.............           4.9         101.9      -0.4       248      709       4.1       117 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.6         451.0      -0.4       248      786       5.8        40 
Ada, ID..................          15.2         213.9       1.1       112      749       2.9       216 
Champaign, IL............           4.1          92.4       0.7       146      705       4.8        79 
Cook, IL.................         138.0       2,541.5       0.0       218      961       3.3       193 
Du Page, IL..............          35.6         600.0       0.0       218      980       5.8        40 
Kane, IL.................          12.6         212.7      -0.5       257      742       2.8       223 
                                                                                                       
Lake, IL.................          20.8         338.7       1.1       112      972       2.9       216 
McHenry, IL..............           8.4         104.8       1.1       112      713       2.3       254 
McLean, IL...............           3.6          86.2       0.8       137      782       1.8       272 
Madison, IL..............           6.0          96.3       0.4       181      663       1.5       283 
Peoria, IL...............           4.7         104.7       1.0       122      774       3.3       193 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          79.1       1.5        84      844      11.5         4 
St. Clair, IL............           5.4          96.8       0.7       146      673       4.8        79 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.2         130.3       0.0       218      818       4.3       102 
Will, IL.................          13.3         194.4       3.0        23      728       1.4       284 
Winnebago, IL............           6.9         138.3       1.6        81      712       2.3       254 
                                                                                                       
Allen, IN................           9.0         184.4      -0.5       257      692       1.6       279 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9         126.0      -0.9       275      681       2.1       261 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.5         111.5       (7)         -      802       (7)         - 
Lake, IN.................          10.2         195.1      -0.3       239      734       4.9        71 
Marion, IN...............          24.1         584.8       1.2       106      830       2.1       261 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         125.5       0.0       218      684       2.7       228 
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.2          77.0       0.4       181      707       1.7       274 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.3      -1.5       296      678      -6.1       315 
Linn, IA.................           6.3         123.7       2.1        56      791       6.5        23 
Polk, IA.................          14.7         274.6       2.0        57      804       2.9       216 
                                                                                                       
Scott, IA................           5.2          89.4       0.4       181      680       4.5        92 
Johnson, KS..............          20.2         319.2       2.4        44      830       2.0       267 
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.1         258.5       2.4        44      737       1.2       288 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          95.1       1.6        81      690       2.2       259 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          81.8       1.8        73      779       0.9       293 
Fayette, KY..............           9.1         174.9       0.7       146      734       2.8       223 
Jefferson, KY............          22.2         437.5       1.2       106      791       2.1       261 
Caddo, LA................           7.3         126.6       1.1       112      678       1.3       287 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.8          86.0       0.4       181      696       5.0        67 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.9         264.4       1.9        67      742       5.4        55 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, LA............          13.8         197.0       1.2       106      754       3.7       149 
Lafayette, LA............           8.5         135.5       3.1        20      778       5.7        44 
Orleans, LA..............          10.2         166.2       8.6         1      887       1.1       290 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.3         174.7       0.9       131      738       3.8       140 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.4         233.5       0.5       168      875       3.7       149 
Baltimore, MD............          21.7         377.0       0.6       157      836       4.0       125 
Frederick, MD............           6.0          95.6       0.7       146      796       5.6        45 
Harford, MD..............           5.7          84.3       0.3       194      811       6.7        18 
Howard, MD...............           8.5         147.7       0.9       131      945       3.7       149 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.7         460.9      -0.3       239    1,090       5.1        64 
                                                                                                       
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.6         317.6       1.2       106      901       3.9       134 
Baltimore City, MD.......          14.1         346.3       0.5       168      937       3.1       204 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2          98.0       0.3       194      690       3.4       188 
Bristol, MA..............          15.6         221.2      -0.6       263      724       4.5        92 
Essex, MA................          20.8         301.5       0.2       200      881       4.3       102 
Hampden, MA..............          14.2         200.5      -0.6       263      760       3.5       177 
Middlesex, MA............          47.5         818.3       1.4        93    1,176       5.9        36 
Norfolk, MA..............          22.2         326.0       1.1       112      960       1.6       279 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.8         179.1      -0.3       239      760       2.6       236 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.8         587.0       2.0        57    1,299       7.7        13 
                                                                                                       
