Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2023
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2023 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2023 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2022-23(2) 2023 quarter
2022-23(2)
United States(3) ............................ 12,090.1 154,848.1 1.5 $1,435 3.6
Private industry........................... 11,784.1 132,368.8 1.3 1,444 3.4
Natural resources and mining............. 146.5 1,739.7 0.8 1,382 3.4
Construction............................. 939.8 7,955.3 2.6 1,628 5.4
Manufacturing............................ 396.8 12,843.5 -0.5 1,658 5.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,073.0 29,486.0 0.5 1,183 3.5
Information.............................. 290.5 2,923.7 -5.4 3,004 11.1
Financial activities..................... 1,075.6 8,688.6 0.0 2,240 3.5
Professional and business services....... 2,496.2 22,520.9 -1.0 1,963 3.9
Education and health services............ 2,104.5 24,944.0 4.3 1,251 2.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 972.8 16,276.8 2.9 648 2.4
Other services........................... 888.9 4,593.3 2.7 1,016 3.7
Government................................. 306.0 22,479.3 2.9 1,378 4.6
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 557.3 4,537.9 -0.5 1,677 2.4
Private industry........................... 551.0 3,949.6 -0.9 1,659 2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.4 1.0 1,384 -2.3
Construction............................. 19.0 150.4 -0.9 1,725 4.2
Manufacturing............................ 12.2 317.6 -1.9 1,875 6.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 62.9 826.3 -1.8 1,370 7.7
Information.............................. 14.1 185.5 -19.3 3,443 12.8
Financial activities..................... 32.8 209.3 -3.6 2,679 5.8
Professional and business services....... 63.6 645.0 -3.0 2,158 2.5
Education and health services............ 265.5 913.5 4.7 1,182 2.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 44.9 535.1 1.4 1,330 -8.5
Other services........................... 29.8 153.6 1.8 1,051 3.1
Government................................. 6.4 588.4 2.7 1,800 4.8
Cook, IL..................................... 142.9 2,581.0 0.6 1,651 3.3
Private industry........................... 141.6 2,280.3 0.1 1,660 3.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.6 6.6 1,387 1.4
Construction............................. 11.3 74.8 0.9 1,994 4.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.6 177.3 1.9 1,675 4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.2 478.5 -0.5 1,304 4.7
Information.............................. 3.0 48.1 -7.5 2,766 7.5
Financial activities..................... 14.1 205.1 -1.0 2,987 2.5
Professional and business services....... 30.3 458.9 -3.7 2,212 4.2
Education and health services............ 17.5 468.3 2.6 1,330 3.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.2 270.8 4.5 756 5.3
Other services........................... 15.9 96.5 1.8 1,251 3.9
Government................................. 1.3 300.7 4.4 1,586 4.1
New York, NY................................. 128.4 2,457.2 0.4 3,028 3.3
Private industry........................... 126.9 2,231.9 0.2 3,145 3.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 23.8 2,324 -13.3
Construction............................. 2.3 36.1 -2.9 2,624 3.0
Manufacturing............................ 1.8 17.6 -5.8 1,987 3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.9 222.0 -2.1 1,941 1.6
Information.............................. 6.3 185.3 -9.4 3,968 11.2
Financial activities..................... 19.1 402.9 0.5 5,845 2.8
Professional and business services....... 28.2 592.8 -0.3 3,480 3.6
Education and health services............ 10.6 389.6 4.7 1,851 4.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.3 280.7 3.7 1,363 -2.2
Other services........................... 17.3 95.9 -1.0 1,660 4.4
Government................................. 1.5 225.3 2.5 1,874 7.0
Harris, TX................................... 125.4 2,452.0 2.0 1,651 3.5
Private industry........................... 124.8 2,167.0 1.8 1,672 3.5
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 58.7 3.3 3,763 -0.6
Construction............................. 8.4 167.1 1.8 1,805 5.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 176.3 2.3 2,035 6.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.3 510.2 1.2 1,487 4.6
Information.............................. 1.5 23.3 -1.8 2,122 3.8
Financial activities..................... 13.8 136.0 -1.0 2,230 1.1
Professional and business services....... 26.4 438.2 1.0 2,145 3.8
Education and health services............ 17.7 333.4 3.8 1,331 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.6 250.4 2.7 634 1.3
Other services........................... 11.3 71.5 1.1 1,153 4.7
Government................................. 0.6 285.0 4.0 1,494 3.8
Maricopa, AZ................................. 141.9 2,265.7 1.6 1,383 3.7
Private industry........................... 141.2 2,043.4 1.4 1,379 3.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 6.0 1,342 1.2
Construction............................. 10.7 161.5 2.5 1,634 2.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 139.4 -2.0 1,870 7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 24.3 456.4 1.5 1,221 2.7
