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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 2022 to March 2023
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
0.8%
8.1%
5.2%
Cook, IL
2.1%
3.6%
4.9%
New York, NY
3.6%
-0.2%
-3.6%
Harris, TX
3.9%
0.0%
9.7%
Maricopa, AZ
2.4%
6.2%
6.8%
Dallas, TX
2.7%
-0.6%
6.8%
Orange, CA
1.2%
7.9%
3.6%
San Diego, CA
1.8%
8.1%
6.2%
King, WA
1.3%
-14.4%
6.7%
Miami-Dade, FL
4.2%
4.2%
9.7%
U.S. TOTAL
+2.5%(p) since Mar 2022
Los Angeles County, California
+0.8%(p) since Mar 2022
Cook County, Illinois
+2.1%(p) since Mar 2022
New York County, New York
+3.6%(p) since Mar 2022
Harris County, Texas
+3.9%(p) since Mar 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.4%(p) since Mar 2022
Dallas County, Texas
+2.7%(p) since Mar 2022
Orange County, California
+1.2%(p) since Mar 2022
San Diego County, California
+1.8%(p) since Mar 2022
U.S. TOTAL
+6.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Los Angeles County, California
+5.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Cook County, Illinois
+4.9%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
New York County, New York
-3.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Harris County, Texas
+9.7%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
+6.8%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Dallas County, Texas
+6.8%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
Orange County, California
+3.6%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
San Diego County, California
+6.2%(p) since 1st Qtr of 2022
08/23/2023
From first quarter 2022 to first quarter 2023, Clayton, GA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 24.3 percent. Midland, TX, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in March 2023 at 8.5 percent.
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09/06/2023
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the first
quarter of 2023. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at
www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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