Worcester, MA............          20.8         322.3       0.2       200      833       5.3        60 
Genesee, MI..............           7.9         142.5      -3.2       309      736      -4.0       314 
Ingham, MI...............           6.8         161.6      -0.7       271      781      -1.1       309 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         115.7      -1.1       282      737       3.5       177 
Kent, MI.................          14.2         340.9      -0.8       273      735       1.1       290 
Macomb, MI...............          17.8         315.2      -2.9       307      877       4.8        79 
Oakland, MI..............          39.1         692.0      -1.4       291      958       3.1       204 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         112.3      -2.6       304      711       1.9       271 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.3          86.5      -2.9       307      697      -3.1       313 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.0         191.6      -1.9       298      954       4.5        92 
                                                                                                       
Wayne, MI................          32.2         747.7      -2.4       302      930       3.1       204 
Anoka, MN................           8.2         116.7       0.6       157      769       2.9       216 
Dakota, MN...............          11.1         177.2       1.9        67      772       2.1       261 
Hennepin, MN.............          44.3         849.5       0.8       137    1,043       5.4        55 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.7          91.7       1.4        93      904       3.2       199 
Ramsey, MN...............          16.1         337.0       0.9       131      896       5.5        48 
St. Louis, MN............           6.2          98.4       2.0        57      667       4.2       110 
Stearns, MN..............           4.7          82.8       3.0        23      657       4.0       125 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          87.4       2.0        57      643       2.7       228 
Hinds, MS................           6.4         127.8      -0.3       239      717       3.0       211 
                                                                                                       
Boone, MO................           4.6          83.3       0.7       146      633       2.4       248 
Clay, MO.................           5.1          91.2       3.0        23      779       3.5       177 
Greene, MO...............           8.2         158.8       3.0        23      637       3.6       168 
Jackson, MO..............          18.8         371.0       1.3       100      826       3.6       168 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.2         124.7       0.9       131      694       2.4       248 
St. Louis, MO............          33.3         611.9       0.5       168      873       6.3        27 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.5         234.2      -1.0       278      887       1.4       284 
Douglas, NE..............          15.7         318.8       1.0       122      782       6.5        23 
Lancaster, NE............           8.0         158.0       (7)         -      666       2.5       240 
Clark, NV................          48.8         920.2      -0.3       239      796       5.9        36 
                                                                                                       
Washoe, NV...............          14.4         220.6      -0.4       248      776       3.7       149 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         197.9       0.4       181      899       4.4        98 
Rockingham, NH...........          11.1         140.7       0.0       218      783       2.5       240 
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.1         148.5      -3.8       311      719       4.1       117 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.9         454.2       0.3       194    1,009       3.9       134 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.5         203.9      -0.2       234      871       3.1       204 
Camden, NJ...............          13.3         210.1      -1.0       278      833       4.0       125 
Essex, NJ................          21.5         357.4      -0.9       275    1,022       3.2       199 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.3         104.2       0.1       211      746       5.1        64 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.0         237.7       0.6       157    1,110       4.2       110 
                                                                                                       
Mercer, NJ...............          11.3         223.9       0.7       146    1,027       5.5        48 
Middlesex, NJ............          22.1         411.0       1.1       112      996      -0.1       307 
Monmouth, NJ.............          21.1         257.5      -0.7       271      874       4.9        71 
Morris, NJ...............          18.3         286.1      -1.1       282    1,142       0.4       303 
Ocean, NJ................          12.6         153.6       0.2       200      679       2.0       267 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.7         176.6      -1.1       282      853       2.4       248 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.3         174.1      -0.6       263    1,210       5.8        40 
Union, NJ................          15.3         234.8       (7)         -    1,056       (7)         - 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         335.2       0.5       168      732       3.1       204 
Albany, NY...............          10.0         227.4       0.2       200      830       4.3       102 
                                                                                                       
Bronx, NY................          15.8         221.9       0.7       146      813       2.5       240 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          95.8       1.6        81      662       2.5       240 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.4         116.8      -1.4       291      841       2.9       216 
Erie, NY.................          23.5         457.5       0.5       168      715       3.0       211 
Kings, NY................          45.2         469.0       1.5        84      718       4.1       117 
Monroe, NY...............          18.0         379.3      -0.3       239      805       3.1       204 
Nassau, NY...............          52.5         603.4       0.1       211      914       5.2        63 
New York, NY.............         118.0       2,350.3       2.0        57    1,544       8.7         6 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         109.9      -0.2       234      652       4.0       125 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         254.6       1.4        93      756       2.7       228 
                                                                                                       
