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County Employment and Wages News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, February 23, 2022	USDL-22-0315

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – THIRD QUARTER 2021

From September 2020 to September 2021, employment increased in 332 of the 343 largest U.S. 
counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In September 2021, national employment 
increased to 144.9 million, a 4.4-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of 
Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Honolulu, HI, had the largest over-the-year increase in 
employment with a gain of 13.3 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for September 
2021, and average weekly wage data are presented for third quarter 2021.

Among the 343 largest counties, 333 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the third 
quarter of 2021, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,251, a 6.7-percent increase over 
the year. San Mateo, CA, had the largest third quarter over-the-year wage gain at 27.2 percent. (See 
table 1.)

Large County Employment in September 2021

Honolulu, HI, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+13.3 percent). Within 
Honolulu, the largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 26,131 jobs 
over the year (+80.1 percent).

Jefferson, LA, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment, with a loss of 
3.2 percent. Within Jefferson, combined government had the largest employment decrease with a loss of 
2,429 jobs (-13.6 percent).

Large County Average Weekly Wage in Third Quarter 2021

San Mateo, CA, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages (+27.2 
percent). Within San Mateo, an average weekly wage gain of $2,568 (+35.1 percent) in information 
made the largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages.

Union, NJ, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in average weekly wages, with a loss of 1.2 
percent. Within Union, professional and business services had the largest impact, with an average 
weekly wage decrease of $262 (-11.9 percent) over the year.

Ten Largest Counties

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment. In September 
2021, Miami-Dade, FL, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+7.6 percent). 
Within Miami-Dade, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment increase, with a gain of 32,934 
jobs (+35.4 percent). (See table 2.)

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in average weekly wages. In third 
quarter 2021, Miami-Dade, FL, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly 
wages (+10.4 percent). Within Miami-Dade, trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest impact, 
with an average weekly wage increase of $129 (+13.4 percent) over the year.

For More Information

The tables included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 343 U.S. counties with annual 
average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2020. September 2021 employment and third quarter 
2021 average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 3 of this release.

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The County Employment and Wages full data update for third quarter 2021 is scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 

The County Employment and Wages news release for fourth quarter 2021 is scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).



__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

			2021 Business Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic Available

	The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics developed new data on how U.S. businesses changed their 
	operations since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. These data provide employer responses to 
	questions on telework, changes in pay, COVID-19 workplace requirements, automation, and more. The 
	2021 Business Response Survey to the Coronavirus Pandemic is available at 
	www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/covid2.pdf.
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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 344 largest counties,
third quarter 2021

                                                   Employment               Average weekly wage(2)

                          Establishments,
        County(1)          third quarter                Percent    Ranking            Percent   Ranking
                                2021       September    change,      by      Third    change,     by
                            (thousands)       2021     September   percent  quarter    third    percent
                                          (thousands)  2020-21(3)  change     2021    quarter   change
                                                                                     2020-21(3)

United States(4).........      11,021.4     144,863.9       4.4        -    $1,251       6.7       -

Jefferson, AL............          20.3         337.8       (5)        -     1,173       (5)       -
Madison, AL..............          11.1         207.7       2.6       222    1,335       3.5      282
Mobile, AL...............          10.9         174.7       (5)        -     1,016       (5)       -
Montgomery, AL...........           6.6         125.8       1.9       267    1,003       3.5      282
Shelby, AL...............           6.4          83.0       3.0       196    1,132       4.5      237
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.8          90.5       0.6       322      993       3.8      274
Anchorage, AK............           8.5         141.4       3.3       173    1,252       2.5      312
Maricopa, AZ.............         119.3       2,077.5       4.5        92    1,226       7.6       53
Pima, AZ.................          20.3         366.8       2.3       244    1,051       5.0      208
Benton, AR...............           7.5         129.1       4.1       119    1,181       9.6       23

Pulaski, AR..............          14.7         244.3       3.3       173    1,094       5.9      146
Washington, AR...........           6.6         111.2       3.5       161    1,000       7.5       56
Alameda, CA..............          67.5         768.7       6.2        31    1,725       2.5      312
Butte, CA................           8.3          78.6       5.3        50      984       4.0      262
Contra Costa, CA.........          35.6         352.3       5.1        64    1,506       2.2      317
Fresno, CA...............          39.5         401.7       4.9        71      981       4.8      216
Kern, CA.................          23.3         336.9       3.8       141    1,007       3.4      289
Los Angeles, CA..........         532.3       4,302.0       7.0        15    1,409       6.3      124
Marin, CA................          12.9         105.9       4.2       112    1,570       0.5      329
Merced, CA...............           7.2          86.9       4.2       112      942       5.4      183

Monterey, CA.............          14.6         204.0       3.9       138    1,070       6.5      106
Orange, CA...............         135.3       1,570.5       6.4        24    1,391       5.4      183
Placer, CA...............          14.6         173.0       6.4        24    1,306       7.1       73
Riverside, CA............          74.1         767.4       8.2         7    1,014       3.6      279
Sacramento, CA...........          65.1         672.3       5.2        55    1,344       5.0      208
San Bernardino, CA.......          68.1         793.9       5.0        68    1,055       5.2      198
San Diego, CA............         121.5       1,449.6       6.3        28    1,395       5.1      201
San Francisco, CA........          62.3         697.0       5.3        50    3,224      17.8        2
San Joaquin, CA..........          19.6         266.2       4.6        87    1,082       5.4      183
San Luis Obispo, CA......          11.0         116.2       6.4        24    1,071       3.1      300

