Table 1. Covered (1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties, second quarter 2009 (2)






Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
second quarter 2009(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          second quarter               Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2009          June      change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2009       June     percent   weekly   second    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2008-09(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2008-09(5)          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(6).........       9,055.3     129,674.8      -5.1         -     $840      -0.1         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          18.3         337.9      -7.0       269      845       0.6       132 
Madison, AL..............           8.8         179.7      -2.1        24      938       5.0         4 
Mobile, AL...............           9.8         165.7      -6.5       257      737       4.4         6 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.4         131.4      -5.6       208      736       0.1       169 
Shelby, AL...............           4.9          71.4      -6.9       264      795       2.7        22 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.3          80.4      -7.1       272      719      -0.6       229 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         148.4      -1.8        22      948       3.6        11 
Maricopa, AZ.............          98.2       1,588.7      -8.6       309      846       0.0       176 
Pima, AZ.................          20.2         341.4      -6.7       260      752       0.5       145 
Benton, AR...............           5.5          91.0      -5.3       186      806       2.4        29 
                                                                                                       
Pulaski, AR..............          15.0         243.6      -3.8       104      781       2.5        27 
Washington, AR...........           5.6          89.6      -4.0       111      710       1.7        55 
Alameda, CA..............          52.9         640.5      -7.2       278    1,092      -0.3       206 
Butte, CA................           7.8          71.8      -5.8       219      666       3.9         8 
Contra Costa, CA.........          29.5         325.0      -5.9       223    1,072       1.6        64 
Fresno, CA...............          30.0         344.1      -6.9       264      689       0.6       132 
Kern, CA.................          17.7         272.7      -4.9       160      764       1.9        42 
Los Angeles, CA..........         419.7       3,947.3      -6.1       239      940      -0.6       229 
Marin, CA................          11.6         103.3      -6.7       260    1,042      -2.3       298 
Monterey, CA.............          12.6         181.7      -3.0        59      748      -0.5       226 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...............         100.1       1,380.6      -8.0       300      953       0.0       176 
Placer, CA...............          10.7         127.0      -8.8       313      821       0.0       176 
Riverside, CA............          47.0         570.5      -8.8       313      721       0.4       152 
Sacramento, CA...........          53.3         604.9      -5.0       168      948       0.3       164 
San Bernardino, CA.......          49.0         610.6      -7.6       294      744       0.5       145 
San Diego, CA............          96.6       1,258.2      -5.8       219      912      -1.5       274 
San Francisco, CA........          51.3         545.0      -5.5       200    1,307      -2.1       294 
San Joaquin, CA..........          17.5         220.0      -5.7       215      740       0.5       145 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.6         100.8      -5.9       223      726       1.4        76 
San Mateo, CA............          23.7         323.3      -6.3       247    1,309       1.6        64 
                                                                                                       
Santa Barbara, CA........          14.2         184.5      -5.5       200      811       1.4        76 
Santa Clara, CA..........          60.0         853.5      -7.1       272    1,449      -5.2       326 
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.9         100.5      -3.6        89      754      -0.1       191 
Solano, CA...............           9.9         123.3      -4.4       132      859       0.9       111 
Sonoma, CA...............          18.4         179.3      -8.0       300      813      -1.6       279 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.7         168.2      -6.5       257      732       1.9        42 
Tulare, CA...............           9.4         152.1      -7.3       283      599       1.7        55 
Ventura, CA..............          23.4         305.3      -5.5       200      885       1.3        86 
Yolo, CA.................           5.9          99.8      -3.6        89      824       1.6        64 
Adams, CO................           9.1         153.4      -5.2       178      763      -0.7       237 
                                                                                                       
