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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 2022 to June 2023
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
0.1%
3.9%
2.9%
Cook, IL
1.9%
2.8%
2.4%
New York, NY
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
Harris, TX
3.5%
-0.1%
2.9%
Maricopa, AZ
2.7%
5.9%
3.6%
Dallas, TX
2.2%
-0.3%
2.7%
Orange, CA
1.1%
4.7%
1.1%
San Diego, CA
1.6%
4.9%
6.9%
King, WA
0.9%
-9.9%
5.8%
Miami-Dade, FL
3.7%
4.7%
4.2%
U.S. TOTAL
+2.4%(p) since Jun 2022
Los Angeles County, California
+0.1%(p) since Jun 2022
Cook County, Illinois
+1.9%(p) since Jun 2022
New York County, New York
+2.8%(p) since Jun 2022
Harris County, Texas
+3.5%(p) since Jun 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.7%(p) since Jun 2022
Dallas County, Texas
+2.2%(p) since Jun 2022
Orange County, California
+1.1%(p) since Jun 2022
San Diego County, California
+1.6%(p) since Jun 2022
U.S. TOTAL
+3.2%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Los Angeles County, California
+2.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Cook County, Illinois
+2.4%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
New York County, New York
+2.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Harris County, Texas
+2.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.6%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Dallas County, Texas
+2.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
Orange County, California
+1.1%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
San Diego County, California
+6.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2022
11/21/2023
From second quarter 2022 to second quarter 2023, Clayton, GA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 17.2 percent. Midland, TX, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in June 2023 at 7.0 percent.
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12/07/2023
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the second
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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