Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
second quarter 2011(2)
Employment Average weekly
wage(3)
Establishments,
second quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2011 Percent Percent
(thousands) June change, Second change,
2011 June quarter second
(thousands) 2010-11(4) 2011 quarter
2010-11(4)
United States(5)............................. 9,084.2 130,469.9 0.9 $891 3.0
Private industry........................... 8,786.9 109,010.2 1.6 874 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 127.7 1,966.3 1.2 964 9.4
Construction............................. 769.8 5,625.6 -0.7 936 2.7
Manufacturing............................ 338.5 11,760.7 1.8 1,094 2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,875.6 24,807.3 1.3 752 2.7
Information.............................. 142.7 2,685.6 -1.3 1,398 5.7
Financial activities..................... 808.9 7,433.9 0.0 1,287 2.3
Professional and business services....... 1,558.4 17,325.3 3.1 1,134 4.1
Education and health services............ 907.4 18,921.8 1.8 835 2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 755.3 13,816.3 2.1 365 2.0
Other services........................... 1,309.3 4,456.3 1.2 566 2.4
Government................................. 297.3 21,459.7 -2.7 973 3.3
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 434.5 3,899.6 0.6 993 2.2
Private industry........................... 428.8 3,334.4 1.3 961 2.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.7 -7.2 1,210 9.2
Construction............................. 12.4 104.3 -1.0 1,011 2.1
Manufacturing............................ 12.9 368.8 -1.7 1,089 3.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 50.5 737.9 1.1 803 3.1
Information.............................. 8.2 190.8 -0.4 1,696 1.9
Financial activities..................... 21.9 209.4 -0.6 1,452 3.7
Professional and business services....... 40.8 539.9 2.1 1,193 2.6
Education and health services............ 28.8 510.6 1.5 938 3.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 26.7 398.0 1.9 546 3.8
Other services........................... 205.0 243.4 1.7 437 -4.0
Government................................. 5.7 565.3 -3.2 1,178 0.7
Cook, IL..................................... 145.8 2,397.5 1.2 1,037 2.6
Private industry........................... 144.4 2,094.5 1.9 1,020 2.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 0.9 3.1 896 -5.9
Construction............................. 12.3 66.2 -0.2 1,227 2.4
Manufacturing............................ 6.6 195.2 0.9 1,087 3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.4 438.1 1.7 817 4.1
Information.............................. 2.6 52.1 -0.3 1,494 4.4
Financial activities..................... 15.5 186.5 -1.4 1,794 4.2
Professional and business services....... 30.7 415.3 3.5 1,301 2.8
Education and health services............ 15.3 400.5 2.3 863 0.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 12.8 241.3 3.5 462 2.9
Other services........................... 16.0 96.4 2.0 757 2.6
Government................................. 1.4 303.0 -3.6 1,152 3.0
New York, NY................................. 121.6 2,334.1 1.9 1,645 -1.1
Private industry........................... 121.3 1,898.3 3.2 1,767 -2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.1 8.5 1,789 -6.0
Construction............................. 2.2 30.6 1.4 1,614 4.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 26.1 0.7 1,278 4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 21.0 241.8 3.1 1,228 4.2
Information.............................. 4.3 137.9 2.3 1,999 2.4
Financial activities..................... 19.0 358.3 3.1 3,199 -11.3
Professional and business services....... 25.4 471.5 3.0 2,000 4.5
Education and health services............ 9.3 296.3 0.8 1,140 3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 12.6 238.3 5.8 762 1.2
Other services........................... 18.9 89.5 2.6 993 2.8
Government................................. 0.3 435.8 -3.3 1,115 2.3
Harris, TX................................... 101.2 2,043.2 2.4 1,120 5.0
Private industry........................... 100.7 1,784.0 3.2 1,141 5.1
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 80.7 8.1 3,052 11.7
Construction............................. 6.5 132.4 -1.0 1,092 2.4
Manufacturing............................ 4.5 176.5 5.5 1,380 4.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.7 424.7 2.5 1,012 5.9
Information.............................. 1.3 28.5 -1.4 1,276 4.8
Financial activities..................... 10.5 111.7 -0.2 1,384 6.1
Professional and business services....... 20.0 336.2 5.3 1,341 2.9
Education and health services............ 11.3 242.5 2.4 896 1.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.2 187.6 4.0 392 0.5
Other services........................... 13.5 62.2 2.8 643 5.4
Government................................. 0.6 259.2 -2.8 974 3.0
Maricopa, AZ................................. 94.9 1,593.3 1.8 878 2.2
Private industry........................... 94.2 1,414.0 2.0 865 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.4 16.1 750 0.3