Orange, NY...............          10.0         131.3       0.7       146      686       1.6       279 
Queens, NY...............          42.9         503.3       2.6        39      814       4.1       117 
Richmond, NY.............           8.7          92.9       0.8       137      748       4.8        79 
Rockland, NY.............           9.8         115.9       2.0        57      870       3.8       140 
Saratoga, NY.............           5.4          76.6       0.6       157      694       4.0       125 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.3         626.9       0.9       131      891       4.7        86 
Westchester, NY..........          36.5         420.5       1.4        93    1,068       3.8       140 
Buncombe, NC.............           8.0         117.6       2.9        32      648       3.7       149 
Catawba, NC..............           4.6          89.1       0.7       146      633       3.6       168 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.2         118.1       1.1       112      650       7.4        14 
                                                                                                       
Durham, NC...............           6.9         185.5       3.7        12    1,105       6.5        23 
Forsyth, NC..............           9.2         185.6       0.5       168      756       0.9       293 
Guilford, NC.............          14.7         282.9       2.2        51      722       2.1       261 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          32.2         572.6       4.0         8      923       0.8       296 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.5         107.0       3.5        13      675       5.5        48 
Wake, NC.................          28.0         453.5       5.2         4      808       3.5       177 
Cass, ND.................           5.8          98.5       2.4        44      688       6.2        32 
Butler, OH...............           7.3         148.7       1.8        73      751       8.1        10 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.6         747.6      -0.8       273      832       3.6       168 
Franklin, OH.............          29.5         690.2       1.3       100      831       3.2       199 
                                                                                                       
Hamilton, OH.............          24.0         522.0       0.4       181      890       2.2       259 
Lake, OH.................           6.7         100.9       0.2       200      669       3.7       149 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3          99.6      -2.7       305      701       4.5        92 
Lucas, OH................          10.6         223.4      -1.0       278      732       1.7       274 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.3         105.6       0.5       168      600       2.7       228 
Montgomery, OH...........          12.8         268.7      -2.1       299      754      -3.0       312 
Stark, OH................           9.0         162.8      -0.3       239      643       1.7       274 
Summit, OH...............          14.9         274.2      -0.1       230      740       3.5       177 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.7          78.8      -5.7       315      690     -10.6       316 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.5         424.8       1.0       122      748       5.6        45 
                                                                                                       
Tulsa, OK................          19.4         348.2       2.3        47      743       5.4        55 
Clackamas, OR............          12.7         151.0       1.7        76      763       3.2       199 
Jackson, OR..............           6.7          86.2       0.3       194      627       4.7        86 
Lane, OR.................          11.1         151.8       0.8       137      660       3.9       134 
Marion, OR...............           9.4         143.9       1.3       100      661       3.3       193 
Multnomah, OR............          27.4         451.1       2.5        42      840       4.5        92 
Washington, OR...........          16.1         251.8       0.4       181      967       4.7        86 
Allegheny, PA............          35.4         686.2       0.6       157      864       4.9        71 
Berks, PA................           9.1         168.6      -0.5       257      764       6.7        18 
Bucks, PA................          20.2         265.3       0.2       200      787       2.7       228 
                                                                                                       
Butler, PA...............           4.8          80.3       2.2        51      806       (7)         - 
Chester, PA..............          15.0         241.5       2.3        47    1,015       (7)         - 
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         126.8       0.1       211      762       3.7       149 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.3         182.1      -0.4       248      804       5.0        67 
Delaware, PA.............          13.6         211.1       1.1       112      844       2.6       236 
Erie, PA.................           7.3         128.8       0.1       211      657       4.0       125 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.8         101.8      -0.4       248      629       2.4       248 
Lancaster, PA............          12.3         230.2       0.4       181      702       2.0       267 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.6         178.5       0.0       218      837       7.0        15 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.9         142.8       0.1       211      653       4.8        79 
                                                                                                       
Montgomery, PA...........          27.3         486.8       0.5       168      995       3.5       177 
Northampton, PA..........           6.5         100.5       1.0       122      717       2.3       254 
Philadelphia, PA.........          30.3         630.8      -0.3       239      976       5.1        64 
Washington, PA...........           5.3          79.5       0.4       181      722       0.7       297 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.5         137.7      -0.6       263      656       0.6       298 
York, PA.................           9.1         178.4       1.4        93      728       4.7        86 
Kent, RI.................           5.7          82.0      -0.6       263      725       4.2       110 
Providence, RI...........          18.2         288.3      -1.5       296      779      -2.4       311 
Charleston, SC...........          12.0         212.7       3.8         9      703       4.8        79 
Greenville, SC...........          12.4         238.2       1.9        67      707       3.5       177 
                                                                                                       