San Mateo, CA............          29.7         407.6       6.3        28    3,710      27.2        1
Santa Barbara, CA........          16.3         218.4       5.2        55    1,143       4.3      249
Santa Clara, CA..........          77.0       1,081.6       4.8        77    3,209      11.3        6
Santa Cruz, CA...........           9.9         105.8       4.7        86    1,159       2.7      308
Solano, CA...............          12.2         134.2       4.5        92    1,240       2.6      309
Sonoma, CA...............          20.4         201.8       5.2        55    1,296       7.4       59
Stanislaus, CA...........          16.8         192.5       3.6       154    1,094       5.6      168
Tulare, CA...............          12.6         166.7       4.8        77      920       6.1      138
Ventura, CA..............          29.0         315.3       4.0       129    1,209       4.2      256
Yolo, CA.................           7.4         114.2       3.5       161    1,260       3.3      292

Adams, CO................          13.0         229.6       (5)        -     1,223       7.4       59
Arapahoe, CO.............          24.8         328.7       3.1       191    1,442       5.9      146
Boulder, CO..............          17.8         188.4       5.2        55    1,627      11.3        6
Denver, CO...............          39.4         525.8       8.0         8    1,606       5.4      183
Douglas, CO..............          14.4         134.9       4.0       129    1,408       (5)       -
El Paso, CO..............          23.3         287.9       3.7       149    1,136       6.7       97
Jefferson, CO............          23.1         237.0       2.9       204    1,306       7.0       80
Larimer, CO..............          14.0         167.3       4.8        77    1,157       6.2      130
Weld, CO.................           8.6         107.7       2.4       234    1,106       8.1       44
Fairfield, CT............          39.5         397.1       3.2       184    1,680       4.6      229

Hartford, CT.............          30.9         487.8       1.8       278    1,381       4.9      214
New Haven, CT............          26.4         361.6       2.9       204    1,257       7.1       73
New London, CT...........           8.1         112.8       3.5       161    1,213       5.0      208
New Castle, DE...........          22.1         281.0       1.7       285    1,317       3.2      295
Sussex, DE...............           8.2          84.7       3.3       173      932      11.2        8
Washington, DC...........          45.3         736.0       3.1       191    2,042       4.1      259
Alachua, FL..............           7.9         133.4       4.2       112    1,083       7.1       73
Brevard, FL..............          17.7         225.8       4.4       101    1,081       6.2      130
Broward, FL..............          79.3         798.4       5.7        41    1,173       8.0       45
Collier, FL..............          16.8         149.4       6.9        17    1,082      10.0       19

Duval, FL................          33.4         528.7       3.6       154    1,142       6.5      106
Escambia, FL.............           9.2         139.1       3.3       173      989       8.3       38
Hillsborough, FL.........          51.2         715.2       5.8        37    1,206       7.1       73
Lake, FL.................           9.8         103.6       5.0        68      871       8.3       38
Lee, FL..................          26.2         273.1       7.3        14      997       6.5      106
Leon, FL.................           9.7         151.1       4.1       119      998       5.3      190
Manatee, FL..............          13.1         128.5       5.4        45      983       9.7       22
Marion, FL...............           9.4         108.3       3.3       173      849       8.2       42
Miami-Dade, FL...........         115.6       1,129.1       7.6        10    1,238      10.4       10
Okaloosa, FL.............           7.2          87.2       3.5       161    1,056       7.5       56

Orange, FL...............          51.3         838.0       (5)        -     1,118       (5)       -
Osceola, FL..............           9.0          99.1      10.2         5      838      10.0       19
Palm Beach, FL...........          65.5         605.0       6.3        28    1,218       8.0       45
Pasco, FL................          13.1         126.9       5.3        50      913       9.3       27
Pinellas, FL.............          38.2         436.1       4.8        77    1,080       6.7       97
Polk, FL.................          16.9         246.3       (5)        -       930       (5)       -
St. Johns, FL............           9.5          84.8       7.8         9      964       7.0       80
St. Lucie, FL............           7.8          82.4       6.1        33      908       8.6       33
Sarasota, FL.............          18.4         174.2       7.5        13    1,041       7.2       65
Seminole, FL.............          17.0         199.5       4.1       119    1,076       9.0       29

Volusia, FL..............          16.1         176.4       (5)        -       887       8.3       38
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          81.2       3.4       170      949       7.2       65
Chatham, GA..............           9.5         159.7       5.4        45    1,002       7.2       65
Clayton, GA..............           4.8         113.1       3.7       149    1,205      -0.7      336
Cobb, GA.................          25.8         364.2       4.1       119    1,307       6.8       91
DeKalb, GA...............          21.2         293.9       3.7       149    1,242       6.2      130
Fulton, GA...............          52.5         884.6       7.0        15    1,614       5.1      201
Gwinnett, GA.............          30.3         358.6       4.5        92    1,112       5.3      190
Hall, GA.................           5.2          90.5       3.2       184    1,036       8.5       34
Muscogee, GA.............           5.1          90.3       0.2       327      940       8.0       45

Richmond, GA.............           5.0         101.3       1.5       291    1,017       4.7      222
Honolulu, HI.............          28.5         420.5      13.3         1    1,193       2.4      315
Ada, ID..................          20.3         264.9       5.2        55    1,093       6.8       91
Champaign, IL............           4.2          91.3       1.3       302    1,087       4.5      237
Cook, IL.................         142.6       2,451.0       3.3       173    1,428       7.2       65
DuPage, IL...............          35.2         583.1       2.3       244    1,356       4.3      249
Kane, IL.................          13.0         201.5       3.0       196    1,079       5.6      168
Lake, IL.................          20.5         325.4       1.9       267    1,430       4.1      259
McHenry, IL..............           8.0          94.9       2.8       211      944       1.8      320
McLean, IL...............           3.3          80.7       5.1        64    1,106      -0.4      335

