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Wednesday, April 19, 2023

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County Employment and Wages in New York – Third Quarter 2022

Employment rose in all 18 of the largest counties in New York from September 2021 to September 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2021.) Regional Commissioner William J. Sibley noted that Kings County had the largest over-the-year increase in employment at 7.0 percent. (See chart 1 and table 1.)

National employment increased 4.3 percent over the year, with 346 of the 355 largest U.S. counties reporting gains. Orleans, LA, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment with a gain of 10.7 percent. Deschutes, OR, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment with a loss of 0.4 percent.

Among the 18 largest counties in New York, employment was highest in New York County (2,382,800). Together, the 18 largest New York counties accounted for 85.6 percent of total employment within the state. Nationwide, the 355 largest counties made up 72.8 percent of total U.S. employment.

Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 44 counties in New York with employment levels below 75,000. Wage levels in all 44 of the smaller counties were below the national average of $1,334 in the third quarter of 2022. (See table 2.)

Large county wage changes

Sixteen New York large counties reported average weekly wage gains from the third quarter of 2021 to the third quarter of 2022. (See chart 2.) Saratoga County (+11.2 percent) had the largest gain, followed by Rockland (+7.9 percent), and Richmond (+7.8 percent). Over-the-year wage declines were reported in two of New York’s largest counties; Broome (-1.8 percent) and Westchester (-0.8 percent).

Among the 355 largest counties in the United States, 345 had over-the-year wage increases. Midland, TX, had the largest percentage wage increase (+13.9 percent). San Mateo, CA, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease (-19.6 percent).

Large county average weekly wages

New York County had the highest average weekly wage in the state at $2,544 and ranked fourth among the 355 largest U.S. counties. Westchester County ($1,566) ranked 33rd  nationally. Four additional counties (Albany, Bronx, Nassau, and Suffolk) had average weekly wages that placed in the top 100 nationwide. Broome ($1,108) and Oneida ($1,067) reported the lowest average weekly wages among the state’s large counties and ranked 251st and 291st nationwide, respectively.

Among the largest U.S. counties, 91 reported average weekly wages above the U.S. average in the third quarter of 2022. San Mateo, CA, had the highest average weekly wage at $3,061. Average weekly wages were at or below the national average in the remaining 264 counties. At $812 a week, Hidalgo, TX, had the lowest average weekly wage.

Average weekly wages in New York’s smaller counties

All of New York’s 44 counties with employment below 75,000 had average weekly wages below the national average of $1,334. (See table 2.) Hamilton ($801), Herkimer ($878), and Yates ($879) counties reported the lowest average weekly wages.

When all 62 counties in New York were considered, 14 reported average weekly wages of less than $1,000, 30 registered wages from $1,000 to $1,199, 14 recorded wages from $1,200 to $1,399, 4 had wages of $1,400 or higher. (See chart 3.)

Additional statistics and other information

QCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3. For additional information about quarterly employment and wages data, please read the Technical Note or visit www.bls.gov/cew.

Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online features comprehensive information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all states. This publication is typically published in September of the following year of the reference period or shortly after the QCEW first quarter full data update. The Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online is available at www.bls.gov/cew/publications/employment-and-wages-annual-averages/.

The County Employment and Wages release for fourth quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The County Employment and Wages full data update for fourth quarter 2022 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.


Technical Note

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 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 average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels of those covered by UI programs. The result is then divided by 13, the number of weeks in a quarter. It is to be noted, therefore, that over-the-year wage changes for geographic areas may reflect shifts in the composition of employment by industry, occupation, and such other factors as hours of work. Thus, wages may vary among counties, metropolitan areas, or states for reasons other than changes in the average wage level. Data for all states, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), counties, and the nation are available on the BLS web site at www.bls.gov/cew. However, data in QCEW press releases have been revised and may not match the data contained on the Bureau’s web site.

QCEW data are not designed as a time series. QCEW data are simply the sums of individual establishment records reflecting 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.

The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from data released by the individual states as well as from the data presented on the BLS web site. These potential differences result from the states’ continuing receipt, review and editing of UI data over time. On the other hand, differences between data in this release and the data found on the BLS web site are the result of adjustments made to improve over-the-year comparisons. Specifically, these adjustments account for administrative (noneconomic) changes such as a correction to a previously reported location or industry classification. Adjusting for these administrative changes allows users to more accurately assess changes of an economic nature (such as a firm moving from one county to another or changing its primary economic activity) over a 12-month period. Currently, adjusted data are available only from BLS press releases.

For more information see the Technical Note for the County Employment and Wages News Release.

Information in this release will be made available to individuals with sensory impairments upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1.