Information.............................. 3.2 37.9 -4.3 2,201 6.3
Financial activities..................... 18.5 189.9 -0.7 1,747 3.2
Professional and business services....... 36.8 360.1 -0.6 1,588 4.3
Education and health services............ 17.1 374.8 2.5 1,313 2.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.7 239.8 0.1 686 4.4
Other services........................... 9.0 60.0 1.1 1,039 4.2
Government................................. 0.8 222.3 4.0 1,423 7.3
Dallas, TX................................... 85.0 1,856.7 0.8 1,698 4.2
Private industry........................... 84.4 1,672.4 0.6 1,716 4.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.8 7.5 3,571 -11.4
Construction............................. 5.4 98.8 4.5 1,799 3.3
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 123.8 0.4 1,733 1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.7 397.9 0.1 1,426 2.7
Information.............................. 1.6 45.0 -2.9 2,531 5.9
Financial activities..................... 10.7 166.1 -0.5 2,422 4.4
Professional and business services....... 20.6 407.4 -2.2 2,221 8.8
Education and health services............ 10.7 213.4 3.8 1,362 2.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 166.7 3.9 699 3.9
Other services........................... 6.9 44.4 2.0 1,098 0.8
Government................................. 0.5 184.3 2.5 1,539 3.9
Orange, CA................................... 145.3 1,659.6 0.7 1,551 4.1
Private industry........................... 143.9 1,510.1 0.4 1,556 4.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 4.2 1,155 5.6
Construction............................. 8.4 105.3 1.7 1,910 6.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 154.9 -1.2 2,070 8.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.2 265.9 -0.8 1,332 1.4
Information.............................. 1.6 21.2 -6.4 3,122 13.4
Financial activities..................... 14.5 101.7 -3.9 2,565 1.6
Professional and business services....... 26.1 316.2 -2.4 1,900 7.3
Education and health services............ 48.0 259.2 5.2 1,256 2.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.5 229.0 2.3 711 4.3
Other services........................... 8.4 51.7 2.5 951 2.4
Government................................. 1.4 149.6 3.7 1,497 4.2
San Diego, CA................................ 130.3 1,540.5 0.5 1,569 2.5
Private industry........................... 128.3 1,294.6 -0.2 1,561 2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.9 -4.6 1,038 5.9
Construction............................. 8.8 89.9 2.8 1,686 4.5
Manufacturing............................ 3.8 112.1 -3.7 2,043 4.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.8 227.9 -1.0 1,172 0.0
Information.............................. 1.5 20.9 -5.2 3,219 13.2
Financial activities..................... 12.2 71.4 -4.2 2,070 5.5
Professional and business services....... 23.5 264.7 -5.1 2,389 1.8
Education and health services............ 42.1 243.1 5.8 1,303 2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.8 199.0 1.4 726 4.2
Other services........................... 8.8 54.6 3.5 912 6.8
Government................................. 1.9 245.9 4.2 1,609 5.0
King, WA..................................... 85.6 1,462.2 0.0 2,356 7.2
Private industry........................... 84.9 1,286.7 -0.3 2,428 7.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.7 1.2 1,535 -7.9
Construction............................. 7.1 73.0 -4.4 1,905 4.9
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 93.3 1.8 2,182 10.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.3 233.7 -0.4 1,636 5.8
Information.............................. 4.3 130.5 -7.6 5,379 17.4
Financial activities..................... 7.6 69.7 -1.4 2,460 -2.7
Professional and business services....... 23.4 315.0 -1.1 3,442 11.0
Education and health services............ 9.6 188.6 3.6 1,406 4.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 134.4 5.0 851 0.7
Other services........................... 9.2 46.0 1.9 1,270 6.5
Government................................. 0.6 175.5 2.9 1,824 3.8
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 126.5 1,263.9 2.8 1,493 2.5
Private industry........................... 126.2 1,124.2 2.9 1,477 2.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.4 -7.6 909 9.3
Construction............................. 8.2 57.3 7.2 1,350 3.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.4 45.7 5.1 1,421 12.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.2 316.4 2.4 1,286 4.9
Information.............................. 2.7 20.5 -3.5 2,481 7.8
Financial activities..................... 13.8 86.0 2.9 2,462 2.6
Professional and business services....... 31.6 187.2 -1.2 2,043 -1.4
Education and health services............ 16.5 209.4 3.1 1,304 3.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.0 149.1 6.1 924 4.4
Other services........................... 8.8 37.9 3.0 997 3.0
Government................................. 0.3 139.7 1.7 1,621 2.9
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2022 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