Madison, IL..............           5.4         103.8       3.3       173      941       7.5       56
Peoria, IL...............           4.2         100.0       2.8       211    1,178       0.1      332
St. Clair, IL............           5.1          87.8       2.2       252      998       7.9       49
Sangamon, IL.............           4.9         126.5       3.1       191    1,192       5.9      146
Will, IL.................          15.9         247.5       1.9       267    1,046       7.3       63
Winnebago, IL............           6.0         117.6       1.5       291    1,033       7.2       65
Allen, IN................           9.5         186.7       1.5       291    1,002       8.2       42
Elkhart, IN..............           5.0         138.9       7.6        10    1,135      13.2        4
Hamilton, IN.............          10.8         147.1       3.2       184    1,152       5.7      164
Lake, IN.................          10.9         181.0       1.8       278    1,044      10.2       15

Marion, IN...............          26.0         590.2       3.6       154    1,220       5.9      146
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         115.3       0.7       321    1,024      10.1       17
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.9          85.5       3.5       161      977       0.3      331
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.9         104.6       1.8       278      977       4.3      249
Johnson, IA..............           4.7          80.5       2.9       204    1,159       5.6      168
Linn, IA.................           7.3         124.0       1.9       267    1,117       4.7      222
Polk, IA.................          18.9         296.5       3.8       141    1,206       4.4      244
Scott, IA................           5.8          87.0       3.2       184      992       4.6      229
Johnson, KS..............          25.9         344.5       2.1       256    1,225       3.5      282
Sedgwick, KS.............          13.2         245.4       2.3       244      970       5.5      180

Shawnee, KS..............           5.1          93.7       1.3       302      968       5.3      190
Wyandotte, KS............           3.6          86.3      -0.5       335    1,095       3.2      295
Boone, KY................           5.2         101.1       4.1       119    1,027       7.9       49
Fayette, KY..............          12.6         189.6       4.0       129    1,062       6.1      138
Jefferson, KY............          28.5         459.3       3.4       170    1,155       5.0      208
Caddo, LA................           7.6         104.5       2.4       234      983       6.5      106
Calcasieu, LA............           5.7          85.4      11.6         3    1,088       5.6      168
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          17.8         253.2       3.2       184    1,113       4.2      256
Jefferson, LA............          15.1         167.1      -3.2       336    1,064       6.8       91
Lafayette, LA............          10.8         125.3       3.3       173      971       4.5      237

Orleans, LA..............          15.3         163.0       1.0       312    1,163       0.1      332
St. Tammany, LA..........           9.6          87.0       1.5       291    1,018       9.1       28
Cumberland, ME...........          15.4         181.5       3.0       196    1,174       6.2      130
Anne Arundel, MD.........          15.5         261.1       3.3       173    1,296       2.2      317
Baltimore, MD............          21.3         358.8       2.5       227    1,183       2.9      306
Frederick, MD............           6.7         100.8       2.9       204    1,133       4.4      244
Harford, MD..............           5.9          92.0       2.4       234    1,181       4.0      262
Howard, MD...............          10.3         164.0       2.2       252    1,550       2.4      315
Montgomery, MD...........          33.1         451.1       3.5       161    1,591       3.6      279
Prince George's, MD......          16.4         305.2       3.7       149    1,236       1.7      322

Baltimore City, MD.......          13.6         338.3       4.0       129    1,375       3.2      295
Barnstable, MA...........          10.0          96.2       4.1       119    1,073       6.2      130
Bristol, MA..............          18.6         221.5       4.8        77    1,109       6.2      130
Essex, MA................          29.4         313.5       4.5        92    1,296       3.5      282
Hampden, MA..............          19.7         204.2       6.0        36    1,074       3.9      266
Middlesex, MA............          60.4         897.8       4.4       101    1,972      10.1       17
Norfolk, MA..............          26.8         332.3       5.1        64    1,369       3.2      295
Plymouth, MA.............          17.3         187.5       3.9       138    1,160       3.5      282
Suffolk, MA..............          34.0         673.8       6.2        31    2,077       7.0       80
Worcester, MA............          28.1         340.8       4.9        71    1,212       3.9      266

Genesee, MI..............           7.1         126.2       1.9       267      981       4.8      216
Ingham, MI...............           6.5         144.5       2.4       234    1,159       6.5      106
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.8         116.1       2.6       222    1,102       5.8      156
Kent, MI.................          16.4         386.6       4.3       107    1,088       5.1      201
Macomb, MI...............          19.1         324.6       5.3        50    1,184       7.1       73
Oakland, MI..............          42.2         694.8       2.7       216    1,311       4.2      256
Ottawa, MI...............           6.3         126.9       2.1       256    1,022       7.4       59
Saginaw, MI..............           4.0          77.4       0.1       332    1,002       7.1       73
Washtenaw, MI............           9.3         209.9       3.8       141    1,298       1.6      324
Wayne, MI................          34.9         693.4       3.2       184    1,282       4.0      262

Anoka, MN................           8.0         124.3       2.5       227    1,221       8.9       30
Dakota, MN...............          10.9         180.2       1.7       285    1,193       4.6      229
Hennepin, MN.............          42.6         879.3       3.2       184    1,516       4.7      222
Olmsted, MN..............           3.8          99.3       2.4       234    1,282       4.7      222
Ramsey, MN...............          14.4         311.4       1.9       267    1,316       4.4      244
St. Louis, MN............           5.4          91.9       2.1       256    1,043       9.6       23
Stearns, MN..............           4.4          82.7       0.9       316    1,062       5.3      190
Washington, MN...........           6.3          88.4       2.4       234    1,009       6.3      124
Harrison, MS.............           4.7          84.1       2.6       222      822       6.5      106
Hinds, MS................           5.5         111.4      -0.3       334      998       5.6      168