Arapahoe, CO.............          19.3         275.7      -4.1       115      965       0.4       152 
Boulder, CO..............          12.9         153.3      -5.5       200      970       0.8       119 
Denver, CO...............          25.5         424.1      -6.0       233    1,011      -1.0       256 
Douglas, CO..............           9.5          92.2      -4.7       147      850      -6.1       328 
El Paso, CO..............          17.2         236.9      -4.9       160      787       1.9        42 
Jefferson, CO............          18.3         206.3      -4.7       147      858      -2.3       298 
Larimer, CO..............          10.2         128.9      -4.1       115      723      -0.6       229 
Weld, CO.................           6.0          79.5      -6.3       247      686      -9.0       330 
Fairfield, CT............          33.0         404.6      -5.3       186    1,316      -0.8       244 
Hartford, CT.............          25.5         491.8      -4.6       140    1,014       0.1       169 
                                                                                                       
New Haven, CT............          22.6         352.8      -4.7       147      906       0.9       111 
New London, CT...........           7.0         128.4      -4.1       115      880      -0.2       198 
New Castle, DE...........          18.1         268.1      -5.7       215      959      -0.3       206 
Washington, DC...........          33.7         690.9      -0.1         6    1,421      -0.9       250 
Alachua, FL..............           6.6         115.2      -4.7       147      713       2.7        22 
Brevard, FL..............          14.7         190.3      -6.3       247      820       1.9        42 
Broward, FL..............          62.9         684.6      -7.6       294      805       0.8       119 
Collier, FL..............          11.9         104.5     -11.3       325      767      -2.3       298 
Duval, FL................          26.7         434.4      -6.0       233      815       1.0       101 
Escambia, FL.............           8.0         117.3      -6.2       242      688       2.1        37 
                                                                                                       
Hillsborough, FL.........          37.1         562.9      -7.8       298      821       1.9        42 
Lake, FL.................           7.3          76.7      -6.9       264      607      -1.6       279 
Lee, FL..................          18.9         187.8      -8.8       313      720      -1.1       261 
Leon, FL.................           8.1         137.1      -3.5        85      722       1.0       101 
Manatee, FL..............           9.2         106.5      -6.0       233      665      -1.6       279 
Marion, FL...............           8.1          91.5      -8.7       312      626       0.5       145 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          83.9         932.3      -5.9       223      833      -0.6       229 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.0          77.1      -2.5        37      722       3.0        17 
Orange, FL...............          35.2         638.2      -7.4       287      766       0.1       169 
Palm Beach, FL...........          49.3         491.0      -7.8       298      837      -0.1       191 
                                                                                                       
Pasco, FL................           9.8          89.1      -6.3       247      624      -3.7       320 
Pinellas, FL.............          31.0         390.8      -7.5       292      742       1.0       101 
Polk, FL.................          12.6         185.9      -6.5       257      663       0.0       176 
Sarasota, FL.............          14.8         130.7      -9.2       320      727      -0.1       191 
Seminole, FL.............          14.2         158.6      -8.8       313      732      -1.7       284 
Volusia, FL..............          13.7         147.1      -7.4       287      635      -0.2       198 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          80.1      -7.1       272      668       3.7        10 
Chatham, GA..............           7.7         129.6      -5.5       200      725       0.7       126 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         108.3      -4.5       139      765       0.0       176 
Cobb, GA.................          20.6         298.7      -7.1       272      881       0.9       111 
                                                                                                       
De Kalb, GA..............          17.7         279.6      -6.1       239      889       0.8       119 
Fulton, GA...............          39.2         696.1      -6.4       255    1,087       0.6       132 
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.8         297.5      -7.4       287      819      -2.4       303 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          92.0      -5.2       178      675       0.7       126 
Richmond, GA.............           4.7          98.0      -3.6        89      715       (7)         - 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.9         434.7      -3.7        96      802       1.6        64 
Ada, ID..................          14.7         195.9      -8.1       303      734      -1.6       279 
Champaign, IL............           4.2          89.0      -4.1       115      739       3.2        15 
Cook, IL.................         142.0       2,395.8      -5.4       195      986      -1.4       270 
Du Page, IL..............          36.2         556.9      -6.9       264      958      -2.4       303 
                                                                                                       
