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County Employment and Wages News Release

For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, February 24, 2021	USDL-21-0317

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – THIRD QUARTER 2020

From September 2019 to September 2020, employment decreased in 355 of the 357 largest U.S. 
counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In September 2020, national employment 
(as measured by the QCEW program) decreased to 138.5 million, a 6.8-percent decrease over the year. 
Maui + Kalawao, HI, had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment with a loss of 35.4 percent. 
Employment data in this release are presented for September 2020, and average weekly wage data are 
presented for third quarter 2020. Employment was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to 
contain it.

Among the 357 largest counties, 350 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the third 
quarter of 2020, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,173, a 7.4-percent increase over 
the year. San Mateo, CA, had the largest third quarter over-the-year wage gain at 23.2 percent. (See 
table 1.) Nationally, the increases in average weekly wages largely reflect substantial employment loss 
among lower-paid industries, as was the case in the second quarter. In the third quarter, employment 
declines occurring in some higher-paid industries also feature significant wage increases.

Large County Employment in September 2020

Maui + Kalawao, HI, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-35.4 percent). 
Within Maui + Kalawao, the largest employment decrease occurred in leisure and hospitality, which lost 
16,951 jobs over the year (-66.8 percent).

Utah, UT, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment with a gain of 1.9 
percent. Within Utah, professional and business services had the largest employment increase with a 
gain of 3,334 jobs (+8.6 percent).

Large County Average Weekly Wage in Third Quarter 2020

San Mateo, CA, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages (+23.2 
percent). Within San Mateo, an average weekly wage gain of $1,096 (+17.6 percent) in information 
made the largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages.

Ector, TX, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in average weekly wages with a loss of 
11.0 percent. Within Ector, natural resources and mining had the largest impact, with an average weekly 
wage decrease of $209 (-11.4 percent) over the year.

Ten Largest Counties

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage decreases in employment. In September 
2020, New York, NY, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage loss (-15.9 percent). Within 
New York, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment decrease with a loss of 182,490 jobs 
(-58.8 percent). (See table 2.)

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in average weekly wages. In third 
quarter 2020, King, WA, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly wages 
(+14.3 percent). Within King, information had the largest impact, with an average weekly wage increase 
of $895 (+16.6 percent) over the year.

For More Information

The tables included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 357 U.S. counties with annual 
average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2019. September 2020 employment and third quarter 
2020 average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 3 of this release.

QCEW response rate tables are available at www.bls.gov/cew/response-rates/.

The most current news release on quarterly measures of gross job flows is available from QCEW 
Business Employment Dynamics at www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf.

Several BLS regional offices issue QCEW news releases targeted to local data users. Links to these 
releases are available at www.bls.gov/cew/regional-resources.htm.

QCEW data are available in the Census Business Builder suite of web tools assisting business owners 
and regional analysts in data-driven decision making at www.census.gov/data/data-tools/cbb.html. 

The QCEW news release schedule is available at www.bls.gov/cew/release-calendar.htm.

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The County Employment and Wages full data update for third quarter 2020 is scheduled to be 
released on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 

The County Employment and Wages news release for fourth quarter 2020 is scheduled to be 
released on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 




Technical Note

These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the Quarterly Census of 
Employment and Wages 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 2017 North American Industry Classification System 
(NAICS). Data for 2020 are preliminary and subject to revision.