Boone, MO................           5.4          95.3       4.5        92    1,031       2.2      317
Clay, MO.................           6.3         103.5       0.9       316    1,031       3.1      300
Greene, MO...............          10.0         168.3       2.0       263      971       8.4       35
Jackson, MO..............          23.8         362.8       2.9       204    1,200       5.9      146
St. Charles, MO..........          10.4         154.2       1.8       278      958       3.9      266
St. Louis, MO............          42.7         577.4       1.9       267    1,249       4.6      229
St. Louis City, MO.......          15.2         218.3       3.8       141    1,279       5.6      168
Yellowstone, MT..........           6.9          83.3       2.5       227    1,014       5.1      201
Douglas, NE..............          19.7         328.8       1.2       304    1,145       4.3      249
Lancaster, NE............          10.4         166.9       1.2       304    1,003       6.3      124

Clark, NV................          57.2         989.8      12.5         2    1,096       7.6       53
Washoe, NV...............          15.5         223.0       3.8       141    1,194       9.4       25
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.8         197.0       1.7       285    1,323       6.3      124
Rockingham, NH...........          11.7         149.8       3.1       191    1,181       5.4      183
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.9         121.6       6.6        21    1,020       6.9       87
Bergen, NJ...............          35.1         417.1       5.4        45    1,389       1.8      320
Burlington, NJ...........          11.8         198.4       4.1       119    1,244       2.6      309
Camden, NJ...............          13.0         195.5       4.4       101    1,170       3.9      266
Essex, NJ................          22.5         318.7       3.6       154    1,471       4.5      237
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.9         114.7       5.7        41    1,013       5.7      164

Hudson, NJ...............          17.4         256.5       4.8        77    1,560       3.9      266
Mercer, NJ...............          11.8         253.9       3.0       196    1,457       5.0      208
Middlesex, NJ............          24.0         416.1       4.3       107    1,393       5.2      198
Monmouth, NJ.............          21.3         256.0       3.8       141    1,189       1.6      324
Morris, NJ...............          17.9         285.2       4.6        87    1,677       1.3      327
Ocean, NJ................          14.7         172.6       5.2        55      971       3.4      289
Passaic, NJ..............          13.6         158.8       4.9        71    1,148       3.6      279
Somerset, NJ.............          10.6         181.0       1.9       267    1,717       4.3      249
Union, NJ................          15.7         218.3       4.9        71    1,394      -1.2      337
Bernalillo, NM...........          21.1         325.3       4.3       107    1,060       4.8      216

Albany, NY...............          10.2         220.2       0.5       323    1,395      10.3       11
Bronx, NY................          19.3         304.9       1.7       285    1,262       5.9      146
Broome, NY...............           4.3          79.1       1.2       304    1,126      15.6        3
Dutchess, NY.............           8.5         105.0       1.1       311    1,193       5.4      183
Erie, NY.................          24.6         439.6       2.3       244    1,121       6.6      103
Kings, NY................          66.7         770.1       5.2        55    1,068       3.5      282
Monroe, NY...............          18.7         364.5       2.3       244    1,139       5.3      190
Nassau, NY...............          54.2         593.7       4.2       112    1,301       1.6      324
New York, NY.............         124.8       2,230.0       5.8        37    2,492       6.5      106
Oneida, NY...............           5.2          98.5       1.5       291      997      10.3       11

Onondaga, NY.............          12.6         232.5       1.5       291    1,159       7.2       65
Orange, NY...............          10.8         142.5       4.2       112    1,060       5.8      156
Queens, NY...............          54.0         670.0       5.4        45    1,202       4.3      249
Richmond, NY.............          10.1         125.8       5.2        55    1,160       3.2      295
Rockland, NY.............          11.3         125.2       4.9        71    1,107       3.1      300
Saratoga, NY.............           6.1          86.5       4.1       119    1,129       5.9      146
Suffolk, NY..............          53.8         637.5       2.7       216    1,374       1.7      322
Westchester, NY..........          35.8         399.0       2.7       216    1,580      10.3       11
Buncombe, NC.............          11.0         130.8       6.1        33      981       8.8       32
Catawba, NC..............           4.7          86.2       3.7       149      965      10.2       15

Cumberland, NC...........           6.8         118.6       3.1       191      943       5.6      168
Durham, NC...............           9.8         222.3       4.5        92    1,567       5.8      156
Forsyth, NC..............          10.0         185.8       2.5       227    1,118       8.9       30
Guilford, NC.............          15.8         279.1       3.8       141    1,057       7.0       80
Mecklenburg, NC..........          44.3         718.1       4.6        87    1,373       6.9       87
New Hanover, NC..........           9.6         118.5       5.3        50    1,012       5.6      168
Wake, NC.................          41.8         583.5       6.1        33    1,273       4.1      259
Cass, ND.................           8.0         121.5       3.8       141    1,109       4.8      216
Butler, OH...............           8.4         150.0       2.0       263    1,058       6.5      106
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.8         691.6       2.4       234    1,228       5.1      201

Delaware, OH.............           6.3          88.6       3.6       154    1,167       4.8      216
Franklin, OH.............          36.7         742.3       3.0       196    1,243       5.6      168
Hamilton, OH.............          25.7         498.4       2.8       211    1,333       2.5      312
Lake, OH.................           6.5          91.2       1.4       299      972       6.6      103
Lorain, OH...............           6.5          94.4       1.9       267      931       5.4      183
Lucas, OH................          10.6         195.4       1.2       304    1,042       7.0       80
Mahoning, OH.............           6.0          91.9       1.2       304      871       6.1      138
Montgomery, OH...........          12.6         241.4       0.8       319    1,035       5.1      201
Stark, OH................           8.9         152.0       1.0       312      901       5.8      156
Summit, OH...............          15.1         251.0       0.5       323    1,048       6.9       87