Kane, IL.................          12.9         198.0      -7.2       278      754       0.0       176 
Lake, IL.................          21.3         324.1      -6.1       239    1,042      -0.2       198 
McHenry, IL..............           8.6          98.5      -7.3       283      706      -3.4       316 
McLean, IL...............           3.7          84.8      -2.5        37      825       2.4        29 
Madison, IL..............           6.0          90.7      -6.2       242      699       0.7       126 
Peoria, IL...............           4.8          99.3      -7.1       272      784      -0.6       229 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          75.9      -5.9       223      822      -4.8       325 
St. Clair, IL............           5.5          94.6      -3.3        74      713       3.5        13 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.3         128.3      -2.3        28      862       2.4        29 
Will, IL.................          14.2         192.2      -5.0       168      748      -1.7       284 
                                                                                                       
Winnebago, IL............           7.0         125.8      -8.6       309      706      -0.8       244 
Allen, IN................           9.0         167.2      -8.0       300      703      -0.4       217 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9          93.7     -21.9       329      686      -2.4       303 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.9         109.5      -6.4       255      787      -1.0       256 
Lake, IN.................          10.3         185.3      -5.6       208      721      -3.2       312 
Marion, IN...............          24.0         545.2      -5.3       186      850       0.4       152 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.1         113.9      -8.1       303      713       0.4       152 
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.3          71.8      -5.4       195      716      -0.7       237 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         103.5      -4.0       111      706       1.1        93 
Johnson, IA..............           3.5          74.7      -1.7        20      779       2.5        27 
                                                                                                       
Linn, IA.................           6.3         125.3      -1.6        17      796       0.6       132 
Polk, IA.................          14.8         271.9      -2.8        49      823       0.1       169 
Scott, IA................           5.3          85.4      -6.3       247      668      -0.1       191 
Johnson, KS..............          20.7         304.6      -4.9       160      871      -1.6       279 
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.3         247.4      -6.3       247      789       0.4       152 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.9          94.4      -3.0        59      735       2.7        22 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          79.0      -3.4        80      808      -0.4       217 
Fayette, KY..............           9.3         170.5      -4.9       160      785       1.6        64 
Jefferson, KY............          22.1         413.2      -5.1       173      823       0.4       152 
Caddo, LA................           7.4         122.1      -2.6        41      719       0.0       176 
                                                                                                       
Calcasieu, LA............           4.9          85.5      -3.5        85      722      -1.2       263 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          14.4         256.1      -1.7        20      805       1.8        50 
Jefferson, LA............          13.8         195.6      -2.8        49      781       0.8       119 
Lafayette, LA............           8.9         131.2      -3.6        89      793      -2.1       294 
Orleans, LA..............          10.4         168.9      -1.2        12      913      -0.9       250 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.2         170.2      -4.0       111      756       0.0       176 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.5         229.3      -3.4        80      912       1.9        42 
Baltimore, MD............          21.6         368.3      -3.8       104      873       1.4        76 
Frederick, MD............           6.0          93.0      -3.3        74      824       1.7        55 
Harford, MD..............           5.7          82.3      -2.8        49      782       2.9        18 
                                                                                                       
Howard, MD...............           8.8         146.7      -3.3        74    1,009       2.6        26 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.8         449.4      -2.4        32    1,129       1.5        69 
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.9         308.3      -3.0        59      932       0.6       132 
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.9         328.9      -3.1        64    1,012       1.5        69 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.0          97.4      -4.1       115      727       0.6       132 
Bristol, MA..............          15.3         210.3      -5.5       200      776       0.4       152 
Essex, MA................          20.7         296.2      -3.3        74      891      -1.3       268 
Hampden, MA..............          14.5         194.8      -3.6        89      778       1.8        50 
Middlesex, MA............          47.2         801.2      -4.4       132    1,194      -3.5       318 
Norfolk, MA..............          23.3         314.7      -4.0       111      994      -1.7       284 
                                                                                                       
