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County Employment and Wages News Release


For release 10:00 a.m. (EST), Tuesday, January 11, 2011  USDL-11-0014 
 
Technical Information: (202) 691-6567  *  QCEWInfo@bls.gov  *  www.bls.gov/cew 
Media Contact: (202) 691-5902  *  PressOffice@bls.gov 
 
 
County Employment and Wages 
Second Quarter 2010 
 
 
From June 2009 to June 2010, employment declined in 192 of the 326 largest U.S. 
counties according to preliminary data, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 
today. Yolo, Calif., and Marion, Fla., posted the largest percentage decline, with a 
loss of 3.7 percent each over the year, compared with a national job decrease of 0.2 
percent. Within Yolo, the largest employment decline occurred in trade, 
transportation, and utilities, which lost 843 jobs over the year (-4.4 percent). In 
Marion, financial activities had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, 
shedding 1,495 jobs (-27.1 percent). Elkhart, Ind., experienced the largest over-
the-year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the U.S. 
with a gain of 9.3 percent.  
 
The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 3.0 percent to $865 in the 
second quarter of 2010. Among the large counties in the U.S., Santa Clara, Calif., 
had the largest over-the-year increase in average weekly wages in the second quarter 
of 2010, with a gain of 10.6 percent. Within Santa Clara, manufacturing had the 
largest impact on the county’s over-the-year increase in average weekly wages. Fort 
Bend, Texas, experienced the largest decline in average weekly wages with a loss of 
1.7 percent over the year. County employment and wage data are compiled under the 
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. 

Table A.  Top 10 large counties ranked by June 2010 employment, June 2009-10 employment 
decrease, and June 2009-10 percent decrease in employment  

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                                       Employment in large counties
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        June 2010 employment      |      Decrease in employment,     |  Percent decrease in employment, 
            (thousands)           |            June 2009-10          |            June 2009-10
                                  |            (thousands)           |                  
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States           129,371.6| United States              -276.5| United States                -0.2
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 Los Angeles, Calif.       3,890.5| Los Angeles, Calif.         -62.3| Yolo, Calif.                 -3.7
 Cook, Ill.                2,371.7| Maricopa, Ariz.             -24.3| Marion, Fla.                 -3.7
 New York, N.Y.            2,291.3| Cook, Ill.                  -22.7| Kane, Ill.                   -2.9
 Harris, Texas             1,996.5| Clark, Nev.                 -17.5| McHenry, Ill.                -2.9
 Maricopa, Ariz.           1,565.2| Sacramento, Calif.          -15.7| San Joaquin, Calif.          -2.7
 Dallas, Texas             1,415.2| Orange, Calif.              -15.1| Sacramento, Calif.           -2.6
 Orange, Calif.            1,369.7| San Bernardino, Calif.      -14.0| Durham, N.C.                 -2.6
 San Diego, Calif.         1,253.3| Riverside, Calif.           -12.8| Sedgwick, Kan.               -2.5
 King, Wash.               1,125.9| St. Louis, Mo.              -12.3| St. Louis City, Mo.          -2.5
 Miami-Dade, Fla.            932.4| Alameda, Calif.             -10.6| Gloucester, N.J.             -2.4
                                  |                                  | Spokane, Wash.               -2.4
                                  |                                  |                                  
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Large County Employment 
 
In June 2010, national employment, as measured by the QCEW program, was 129.4 
million, down by 0.2 percent from June 2009. The 326 U.S. counties with 75,000 or 
more employees accounted for 70.7 percent of total U.S. employment and 71.5 percent 
of total wages. These 326 counties had a net job decline of 350,897 over the year, 
accounting for 126.9 percent of the overall U.S. employment decrease. 
 
Yolo, Calif., and Marion, Fla., both had the largest percentage decline in 
employment among the largest U.S. counties. The top five counties with the greatest 
employment level declines (Los Angeles, Calif.; Maricopa, Ariz.; Cook, Ill.; Clark, 
Nev.; and Sacramento, Calif.) had a combined over-the-year loss of 142,500, or 51.1 
percent of the employment decline for the U.S. (See table A.) 
 
Employment rose in 120 of the large counties from June 2009 to June 2010. Elkhart, 
Ind., had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (9.3 percent) 
in the nation. Manufacturing was the largest contributor to the increase in 
employment. In Elkhart, employment declines exceeded 10 percent from third quarter 
of 2008 through third quarter of 2009. Employment rebounded in December 2009, and 
strong job growth continued through this quarter. Kings, N.Y., experienced the 
second largest employment increase, followed by Allen, Ind.; Ottawa, Mich.; Macomb, 
Mich.; Arlington, Va.; and Benton, Wash. 

Table B.  Top 10 large counties ranked by second quarter 2010 average weekly wages, second quarter 2009-10 
increase in average weekly wages, and second quarter 2009-10 percent increase in average weekly wages 

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                                  Average weekly wage in large counties
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        Average weekly wage,      |    Increase in average weekly    |    Percent increase in average 
        second quarter 2010       |    wage, second quarter 2009-10  |        weekly wage, second
                                  |                                  |          quarter 2009-10
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States                $865| United States                 $25| United States                 3.0
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 New York, N.Y.             $1,659| Santa Clara, Calif.          $153| Santa Clara, Calif.          10.6
 Santa Clara, Calif.         1,603| New York, N.Y.                137| New York, N.Y.                9.0
 Washington, D.C.            1,506| Washington, D.C.               81| Elkhart, Ind.                 7.6
 Arlington, Va.              1,481| Fairfield, Conn.               79| Lake, Ind.                    6.9
 Fairfield, Conn.            1,395| Alexandria City, Va.           73| Rockingham, N.H.              6.4
 Fairfax, Va.                1,392| Middlesex, Mass.               62| Alexandria City, Va.          6.3
 San Francisco, Calif.       1,346| Durham, N.C.                   61| Douglas, Colo.                6.2
 Suffolk, Mass.              1,334| Arlington, Va.                 59| Fairfield, Conn.              6.0
 San Mateo, Calif.           1,329| Washington, Ore.               54| Champaign, Ill.               5.9
 Somerset, N.J.              1,277| Douglas, Colo.                 53| Butler, Pa.                   5.8
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Large County Average Weekly Wages 
 
Average weekly wages for the nation increased by 3.0 percent over the year in the 
second quarter of 2010. Among the 326 largest counties, 301 had over-the-year 
increases in average weekly wages. Santa Clara, Calif., had the largest wage gain 
among the largest U.S. counties. (See table B.) Of the 326 largest counties, 16 
experienced declines in average weekly wages. 
 
Fort Bend, Texas, led the nation in average weekly wage decline with a loss of 1.7 
percent over the year. Large declines in employment (-10.0 percent) and wages (-14.0 
percent) within construction had contributed significantly to the county’s overall 
average weekly wage loss. Baltimore City, Md., had the second largest overall 
decline among the counties, followed by St. Charles, Mo.; Anoka, Minn.; and 
Calcasieu, La. 
 
Ten Largest U.S. Counties 
 
Eight of the 10 largest counties experienced over-the-year percent declines in 
employment in June 2010. Los Angeles, Calif., experienced the largest decline in 
employment among the 10 largest counties with a 1.6 percent decrease. Within Los 
Angeles, other services had the largest over-the-year decline among all private 
industry groups with a loss of 20,933 workers (-8.0 percent). (See table 2.) New 
York, N.Y., experienced the largest increase in employment among the 10 largest 
counties.  
 