Warren, OH...............           5.8          95.9       2.3       244    1,242       0.5      329
Cleveland, OK............           6.3          87.6       2.8       211      849       3.9      266
Oklahoma, OK.............          29.3         454.3       2.8       211    1,082       4.7      222
Tulsa, OK................          23.3         347.6       1.2       304    1,052       5.3      190
Clackamas, OR............          16.7         166.2       4.4       101    1,181       6.0      142
Deschutes, OR............          10.6          87.4       5.0        68    1,084       9.4       25
Jackson, OR..............           8.2          90.0       2.4       234      990       8.4       35
Lane, OR.................          13.5         151.8       4.0       129      993       5.5      180
Marion, OR...............          12.0         160.8       3.0       196    1,053       7.7       51
Multnomah, OR............          39.3         486.3       4.0       129    1,341       6.6      103

Washington, OR...........          21.6         294.9       3.3       173    1,744      12.2        5
Allegheny, PA............          36.5         652.1       1.8       278    1,307       5.8      156
Berks, PA................           8.9         163.8       2.0       263    1,100       4.6      229
Bucks, PA................          20.7         254.3       3.9       138    1,123       4.5      237
Butler, PA...............           5.2          82.6       0.3       326    1,109       6.8       91
Chester, PA..............          16.1         240.2       2.5       227    1,443       6.3      124
Cumberland, PA...........           6.8         132.8       1.4       299    1,112       5.1      201
Dauphin, PA..............           7.6         178.3       2.1       256    1,151       2.8      307
Delaware, PA.............          14.3         212.8       3.0       196    1,230       3.7      278
Erie, PA.................           6.9         115.3       0.8       319      909       3.9      266

Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          91.8       2.1       256      937       4.6      229
Lancaster, PA............          14.2         240.5       3.0       196    1,033       6.7       97
Lehigh, PA...............           8.9         191.6       4.2       112    1,200       6.4      120
Luzerne, PA..............           7.5         138.8       1.9       267      970       6.8       91
Montgomery, PA...........          28.5         489.4       2.7       216    1,489       6.1      138
Northampton, PA..........           6.9         116.2       4.0       129    1,046       6.2      130
Philadelphia, PA.........          35.2         658.8       4.2       112    1,409       1.1      328
Washington, PA...........           5.6          82.6       2.3       244    1,157       3.3      292
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.2         128.1       2.5       227      977       5.7      164
York, PA.................           9.3         173.3       2.2       252    1,059       7.2       65

Providence, RI...........          20.3         278.0       4.0       129    1,130       3.5      282
Charleston, SC...........          18.6         250.6       4.3       107    1,114       6.4      120
Greenville, SC...........          16.9         270.0       1.8       278    1,032       6.7       97
Horry, SC................          10.5         131.6       5.1        64      804      11.2        8
Lexington, SC............           7.7         120.5       0.9       316      935       5.9      146
Richland, SC.............          11.2         215.9       2.4       234    1,034       5.7      164
Spartanburg, SC..........           7.1         146.4       0.2       327      977       4.6      229
York, SC.................           7.3          99.7       2.6       222    1,003       5.9      146
Minnehaha, SD............           8.7         129.5       3.5       161    1,074       5.3      190
Davidson, TN.............          28.6         510.1       (5)        -     1,345       (5)       -

Hamilton, TN.............          11.5         203.3       2.2       252    1,115       7.1       73
Knox, TN.................          14.6         241.8       4.1       119    1,075       6.9       87
Rutherford, TN...........           7.0         133.4       2.5       227    1,069       7.0       80
Shelby, TN...............          22.7         484.9       2.9       204    1,262      10.3       11
Williamson, TN...........          11.5         143.6       6.7        20    1,383       5.3      190
Bell, TX.................           6.2         122.2       3.6       154    1,013       6.7       97
Bexar, TX................          44.7         861.1       4.4       101    1,095       5.5      180
Brazoria, TX.............           6.5         112.3       3.3       173    1,150       4.7      222
Brazos, TX...............           5.0         109.1       4.8        77      920       6.5      106
Cameron, TX..............           6.8         145.3       5.6        44      756       6.5      106

Collin, TX...............          31.6         462.9       7.6        10    1,454       6.4      120
Dallas, TX...............          84.4       1,747.4       5.8        37    1,448       7.3       63
Denton, TX...............          18.7         277.1       6.5        23    1,084       5.0      208
El Paso, TX..............          16.4         308.2       2.7       216      850       3.9      266
Fort Bend, TX............          16.8         202.9       6.4        24    1,020       3.0      303
Galveston, TX............           6.8         110.6       4.8        77    1,032       3.0      303
Harris, TX...............         124.5       2,272.5       4.3       107    1,415       5.9      146
Hidalgo, TX..............          13.3         269.1       4.9        71      761       5.8      156
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         111.0      -0.1       333    1,133       3.0      303
Lubbock, TX..............           8.2         142.8       4.1       119      928       5.2      198

McLennan, TX.............           5.7         118.4       3.5       161      984       5.8      156
Midland, TX..............           6.3          98.9      10.4         4    1,466       8.0       45
Montgomery, TX...........          13.8         197.7       5.8        37    1,167       3.8      274
Nueces, TX...............           8.5         152.0       1.9       267      990       4.4      244
Smith, TX................           6.6         104.9       3.6       154    1,003       7.7       51
Tarrant, TX..............          49.2         922.7       5.2        55    1,186       6.0      142
Travis, TX...............          49.8         817.3       8.8         6    1,578      10.0       19
Webb, TX.................           5.8         100.3       4.4       101      773       4.7      222
Williamson, TX...........          14.3         193.5       6.9        17    1,240      -0.2      334
Davis, UT................           9.8         136.4       1.7       285      972       3.4      289