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and the 18 largest counties in New York, third quarter 2022
Area Establishments,
third quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
September 2022
(thousands)
Percent change,
September
2021–22 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)
Third quarter
2022
National ranking
by level (3)
Percent change,
third quarter
2021–22 (2)
National ranking
by percent change (3)

United States (4)

11,608.9 151,239.6 4.3 -- $1,334 -- 6.7 --

New York

683.2 9,355.0 4.8 -- 1,608 4 4.8 47

Albany

10.6 226.4 2.4 258 1,484 48 6.5 240

Bronx

20.0 312.4 1.3 322 1,324 97 5.5 286

Broome

4.3 80.3 1.8 298 1,108 251 -1.8 348

Dutchess

8.8 106.9 1.4 314 1,272 122 6.9 219

Erie

24.7 454.1 2.9 213 1,196 184 6.7 230

Kings

70.5 829.1 7.0 11 1,122 239 5.5 286

Monroe

19.3 375.2 2.6 238 1,224 167 7.3 189

Nassau

55.2 621.2 3.9 127 1,383 72 6.5 240

New York

127.3 2,382.8 6.6 16 2,544 4 2.0 341

Oneida

5.3 99.8 1.1 331 1,067 291 7.0 210

Onondaga

12.8 241.2 3.4 158 1,218 173 5.0 305

Orange

11.3 150.3 4.5 86 1,124 237 6.0 260

Queens

56.1 709.0 5.8 36 1,278 120 6.3 248

Richmond

10.4 130.7 3.2 179 1,252 142 7.8 167

Rockland

11.9 129.6 5.7 38 1,210 177 7.9 156

Saratoga

6.3 89.4 3.3 165 1,256 138 11.2 15

Suffolk

54.5 655.8 2.5 252 1,414 63 2.8 334

Westchester

36.7 414.3 3.3 165 1,566 33 -0.8 346

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications.
(3) Ranking does not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the United States and all counties in New York, third quarter 2022
Area Establishments Employment September 2022 Average weekly wage (1)

United States (2)

11,608,876 151,239,638 $1,334

New York

683,169 9,354,987 1,608

Albany

10,615 226,361 1,484

Allegany

919 12,903 937

Bronx

19,971 312,409 1,324

Broome

4,318 80,296 1,108

Cattaraugus

1,776 27,249 957

Cayuga

1,732 25,009 1,096

Chautauqua

3,153 46,717 932

Chemung

1,892 33,363 1,089

Chenango

1,052 16,784 1,055

Clinton

1,938 32,672 1,061

Columbia

2,170 21,076 980

Cortland

1,099 17,560 1,003

Delaware

1,256 14,162 1,087

Dutchess

8,755 106,888 1,272

Erie

24,691 454,056 1,196

Essex

1,308 14,072 982

Franklin

1,119 17,370 1,100

Fulton

1,190 16,017 1,024

Genesee

1,480 23,316 992

Greene

1,349 14,010 1,059

Hamilton

242 1,809 801

Herkimer

1,286 15,773 878

Jefferson

2,878 40,007 997

Kings

70,523 829,138 1,122

Lewis

596 6,772 947

Livingston

1,478 19,581 1,000

Madison

1,624 21,026 1,013

Monroe

19,257 375,201 1,224

Montgomery

1,208 19,150 1,052

Nassau

55,220 621,209 1,383

New York

127,292 2,382,752 2,544

Niagara

4,907 68,286 972

Oneida

5,318 99,752 1,067

Onondaga

12,798 241,168 1,218

Ontario

3,244 51,975 1,087

Orange

11,303 150,254 1,124

Orleans

826 11,648 1,005

Oswego

2,324 32,847 1,082

Otsego

1,533 21,803 1,073

Putnam

3,214 26,352 1,164

Queens

56,055 708,986 1,278

Rensselaer

3,468 55,615 1,283

Richmond

10,372 130,712 1,252

Rockland

11,893 129,616 1,210

St. Lawrence

2,110 34,900 1,088

Saratoga

6,285 89,428 1,256

Schenectady

3,507 56,490 1,276

Schoharie

708 8,358 988

Schuyler

442 5,107 938

Seneca

770 10,661 1,067

Steuben

2,149 34,993 1,324

Suffolk

54,507 655,811 1,414

Sullivan

2,214 29,260 1,047

Tioga

882 12,958 1,244

Tompkins

2,727 48,457 1,266

Ulster

5,645 57,958 1,093

Warren

2,416 36,713 1,031

Washington

1,253 14,750 1,091

Wayne

2,085 28,820 1,016

Westchester

36,684 414,259 1,566

Wyoming

924 13,269 1,101

Yates

685 7,132 879

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, third quarter 2022
State Establishments,
third quarter
(thousands)
Employment Average weekly wage (1)
September 2022
(thousands)
Percent change,
September
2021–22
Third quarter
2022
National ranking
by level
Percent change,
third quarter
2021–22
National ranking
by percent change