All of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw an over-the-year increase in average weekly 
wages. New York, N.Y., experienced the largest increase in average weekly wages 
among the 10 largest counties and the nation with a gain of 9.0 percent. Orange, 
Calif., had the smallest wage increase among the 10 largest counties. 
 
For More Information 
 
The tables included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 326 U.S. 
counties with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2009. June 2010 
employment and 2010 second quarter average weekly wages for all states are provided 
in table 3 of this release. 
 
The employment and wage data by county are compiled under the QCEW program, also 
known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports submitted by every 
employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The 9.0 million employer 
reports cover 129.4 million full- and part- time workers. For additional information 
about the quarterly employment and wages data, please read the Technical Note. Data 
for the second quarter of 2010 will be available later at http://www.bls.gov/cew/. 
Additional information about the QCEW data may be obtained by calling (202) 691-
6567. 
 
Several BLS regional offices are issuing QCEW news releases targeted to local data 
users. For links to these releases, see http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewregional.htm. 
_____________   
The County Employment and Wages release for third quarter 2010 is scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, March 29, 2011. 






Technical Note 
 
 
These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the Quarterly 
Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the ES-202 program. 
The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers covered 
by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by State 
Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The summaries are a result of the administration of 
state unemployment insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly 
taxes based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI. QCEW data in this 
release are based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. Data 
for 2010 are preliminary and subject to revision. 

For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having employment le-
vels of 75,000 or greater. In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are pro-
vided, but not used in calculating U.S. averages, rankings, or in the analysis in 
the text. Each year, these large counties are selected on the basis of the prelimi-
nary annual average of employment for the previous year. The 327 counties presented 
in this release were derived using 2009 preliminary annual averages of employment. 
For 2010 data, two counties have been added to the publication tables: St. Tammany
Parish, La., and Benton, Wash. These counties will be included in all 2010 quarter-
ly releases. Ten counties, Shelby, Ala.; Butte, Calif.; Tippecanoe, Ind.; Johnson, 
Iowa; Saratoga, N.Y.; Trumbull, Ohio; Warren, Ohio; Kent, R.I.; Gregg, Texas; and 
Racine, Wis., which were published in the 2009 releases, will be excluded from this 
and future 2010 releases because their 2009 annual average employment levels were 
less than 75,000. The counties in table 2 are selected and sorted each year based 
on the annual average employment from the preceding year. 

The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from data released 
by the individual states. These potential differences result from the states' con-
tinuing receipt of UI data over time and ongoing review and editing. The individual 
states determine their data release timetables. 
 
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures 

The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment measures for 
any given quarter. Each of these measures--QCEW, Business Employment Dynamics (BED), 
and Current Employment Statistics (CES)--makes use of the quarterly UI employment 
reports in producing data; however, each measure has a somewhat different universe 
coverage, estimation procedure, and publication product. 

Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat different 
measures of employment change over time. It is important to understand program dif-
ferences and the intended uses of the program products. (See table.) Additional in-
formation on each program can be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the 
table. 

Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures

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            |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey:
            |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 establish-
            |  submitted by 9.0   |  ministrative records|  ments
            |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.7    |
            |  ments in first     |  million private-sec-|
            |  quarter of 2010    |  tor employers       |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
            |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
            |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
            |  to state and fed-  |  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
            |  eral UI laws       |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
            |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
            |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
            |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
            |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
            |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
            |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
 frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
            |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
            |   ter               |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
 file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
            |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
            |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-
            |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-
            |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
 products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
            |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
            |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
            |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
            |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
            |  state, and national|  the national level  |
            |  levels by detailed |  by NAICS supersec-  |
            |  industry           |  tors and by size of |
            |                     |  firm, and at the    |
            |                     |  state private-sector|
            |                     |  total level         |
            |                     |--Future expansions   |
            |                     |  will include data   |
            |                     |  with greater indus- |
            |                     |  try detail and data |
            |                     |  at the county and   |  
            |                     |  MSA level           |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
 uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
            |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
            |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
            |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
            |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
            |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
            |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
            |   BLS establishment |  -Analysis of employ-|   cators
            |   surveys           |   ment expansion and |
            |                     |   contraction by size|   
            |                     |   of firm            |
            |                     |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
 Web sites  |                     |                      |
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
 
Coverage 

Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws are compiled from 
quarterly contribution reports submitted to the SWAs by employers. For federal ci-
vilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees 
(UCFE) program, employment and wage data are compiled from quarterly reports sub-
mitted by four major federal payroll processing centers on behalf of all federal 
agencies, with the exception of a few agencies which still report directly to the 
individual SWA. In addition to the quarterly contribution reports, employers who 
operate multiple establishments within a state complete a questionnaire, called the 
"Multiple Worksite Report," which provides detailed information on the location and 
industry of each of their establishments. QCEW employment and wage data are derived 
from microdata summaries of 9.0 million employer reports of employment and wages 
submitted by states to the BLS in 2009. These reports are based on place of employ-
ment rather than place of residence. 

UI and UCFE coverage is broad and has been basically comparable from state to state 
since 1978, when the 1976 amendments to the Federal Unemployment Tax Act became ef-
fective, expanding coverage to include most State and local government employees. 
In 2009, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 128.6 million jobs. The estimated 
123.6 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for multiple jobholders) 
represented 95.1 percent of civilian wage and salary employment. Covered workers 
received $5.859 trillion in pay, representing 93.4 percent of the wage and salary 
component of personal income and 41.5 percent of the gross domestic product. 

Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most agricultural 
workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected officials in most 
states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, most student workers at 
schools, and employees of certain small nonprofit organizations. 

State and federal UI laws change periodically. These changes may have an impact on 
the employment and wages reported by employers covered under the UI program. Cover-
age changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons presented in this news re-
lease. 
 
Concepts and methodology 

Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during or received 
pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month. With few exceptions, all 
employees of covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers, 
corporation officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical workers.  
Workers on paid vacations and part-time workers also are included. 

Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total wages by the 
average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees, as described above) 
and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the quarter. These calculations 
are made using unrounded employment and wage values. The average wage values that 
can be calculated using rounded data from the BLS database may differ from the av-
erages reported. Included in the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments 
such as bonuses, the cash value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other 
gratuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compen-
sation plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options. Over-the-year comparisons of 
average weekly wages may reflect fluctuations in average monthly employment and/or 
total quarterly wages between the current quarter and prior year levels. 

Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time workers as 
well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying occupations and the 
incidence of pay periods within a quarter. For instance, the average weekly wage of 
the work force could increase significantly when there is a large decline in the 
number of employees that had been receiving below-average wages. Wages may include 
payments to workers not present in the employment counts because they did not work 
during the pay period including the 12th of the month. When comparing average week-
ly wage levels between industries, states, or quarters, these factors should be 
taken into consideration. 