Salt Lake, UT............          56.9         740.5       4.6        87    1,234       7.0       80
Utah, UT.................          20.3         276.5       6.6        21    1,054       7.4       59
Weber, UT................           7.0         112.7       5.4        45      947       7.2       65
Chittenden, VT...........           8.0          98.9       3.5       161    1,195       6.0      142
Arlington, VA............           9.5         172.6       0.4       325    1,907       3.3      292
Chesterfield, VA.........           9.9         135.1       2.7       216    1,021       5.6      168
Fairfax, VA..............          38.0         608.1       2.6       222    1,846       4.4      244
Henrico, VA..............          12.2         181.3       1.4       299    1,156       6.5      106
Loudoun, VA..............          13.6         172.6       4.5        92    1,417       6.5      106
Prince William, VA.......          10.0         130.5       4.5        92    1,088       4.0      262

Alexandria City, VA......           6.4          84.2       1.8       278    1,603       3.8      274
Chesapeake City, VA......           6.5          99.2       0.2       327      973       6.2      130
Newport News City, VA....           4.2          99.4       0.2       327    1,119       4.6      229
Norfolk City, VA.........           6.2         133.9       2.0       263    1,192       5.8      156
Richmond City, VA........           8.3         151.1       3.4       170    1,334       2.6      309
Virginia Beach City, VA..          13.0         171.4       2.1       256      944       5.6      168
Benton, WA...............           6.4          93.0       4.5        92    1,219       3.8      274
Clark, WA................          17.0         167.7       6.8        19    1,219       6.5      106
King, WA.................          94.8       1,405.4       5.7        41    2,220       6.5      106
Kitsap, WA...............           7.5          89.1       2.3       244    1,167       4.5      237

Pierce, WA...............          24.9         314.8       4.0       129    1,171       5.6      168
Snohomish, WA............          23.2         276.2       1.5       291    1,314       6.0      142
Spokane, WA..............          17.9         232.8       2.4       234    1,077       6.4      120
Thurston, WA.............           9.2         118.7       4.6        87    1,191       6.7       97
Whatcom, WA..............           7.9          88.8       4.8        77    1,052       4.5      237
Yakima, WA...............           8.3         121.1       1.0       312      878       4.3      249
Kanawha, WV..............           5.7          91.3       1.6       290    1,038       4.8      216
Brown, WI................           7.3         152.5       1.2       304    1,061       4.9      214
Dane, WI.................          17.0         337.3       2.9       204    1,218       8.4       35
Milwaukee, WI............          28.4         459.5       2.1       256    1,141       8.3       38

Outagamie, WI............           5.8         104.4       1.0       312    1,032       6.8       91
Waukesha, WI.............          14.0         238.5       1.5       291    1,170       6.3      124
Winnebago, WI............           4.1          90.3       0.2       327    1,087       7.6       53
San Juan, PR.............          11.3         237.4       6.4       (6)      689       3.5      (6)

(1) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
(2) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(3) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(5) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
(6) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.

Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. These 343 U.S. counties comprise 72.3 percent of
the total covered workers in the U.S.




Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2021

                                                                    Employment         Average weekly
                                                                                           wage(1)
                                              Establishments,
                                               third quarter
         County by NAICS supersector               2021                     Percent            Percent
                                               (thousands)      September   change,    Third   change,
                                                                  2021     September   quarter  third
                                                              (thousands)  2020-21(2)   2021   quarter
                                                                                              2020-21(2)


United States(3) ............................      11,021.4     144,863.9       4.4   $1,251       6.7
  Private industry...........................      10,718.4     123,480.3       5.1    1,253       7.2
    Natural resources and mining.............         141.6       1,844.9       0.9    1,128       5.7
    Construction.............................         881.7       7,561.6       3.1    1,321       4.3
    Manufacturing............................         368.6      12,320.0       2.1    1,408       6.7
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,994.7      27,354.8       3.4    1,060       9.4
    Information..............................         229.5       2,873.7       7.8    2,832      11.2
    Financial activities.....................         991.8       8,351.3       2.2    1,877       8.1
    Professional and business services.......       2,143.1      21,344.0       6.1    1,638       7.6
    Education and health services............       1,939.2      22,557.5       2.0    1,127       6.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................         912.6      14,850.1      17.0      553      14.7
    Other services...........................         848.6       4,174.7       6.6      880       5.4
  Government.................................         303.0      21,383.6       0.3    1,240       4.5

Los Angeles, CA..............................         532.3       4,302.0       7.0    1,409       6.3
  Private industry...........................         525.8       3,733.4       8.0    1,381       7.6
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           6.2       6.8    1,165       3.5
    Construction.............................          18.3         147.0       1.1    1,434       3.2
    Manufacturing............................          12.5         310.6       0.3    1,525       6.9
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          61.4         801.2       4.6    1,166       9.3
    Information..............................          14.3         209.5      16.5    2,847      15.0
    Financial activities.....................          32.3         208.4       1.0    2,245      11.5
    Professional and business services.......          61.2         622.6       7.6    1,747       7.7
    Education and health services............         253.3         821.6       3.1    1,042       4.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................          41.8         470.3      32.1      815       7.4
    Other services...........................          29.7         135.3      19.8      970       5.8
  Government.................................           6.4         568.7       1.2    1,599       0.9

Cook, IL.....................................         142.6       2,451.0       3.3    1,428       7.2
  Private industry...........................         141.4       2,167.2       3.8    1,440       7.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           2.0      19.9    1,179      -5.0
    Construction.............................          11.4          75.3       4.1    1,621       2.1
    Manufacturing............................           5.7         173.4      -0.6    1,450       9.8
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          29.1         443.1       1.4    1,153       9.9
    Information..............................           2.7          49.3       0.7    2,660      16.5
    Financial activities.....................          14.3         199.9      -1.7    2,512      10.2
    Professional and business services.......          30.1         456.7       3.5    1,783       7.8
    Education and health services............          16.6         438.3       2.2    1,189       5.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.1         239.9      23.4      691      15.7
    Other services...........................          16.6          88.6       3.3    1,096       4.0
  Government.................................           1.3         283.8       0.0    1,333       5.9

