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Utah County, Utah, has largest over-the-year percent gain in employment, June 2015

December 28, 2015

From June 2014 to June 2015, employment increased in 319 of 342 counties with 75,000 or more jobs. Among these large counties, Utah County, Utah, had the largest increase, with a gain of 7.5 percent over the year. That compares with national job growth of 2.0 percent.

Percent change in employment, 342 largest counties, June 2014–June 2015


3.4% and higher
 
2.4% to 3.3%
 
1.6% to 2.3%
 
0.9% to 1.5%
 
0.8% and lower
 
 
Hover over a county to see data.
Hover over legend items to see counties in a category.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Among the largest counties, others with the largest percent increases in employment from June 2014 to June 2015 were Lee County, Florida (6.4 percent); Williamson County, Tennessee (6.3 percent); Hall County, Georgia (5.8 percent); Brazoria County, Texas (5.6 percent); and Denton County, Texas (5.1 percent).

Over the year, employment declined in 20 of the largest counties in June 2015. Ector County, Texas, had the largest percentage decrease (−4.2 percent).

Over the year, national employment increased 2.0 percent, or 2.8 million in June 2015. The 342 largest counties accounted for 72.1 percent of total U.S. employment. These counties had a net job growth of 2.2 million over the year, accounting for 78.3 percent of the increase in U.S. employment.

These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2015" (HTML) (PDF). Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision. 

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Utah County, Utah, has largest over-the-year percent gain in employment, June 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/utah-county-utah-has-largest-over-the-year-percent-gain-in-employment-june-2015.htm (visited March 05, 2026).