Plymouth, MA.............          13.5         174.4      -3.7        96      842       1.8        50 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.7         576.0      -3.8       104    1,299      -1.0       256 
Worcester, MA............          20.5         311.3      -4.4       132      858      -1.3       268 
Genesee, MI..............           7.6         126.0      -9.1       319      720      -0.7       237 
Ingham, MI...............           6.6         151.4      -6.9       264      828       1.1        93 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         109.3      -6.3       247      767      -0.8       244 
Kent, MI.................          14.1         305.9      -8.5       308      767      -0.4       217 
Macomb, MI...............          17.3         268.9     -13.2       328      849      -3.6       319 
Oakland, MI..............          38.3         618.3      -9.6       321      955      -3.9       322 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.6          98.5     -11.0       324      686      -2.0       293 
                                                                                                       
Saginaw, MI..............           4.3          78.5      -7.7       296      725       5.1         2 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.0         178.5      -4.8       154      898      -0.2       198 
Wayne, MI................          31.4         654.9     -11.6       326      920      -3.1       309 
Anoka, MN................           7.5         109.4      -5.5       200      838      -0.2       198 
Dakota, MN...............          10.3         171.1      -4.2       123      852       0.6       132 
Hennepin, MN.............          42.8         811.1      -4.9       160    1,027      -3.9       322 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.4          89.4      -2.6        41      953      10.8         1 
Ramsey, MN...............          14.8         319.1      -5.2       178      931       1.3        86 
St. Louis, MN............           5.8          93.7      -5.9       223      694      -2.3       298 
Stearns, MN..............           4.4          77.9      -5.1       173      680       2.9        18 
                                                                                                       
Harrison, MS.............           4.6          83.7      -4.7       147      669       2.0        40 
Hinds, MS................           6.2         125.4      -1.6        17      746       2.1        37 
Boone, MO................           4.4          81.3      -2.7        45      678       2.3        34 
Clay, MO.................           5.0          88.5      -2.3        28      788      -0.9       250 
Greene, MO...............           8.1         148.7      -5.3       186      664       0.5       145 
Jackson, MO..............          18.5         357.1       (7)         -      862      -0.3       206 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.2         121.2      -4.4       132      704       0.0       176 
St. Louis, MO............          32.1         580.7      -5.8       219      893      -1.4       270 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.5         220.3       (7)         -      899       (7)         - 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.8          77.3      -1.6        17      690       0.0       176 
                                                                                                       
Douglas, NE..............          15.8         314.2      -2.8        49      783      -0.8       244 
Lancaster, NE............           8.1         154.7      -3.1        64      676       0.7       126 
Clark, NV................          49.9         820.9     -10.7       323      793      -0.4       217 
Washoe, NV...............          14.5         188.8     -10.5       322      797       1.1        93 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.1         189.0      -5.0       168      913      -1.8       288 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.8         135.0      -4.6       140      810      -0.9       250 
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.0         141.1      -7.5       292      754       0.0       176 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.5         434.1      -4.6       140    1,032       0.1       169 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.5         200.7      -3.1        64      892      -2.2       297 
Camden, NJ...............          13.1         200.4      -5.3       186      863      -0.8       244 
                                                                                                       
Essex, NJ................          21.4         345.8      -4.4       132    1,066       0.4       152 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.4         101.9      -4.6       140      778       0.0       176 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.1         232.0      -3.5        85    1,154       1.1        93 
Mercer, NJ...............          11.2         226.8      -3.2        69    1,103       1.0       101 
Middlesex, NJ............          22.1         384.0      -5.2       178    1,040      -0.4       217 
Monmouth, NJ.............          20.9         256.4      -4.6       140      893       0.1       169 
Morris, NJ...............          18.1         278.1      -4.1       115    1,188      -0.7       237 
Ocean, NJ................          12.4         154.4      -3.6        89      714       0.1       169 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.6         170.0      -6.2       242      899       1.2        90 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.3         170.4      -4.6       140    1,244      -3.2       312 
                                                                                                       