Federal government pay levels are subject to periodic, sometimes large, fluctua-
tions due to a calendar effect that consists of some quarters having more pay pe-
riods than others. Most federal employees are paid on a biweekly pay schedule. As a 
result of this schedule, in some quarters, federal wages contain payments for six 
pay periods, while in other quarters their wages include payments for seven pay pe-
riods. Over-the-year comparisons of average weekly wages may reflect this calendar 
effect. Higher growth in average weekly wages may be attributed, in part, to a com-
parison of quarterly wages for the current year, which include seven pay periods, 
with year-ago wages that reflect only six pay periods. An opposite effect will oc-
cur when wages in the current period, which contain six pay periods, are compared 
with year-ago wages that include seven pay periods. The effect on over-the-year pay 
comparisons can be pronounced in federal government due to the uniform nature of 
federal payroll processing. This pattern may exist in private sector pay; however, 
because there are more pay period types (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly) it 
is less pronounced. The effect is most visible in counties with large concentra-
tions of federal employment. 

In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify with employ-
ers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classification 
of all establishments on a 4-year cycle. Changes in establishment classification 
codes resulting from this process are introduced with the data reported for the 
first quarter of the year. Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also 
are introduced in the first quarter. 

QCEW data are not designed as a time series. QCEW data are simply the sums of indi-
vidual establishment records and reflect the number of establishments that exist in 
a county or industry at a point in time. Establishments can move in or out of a 
county or industry for a number of reasons--some reflecting economic events, others 
reflecting administrative changes. For example, economic change would come from a 
firm relocating into the county; administrative change would come from a company 
correcting its county designation. 

The over-the-year changes of employment and wages presented in this release have 
been adjusted to account for most of the administrative corrections made to the un-
derlying establishment reports. This is done by modifying the prior-year levels 
used to calculate the over-the-year changes. Percent changes are calculated using 
an adjusted version of the final 2009 quarterly data as the base data. The adjusted 
prior-year levels used to calculate the over-the-year percent change in employment 
and wages are not published. These adjusted prior-year levels do not match the un-
adjusted data maintained on the BLS Web site. Over-the-year change calculations 
based on data from the Web site, or from data published in prior BLS news releases, 
may differ substantially from the over-the-year changes presented in this news re-
lease. 

The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in 
this release account for most of the administrative changes--those occurring when 
employers update the industry, location, and ownership information of their estab-
lishments. The most common adjustments for administrative change are the result of 
updated information about the county location of individual establishments. In-
cluded in these adjustments are administrative changes involving the classification 
of establishments that were previously reported in the unknown or statewide county 
or unknown industry categories. Beginning with the first quarter of 2008, adjusted 
data account for administrative changes caused by multi-unit employers who start 
reporting for each individual establishment rather than as a single entity. 

The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in 
any County Employment and Wages news release are valid for comparisons between the 
starting and ending points (a 12-month period) used in that particular release. 
Comparisons may not be valid for any time period other than the one featured in a 
release even if the changes were calculated using adjusted data.
 
County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information Processing Stan-
dards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of 
the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security 
Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106. Areas shown as counties include those designated 
as independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as 
census areas where counties have not been created. County data also are presented 
for the New England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the 
more common designation used in New England (and New Jersey). The regions referred 
to in this release are defined as census regions. 
 
Additional statistics and other information 

An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive information by de-
tailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all 
states. The 2008 edition of this bulletin contains selected data produced by Busi-
ness Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data 
from the first quarter 2009 version of this news release. Tables and additional 
content from the 2008 Employment and Wages Annual Bulletin are now available online 
at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn08.htm. These tables present final 2008 annual 
averages. The tables are included on the CD which accompanies the hardcopy version 
of the Annual Bulletin. Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2008 is available 
for sale as a chartbook from the United States Government Printing Office, Superin-
tendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250, telephone (866) 512-
1800, outside Washington, D.C. Within Washington, D.C., the telephone number is 
(202) 512-1800. The fax number is (202) 512-2104. 

News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are available upon re-
quest from the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover (Business 
Employment Dynamics), telephone (202) 691-6467; (http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: 
BDMInfo@bls.gov). 

Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals 
upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone number: 1-
800-877-8339.






Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 327 largest counties,
second quarter 2010(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          second quarter               Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2010          June      change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2010       June     percent   weekly   second    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2009-10(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2009-10(5)          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(6).........       9,009.6     129,371.6      -0.2         -     $865       3.0         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          17.9         332.8      -1.5       262      864       2.4       160 
Madison, AL..............           8.7         180.7       0.5        82      966       3.0       110 
Mobile, AL...............           9.9         168.5       1.9        17      747       1.4       250 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.4         132.1      -1.7       275      759       3.7        63 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.3          81.2       2.8        10      742       2.6       147 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         150.1       0.7        72      971       2.1       195 
Maricopa, AZ.............          94.6       1,565.2      -1.5       262      860       1.7       226 
Pima, AZ.................          19.4         338.9       (7)         -      765       1.9       204 
Benton, AR...............           5.4          92.8       0.6        76      839       4.5        27 
Pulaski, AR..............          15.1         245.6       0.3        95      779      -0.1       302 
                                                                                                       
Washington, AR...........           5.6          91.1       (7)         -      725       (7)         - 
Alameda, CA..............          54.3         635.1      -1.6       267    1,148       4.4        29 
Contra Costa, CA.........          29.3         319.3      -2.0       285    1,061      -0.8       308 
Fresno, CA...............          29.8         343.7      -0.6       167      697       1.3       252 
Kern, CA.................          17.6         277.7       1.9        17      773       1.2       261 
Los Angeles, CA..........         422.4       3,890.5      -1.6       267      968       3.1       103 
Marin, CA................          11.7         102.9       0.1       112    1,059       2.9       115 
Monterey, CA.............          12.7         187.1       2.3        12      741      -0.8       308 
Orange, CA...............         101.7       1,369.7      -1.1       225      965       1.5       242 
Placer, CA...............          10.6         126.0      -1.4       252      841       2.1       195 
                                                                                                       
Riverside, CA............          47.5         563.0      -2.2       296      729       1.7       226 
Sacramento, CA...........          53.0         589.6      -2.6       310      980       3.6        70 
San Bernardino, CA.......          49.2         597.3      -2.3       301      762       2.6       147 
San Diego, CA............          97.5       1,253.3      -0.5       158      934       2.3       172 
San Francisco, CA........          53.1         545.9      -0.9       202    1,346       3.2        95 
San Joaquin, CA..........          16.9         216.5      -2.7       312      752       1.8       214 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.5         102.0       0.6        76      731       0.8       279 
San Mateo, CA............          23.7         320.1      -0.3       144    1,329       1.5       242 
Santa Barbara, CA........          14.3         184.2      -1.0       216      818       1.1       265 
Santa Clara, CA..........          60.6         849.5      -0.5       158    1,603      10.6         1 
                                                                                                       
Santa Cruz, CA...........           9.0          98.5      -2.0       285      761       1.2       261 
Solano, CA...............           9.9         123.8       0.4        91      860       0.2       298 
Sonoma, CA...............          18.5         176.9      -1.6       267      817       0.6       287 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.7         166.2      -0.9       202      744       2.1       195 
Tulare, CA...............           9.3         151.8      -1.0       216      606       1.3       252 
Ventura, CA..............          23.6         302.7      -1.4       252      897       1.7       226 
Yolo, CA.................           5.9          96.1      -3.7       315      816      -0.9       310 
Adams, CO................           9.0         151.2      -1.2       234      785       2.7       138 
Arapahoe, CO.............          18.9         273.6      -0.9       202      980       1.0       269 
Boulder, CO..............          12.9         153.6       0.3        95    1,007       4.0        46 
                                                                                                       