Horry, SC................           8.3         119.3       1.0       122      536       3.7       149 
Lexington, SC............           5.6          96.5       2.2        51      640       4.6        91 
Richland, SC.............           9.2         216.7       1.5        84      724       2.7       228 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.0         119.9       2.0        57      710       2.3       254 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         115.5       2.7        35      695       4.4        98 
Davidson, TN.............          18.5         449.0       (7)         -      860       9.1         5 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.7         194.8      -0.1       230      711       3.8       140 
Knox, TN.................          11.1         229.7       1.0       122      695       3.7       149 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.2         100.1       0.5       168      719       1.4       284 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         511.0       0.2       200      850       4.4        98 
                                                                                                       
Williamson, TN...........           5.8          86.8       5.8         3      858       0.6       298 
Bell, TX.................           4.5          98.6       3.0        23      644       4.9        71 
Bexar, TX................          31.9         721.4       2.6        39      715       3.5       177 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.5          85.8       3.2        18      793       6.3        27 
Brazos, TX...............           3.7          85.3       (7)         -      629       (7)         - 
Cameron, TX..............           6.5         122.6       0.6       157      518       5.5        48 
Collin, TX...............          16.2         283.8       3.2        18      981       5.5        48 
Dallas, TX...............          67.7       1,487.3       2.2        51    1,002       4.2       110 
Denton, TX...............          10.2         166.1       3.0        23      716       2.9       216 
El Paso, TX..............          13.2         269.8       2.0        57      593       4.0       125 
                                                                                                       
Fort Bend, TX............           7.9         124.6       7.1         2      854       4.3       102 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          96.2       (7)         -      776       (7)         - 
Harris, TX...............          95.1       2,028.0       3.8         9    1,015       6.7        18 
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.4         211.8       4.5         6      529       2.5       240 
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         124.5       1.9        67      787       0.6       298 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.7         122.8       1.0       122      616       3.0       211 
McLennan, TX.............           4.9         105.0       1.7        76      656       3.8       140 
Montgomery, TX...........           7.8         122.1       (7)         -      740       3.6       168 
Nueces, TX...............           8.1         151.6       1.5        84      709       6.0        34 
Smith, TX................           5.2          92.6       0.9       131      715       3.6       168 
                                                                                                       
Tarrant, TX..............          36.4         769.0       2.6        39      830       2.3       254 
Travis, TX...............          28.0         572.6       3.1        20      911       2.7       228 
Webb, TX.................           4.7          88.3       2.8        34      548       4.2       110 
Williamson, TX...........           6.7         119.1       (7)         -      781       (7)         - 
Davis, UT................           7.1         104.2       2.5        42      666       4.9        71 
Salt Lake, UT............          38.6         591.0       3.4        14      771       5.8        40 
Utah, UT.................          12.9         177.6       5.0         5      646       4.9        71 
Weber, UT................           5.7          95.0       3.4        14      615       3.7       149 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.9          95.8      -0.4       248      812       4.2       110 
Arlington, VA............           7.5         154.5       3.8         9    1,364       3.6       168 
                                                                                                       
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.5         121.3       1.3       100      748       3.7       149 
Fairfax, VA..............          32.9         584.9       0.7       146    1,243       5.3        60 
Henrico, VA..............           9.2         180.3       3.0        23      833       2.5       240 
Loudoun, VA..............           8.3         129.0       1.5        84    1,011       4.7        86 
Prince William, VA.......           6.9         103.9      -0.6       263      755       6.0        34 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.1          99.8      -1.4       291    1,130       6.4        26 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.6         100.2       0.5       168      662       3.8       140 
Newport News City, VA....           4.0          99.2       1.5        84      753       5.9        36 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.8         143.0       0.8       137      822       7.9        12 
Richmond City, VA........           7.4         158.2       (7)         -      945       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.6         177.8       0.6       157      650       4.2       110 
Clark, WA................          11.9         134.0       1.5        84      749       3.7       149 
King, WA.................          76.3       1,182.8       2.3        47    1,129       8.0        11 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.6          83.9      -0.1       230      770       8.3         8 
Pierce, WA...............          20.4         278.0       2.0        57      755       5.4        55 
Snohomish, WA............          17.7         255.0       4.4         7      842       5.0        67 
Spokane, WA..............          15.1         210.6       1.9        67      681       4.9        71 
Thurston, WA.............           6.8          99.8       3.0        23      782       6.7        18 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.9          82.7       2.2        51      659       3.9       134 
Yakima, WA...............           7.9         108.1      -0.5       257      568       5.4        55 
                                                                                                       