Union, NJ................          15.0         220.5      -6.2       242    1,054      -0.1       191 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         319.0      -4.8       154      763       1.7        55 
Albany, NY...............           9.9         224.5      -2.6        41      907       2.7        22 
Bronx, NY................          16.3         232.5       1.2         3      828       0.5       145 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          94.1      -3.2        69      692       0.6       132 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.3         113.6      -3.5        85      899       1.9        42 
Erie, NY.................          23.6         452.5      -3.0        59      746      -0.3       206 
Kings, NY................          47.6         480.2      -0.5         7      733       0.5       145 
Monroe, NY...............          18.0         373.6      -3.7        96      835       1.7        55 
Nassau, NY...............          52.3         597.8      -2.6        41      977       1.0       101 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.............         118.6       2,280.5      -4.7       147    1,520      -3.1       309 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         110.4      -2.4        32      683       0.4       152 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         247.0      -3.9       108      797       1.3        86 
Orange, NY...............          10.0         130.7      -2.7        45      773       2.8        20 
Queens, NY...............          44.1         497.6      -2.8        49      826      -1.5       274 
Richmond, NY.............           8.8          93.6      -1.2        12      745      -1.5       274 
Rockland, NY.............           9.9         114.9      -3.3        74      911      -0.4       217 
Saratoga, NY.............           5.4          77.5      -2.4        32      720       0.4       152 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.4         620.0      -3.8       104      921      -0.2       198 
Westchester, NY..........          36.2         411.0      -4.4       132    1,114      -2.3       298 
                                                                                                       
Buncombe, NC.............           8.0         109.6      -5.4       195      658      -0.2       198 
Catawba, NC..............           4.6          77.6      -8.9       317      639      -3.8       321 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.3         119.7       0.0         4      693       2.1        37 
Durham, NC...............           7.1         180.7      -2.5        37    1,090      -1.9       290 
Forsyth, NC..............           9.2         176.7      -5.3       186      771       1.2        90 
Guilford, NC.............          14.7         258.8      -7.2       278      746      -0.3       206 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          33.2         534.4      -5.9       223      937      -1.1       261 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.4          97.9      -5.6       208      697       1.5        69 
Wake, NC.................          29.1         433.2      -4.2       123      833      -0.7       237 
Cass, ND.................           5.8          99.8      -1.5        16      710       1.4        76 
                                                                                                       
Butler, OH...............           7.4         136.9      -7.3       283      734      -0.7       237 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.1         697.5      -6.2       242      849      -2.4       303 
Franklin, OH.............          29.6         654.0      -4.3       126      818       0.2       168 
Hamilton, OH.............          23.7         496.9      -4.9       160      897       0.3       164 
Lake, OH.................           6.6          95.1      -7.4       287      703       1.0       101 
Lorain, OH...............           6.2          94.0      -7.2       278      674      -1.9       290 
Lucas, OH................          10.6         197.2      -8.4       306      732       1.7        55 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.3          97.4      -6.0       233      615       0.8       119 
Montgomery, OH...........          12.7         243.8      -7.4       287      756      -0.3       206 
Stark, OH................           9.0         151.5      -6.3       247      649      -1.2       263 
                                                                                                       
Summit, OH...............          14.8         256.9      -6.8       263      767       0.0       176 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.7          67.3     -12.2       327      645      -7.6       329 
Warren, OH...............           4.2          77.5      -2.7        45      696       0.6       132 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.8         410.4      -3.6        89      765      -1.5       274 
Tulsa, OK................          19.6         333.8      -5.0       168      763      -0.5       226 
Clackamas, OR............          12.6         141.5      -7.2       278      778      -0.3       206 
Jackson, OR..............           6.5          77.0      -7.1       272      659       1.5        69 
Lane, OR.................          10.9         137.6      -9.0       318      675       0.9       111 
Marion, OR...............           9.3         136.8      -5.2       178      696       2.8        20 
Multnomah, OR............          28.0         424.6      -5.9       223      868       0.6       132 
                                                                                                       