Denver, CO...............          25.3         421.7      -0.2       132    1,033       2.4       160 
Douglas, CO..............           9.4          92.1      -0.7       182      906       6.2         7 
El Paso, CO..............          16.8         235.2      -0.8       196      800       1.7       226 
Jefferson, CO............          18.0         205.9      -0.6       167      882       2.9       115 
Larimer, CO..............          10.1         129.5       0.4        91      742       2.5       154 
Weld, CO.................           5.8          79.0      -0.9       202      712       3.8        53 
Fairfield, CT............          32.7         403.7      -0.2       132    1,395       6.0         8 
Hartford, CT.............          25.2         487.9      -1.0       216    1,058       4.2        40 
New Haven, CT............          22.3         350.2      -0.8       196      926       2.4       160 
New London, CT...........           6.9         126.3      -1.4       252      895       1.6       235 
                                                                                                       
New Castle, DE...........          17.6         262.9      -1.9       283      985       2.6       147 
Washington, DC...........          34.2         701.4       2.3        12    1,506       5.7        11 
Alachua, FL..............           6.7         115.4      -0.6       167      738       3.7        63 
Brevard, FL..............          14.7         189.9      -0.7       182      833       1.6       235 
Broward, FL..............          63.3         678.6      -1.2       234      816       1.5       242 
Collier, FL..............          11.9         104.7      -0.3       144      789       2.7       138 
Duval, FL................          26.8         430.4      -0.7       182      834       2.2       182 
Escambia, FL.............           7.9         119.1       1.1        46      695       1.2       261 
Hillsborough, FL.........          37.1         558.1      -1.2       234      840       2.3       172 
Lake, FL.................           7.3          74.7      -2.3       301      616       1.0       269 
                                                                                                       
Lee, FL..................          18.9         186.9      -1.2       234      727       1.0       269 
Leon, FL.................           8.2         136.1      -1.1       225      732       1.1       265 
Manatee, FL..............           9.1         105.5      -1.5       262      679       1.8       214 
Marion, FL...............           8.1          88.9      -3.7       315      648       3.8        53 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          85.9         932.4      -0.2       132      850       1.9       204 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.1          75.1      -1.7       275      741       1.8       214 
Orange, FL...............          35.4         642.2       0.5        82      776       1.3       252 
Palm Beach, FL...........          49.2         485.8      -0.8       196      858       2.5       154 
Pasco, FL................           9.9          89.1      -0.6       167      666       (7)         - 
Pinellas, FL.............          30.7         382.5      -1.6       267      766       3.4        85 
                                                                                                       
Polk, FL.................          12.4         184.5      -1.8       278      674       1.5       242 
Sarasota, FL.............          14.6         130.2      -0.9       202      728       0.1       299 
Seminole, FL.............          14.1         155.7      -2.2       296      739       0.8       279 
Volusia, FL..............          13.5         145.1      -2.2       296      651       2.4       160 
Bibb, GA.................           4.6          79.4      -1.3       243      679       2.1       195 
Chatham, GA..............           7.6         128.1      -1.1       225      747       2.8       126 
Clayton, GA..............           4.3         102.2       (7)         -      773       (7)         - 
Cobb, GA.................          20.5         287.0      -0.7       182      894       2.4       160 
De Kalb, GA..............          17.5         275.7      -1.3       243      899       0.7       284 
Fulton, GA...............          39.4         700.8      -0.7       182    1,122       2.6       147 
                                                                                                       
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.4         295.7      -0.9       202      853       3.5        78 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.7          93.1       (7)         -      690       2.4       160 
Richmond, GA.............           4.7          97.1      -1.0       216      736       1.8       214 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.8         428.2      -1.7       275      809       1.0       269 
Ada, ID..................          14.2         193.6      -0.9       202      755       2.7       138 
Champaign, IL............           4.2          88.9       0.3        95      785       5.9         9 
Cook, IL.................         142.8       2,371.7      -0.9       202    1,012       2.4       160 
Du Page, IL..............          36.3         552.9      -0.1       125      988       2.7       138 
Kane, IL.................          13.0         193.9      -2.9       313      776       2.9       115 
Lake, IL.................          21.4         317.8      -1.4       252    1,081       3.6        70 
                                                                                                       
McHenry, IL..............           8.5          95.7      -2.9       313      733       3.8        53 
McLean, IL...............           3.8          86.0       0.8        67      855       2.9       115 
Madison, IL..............           6.0          93.5       1.8        22      724       4.2        40 
Peoria, IL...............           4.7          99.9       0.5        82      804       2.7       138 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          74.2      -2.3       301      845       2.8       126 
St. Clair, IL............           5.5          93.2      -1.8       278      728       1.5       242 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.3         128.1      -0.1       125      886       2.8       126 
Will, IL.................          14.4         197.4       0.1       112      781       4.3        34 
Winnebago, IL............           6.9         124.5      -1.3       243      732       3.7        63 
Allen, IN................           8.9         172.2       3.5         3      732       4.3        34 
                                                                                                       
Elkhart, IN..............           4.8         102.3       9.3         1      737       7.6         3 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.9         109.1      -0.5       158      816       3.2        95 
Lake, IN.................          10.3         184.3      -0.7       182      771       6.9         4 
Marion, IN...............          23.6         547.7       0.5        82      870       2.2       182 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         114.0      -0.3       144      721       1.3       252 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         104.7       1.0        53      731       3.8        53 
Linn, IA.................           6.3         124.8      -0.6       167      829       4.5        27 
Polk, IA.................          14.7         268.5      -1.6       267      850       3.2        95 
Scott, IA................           5.3          86.0       0.6        76      688       3.0       110 
Johnson, KS..............          20.9         297.8      -2.0       285      889       2.2       182 
                                                                                                       
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.5         241.4      -2.5       308      791       0.1       299 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.9          94.7      -0.6       167      757       3.1       103 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          81.2       2.6        11      831       2.2       182 
Fayette, KY..............           9.5         172.3       1.0        53      798       1.8       214 
Jefferson, KY............          22.4         413.0      -0.2       132      852       3.4        85 
Caddo, LA................           7.6         123.6       1.6        30      743       3.2        95 
Calcasieu, LA............           5.1          83.8      -2.0       285      715      -1.0       313 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          15.0         252.3      -1.4       252      803      -0.4       305 
Jefferson, LA............          14.4         194.6      -0.4       151      803       2.8       126 
Lafayette, LA............           9.3         131.6       0.3        95      819       3.7        63 
                                                                                                       
Orleans, LA..............          11.0         170.8       0.9        61      920       0.9       275 
St. Tammany, LA..........           7.6          75.8       (7)         -      731       (7)         - 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.2         169.0      -1.1       225      779       3.2        95 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.3         230.8       0.3        95      946       (7)         - 
Baltimore, MD............          21.1         368.0      -0.4       151      894       2.4       160 
Frederick, MD............           5.9          93.3      -0.4       151      851       2.9       115 
Harford, MD..............           5.6          82.3       1.2        42      816       3.2        95 
Howard, MD...............           8.7         149.7       1.4        34    1,027       1.7       226 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.3         448.3      -0.1       125    1,173       3.8        53 
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.5         303.3      -1.6       267      959       2.9       115 
                                                                                                       