For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having employment levels of 75,000 or 
greater. In addition, data for San Juan, PR, are provided, 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 preliminary annual average of employment for the previous year. The 358 counties presented in 
this release were derived using 2019 preliminary annual averages of employment. For 2020 data, 
three counties have been added to the publication tables: Baldwin, AL; Iredell, NC; and Gregg, 
TX. One county has been dropped from the publication tables: Bay, FL. These counties will be 
included or excluded, respectively, in all 2020 quarterly releases. 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' continuing 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: QCEW, Business Employment Dynamics (BED), and Current Employment Statistics 
(CES). Each of these measures 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 differences and the intended 
uses of the program products. (See table.) Additional information 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- |  697,000 establish-
            |  submitted by 10.4  |  ministrative records|  ments
            |  million establish- |  submitted by 8.3    |
            |  ments in first     |  million private-sec-|
            |  quarter of 2020    |  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,
            |                     |                      |  including railroads, 
            |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
            |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
            |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
 frequency  |  -Within 5 months   |  -7 months after the |  -Usually the 3rd 
            |   after the end of  |   end of each quarter|  Friday after the end
            |   each quarter      |                      |  of the week including
            |                     |                      |  the 12th of the month
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sa-
 file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  mpling frame and to 
            |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  annually realign sam-
            |  data               |  directly summarizes |  plebased estimates to
            |                     |  gross job gains and |  population counts 
            |                     |  losses              |  (benchmarking)
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current mon-
 products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  thly estimates of emp-
            |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  loyment, hours, and 
            |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  earnings at the MSA,
            |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  state, and national
            |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  level by 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  |--Detailed locality  |--Business cycle      |--Principal federal
 uses       |  data               |  analysis            |  economic indicator 
            |                     |                      |  (PFEI)
            |--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  |                     |                      |
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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 civilian workers covered by 
the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program, employment and 
wage data are compiled from quarterly reports submitted 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 10.2 
million employer reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS in 2019. These 
reports are based on place of employment 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 effective, expanding 
coverage to include most state and local government employees. In 2019, UI and UCFE programs 
covered workers in 148.1 million jobs. The estimated 142.5 million workers in these jobs (after 
adjustment for multiple jobholders) represented 97.1 percent of civilian wage and salary 
employment. Covered workers received $8.769 trillion in pay, representing 94.2 percent of the 
wage and salary component of personal income and 40.9 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. Coverage changes 
may affect the over-the-year comparisons presented in this news release.

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 averages 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 compensation 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 workforce 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 weekly wage levels between industries, states, or quarters, these factors should 
be taken into consideration.

Wages measured by QCEW may be subject to periodic and sometimes large fluctuations. This 
variability may be due to calendar effects resulting from some quarters having more pay dates than 
others. The effect is most visible in counties with a dominant employer. In particular, this effect 
has been observed in counties where government employers represent a large fraction of overall 
employment. Similar calendar effects can result from private sector pay practices. However, these 
effects are typically less pronounced for two reasons: employment is less concentrated in a single 
private employer, and private employers use a variety of pay period types (weekly, biweekly, 
semimonthly, monthly).

For example, the effect on over-the-year pay comparisons can be pronounced in federal 
government due to the uniform nature of federal payroll processing. Most federal employees are 
paid on a biweekly pay schedule. As a result, in some quarters federal wages include six pay dates, 
while in other quarters there are seven pay dates. Over-the-year comparisons of average weekly 
wages may also reflect this calendar effect. Growth in average weekly wages may be attributed, in 
part, to a comparison of quarterly wages for the current year, which include seven pay dates, with 
year-ago wages that reflect only six pay dates. An opposite effect will occur when wages in the 
current quarter reflecting six pay dates are compared with year-ago wages for a quarter including 
seven pay dates.

In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify with employers and update, if 
necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-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 individual 
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 
that reflect economic events or 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.

QCEW imputes employment and wages for nonrespondents. Records are imputed for two quarters 
of nonresponse. After two quarters of nonresponse, BLS drops the establishment from the 
universe. QCEW state staff attempt to contact large missing employers in the first quarter of 
nonresponse. Effective with the release of totals for the second quarter of 2020, imputation is based 
on the current trend of reported employment and wages. Nonrespondents are not included in totals 
if unemployment claims indicate that the worksite is not in operation. Imputation methodology is 
described in more detail at www.bls.gov/cew/additional-resources/imputation-methodology.htm.

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 underlying 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 2019 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 
unadjusted 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 release.

The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in this release 
eliminate the effect of most of the administrative changes (those occurring when employers update 
the industry, location, and ownership information of their establishments). The most common 
adjustments for administrative change are the result of updated information about the county 
location of individual establishments. Included 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. Adjusted data account for improvements in 
reporting employment and wages for individual and multi-unit establishments. To accomplish this, 
adjustments were implemented to account for: administrative changes caused by multi-unit 
employers who start reporting for each individual establishment rather than as a single entity (first 
quarter of 2008); selected large administrative changes in employment and wages (second quarter 
of 2011); and state verified improvements in reporting of employment and wages (third quarter of 
2014). These adjustments allow QCEW to include county employment and wage growth rates in 
this news release that would otherwise not meet publication standards.

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 Standards 
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

Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online features comprehensive information by detailed 
industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all states. The 2019 edition 
of this publication, which was published in September 2020, contains selected data produced by 
Business Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data from the 
first quarter 2020 version of this news release. Tables and additional content from the 2019 edition 
of Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online are now available at 
www.bls.gov/cew/publications/employment-and-wages-annual-averages/2019/home.htm. The 
2020 edition of Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online will be available in September 
2021.