United States (2)

11,608.9 151,239.6 4.3 $1,334 -- 6.7 --

Alabama

150.1 2,031.6 3.2 1,120 35 9.1 9

Alaska

24.9 325.2 2.5 1,304 15 8.2 29

Arizona

205.4 3,080.6 3.9 1,251 20 7.7 36

Arkansas

100.1 1,262.1 4.4 1,036 50 7.5 38

California

1,741.3 18,051.1 4.9 1,601 5 1.5 50

Colorado

247.1 2,813.9 3.3 1,432 8 8.5 22

Connecticut

140.6 1,652.8 2.8 1,491 6 6.5 42

Delaware

39.7 465.7 5.1 1,292 18 8.4 25

District of Columbia

49.0 756.6 2.7 2,134 1 4.5 48

Florida

860.6 9,417.2 5.6 1,220 23 9.0 11

Georgia

378.4 4,726.4 5.1 1,255 19 8.5 22

Hawaii

52.8 623.2 4.5 1,208 24 5.1 46

Idaho

86.7 834.7 3.8 1,063 45 11.5 1

Illinois

410.9 5,982.2 3.9 1,361 12 6.9 40

Indiana

188.3 3,140.6 3.9 1,123 34 8.6 19

Iowa

111.1 1,541.1 1.9 1,118 36 10.1 3

Kansas

95.6 1,401.3 3.7 1,085 41 8.8 15

Kentucky

142.9 1,941.5 3.8 1,082 43 9.4 6

Louisiana

150.7 1,866.3 4.5 1,103 39 8.2 29

Maine

62.2 637.7 2.5 1,117 37 8.4 25

Maryland

188.3 2,669.1 2.5 1,418 9 7.9 32

Massachusetts

292.6 3,628.8 3.6 1,651 3 3.6 49

Michigan

296.0 4,334.0 3.5 1,236 21 7.2 39

Minnesota

201.6 2,880.9 3.4 1,346 13 7.9 32

Mississippi

81.5 1,151.8 2.4 933 51 8.7 17

Missouri

236.9 2,849.2 3.2 1,149 31 8.9 14

Montana

61.2 505.5 3.9 1,059 46 10.0 4

Nebraska

80.5 989.2 2.4 1,117 37 9.9 5

Nevada

107.0 1,496.1 7.5 1,205 26 6.2 43

New Hampshire

63.8 677.3 3.4 1,365 11 1.2 51

New Jersey

320.9 4,176.5 5.0 1,461 7 5.6 44

New Mexico

70.9 838.1 3.5 1,087 40 9.1 9

New York

683.2 9,355.0 4.8 1,608 4 4.8 47

North Carolina

348.9 4,737.5 4.9 1,207 25 8.5 22

North Dakota

34.5 419.8 2.9 1,190 28 10.7 2

Ohio

328.9 5,402.7 2.9 1,187 29 8.1 31

Oklahoma

123.9 1,646.6 3.8 1,047 48 8.6 19

Oregon

179.5 1,932.6 1.1 1,301 16 6.6 41

Pennsylvania

390.7 5,913.7 3.8 1,296 17 7.6 37

Rhode Island

46.5 487.3 3.1 1,225 22 8.3 27

South Carolina

166.6 2,200.9 4.7 1,079 44 9.4 6

South Dakota

39.1 448.5 2.9 1,052 47 9.0 11

Tennessee

204.0 3,202.4 5.1 1,198 27 7.9 32

Texas

805.5 13,371.1 5.9 1,333 14 8.6 19

Utah

134.1 1,663.9 4.4 1,186 30 9.0 11

Vermont

30.8 300.6 2.4 1,142 32 7.9 32

Virginia

330.1 3,979.4 3.4 1,380 10 9.3 8

Washington

235.3 3,572.9 4.4 1,657 2 5.2 45

West Virginia

56.8 678.8 1.9 1,042 49 8.3 27

Wisconsin

200.7 2,899.1 2.8 1,140 33 8.7 17

Wyoming

29.9 278.2 2.3 1,083 42 8.8 15

Puerto Rico

50.0 924.6 3.9 616 (3) 8.5 (3)

Virgin Islands

3.7 34.3 -1.0 1,030 (3) 9.2 (3)

Footnotes:
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(3) Data not included in the national ranking.

Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.

Chart 3. Average weekly wages by county in New York, third quarter 2022

(U.S. Average = $1,334)

 

Last Modified Date: Wednesday, April 19, 2023