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.5         328.7      -0.5       158      999      -1.6       316 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2          96.7      -1.2       234      738       1.5       242 
Bristol, MA..............          15.9         210.7      -0.2       132      796       2.4       160 
Essex, MA................          21.2         300.2       1.2        42      923       3.6        70 
Hampden, MA..............          14.8         196.2       0.5        82      779       0.3       292 
Middlesex, MA............          48.4         812.4       0.5        82    1,252       5.2        17 
Norfolk, MA..............          24.0         317.0       0.5        82    1,022       3.0       110 
Plymouth, MA.............          14.0         174.0      -0.7       182      850       1.0       269 
Suffolk, MA..............          22.6         574.4       0.6        76    1,334       1.8       214 
Worcester, MA............          21.0         313.5       0.4        91      886       3.1       103 
                                                                                                       
Genesee, MI..............           7.5         127.8       0.7        72      728       1.1       265 
Ingham, MI...............           6.5         154.4       0.9        61      854       3.5        78 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.4         108.1      -2.0       285      785       2.7       138 
Kent, MI.................          14.0         309.9       1.0        53      773       0.8       279 
Macomb, MI...............          17.2         280.6       3.0         5      866       2.2       182 
Oakland, MI..............          37.8         618.1      -0.8       196      953      -0.2       304 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.6         102.2       3.5         3      712       3.8        53 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.2          79.9       1.8        22      725       0.3       292 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.0         184.1       1.7        25      910       1.6       235 
Wayne, MI................          31.3         665.0       0.9        61      944       2.2       182 
                                                                                                       
Anoka, MN................           7.4         106.9      -2.3       301      827      -1.1       314 
Dakota, MN...............          10.0         171.0       0.2       107      860       1.3       252 
Hennepin, MN.............          44.3         812.2       0.3        95    1,073       4.4        29 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.4          88.3      -1.4       252      988       3.6        70 
Ramsey, MN...............          14.4         318.0      -0.7       182      957       2.9       115 
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          94.4       0.0       121      725       4.9        22 
Stearns, MN..............           4.4          77.8      -0.5       158      683       4.1        44 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          83.3      -0.2       132      663      -0.6       306 
Hinds, MS................           6.2         123.0      -1.8       278      762       2.6       147 
Boone, MO................           4.4          82.5       1.3        38      682       0.6       287 
                                                                                                       
Clay, MO.................           5.0          91.2      -1.9       283      828       2.3       172 
Greene, MO...............           8.0         147.0      -1.3       243      672       0.7       284 
Jackson, MO..............          18.0         342.8      -2.3       301      872       0.7       284 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.1         122.5       0.0       121      708      -1.5       315 
St. Louis, MO............          31.6         569.1      -2.1       294      911       1.9       204 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.7         213.2      -2.5       308      921       (7)         - 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.8          76.4      -1.1       225      714       3.6        70 
Douglas, NE..............          15.7         313.6       0.1       112      796       1.8       214 
Lancaster, NE............           8.1         153.5      -0.7       182      702       3.5        78 
Clark, NV................          48.0         804.1      -2.1       294      786      -0.9       310 
                                                                                                       
Washoe, NV...............          13.9         184.5      -2.0       285      800       0.4       290 
Hillsborough, NH.........          11.9         185.4      -1.5       262      961       5.4        15 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.6         136.3       1.0        53      861       6.4         5 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.9         143.3       1.2        42      769       1.9       204 
Bergen, NJ...............          33.9         431.3      -0.9       202    1,050       1.9       204 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.2         197.0      -1.8       278      925       3.4        85 
Camden, NJ...............          12.8         198.6      -0.5       158      880       2.1       195 
Essex, NJ................          21.1         342.0      -0.7       182    1,083       2.2       182 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.3          99.9      -2.4       306      806       3.7        63 
Hudson, NJ...............          13.9         229.7      -1.0       216    1,198       3.6        70 
                                                                                                       
Mercer, NJ...............          11.1         229.7       0.5        82    1,134       3.0       110 
Middlesex, NJ............          21.9         380.8      -0.7       182    1,065       2.2       182 
Monmouth, NJ.............          20.4         254.4      -0.9       202      902       1.6       235 
Morris, NJ...............          17.7         274.8      -1.4       252    1,230       3.4        85 
Ocean, NJ................          12.3         155.9       0.7        72      720       0.8       279 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.3         172.4       1.9        17      917       1.9       204 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.1         170.2       0.1       112    1,277       2.8       126 
Union, NJ................          14.8         222.9       1.0        53    1,101       4.0        46 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.5         313.7      -1.1       225      780       1.8       214 
Albany, NY...............           9.9         220.5      -1.1       225      912       0.6       287 
                                                                                                       
Bronx, NY................          16.8         237.1       1.9        17      842       1.4       250 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          92.7      -1.8       278      709       2.6       147 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.1         112.4      -0.6       167      916       2.0       202 
Erie, NY.................          23.6         453.3       0.3        95      765       2.3       172 
Kings, NY................          49.4         499.6       3.6         2      739       0.4       290 
Monroe, NY...............          18.0         373.9       0.2       107      850       2.3       172 
Nassau, NY...............          52.3         596.9      -0.2       132    1,010       2.5       154 
New York, NY.............         120.6       2,291.3       0.3        95    1,659       9.0         2 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         110.3       0.2       107      695       1.8       214 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         244.1      -1.0       216      817       3.3        90 
                                                                                                       
Orange, NY...............          10.0         132.2       1.1        46      784       1.3       252 
Queens, NY...............          44.8         498.8       1.1        46      837       1.9       204 
Richmond, NY.............           8.9          95.0       1.6        30      759       1.6       235 
Rockland, NY.............           9.9         115.4       0.1       112      946       2.2       182 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.3         625.9       0.5        82      966       4.4        29 
Westchester, NY..........          36.1         408.8      -0.6       167    1,161       3.8        53 
Buncombe, NC.............           7.8         110.6       1.7        25      678       2.9       115 
Catawba, NC..............           4.4          77.7       1.0        53      669       4.4        29 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.2         118.6      -0.4       151      720       3.7        63 
Durham, NC...............           7.1         177.0      -2.6       310    1,155       5.6        14 
                                                                                                       
Forsyth, NC..............           9.0         173.2      -1.3       243      797       3.6        70 
Guilford, NC.............          14.2         255.8      -0.8       196      769       3.1       103 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          32.1         531.5      -0.2       132      984       4.7        23 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.2          95.3      -2.2       296      718       2.9       115 
Wake, NC.................          28.4         436.1       0.8        67      873       5.1        19 
Cass, ND.................           5.8         100.4       0.9        61      737       3.8        53 
Butler, OH...............           7.2         137.9       0.8        67      767       4.6        25 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          35.7         690.9      -0.6       167      882       3.8        53 
Franklin, OH.............          28.9         649.5      -0.4       151      848       3.7        63 
Hamilton, OH.............          23.1         488.3      -1.2       234      923       2.8       126 
                                                                                                       