News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are available from BED at 
www.bls.gov/bdm, (202) 691-6467, or data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/forms/bdm.

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




Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 358 largest counties,
third quarter 2020

                                                   Employment               Average weekly wage(2)

                          Establishments,
        County(1)          third quarter                Percent    Ranking            Percent   Ranking
                                2020       September    change,      by      Third    change,     by
                            (thousands)       2020     September   percent  quarter    third    percent
                                          (thousands)  2019-20(3)  change     2020    quarter   change
                                                                                     2019-20(3)

United States(4).........      10,561.3     138,549.5      -6.8        -    $1,173       7.4       -

Baldwin, AL..............           6.7          72.8      -4.1        58      786       7.8      140
Jefferson, AL............          19.5         334.7      -5.5       125    1,112       5.3      282
Madison, AL..............          10.3         201.9      -2.1        14    1,291       7.9      131
Mobile, AL...............          10.4         162.4      -5.6       127      968       5.3      282
Montgomery, AL...........           6.5         123.2      -5.7       136      967       6.6      215
Shelby, AL...............           6.0          80.1      -5.2       105    1,082       7.2      175
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.7          90.0      -9.3       304      959       8.5       95
Anchorage, AK............           8.4         136.5      -9.1       292    1,227       6.8      202
Maricopa, AZ.............         113.2       1,987.7      -4.1        58    1,139       7.4      162
Pima, AZ.................          19.8         357.2      -5.7       136    1,006       7.6      152

Benton, AR...............           7.1         123.5      -0.7         4    1,078       6.1      248
Pulaski, AR..............          14.5         236.9      -5.0        94    1,031       7.2      175
Washington, AR...........           6.4         108.9      -2.2        18      918       3.3      332
Alameda, CA..............          66.9         715.9      -9.7       313    1,704      14.7        9
Butte, CA................           8.4          74.4     -10.5       332      946       9.2       67
Contra Costa, CA.........          35.0         332.9     -10.4       329    1,465      11.8       18
Fresno, CA...............          38.7         383.1      -6.5       184      932       8.9       80
Kern, CA.................          22.2         322.9      -7.6       220      971       7.5      156
Los Angeles, CA..........         521.9       3,973.9     -11.8       344    1,334       9.1       71
Marin, CA................          12.8         101.9     -11.6       343    1,564      16.9        6

Merced, CA...............           7.1          80.9      -6.0       156      913       7.9      131
Monterey, CA.............          14.5         195.9      -8.6       276    1,006       7.6      152
Napa, CA.................           6.0          70.9     -13.8       347    1,166       8.1      125
Orange, CA...............         131.0       1,461.5     -11.1       340    1,330      10.2       38
Placer, CA...............          14.3         160.1      -7.8       236    1,223      11.3       20
Riverside, CA............          72.0         707.7      -6.6       188      981       9.9       46
Sacramento, CA...........          63.7         640.2      -6.4       178    1,274       6.5      221
San Bernardino, CA.......          65.9         749.3      -3.8        49    1,004       8.2      119
San Diego, CA............         119.0       1,350.0      -9.4       305    1,332      11.1       22
San Francisco, CA........          62.0         658.6     -13.8       347    2,750      20.7        2

San Joaquin, CA..........          19.2         254.2      -2.8        31    1,017       8.2      119
San Luis Obispo, CA......          10.8         108.4      -9.1       292    1,045      10.1       42
San Mateo, CA............          29.4         376.9      -9.9       320    2,922      23.2        1
Santa Barbara, CA........          16.1         205.6      -7.0       202    1,104       8.2      119
Santa Clara, CA..........          76.3       1,031.0      -8.3       258    2,883      18.0        4
Santa Cruz, CA...........           9.9          99.3      -9.7       313    1,140      15.5        8
Solano, CA...............          12.0         130.3      -9.9       320    1,247       9.3       64
Sonoma, CA...............          20.4         191.3     -11.0       337    1,208      10.8       25
Stanislaus, CA...........          16.6         186.4      -6.0       156    1,035       9.4       61
Tulare, CA...............          12.0         156.0      -6.2       169      867       9.5       58

