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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, September 2021 to September 2022
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
4.4%
3.7%
4.8%
Cook, IL
3.7%
2.4%
6.0%
New York, NY
6.8%
2.4%
2.0%
Harris, TX
4.1%
0.9%
7.6%
Maricopa, AZ
3.1%
8.4%
7.5%
Dallas, TX
4.2%
1.1%
8.8%
Orange, CA
4.5%
5.4%
4.7%
San Diego, CA
4.8%
5.2%
6.4%
King, WA
4.4%
-12.9%
1.2%
Miami-Dade, FL
5.8%
4.2%
9.4%
U.S. TOTAL
+2.6%(p) since Dec 2021
Los Angeles County, California
+2.2%(p) since Dec 2021
Cook County, Illinois
+1.8%(p) since Dec 2021
New York County, New York
+3.7%(p) since Dec 2021
Harris County, Texas
+2.7%(p) since Dec 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.4%(p) since Dec 2021
Dallas County, Texas
+1.9%(p) since Dec 2021
Orange County, California
+1.4%(p) since Dec 2021
San Diego County, California
+2.6%(p) since Dec 2021
U.S. TOTAL
-2.3%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Los Angeles County, California
-3.5%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Cook County, Illinois
-4.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
New York County, New York
-9.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Harris County, Texas
+0.3%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
-1.2%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Dallas County, Texas
-0.5%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
Orange County, California
-3.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
San Diego County, California
-4.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2021
05/24/2023
From fourth quarter 2021 to fourth quarter 2022, San Francisco, CA, had the largest county percentage decrease in average weekly wages, with a loss of 22.6 percent. Midland, TX, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in December 2022 at 7.9 percent.
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03/08/2023
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third quarter of 2022. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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