Construction............................. 8.5 82.1 0.8 893 1.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 109.0 0.6 1,341 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.0 333.9 2.2 818 3.2
Information.............................. 1.5 27.3 0.1 1,101 4.1
Financial activities..................... 11.1 134.7 3.1 1,062 2.1
Professional and business services....... 22.4 263.5 0.9 915 3.4
Education and health services............ 10.5 235.4 2.7 912 2.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.0 171.4 2.6 401 -1.2
Other services........................... 6.7 48.0 2.4 591 3.3
Government................................. 0.7 179.3 0.0 968 -1.4
Dallas, TX................................... 68.0 1,438.3 1.9 1,055 2.0
Private industry........................... 67.5 1,272.4 2.6 1,061 2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.0 8.5 3,318 0.3
Construction............................. 3.9 68.3 0.4 958 3.7
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 115.0 0.3 1,244 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.8 284.8 2.1 975 3.0
Information.............................. 1.6 45.5 -0.9 1,592 6.1
Financial activities..................... 8.5 138.9 1.8 1,389 3.0
Professional and business services....... 14.9 269.8 4.8 1,175 0.6
Education and health services............ 7.2 167.9 3.1 982 0.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 5.6 132.4 3.1 444 0.0
Other services........................... 7.1 40.1 3.5 667 4.2
Government................................. 0.5 165.9 -3.5 1,015 2.2
Orange, CA................................... 103.5 1,379.2 0.8 999 3.2
Private industry........................... 102.1 1,231.0 1.2 982 3.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 4.0 -9.0 658 9.7
Construction............................. 6.2 69.8 0.7 1,081 2.9
Manufacturing............................ 4.9 153.3 1.0 1,209 3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.8 243.9 0.2 953 4.2
Information.............................. 1.2 23.6 -5.3 1,399 5.2
Financial activities..................... 9.5 103.6 0.5 1,454 5.2
Professional and business services....... 18.2 244.1 0.4 1,137 2.8
Education and health services............ 10.3 156.5 2.2 914 3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.1 175.8 2.2 425 2.2
Other services........................... 21.5 48.6 -0.3 535 1.9
Government................................. 1.4 148.2 -2.3 1,138 2.3
San Diego, CA................................ 99.6 1,249.3 0.4 982 4.7
Private industry........................... 98.2 1,026.7 0.9 949 5.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 11.6 0.6 538 -0.7
Construction............................. 6.0 55.3 -1.1 1,027 3.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 93.5 0.5 1,335 2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.4 197.4 0.5 771 2.8
Information.............................. 1.2 23.9 -4.5 1,488 8.3
Financial activities..................... 8.4 66.9 0.6 1,151 4.3
Professional and business services....... 15.8 210.5 0.4 1,372 10.1
Education and health services............ 8.4 146.0 2.1 905 3.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.0 158.3 0.5 408 2.8
Other services........................... 28.1 56.5 -1.0 516 4.0
Government................................. 1.4 222.6 -1.9 1,138 3.5
King, WA..................................... 81.2 1,145.6 2.0 1,134 3.0
Private industry........................... 80.7 986.4 2.7 1,135 3.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.3 2.8 6.8 1,494 20.3
Construction............................. 5.6 46.6 -2.0 1,128 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.3 99.2 2.1 1,414 -0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.6 208.7 3.1 997 5.8
Information.............................. 1.7 80.3 1.9 2,048 2.7
Financial activities..................... 6.3 64.6 -1.3 1,361 5.1
Professional and business services....... 13.9 181.7 4.7 1,400 5.2
Education and health services............ 7.1 135.3 3.3 930 2.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.4 113.8 3.3 433 0.2
Other services........................... 22.3 53.5 3.1 580 -3.7
Government................................. 0.6 159.2 -1.9 1,129 2.0
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 86.3 953.4 2.2 876 3.2
Private industry........................... 85.9 826.4 3.3 829 2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.2 1.8 521 2.4
Construction............................. 5.0 30.0 -3.5 858 -0.9
Manufacturing............................ 2.6 36.0 -0.1 819 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 24.6 245.2 3.4 778 2.1
Information.............................. 1.4 17.2 -0.6 1,332 2.4
Financial activities..................... 9.0 61.7 2.2 1,275 3.9
Professional and business services....... 17.8 125.4 4.3 1,032 3.4
Education and health services............ 9.7 154.4 2.9 847 1.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.5 111.6 5.3 481 -1.2
Other services........................... 7.7 36.6 4.1 545 0.7
Government................................. 0.4 127.0 -4.0 1,159 10.3
(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2010 annual average employement.
(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.