Washington, OR...........          16.0         234.0      -7.0       269      941      -0.2       198 
Allegheny, PA............          35.0         678.2      -2.9        57      892      -0.6       229 
Berks, PA................           9.1         161.1      -5.5       200      784       1.7        55 
Bucks, PA................          19.8         254.3      -5.6       208      837      -0.9       250 
Butler, PA...............           4.8          79.4      -2.8        49      723      -1.9       290 
Chester, PA..............          15.2         238.3      -3.7        96    1,105      -0.3       206 
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         121.6      -4.9       160      794       1.4        76 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.3         182.3      -2.3        28      824       0.7       126 
Delaware, PA.............          13.6         204.5      -3.7        96      885      -0.7       237 
Erie, PA.................           7.5         122.4      -5.9       223      669      -1.2       263 
                                                                                                       
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.9          98.5      -3.9       108      659       1.4        76 
Lancaster, PA............          12.5         221.4      -5.4       195      706      -1.0       256 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.7         172.3      -5.1       173      825      -2.1       294 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.8         139.9      -2.8        49      661       0.9       111 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.5         471.9      -4.8       154    1,040       1.1        93 
Northampton, PA..........           6.5          97.7      -3.2        69      741      -0.3       206 
Philadelphia, PA.........          31.4         622.8      -1.8        22      998       0.6       132 
Washington, PA...........           5.4          79.2      -3.4        80      733      -0.8       244 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.4         133.8      -3.9       108      672      -3.2       312 
York, PA.................           9.1         169.3      -5.2       178      746       0.7       126 
                                                                                                       
Kent, RI.................           5.6          75.0      -7.0       269      743       1.0       101 
Providence, RI...........          17.7         269.2      -4.9       160      833       1.0       101 
Charleston, SC...........          11.9         204.6      -5.7       215      729       1.5        69 
Greenville, SC...........          12.4         223.5      -7.7       296      736      -0.1       191 
Horry, SC................           8.0         115.5      -8.4       306      520      -3.3       315 
Lexington, SC............           5.6          93.3      -5.4       195      629      -0.9       250 
Richland, SC.............           9.2         205.4      -5.1       173      753       2.3        34 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.1         111.0      -8.2       305      733      -0.3       206 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.4         114.7      -2.4        32      688       1.0       101 
Davidson, TN.............          18.4         412.7      -5.3       186      843      -0.6       229 
                                                                                                       
Hamilton, TN.............           8.5         178.4      -8.6       309      726       0.6       132 
Knox, TN.................          11.0         216.3      -5.6       208      716       0.3       164 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.3          92.5      -7.3       283      748       0.4       152 
Shelby, TN...............          19.7         472.9      -5.6       208      854       0.4       152 
Williamson, TN...........           6.1          84.7      -5.9       223      898       0.0       176 
Bell, TX.................           4.6         103.0      -0.5         7      684       4.4         6 
Bexar, TX................          32.8         718.7      -2.3        28      748       1.8        50 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.7          83.7      -3.7        96      783      -5.3       327 
Brazos, TX...............           3.9          84.9       (7)         -      643       1.4        76 
Cameron, TX..............           6.4         123.0      -1.4        15      544       1.5        69 
                                                                                                       
Collin, TX...............          17.3         282.1       (7)         -      975       (7)         - 
Dallas, TX...............          67.7       1,416.7      -4.8       154    1,007      -0.3       206 
Denton, TX...............          10.7         166.3      -2.8        49      740       1.0       101 
El Paso, TX..............          13.5         264.7      -2.1        24      608       0.8       119 
Fort Bend, TX............           8.6         130.3       (7)         -      874       (7)         - 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          93.2      -4.6       140      801       0.6       132 
Gregg, TX................           4.0          72.0      -4.8       154      715      -3.4       316 
Harris, TX...............          97.9       2,009.3      -3.1        64    1,042      -2.5       307 
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.6         216.1      -1.1        10      544       1.3        86 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         119.3      -5.3       186      830       1.1        93 
                                                                                                       