Harris, TX...................................         124.5       2,272.5       4.3    1,415       5.9
  Private industry...........................         123.9       1,989.0       4.9    1,427       5.9
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.6          50.1      -5.2    3,286      -0.6
    Construction.............................           8.4         154.4       1.6    1,467       4.3
    Manufacturing............................           5.1         161.5       1.1    1,639       5.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.2         465.7       3.9    1,331      10.9
    Information..............................           1.5          23.3       6.6    1,820       4.4
    Financial activities.....................          13.6         130.0       2.7    1,941      11.1
    Professional and business services.......          25.7         405.2       4.3    1,727       4.8
    Education and health services............          17.6         306.6       4.2    1,242      11.9
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.2         224.6      17.9      553      10.8
    Other services...........................          11.8          65.2       8.4      954       7.1
  Government.................................           0.6         283.5       0.0    1,330       6.2

New York, NY.................................         124.8       2,230.0       5.8    2,492       6.5
  Private industry...........................         123.3       2,007.0       7.0    2,574       5.9
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.2     -37.3    2,273       7.6
    Construction.............................           2.4          36.2      -6.3    2,129       3.7
    Manufacturing............................           1.7          16.0      12.2    1,683       0.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.2         202.2       3.5    1,777       9.4
    Information..............................           5.8         194.6      13.9    3,546       6.2
    Financial activities.....................          19.0         376.8      -1.2    3,980       9.8
    Professional and business services.......          28.3         544.6       3.8    2,839       8.2
    Education and health services............          10.2         340.8       2.4    1,660       7.6
    Leisure and hospitality..................          13.8         199.9      56.8    1,202       4.6
    Other services...........................          17.7          89.3       1.7    1,441       1.6
  Government.................................           1.5         223.0      -3.6    1,760       9.3

Maricopa, AZ.................................         119.3       2,077.5       4.5    1,226       7.6
  Private industry...........................         118.6       1,865.2       5.1    1,219       7.8
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.5       9.8    1,159      -7.9
    Construction.............................           9.3         136.2       3.6    1,275       4.9
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         132.6       3.4    1,709      19.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.6         416.3       5.2    1,091       8.4
    Information..............................           2.8          37.2       3.4    2,002      13.2
    Financial activities.....................          15.8         194.7       1.0    1,582       5.1
    Professional and business services.......          31.0         345.5       3.3    1,341      11.6
    Education and health services............          14.7         331.6       2.4    1,168       5.0
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.4         208.8      18.8      601      10.3
    Other services...........................           7.6          53.2       6.3      926      11.2
  Government.................................           0.7         212.2      -0.6    1,290       6.4

Dallas, TX...................................          84.4       1,747.4       5.8    1,448       7.3
  Private industry...........................          83.9       1,571.7       6.6    1,458       7.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.1       0.0    2,747       6.8
    Construction.............................           5.3          89.1       0.2    1,448       6.5
    Manufacturing............................           2.9         117.1       2.1    1,586       4.3
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.8         369.3       5.0    1,311      10.3
    Information..............................           1.6          45.0       3.3    2,205       6.3
    Financial activities.....................          10.7         166.7       5.9    2,034       9.2
    Professional and business services.......          19.8         385.9      10.4    1,690       7.0
    Education and health services............          10.3         201.4       2.4    1,262       6.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         147.8      16.5      591      13.7
    Other services...........................           7.4          40.9      10.3      994       5.2
  Government.................................           0.5         175.7      -1.5    1,361       7.0

Orange, CA...................................         135.3       1,570.5       6.4    1,391       5.4
  Private industry...........................         133.9       1,422.8       6.9    1,385       5.9
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           2.6      16.6    1,057      15.6
    Construction.............................           8.1         101.4       0.7    1,604       4.6
    Manufacturing............................           5.3         146.2      -0.1    1,725      11.9
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          19.0         245.3       2.9    1,245       8.9
    Information..............................           1.7          23.4       1.3    2,572       6.9
    Financial activities.....................          14.1         113.3      -0.2    2,251       6.9
    Professional and business services.......          25.1         315.3       3.4    1,602       9.8
    Education and health services............          42.0         230.5       5.6    1,098       5.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         199.2      39.0      656      14.9
    Other services...........................           8.1          45.3      14.1      850       3.0
  Government.................................           1.4         147.7       1.7    1,460       1.7

San Diego, CA................................         121.5       1,449.6       6.3    1,395       5.1
  Private industry...........................         119.6       1,211.3       7.1    1,372       5.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.7           9.2      -2.8      916       7.9
    Construction.............................           8.4          83.6       2.9    1,438       3.5
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         113.9       1.5    1,859       6.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.5         213.2       2.4    1,072       7.8
    Information..............................           1.5          21.8       3.8    2,585       0.7
    Financial activities.....................          11.9          74.5       1.9    1,852       5.9
    Professional and business services.......          22.7         263.7       8.3    1,933       9.9
    Education and health services............          37.3         208.4       2.6    1,124       6.4
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.4         176.4      27.5      666       9.9
    Other services...........................           8.6          46.5      13.9      799       5.5
  Government.................................           1.9         238.3       2.2    1,517       3.2