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         108.8       0.3       194      704       4.1       117 
Brown, WI................           6.7         150.4       0.0       218      719       1.8       272 
Dane, WI.................          14.1         306.2       (7)         -      783       (7)         - 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.2         497.8       0.0       218      802       2.8       223 
Outagamie, WI............           5.0         104.8       1.7        76      712       4.9        71 
Racine, WI...............           4.2          76.4      -1.1       282      738       3.2       199 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.3         236.4      -0.6       263      814       3.0       211 
Winnebago, WI............           3.8          90.4       0.4       181      765       3.9       134 
San Juan, PR.............          13.6         289.0      -2.7       (8)      538       3.5       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 328 U.S. counties comprise 70.9 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
(4) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(6) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(7) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
(8) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.











Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(3)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               third quarter                                           
         County by NAICS supersector                2007                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)    September    change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2007     September  weekly    third  
                                                              (thousands) 2006-07(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2006-07(4)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(5).............................       9,012.8     136,246.9       0.9     $818       4.3 
  Private industry...........................       8,721.6     114,790.8       0.9      810       4.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............         124.7       1,931.5       1.7      820       7.8 
    Construction.............................         895.5       7,774.4      -1.0      876       5.7 
    Manufacturing............................         361.4      13,845.4      -2.2      987       4.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,916.9      26,299.2       1.2      707       3.2 
    Information..............................         144.3       3,033.1       0.0    1,274       4.6 
    Financial activities.....................         871.8       8,123.2      -0.7    1,200       5.9 
    Professional and business services.......       1,484.6      18,017.6       1.7      998       6.4 
    Education and health services............         825.8      17,506.6       2.9      775       3.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         726.7      13,562.6       1.9      348       4.2 
    Other services...........................       1,162.9       4,433.8       1.2      531       4.1 
  Government.................................         291.2      21,456.1       1.0      859       3.2 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         401.9       4,191.6       0.4      925       3.4 
  Private industry...........................         397.9       3,626.2       0.1      901       3.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          12.7       5.0    1,095      -8.3 
    Construction.............................          14.3         160.4      -0.9      945       5.4 
    Manufacturing............................          15.2         444.7       (6)      961       (6) 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          55.3         811.9      -0.1      765       2.0 
    Information..............................           8.8         216.3       8.5    1,520      -0.3 
    Financial activities.....................          25.2         243.7      -2.6    1,483       (6) 
    Professional and business services.......          43.4         608.9      -0.3    1,051       6.3 
    Education and health services............          28.2         480.4       1.8      851       (6) 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          27.1         401.1       1.8      518       2.8 
    Other services...........................         179.8         246.0       0.0      439       5.8 
  Government.................................           4.0         565.4       2.3    1,080       (6) 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         138.0       2,541.5       0.0      961       3.3 
  Private industry...........................         136.6       2,232.8       0.2      958       3.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.3      -7.7    1,063       3.5 
    Construction.............................          12.1          98.2      -1.6    1,207       5.5 
    Manufacturing............................           7.1         237.2      -1.9      981       3.0 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          27.6         472.2      -0.9      776      -0.5 
    Information..............................           2.5          58.4       0.6    1,402       9.1 
    Financial activities.....................          15.8         215.4      -1.5    1,547       7.8 
    Professional and business services.......          28.2         441.6       0.9    1,179       3.1 
    Education and health services............          13.6         369.2       1.6      843       3.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.6         240.0       2.2      430       4.6 
    Other services...........................          13.8          95.0       0.7      691       3.0 
  Government.................................           1.4         308.7      -0.9      985       2.3 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         118.0       2,350.3       2.0    1,544       8.7 
  Private industry...........................         117.7       1,906.7       2.3    1,667       9.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1      -1.9    1,749      11.8 
    Construction.............................           2.3          35.8       6.9    1,461       5.3 
    Manufacturing............................           3.1          37.5      -4.7    1,158       3.0 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.1         248.2       1.7    1,124       4.3 
    Information..............................           4.4         135.6       1.0    1,916       4.5 
    Financial activities.....................          18.7         380.0       2.0    3,047      16.3 
    Professional and business services.......          24.6         482.2       2.3    1,769       8.6 
    Education and health services............           8.6         283.3       2.0    1,011       4.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.2         208.5       3.3      728       6.1 
    Other services...........................          17.4          87.2       1.5      889       3.7 
  Government.................................           0.3         443.5       0.7    1,014       1.5 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          95.1       2,028.0       3.8    1,015       6.7 
  Private industry...........................          94.5       1,783.4       4.3    1,027       7.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.5          78.4       (6)    2,580       (6) 
    Construction.............................           6.6         151.5       5.5      968       6.1 
    Manufacturing............................           4.6         182.2       3.5    1,290       7.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.7         424.7       3.9      901       6.0 
    Information..............................           1.3          32.8       2.6    1,258       9.1 
    Financial activities.....................          10.5         120.7       2.0    1,256       7.3 
    Professional and business services.......          18.9         341.2       4.9    1,156       7.5 
    Education and health services............          10.0         214.7       5.4      824       1.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.3         176.2       3.2      366       2.2 
