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The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, March 2023 to March 2024
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
1.5%
4.5%
4.2%
Cook, IL
0.1%
3.3%
1.7%
New York, NY
0.6%
0.1%
4.6%
Harris, TX
1.4%
-1.4%
3.9%
Maricopa, AZ
3.0%
5.1%
3.1%
Dallas, TX
-1.0%
-1.4%
3.3%
Orange, CA
1.5%
5.6%
3.8%
San Diego, CA
0.9%
5.4%
4.9%
King, WA
0.0%
-9.5%
6.4%
Miami-Dade, FL
2.5%
3.5%
5.3%
U.S. TOTAL +1.3%(p) since Mar 2023
Los Angeles County, California +1.5%(p) since Mar 2023
Cook County, Illinois +0.1%(p) since Mar 2023
New York County, New York +0.6%(p) since Mar 2023
Harris County, Texas +1.4%(p) since Mar 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona +3.0%(p) since Mar 2023
Dallas County, Texas -1.0%(p) since Mar 2023
Orange County, California +1.5%(p) since Mar 2023
San Diego County, California +0.9%(p) since Mar 2023
U.S. TOTAL +4.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Los Angeles County, California +4.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Cook County, Illinois +1.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
New York County, New York +4.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Harris County, Texas +3.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona +3.1%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Dallas County, Texas +3.3%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
Orange County, California +3.8%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
San Diego County, California +4.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2023
08/21/2024
From first quarter 2023 to first quarter 2024, Santa Clara, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 14.6 percent. Monterey, CA, and St. Johns, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increases in employment in March 2024 at 4.8 percent each.
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09/04/2024
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the first quarter of 2024. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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