Lubbock, TX..............           6.8         123.0      -1.1        10      647       1.4        76 
McLennan, TX.............           4.9         102.0      -2.1        24      665       0.8       119 
Montgomery, TX...........           8.3         126.2       0.0         4      763      -4.1       324 
Nueces, TX...............           8.0         149.6      -4.1       115      716      -1.5       274 
Potter, TX...............           3.8          75.1      -0.6         9      724       0.3       164 
Smith, TX................           5.3          91.5      -3.7        96      717      -1.2       263 
Tarrant, TX..............          37.2         748.6      -3.4        80      837      -0.4       217 
Travis, TX...............          29.3         561.0      -3.2        69      916      -1.2       263 
Webb, TX.................           4.7          84.5      -4.8       154      558      -0.5       226 
Williamson, TX...........           7.3         121.1      -2.5        37      798      -0.6       229 
                                                                                                       
Davis, UT................           7.2         101.7      -4.1       115      700       0.9       111 
Salt Lake, UT............          37.5         560.2      -5.3       186      797       2.4        29 
Utah, UT.................          12.8         165.5      -6.0       233      686      -1.4       270 
Weber, UT................           5.7          90.1      -5.7       215      648      -1.4       270 
Chittenden, VT...........           6.0          92.5      -3.0        59      834       0.0       176 
Arlington, VA............           7.9         159.2       1.4         2    1,423       3.6        11 
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.6         116.5      -4.3       126      768       1.1        93 
Fairfax, VA..............          34.2         576.8      -2.4        32    1,348       1.8        50 
Henrico, VA..............           9.7         171.9      -5.2       178      856      -1.8       288 
Loudoun, VA..............           9.2         131.6      -2.7        45    1,020      -2.5       307 
                                                                                                       
Prince William, VA.......           7.4         103.7      -3.2        69      774       1.2        90 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.2          99.1      -1.3        14    1,170      -3.1       309 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.8          95.1      -5.1       173      681       1.9        42 
Newport News City, VA....           4.0          96.1      -4.3       126      795       4.9         5 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.9         139.9      -3.4        80      848       1.1        93 
Richmond City, VA........           7.3         150.7      -4.2       123      960       1.4        76 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.5         171.0      -4.7       147      677       2.4        29 
Clark, WA................          12.4         128.5      -4.3       126      777       0.9       111 
King, WA.................          77.1       1,138.3      -5.2       178    1,077       2.0        40 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.5          82.5      -2.9        57      817       5.1         2 
                                                                                                       
Pierce, WA...............          20.7         265.6      -4.4       132      790       1.5        69 
Snohomish, WA............          18.0         243.5      -5.8       219      901       3.1        16 
Spokane, WA..............          15.4         204.1      -4.3       126      718       3.9         8 
Thurston, WA.............           7.0          98.6      -3.1        64      797       3.4        14 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.8          79.9      -5.0       168      700       2.2        36 
Yakima, WA...............           8.2         107.3       1.5         1      589       1.4        76 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.0         107.1      -2.2        27      765       1.7        55 
Brown, WI................           6.6         145.6      -4.3       126      724      -0.1       191 
Dane, WI.................          13.7         297.1      -3.7        96      821       1.7        55 
Milwaukee, WI............          20.7         474.7      -5.6       208      848      -0.4       217 
                                                                                                       
Outagamie, WI............           5.0         102.0      -5.9       223      706      -0.4       217 
Racine, WI...............           4.1          72.2      -6.7       260      764       0.9       111 
Waukesha, WI.............          12.9         224.3      -6.0       233      824      -1.0       256 
Winnebago, WI............           3.7          88.7      -3.3        74      757      -1.7       284 
San Juan, PR.............          12.4         270.8      -4.2       (8)      582       2.8       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 334 U.S. counties comprise 71.2 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.




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