    Other services...........................          11.0          58.4       3.9      595       7.6 
  Government.................................           0.5         244.6       0.6      922       3.1 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          99.3       1,825.1       0.2      822       3.8 
  Private industry...........................          98.6       1,605.3      -0.1      811       4.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           8.5       2.9      723       6.0 
    Construction.............................          10.6         165.8      -7.6      834       3.9 
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         132.2      -3.7    1,116       3.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.6         374.9       2.0      777       3.5 
    Information..............................           1.6          30.4      -0.7    1,030       0.4 
    Financial activities.....................          12.7         148.6      -2.4    1,024       0.0 
    Professional and business services.......          21.8         316.8       0.3      825       9.1 
    Education and health services............           9.7         198.9       4.4      879       5.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.2         177.6       1.4      387       5.7 
    Other services...........................           7.2          50.1       2.2      570       5.2 
  Government.................................           0.7         219.9       2.8      908       1.2 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          95.3       1,503.8      -1.3      924       2.6 
  Private industry...........................          93.9       1,359.9      -1.7      922       2.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           5.2       5.9      623       0.2 
    Construction.............................           7.1         105.0      -5.5    1,025       4.1 
    Manufacturing............................           5.4         175.8       (6)    1,101       (6) 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.8         281.0       1.2      868       3.8 
    Information..............................           1.4          30.0      -1.8    1,262       3.8 
    Financial activities.....................          11.4         123.7      -9.8    1,377      -0.1 
    Professional and business services.......          19.3         273.7      -3.1    1,003       (6) 
    Education and health services............           9.9         142.7       3.2      870       3.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.1         175.1       2.3      410       5.9 
    Other services...........................          14.4          47.7      -1.2      569       4.2 
  Government.................................           1.4         143.8       3.4      941       0.2 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.7       1,487.3       2.2    1,002       4.2 
  Private industry...........................          67.2       1,323.2       2.2    1,012       4.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           7.3       (6)    2,962       (6) 
    Construction.............................           4.4          84.6       4.3      901       3.1 
    Manufacturing............................           3.1         142.2      -1.9    1,174       7.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.0         306.9       2.0      960       6.0 
    Information..............................           1.7          48.1       (6)    1,385       (6) 
    Financial activities.....................           8.8         144.5       1.6    1,366       6.4 
    Professional and business services.......          14.6         274.8       4.3    1,109       4.6 
    Education and health services............           6.6         146.2       5.0      895       2.4 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.2         127.6       1.7      434      -1.8 
    Other services...........................           6.5          39.3       3.0      609       3.7 
  Government.................................           0.5         164.1       2.7      919       2.9 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          92.7       1,325.9       0.0      887       4.4 
  Private industry...........................          91.4       1,108.6      -0.2      869       4.3 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.8          11.9      -1.4      556       6.7 
    Construction.............................           7.3          87.1      -8.2      947       6.0 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         102.3       (6)    1,175       5.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.6         221.4       0.3      736       5.9 
    Information..............................           1.3          38.0       2.1    1,707       9.8 
    Financial activities.....................           9.9          79.7      -4.6    1,106       5.3 
    Professional and business services.......          16.5         218.0       0.1    1,082       3.3 
    Education and health services............           8.1         129.0       (6)      834       2.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.9         164.8       2.5      408       2.5 
    Other services...........................          22.9          56.4       1.1      485       1.0 
  Government.................................           1.3         217.2       0.9      987       4.4 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          76.3       1,182.8       2.3    1,129       8.0 
  Private industry...........................          75.7       1,032.4       2.8    1,145       8.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.2       8.6    1,153      -6.9 
    Construction.............................           6.8          74.7       9.4    1,032       8.3 
    Manufacturing............................           2.5         112.8       2.0    1,252       4.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.7         219.9       1.9      891       2.8 
    Information..............................           1.8          76.3       4.1    3,114      10.5 
    Financial activities.....................           7.0          75.5      -1.6    1,287       3.3 
    Professional and business services.......          13.0         190.4       3.9    1,326      19.6 
    Education and health services............           6.3         120.3       2.1      840       5.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.1         113.7       2.9      443       4.7 
    Other services...........................          17.2          45.5       1.1      572       7.5 
  Government.................................           0.5         150.5      -1.0    1,019       3.6 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          86.4       1,012.4       0.4      826       4.3 
  Private industry...........................          86.0         860.4       0.2      796       4.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           8.2      -3.7      489      -0.8 
    Construction.............................           6.4          53.2      -1.3      825       3.9 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          46.4      -4.7      741       5.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.4         251.7       0.5      752       6.7 
    Information..............................           1.5          20.4      -0.7    1,205       6.6 
    Financial activities.....................          10.5          71.7      -0.1    1,155       6.0 
    Professional and business services.......          17.6         133.0      -3.4      974       3.4 
    Education and health services............           9.0         138.0       3.8      811       6.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.8         100.8       2.2      448      -0.4 
    Other services...........................           7.6          35.4       1.8      514       5.3 
  Government.................................           0.3         152.0       1.2    1,005       1.7 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(4) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(5) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.











Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county by
state, third quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(4)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           third quarter                                           
        County(3)               2007                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)    September    change,  Average   change, 
                                              2007     September  weekly    third  
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2006-07(5)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
United States(6).........       9,012.8     136,246.9       0.9     $818       4.3 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.9         363.6       (7)      837       (7) 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         149.2       0.2      894       5.5 
Maricopa, AZ.............          99.3       1,825.1       0.2      822       3.8 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.7         250.9       0.6      751       4.3 
Los Angeles, CA..........         401.9       4,191.6       0.4      925       3.4 
Denver, CO...............          26.0         448.4       2.7      995       0.9 
Hartford, CT.............          25.4         504.9       0.8    1,002       6.3 
New Castle, DE...........          18.8         282.3      -0.4      955       0.0 
Washington, DC...........          32.1         679.0       0.6    1,376       5.3 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          86.4       1,012.4       0.4      826       4.3 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          40.0         762.2       1.2    1,058       2.9 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.6         451.0      -0.4      786       5.8 
Ada, ID..................          15.2         213.9       1.1      749       2.9 
Cook, IL.................         138.0       2,541.5       0.0      961       3.3 
Marion, IN...............          24.1         584.8       1.2      830       2.1 
Polk, IA.................          14.7         274.6       2.0      804       2.9 
Johnson, KS..............          20.2         319.2       2.4      830       2.0 
Jefferson, KY............          22.2         437.5       1.2      791       2.1 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.9         264.4       1.9      742       5.4 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.3         174.7       0.9      738       3.8 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          32.7         460.9      -0.3    1,090       5.1 
Middlesex, MA............          47.5         818.3       1.4    1,176       5.9 
Wayne, MI................          32.2         747.7      -2.4      930       3.1 
Hennepin, MN.............          44.3         849.5       0.8    1,043       5.4 
Hinds, MS................           6.4         127.8      -0.3      717       3.0 
St. Louis, MO............          33.3         611.9       0.5      873       6.3 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.7          77.6       3.3      672       5.5 
Douglas, NE..............          15.7         318.8       1.0      782       6.5 
Clark, NV................          48.8         920.2      -0.3      796       5.9 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         197.9       0.4      899       4.4 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          34.9         454.2       0.3    1,009       3.9 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         335.2       0.5      732       3.1 
New York, NY.............         118.0       2,350.3       2.0    1,544       8.7 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          32.2         572.6       4.0      923       0.8 
Cass, ND.................           5.8          98.5       2.4      688       6.2 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.6         747.6      -0.8      832       3.6 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.5         424.8       1.0      748       5.6 
Multnomah, OR............          27.4         451.1       2.5      840       4.5 
Allegheny, PA............          35.4         686.2       0.6      864       4.9 
Providence, RI...........          18.2         288.3      -1.5      779      -2.4 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          12.4         238.2       1.9      707       3.5 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         115.5       2.7      695       4.4 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         511.0       0.2      850       4.4 
Harris, TX...............          95.1       2,028.0       3.8    1,015       6.7 
Salt Lake, UT............          38.6         591.0       3.4      771       5.8 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.9          95.8      -0.4      812       4.2 
Fairfax, VA..............          32.9         584.9       0.7    1,243       5.3 
King, WA.................          76.3       1,182.8       2.3    1,129       8.0 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         108.8       0.3      704       4.1 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.2         497.8       0.0      802       2.8 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           3.2          43.9       3.4      691      -9.1 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.6         289.0      -2.7      538       3.5 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.8          23.2       1.3      636      -0.3 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
(4) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted
for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(6) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands.
(7) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.











Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
third quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           third quarter                                         
          State                 2007                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)    September    change,  Average  change,
                                              2007     September  weekly   third 
                                          (thousands)   2006-07    wage   quarter
                                                                          2006-07
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
United States(4).........       9,012.8     136,246.9       0.9     $818      4.3
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         119.9       1,959.0       1.1      707      3.7
Alaska...................          21.2         327.3       0.7      840      5.4
Arizona..................         160.6       2,644.9       0.5      783      4.1
Arkansas.................          83.4       1,184.5       0.3      629      4.1
California...............       1,314.1      15,755.0       0.7      932      4.5
Colorado.................         180.9       2,314.3       2.4      844      3.2
Connecticut..............         112.9       1,696.9       1.0    1,021      6.6
Delaware.................          29.1         425.2       0.1      860      1.2
District of Columbia.....          32.1         679.0       0.6    1,376      5.3
Florida..................         606.8       7,879.9      -0.9      741      4.1
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         272.4       4,089.4       1.2      782      4.1
Hawaii...................          38.7         624.4       0.3      760      5.4
Idaho....................          57.0         675.5       2.2      634      3.4
Illinois.................         361.6       5,917.6       0.6      866      4.0
Indiana..................         159.2       2,937.4       0.5      702      2.2
Iowa.....................          93.9       1,494.5       0.9      668      4.2
Kansas...................          85.8       1,368.7       1.7      680      2.7
Kentucky.................         110.5       1,814.3       1.0      676      3.0
Louisiana................         120.9       1,880.8       2.7      716      4.5
Maine....................          50.4         615.3       0.7      660      3.9
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         164.0       2,563.7       0.7      892      4.1
Massachusetts............         211.6       3,261.0       1.0    1,002      5.5
Michigan.................         257.6       4,218.2      -1.4      808      2.4
Minnesota................         177.6       2,713.3       0.9      822      4.6
Mississippi..............          70.2       1,142.2       0.6      607      3.8
Missouri.................         175.7       2,746.7       0.8      719      4.2
Montana..................          42.8         446.1       2.7      608      4.6
Nebraska.................          59.0         922.7       1.7      666      5.4
Nevada...................          75.2       1,286.4      -0.1      792      5.5
New Hampshire............          49.5         637.2       0.3      799      3.2
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         275.1       3,985.2       0.1      965      3.7
New Mexico...............          53.9         830.4       0.8      682      4.1
New York.................         580.3       8,585.3       1.3    1,009      6.1
North Carolina...........         254.3       4,104.1       2.4      719      3.5
North Dakota.............          25.2         347.4       1.5      621      5.8
Ohio.....................         290.8       5,331.9      -0.2      745      2.8
Oklahoma.................          99.6       1,548.2       1.8      666      5.5
Oregon...................         131.2       1,751.7       1.2      750      4.2
Pennsylvania.............         339.7       5,673.4       0.5      802      4.4
Rhode Island.............          36.2         486.1      -1.0      759     -0.1
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         116.6       1,904.7       1.7      664      3.6
South Dakota.............          30.3         397.5       2.0      598      4.7
Tennessee................         141.3       2,774.4       0.5      728      4.3
Texas....................         551.3      10,304.9       2.9      825      5.0
Utah.....................          87.1       1,231.6       3.6      696      5.5
Vermont..................          25.0         305.2      -0.2      699      4.0
Virginia.................         229.3       3,686.6       1.0      857      5.0
Washington...............         218.7       2,976.5       2.1      878      6.7
West Virginia............          48.9         713.8       0.3      623      4.0
Wisconsin................         159.0       2,802.3      -0.1      705      2.6
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          24.6         284.3       3.6      734      4.1
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          57.1       1,008.0      -1.1      453      2.5
Virgin Islands...........           3.5          45.0       0.7      682     -0.3

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands.






Last Modified Date: April 09, 2008