King, WA.....................................          94.8       1,405.4       5.7    2,220       6.5
  Private industry...........................          94.2       1,236.7       6.5    2,296       6.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.1      -0.7    1,376      12.8
    Construction.............................           7.3          77.1       4.1    1,642       4.9
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          89.0      -0.7    1,884      11.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          13.6         283.2       6.1    2,028       5.0
    Information..............................           3.2         137.6       6.0    6,542       4.1
    Financial activities.....................           7.5          70.0       3.1    2,248       9.8
    Professional and business services.......          21.0         246.7       7.6    2,287      13.0
    Education and health services............          21.4         172.5       1.5    1,243       6.4
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         114.7      26.7      757      17.7
    Other services...........................           9.6          42.8       6.2    1,149       5.4
  Government.................................           0.6         168.7       0.3    1,662       5.7

Miami-Dade, FL...............................         115.6       1,129.1       7.6    1,238      10.4
  Private industry...........................         115.3         993.7       8.7    1,210      11.0
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           9.1       8.7      770      10.3
    Construction.............................           7.8          50.9      -0.5    1,139       7.9
    Manufacturing............................           3.1          39.6       0.6    1,105      13.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.5         281.5       (4)    1,093      13.4
    Information..............................           2.1          18.4       6.3    2,162      18.7
    Financial activities.....................          12.7          78.4       4.0    1,948      15.5
    Professional and business services.......          28.0         167.7       7.8    1,422       8.2
    Education and health services............          14.8         186.8       5.8    1,224      11.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................           8.5         126.0      35.4      770      16.3
    Other services...........................           8.7          34.8       3.8      822      11.8
  Government.................................           0.3         135.4       0.1    1,452       8.9

(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2020 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.




Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state,
third quarter 2021

                                                  Employment        Average weekly
                                                                        wage(1)
                            Establishments,
                             third quarter
            State                2021                     Percent           Percent
                             (thousands)      September   change,   Third   change,
                                                2021     September  quarter  third
                                             (thousands)  2020-21    2021   quarter
                                                                            2020-21


United States(2)...........      11,021.4     144,863.9       4.4   $1,251      6.7

Alabama....................         139.8       1,955.3       2.6    1,030      5.3
Alaska.....................          24.0         316.9       4.6    1,205      3.4
Arizona....................         184.5       2,926.3       4.6    1,167      7.0
Arkansas...................          97.4       1,212.9       2.9      963      7.8
California.................       1,679.6      17,208.7       6.6    1,576      7.7
Colorado...................         231.8       2,723.4       4.8    1,322      7.0
Connecticut................         132.0       1,605.1       2.9    1,401      5.7
Delaware...................          35.9         439.7       2.1    1,198      4.4
District of Columbia.......          45.4         736.1       3.1    2,042      4.1
Florida....................         808.4       8,910.9       7.0    1,120      8.7

Georgia....................         343.9       4,491.4       4.9    1,158      6.8
Hawaii.....................          49.2         592.8      16.6    1,150      3.3
Idaho......................          79.2         804.0       5.3      953      7.8
Illinois...................         398.4       5,751.2       3.3    1,274      6.3
Indiana....................         178.9       3,020.6       2.6    1,032      7.4
Iowa.......................         106.8       1,509.6       2.2    1,015      4.9
Kansas.....................          92.1       1,349.3       1.7      997      4.7
Kentucky...................         134.3       1,869.0       3.4      989      5.8
Louisiana..................         144.2       1,772.7       1.7    1,021      5.4
Maine......................          58.5         619.9       3.6    1,031      6.7

Maryland...................         178.1       2,604.6       3.9    1,314      3.5
Massachusetts..............         281.4       3,501.0       5.5    1,593      7.0
Michigan...................         271.3       4,181.4       3.6    1,154      5.3
Minnesota..................         186.9       2,780.5       2.7    1,249      6.1
Mississippi................          77.3       1,122.2       2.6      859      6.3
Missouri...................         223.9       2,760.3       2.9    1,055      6.0
Montana....................          57.0         487.5       4.4      963      6.5
Nebraska...................          75.6         964.6       1.4    1,017      5.5
Nevada.....................          96.0       1,389.5      10.8    1,135      8.3
New Hampshire..............          60.0         654.6       3.3    1,349     15.0

New Jersey.................         304.1       3,977.2       5.1    1,384      4.1
New Mexico.................          64.8         806.2       4.2      997      5.6
New York...................         671.2       8,922.4       4.4    1,534      6.1
North Carolina.............         318.4       4,516.4       4.5    1,112      7.1
North Dakota...............          33.0         407.2       2.2    1,076      5.1
Ohio.......................         315.7       5,248.0       2.2    1,098      5.6
Oklahoma...................         116.4       1,576.6       1.8      966      5.6
Oregon.....................         171.2       1,909.5       3.7    1,220      9.6
Pennsylvania...............         375.4       5,685.4       3.2    1,205      5.8
Rhode Island...............          43.2         474.1       4.8    1,131      3.6

South Carolina.............         152.9       2,086.0       2.8      988      6.9
South Dakota...............          37.0         435.6       3.1      965      5.1
Tennessee..................         187.7       3,044.1       4.2    1,111      8.7
Texas......................         770.0      12,613.1       5.6    1,227      6.7
Utah.......................         123.1       1,594.7       5.0    1,087      7.1
Vermont....................          28.1         293.5       2.7    1,055      5.8
Virginia...................         299.2       3,845.3       2.9    1,264      5.3
Washington.................         266.6       3,415.2       4.4    1,578      6.6
West Virginia..............          53.6         664.2       2.7      960      5.0
Wisconsin..................         189.5       2,815.9       2.3    1,049      7.5

Wyoming....................          28.7         271.1       2.5      995      6.0

Puerto Rico................          47.9         887.9       6.5      568      4.0
Virgin Islands.............           3.6          34.5       1.9      956     -5.4

(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.




Last Modified Date: February 23, 2022