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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, June 2023 to June 2024
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
0.7%
8.3%
3.9%
Cook, IL
-0.5%
2.1%
3.4%
New York, NY
0.5%
0.0%
5.1%
Harris, TX
0.6%
-1.6%
4.4%
Maricopa, AZ
1.3%
-1.3%
4.6%
Dallas, TX
-1.0%
-1.8%
4.7%
Orange, CA
0.3%
8.2%
4.9%
San Diego, CA
0.4%
8.2%
0.9%
King, WA
-0.1%
1.8%
10.7%
Miami-Dade, FL
1.4%
3.0%
3.3%
U.S. TOTAL +0.8%(p) since Jun 2023
Los Angeles County, California +0.7%(p) since Jun 2023
Cook County, Illinois -0.5%(p) since Jun 2023
New York County, New York +0.5%(p) since Jun 2023
Harris County, Texas +0.6%(p) since Jun 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona +1.3%(p) since Jun 2023
Dallas County, Texas -1.0%(p) since Jun 2023
Orange County, California +0.3%(p) since Jun 2023
San Diego County, California +0.4%(p) since Jun 2023
U.S. TOTAL +4.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Los Angeles County, California +3.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Cook County, Illinois +3.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
New York County, New York +5.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Harris County, Texas +4.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Maricopa County, Arizona +4.6%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Dallas County, Texas +4.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
Orange County, California +4.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
San Diego County, California +0.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2023
11/20/2024
From second quarter 2023 to second quarter 2024, Hamilton, IN, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 33.4 percent. Kings, NY, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in June 2024 at 4.0 percent.
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12/05/2024
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the second 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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