Lake, OH.................           6.4          94.4      -0.8       196      721       2.6       147 
Lorain, OH...............           6.1          93.4      -1.1       225      698       3.9        50 
Lucas, OH................          10.3         199.2       1.3        38      743       2.2       182 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.0          96.7      -0.3       144      631       2.4       160 
Montgomery, OH...........          12.2         241.4      -0.5       158      772       1.8       214 
Stark, OH................           8.7         149.3      -1.6       267      664       2.2       182 
Summit, OH...............          14.3         254.4      -0.5       158      773       1.0       269 
Oklahoma, OK.............          24.2         412.1       0.2       107      789       2.3       172 
Tulsa, OK................          20.1         329.1      -2.0       285      783       2.5       154 
Clackamas, OR............          12.4         138.9      -1.3       243      799       2.8       126 
                                                                                                       
Jackson, OR..............           6.5          76.1      -1.6       267      670       1.8       214 
Lane, OR.................          10.7         137.3       0.1       112      685       1.3       252 
Marion, OR...............           9.3         136.0      -0.6       167      698       0.3       292 
Multnomah, OR............          28.4         422.8      -0.1       125      885       1.7       226 
Washington, OR...........          16.0         236.6       0.3        95      994       5.7        11 
Allegheny, PA............          34.9         679.9       0.3        95      919       3.5        78 
Berks, PA................           9.0         163.0       1.3        38      786       0.3       292 
Bucks, PA................          19.6         255.0       0.4        91      839       0.1       299 
Butler, PA...............           4.8          81.5       2.9         8      767       5.8        10 
Chester, PA..............          14.9         237.6      -0.4       151    1,131       1.8       214 
                                                                                                       
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         120.6      -0.7       182      807       1.3       252 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.4         180.0      -1.2       234      853       3.3        90 
Delaware, PA.............          13.5         205.8       0.7        72      917       2.9       115 
Erie, PA.................           7.5         123.4       1.1        46      671       0.3       292 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.8          98.0      -0.9       202      672       2.1       195 
Lancaster, PA............          12.4         220.7      -0.2       132      725       2.8       126 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.6         173.1       0.6        76      823      -0.1       302 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.7         137.9      -0.7       182      680       2.4       160 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.1         466.5      -1.0       216    1,068       2.8       126 
Northampton, PA..........           6.4          98.7       0.8        67      758       1.7       226 
                                                                                                       
Philadelphia, PA.........          32.5         628.6       1.2        42    1,007       0.8       279 
Washington, PA...........           5.5          81.1       1.4        34      777       5.0        21 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.3         134.3       0.0       121      694       3.0       110 
York, PA.................           9.0         169.3       0.0       121      773       3.8        53 
Providence, RI...........          17.4         269.2      -0.4       151      853       2.2       182 
Charleston, SC...........          11.6         206.5      -0.2       132      768       4.6        25 
Greenville, SC...........          12.0         226.4       1.7        25      758       2.8       126 
Horry, SC................           7.7         114.4      -1.3       243      546       5.2        17 
Lexington, SC............           5.6          94.0      -1.3       243      647       3.5        78 
Richland, SC.............           9.0         202.8      -0.6       167      763       1.1       265 
                                                                                                       
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.0         109.4      -1.1       225      764       4.2        40 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.5         114.1      -0.5       158      704       2.3       172 
Davidson, TN.............          18.1         419.4       (7)         -      873       3.6        70 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.4         179.2       0.3        95      761       5.1        19 
Knox, TN.................          10.8         216.4      -0.3       144      735       2.7       138 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.3          94.2       (7)         -      806       (7)         - 
Shelby, TN...............          19.1         466.3      -1.4       252      895       4.3        34 
Williamson, TN...........           6.1          89.1       (7)         -      942       3.9        50 
Bell, TX.................           4.7         107.1       (7)         -      714       (7)         - 
Bexar, TX................          33.3         727.4       1.0        53      772       3.2        95 
                                                                                                       
Brazoria, TX.............           4.8          86.7       1.8        22      831       4.3        34 
Brazos, TX...............           3.8          86.0       0.8        67      652       1.6       235 
Cameron, TX..............           6.3         125.0       1.4        34      562       3.3        90 
Collin, TX...............          17.8         287.7       1.7        25      997       2.0       202 
Dallas, TX...............          67.5       1,415.2       0.2       107    1,030       2.3       172 
Denton, TX...............          10.9         173.1       1.9        17      756       1.6       235 
El Paso, TX..............          13.6         271.9       2.2        14      633       4.3        34 
Fort Bend, TX............           9.0         133.2       1.0        53      855      -1.7       317 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          95.9       2.9         8      791      -0.9       310 
Harris, TX...............          99.7       1,996.5      -0.3       144    1,065       2.3       172 
                                                                                                       
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.8         220.5       2.0        15      563       3.3        90 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         119.5       1.1        46      838       1.3       252 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.9         122.7       0.3        95      672       4.0        46 
McLennan, TX.............           4.8         101.7       (7)         -      704       (7)         - 
Montgomery, TX...........           8.5         128.7       1.6        30      782       2.4       160 
Nueces, TX...............           7.9         152.9       1.7        25      732       2.7       138 
Potter, TX...............           3.8          73.9      -1.2       234      752       4.3        34 
Smith, TX................           5.3          92.3       0.9        61      742       3.5        78 
Tarrant, TX..............          37.2         747.5       0.1       112      873       4.4        29 
Travis, TX...............          29.7         569.7       1.4        34      954       3.9        50 
                                                                                                       
Webb, TX.................           4.7          85.2       0.9        61      590       5.7        11 
Williamson, TX...........           7.4         122.6       1.1        46      824       4.2        40 
Davis, UT................           7.0         102.9       1.1        46      714       1.9       204 
Salt Lake, UT............          36.4         558.0      -0.2       132      810       1.5       242 
Utah, UT.................          12.6         164.9      -0.1       125      679      -0.6       306 
Weber, UT................           5.5          89.6      -0.7       182      662       2.3       172 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.9          91.9      -1.0       216      875       4.7        23 
Arlington, VA............           8.0         164.2       3.0         5    1,481       4.1        44 
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.6         115.4      -0.9       202      798       4.0        46 
Fairfax, VA..............          34.0         580.3       0.6        76    1,392       3.2        95 
                                                                                                       
Henrico, VA..............           9.6         172.4      -0.1       125      873       1.7       226 
Loudoun, VA..............           9.2         134.9       2.0        15    1,054       3.3        90 
Prince William, VA.......           7.4         106.2       1.5        33      796       3.1       103 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.1          97.1      -0.9       202    1,237       6.3         6 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.7          95.7      -0.1       125      705       3.4        85 
Newport News City, VA....           3.9          96.3       0.1       112      811       1.9       204 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.7         136.6      -2.2       296      873       3.1       103 
Richmond City, VA........           7.2         149.0      -0.6       167      962       0.3       292 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.3         169.2      -0.6       167      696       2.8       126 
Benton, WA...............           5.5          84.0       3.0         5      909       2.5       154 
                                                                                                       
Clark, WA................          13.0         128.2      -0.2       132      785       0.9       275 
King, WA.................          80.6       1,125.9      -0.9       202    1,101       2.1       195 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.6          81.8      -0.6       167      842       2.9       115 
Pierce, WA...............          21.4         263.3      -1.2       234      809       2.7       138 
Snohomish, WA............          18.7         240.0      -2.0       285      923       2.8       126 
Spokane, WA..............          15.9         199.2      -2.4       306      732       1.9       204 
Thurston, WA.............           7.3          97.5      -1.3       243      807       1.5       242 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.9          78.8      -1.4       252      706       0.9       275 
Yakima, WA...............           8.8         106.5      -1.0       216      597       1.2       261 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.0         106.5      -0.6       167      773       0.9       275 
                                                                                                       
Brown, WI................           6.5         145.9       0.1       112      742       2.5       154 
Dane, WI.................          13.7         297.5      -0.3       144      833       1.7       226 
Milwaukee, WI............          20.9         467.5      -1.4       252      866       2.2       182 
Outagamie, WI............           5.0         100.9      -1.5       262      725       3.1       103 
Waukesha, WI.............          12.6         220.8      -2.0       285      852       3.5        78 
Winnebago, WI............           3.7          90.0       1.3        38      798       5.4        15 
San Juan, PR.............          11.7         261.8      -3.8       (8)      592       1.5       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 326 U.S. counties comprise 70.7 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
(4) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(6) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(7) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
(8) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.






Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
second quarter 2010(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(3)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               second quarter                                          
         County by NAICS supersector                2010                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)       June      change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2010       June     weekly   second  
                                                              (thousands) 2009-10(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2009-10(4)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(5).............................       9,009.6     129,371.6      -0.2     $865       3.0 
  Private industry...........................       8,711.9     107,283.2      -0.5      849       3.3 
    Natural resources and mining.............         126.3       1,940.2       1.5      882       4.1 
    Construction.............................         801.1       5,657.4      -7.5      910       0.6 
    Manufacturing............................         344.4      11,549.2      -1.6    1,063       5.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,876.4      24,488.7      -0.7      733       3.2 
    Information..............................         144.2       2,723.8      -3.7    1,324       4.1 
    Financial activities.....................         821.2       7,440.9      -2.6    1,259       6.2 
    Professional and business services.......       1,538.5      16,801.1       2.0    1,088       2.7 
    Education and health services............         887.5      18,589.5       1.7      817       1.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         745.0      13,518.8      -0.2      359       3.2 
    Other services...........................       1,246.0       4,404.9      -0.7      553       1.8 
  Government.................................         297.7      22,088.4       1.1      941       2.0 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         422.4       3,890.5      -1.6      968       3.1 
  Private industry...........................         416.8       3,298.4      -1.5      935       2.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          10.8       3.3    1,107       8.2 
    Construction.............................          13.0         105.6     -11.7      989      -1.2 
    Manufacturing............................          13.5         376.7      -3.9    1,063       3.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          52.0         730.8      -0.4      781       3.4 
    Information..............................           8.4         189.5      -1.0    1,667       2.3 
    Financial activities.....................          22.3         210.1      -2.5    1,417       2.7 
    Professional and business services.......          41.6         528.2      -0.4    1,144       1.6 
    Education and health services............          28.7         505.0       2.0      897       2.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          26.8         390.8      -0.8      529       2.1 
    Other services...........................         194.9         240.4      -8.0      458       8.3 
  Government.................................           5.6         592.0      -1.9    1,154       (6) 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         142.8       2,371.7      -0.9    1,012       2.4 
  Private industry...........................         141.4       2,057.3      -1.1      996       2.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           0.9     -11.7      952       7.1 
    Construction.............................          12.2          67.1     -11.1    1,200      -0.2 
    Manufacturing............................           6.7         193.4      -2.9    1,048       7.0 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          27.7         429.8      -0.9      783       2.4 
    Information..............................           2.6          51.5      -3.7    1,418       1.4 
    Financial activities.....................          15.5         190.0      -3.3    1,714       4.8 
    Professional and business services.......          30.0         404.1       0.9    1,277       1.5 
    Education and health services............          14.8         390.5       1.3      861       1.2 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          12.3         232.3      -1.1      449       4.7 
    Other services...........................          15.3          94.4      -2.8      739       1.4 
  Government.................................           1.4         314.3       0.0    1,118       2.6 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         120.6       2,291.3       0.3    1,659       9.0 
  Private industry...........................         120.3       1,840.6       0.3    1,799      10.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1     -11.3    1,926     -24.3 
    Construction.............................           2.3          30.0     -12.7    1,523       1.6 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          26.7      -5.0    1,227       0.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.1         234.4       1.9    1,173       4.5 
    Information..............................           4.4         129.5      -2.7    2,011       3.3 
    Financial activities.....................          19.0         347.3      -0.2    3,611      25.8 
    Professional and business services.......          25.6         461.2      -0.3    1,887       4.5 
    Education and health services............           9.1         294.0       1.3    1,097       2.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          12.3         223.4       2.7      755       4.0 
    Other services...........................          18.5          87.6      -0.4      957       0.0 
  Government.................................           0.3         450.6       0.2    1,090       1.3 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          99.7       1,996.5      -0.3    1,065       2.3 
  Private industry...........................          99.1       1,729.1      -0.9    1,084       2.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.6          74.7       3.1    2,732       2.2 
    Construction.............................           6.5         132.1      -7.8    1,056      -0.2 
    Manufacturing............................           4.5         168.0      -3.0    1,323       5.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.5         414.3      -1.0      957       1.7 
    Information..............................           1.3          28.8      -4.7    1,214       1.0 
    Financial activities.....................          10.5         112.2      -3.1    1,295       7.1 
    Professional and business services.......          19.8         319.5       0.4    1,301       4.2 
    Education and health services............          10.9         236.7       3.7      883       0.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           8.0         181.3      -1.6      390       2.6 
    Other services...........................          13.1          60.3       0.8      614      -0.5 
  Government.................................           0.5         267.4       3.8      943      -0.6 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          94.6       1,565.2      -1.5      860       1.7 
  Private industry...........................          93.9       1,385.9      -1.7      842       1.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.6     -11.8      739       9.8 
    Construction.............................           9.0          81.2     -15.7      877       0.6 
    Manufacturing............................           3.3         107.2      -4.2    1,264       8.0 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.9         331.8      -1.1      794       2.5 
    Information..............................           1.5          27.5       0.3    1,061       1.8 
    Financial activities.....................          11.4         132.0      -3.1    1,038       2.4 
    Professional and business services.......          21.8         260.7      -0.1      881      -0.1 
    Education and health services............          10.3         223.5       3.6      901      -0.2 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.8         167.1      -1.8      406       2.3 
    Other services...........................           6.8          46.8       0.3      570       0.5 
  Government.................................           0.7         179.3      -0.1      981       0.2 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.5       1,415.2       0.2    1,030       2.3 
  Private industry...........................          67.0       1,243.0      -0.4    1,036       2.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           8.4       8.3    3,107       9.8 
    Construction.............................           4.1          67.5     -10.2      926       2.1 
    Manufacturing............................           2.9         113.7      -4.8    1,211       4.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.8         279.4      -0.4      953       2.9 
    Information..............................           1.6          45.6      -2.0    1,500       3.2 
    Financial activities.....................           8.5         136.5      -2.1    1,344       4.4 
    Professional and business services.......          14.7         257.2       1.5    1,165       2.3 
    Education and health services............           6.9         164.0       4.7      978      -0.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4         131.2       0.9      444      -5.1 
    Other services...........................           7.0          38.8       0.1      641       0.2 
  Government.................................           0.5         172.2       4.4      988       1.8 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................         101.7       1,369.7      -1.1      965       1.5 
  Private industry...........................         100.3       1,217.7      -1.0      949       1.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           4.8       7.6      570      -4.4 
    Construction.............................           6.4          68.2      -9.1    1,037      -3.9 
    Manufacturing............................           5.0         152.8      -2.0    1,166       4.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.4         242.5      -1.4      914       2.6 
    Information..............................           1.3          25.4      -6.9    1,353       4.6 
    Financial activities.....................           9.7         103.1      -2.7    1,375       3.9 
    Professional and business services.......          18.7         243.7       0.6    1,103       1.3 
    Education and health services............          10.3         154.0       1.9      878       1.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.1         170.9       0.0      419       2.9 
    Other services...........................          20.2          48.7       0.4      527       1.0 
  Government.................................           1.4         152.0      -2.2    1,100      -0.5 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          97.5       1,253.3      -0.5      934       2.3 
  Private industry...........................          96.2       1,020.5      -0.8      903       2.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.7          10.6       1.2      573       2.1 
    Construction.............................           6.4          56.2      -9.2      995       0.0 
    Manufacturing............................           3.0          93.2      -2.3    1,313       5.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          13.6         195.9      -1.0      746       3.5 
    Information..............................           1.2          25.4      -4.1    1,363       3.4 
    Financial activities.....................           8.7          67.1      -3.1    1,101       3.3 
    Professional and business services.......          16.0         208.4      -0.3    1,254       3.6 
    Education and health services............           8.4         144.4       2.5      875       2.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.0         157.6       0.4      398       2.6 
    Other services...........................          26.7          58.4       0.3      494       3.8 
  Government.................................           1.4         232.8       (6)    1,069       (6) 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          80.6       1,125.9      -0.9    1,101       2.1 
  Private industry...........................          80.1         963.6      -1.2    1,100       1.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           2.8      -3.2    1,214       5.6 
    Construction.............................           5.9          47.4     -15.0    1,098      -0.5 
    Manufacturing............................           2.3          97.4      -3.9    1,418       2.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.5         203.8      -0.3      950       2.9 
    Information..............................           1.7          79.5      -0.9    1,991       3.4 
    Financial activities.....................           6.6          64.5      -7.0    1,283      -2.4 
    Professional and business services.......          13.8         175.1       1.0    1,327       3.4 
    Education and health services............           6.9         131.2       0.1      913       3.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.3         110.4       0.1      432       1.2 
    Other services...........................          21.7          51.4      10.1      596      -2.3 
  Government.................................           0.5         162.3       1.1    1,107       4.8 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          85.9         932.4      -0.2      850       1.9 
  Private industry...........................          85.6         800.2      -0.2      814       1.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.0      -6.2      513       8.9 
    Construction.............................           5.5          31.2     -13.7      876       0.9 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          35.0      -6.7      777       4.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          24.1         236.9       1.2      764       0.5 
    Information..............................           1.5          17.3       (6)    1,328       (6) 
    Financial activities.....................           9.3          60.7      -2.2    1,222       6.0 
    Professional and business services.......          18.1         121.2      -1.6      993       1.6 
    Education and health services............           9.7         149.9       3.1      835       0.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.4         105.7       3.0      486       2.3 
    Other services...........................           7.7          35.1      -0.1      544       0.7 
  Government.................................           0.4         132.2      -0.2    1,051       4.1 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(4) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(5) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.






Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
second quarter 2010(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           second quarter                                        
          State                 2010                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)       June      change,  Average  change,
                                              2010       June     weekly  second 
                                          (thousands)   2009-10    wage   quarter
                                                                          2009-10
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
United States(4).........       9,009.6     129,371.6      -0.2     $865      3.0
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         116.6       1,831.3      -0.4      750      2.3
Alaska...................          21.3         330.6       1.2      916      2.7
Arizona..................         147.2       2,308.7      -1.1      821      1.7
Arkansas.................          85.8       1,153.7       1.2      684      2.5
California...............       1,327.9      14,651.5      -1.0      978      3.2
Colorado.................         172.2       2,202.5      -0.9      870      2.2
Connecticut..............         111.4       1,617.8      -1.1    1,075      4.0
Delaware.................          28.5         404.8      -0.9      876      2.1
District of Columbia.....          34.2         701.4       2.3    1,506      5.7
Florida..................         600.0       7,043.4      -0.6      782      2.1
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         267.9       3,767.6      -0.9      812      2.5
Hawaii...................          38.9         584.0      -1.9      782      0.9
Idaho....................          54.9         616.6      -1.4      651      3.0
Illinois.................         377.5       5,574.8      -0.6      910      3.1
Indiana..................         158.0       2,734.8       1.2      732      3.1
Iowa.....................          94.6       1,459.3      -0.9      709      3.4
Kansas...................          87.6       1,315.2      -1.1      732      1.9
Kentucky.................         109.9       1,733.6       0.6      743      2.8
Louisiana................         129.5       1,849.1      -0.1      769      2.1
Maine....................          48.9         591.6      -0.8      699      2.6
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         162.3       2,501.7       0.0      957      2.5
Massachusetts............         218.7       3,199.1       0.4    1,060      3.1
Michigan.................         248.1       3,828.6       0.8      825      1.9
Minnesota................         169.7       2,605.5      -0.3      869      3.3
Mississippi..............          69.3       1,083.7       0.0      652      2.0
Missouri.................         173.5       2,611.5      -1.1      762      1.7
Montana..................          42.4         432.0      -0.5      658      3.5
Nebraska.................          59.8         909.6      -0.3      696      3.3
Nevada...................          72.6       1,117.7      -2.1      796     -0.3
New Hampshire............          48.1         612.4      -0.5      867      4.6
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         266.9       3,853.2      -0.3    1,028      2.6
New Mexico...............          54.4         792.1      -0.8      743      2.6
New York.................         589.0       8,503.4       0.5    1,078      5.0
North Carolina...........         251.8       3,813.0      -0.5      764      3.9
North Dakota.............          26.0         363.6       2.0      711      6.6
Ohio.....................         283.0       4,959.0      -0.4      775      2.9
Oklahoma.................         102.5       1,499.0      -0.3      717      3.0
Oregon...................         130.2       1,626.2      -0.5      786      2.5
Pennsylvania.............         341.8       5,552.8       0.6      849      2.4
Rhode Island.............          35.0         456.5      -0.6      831      3.1
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         111.5       1,782.5       0.0      710      3.6
South Dakota.............          30.8         401.5       0.2      631      2.8
Tennessee................         139.5       2,583.3       0.7      776      3.3
Texas....................         570.0      10,245.8       0.7      864      3.0
Utah.....................          83.0       1,159.2      -0.4      733      1.4
Vermont..................          24.3         291.2      -1.0      756      4.3
Virginia.................         231.5       3,590.7       0.1      929      3.3
Washington...............         230.7       2,858.7      -0.9      898      2.0
West Virginia............          48.6         700.5       0.4      726      2.3
Wisconsin................         156.4       2,684.4      -0.3      746      2.5
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          25.1         280.9      -1.1      789      2.7
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          49.6         930.6      -2.6      493      1.6
Virgin Islands...........           3.6          43.9       0.7      709     -1.4

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands.





Last Modified Date: January 11, 2011