Ventura, CA..............          28.4         303.5      -7.9       240    1,161       9.2       67
Yolo, CA.................           7.3         103.9      -5.9       151    1,256       7.0      190
Adams, CO................          12.2         220.4      -3.3        39    1,134       4.2      316
Arapahoe, CO.............          23.6         319.5      -4.5        76    1,363       6.2      240
Boulder, CO..............          16.7         177.9      -5.8       145    1,466      -5.5      355
Denver, CO...............          36.6         483.4      -9.7       313    1,503       9.4       61
Douglas, CO..............          13.4         128.9      -1.3         6    1,281       4.5      309
El Paso, CO..............          21.8         277.3      -3.2        37    1,065       6.2      240
Jefferson, CO............          21.9         231.9      -5.3       115    1,260       9.8       49
Larimer, CO..............          13.4         158.8      -5.0        94    1,090       7.5      156

Weld, CO.................           8.3         105.3      -9.6       311    1,022      -2.7      351
Fairfield, CT............          37.4         382.6      -8.4       268    1,605       8.7       91
Hartford, CT.............          29.8         477.4      -7.1       208    1,319       5.3      282
New Haven, CT............          25.6         351.3      -5.7       136    1,178       7.9      131
New London, CT...........           7.9         108.7     -11.5       342    1,160      10.7       27
New Castle, DE...........          21.5         274.5      -6.0       156    1,281       6.8      202
Sussex, DE...............           7.8          82.0      -4.9        90      841       7.4      162
Washington, DC...........          43.3         713.7      -8.1       248    1,962       6.1      248
Alachua, FL..............           7.5         128.2      -4.8        84    1,014       7.8      140
Brevard, FL..............          16.9         214.7      -2.6        24    1,017       5.9      254

Broward, FL..............          74.9         753.6      -7.9       240    1,089       9.1       71
Collier, FL..............          15.7         139.4      -4.4        71      984       7.0      190
Duval, FL................          31.4         509.0      -3.0        35    1,073       6.7      209
Escambia, FL.............           8.7         134.6      -2.8        31      911       6.4      227
Hillsborough, FL.........          47.6         675.9      -4.8        84    1,133       8.9       80
Lake, FL.................           9.2          99.6      -2.5        23      796       7.3      168
Lee, FL..................          24.4         253.3      -4.7        82      935       9.6       56
Leon, FL.................           9.2         145.2      -4.6        78      945       4.7      302
Manatee, FL..............          12.1         121.5      -5.2       105      913       9.1       71
Marion, FL...............           9.0         104.3      -1.7         9      787       7.4      162

Miami-Dade, FL...........         108.1       1,048.5      -9.5       308    1,116       7.8      140
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.9          84.0      -2.1        14      983       9.5       58
Orange, FL...............          47.4         733.3     -15.7       350    1,056      10.6       31
Osceola, FL..............           8.1          89.5     -10.3       328      759       4.8      299
Palm Beach, FL...........          61.2         568.7      -6.3       175    1,115      10.2       38
Pasco, FL................          12.1         120.6      -2.1        14      835       7.3      168
Pinellas, FL.............          35.7         417.2      -5.2       105    1,011       8.2      119
Polk, FL.................          14.9         230.1      -0.6         3      871       5.6      266
St. Johns, FL............           8.4          78.2      -1.2         5      903       6.6      215
St. Lucie, FL............           7.3          77.8      -2.3        20      835       6.0      253

Sarasota, FL.............          17.2         162.1      -4.6        78      956       6.6      215
Seminole, FL.............          16.2         191.6      -4.4        71      990       7.1      181
Volusia, FL..............          15.4         166.4      -5.1       102      824       8.9       80
Bibb, GA.................           4.5          78.3      -5.7       136      887       5.0      294
Chatham, GA..............           8.8         150.6      -5.8       145      937       3.8      326
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         110.2     -11.1       340    1,225      11.2       21
Cobb, GA.................          24.0         351.0      -6.6       188    1,221       6.3      233
DeKalb, GA...............          19.4         282.6      -6.4       178    1,172       7.1      181
Forsyth, GA..............           6.5          74.5      -3.3        39      994       3.1      337
Fulton, GA...............          48.2         824.3      -8.3       258    1,521       7.4      162

Gwinnett, GA.............          27.7         342.8      -5.6       127    1,073       6.3      233
Hall, GA.................           4.9          87.7      -2.8        31      952       4.7      302
Muscogee, GA.............           4.7          89.4      -5.4       120      870       2.8      340
Richmond, GA.............           4.7          99.5      -4.3        68      973       5.4      276
Honolulu, HI.............          27.7         370.5     -20.7       354    1,167      10.2       38
Maui + Kalawao, HI.......           6.9          52.2     -35.4       357      971       7.1      181
Ada, ID..................          18.2         251.6      -1.5         7    1,022       5.4      276
Champaign, IL............           4.1          89.8      -2.7        29    1,033       9.1       71
Cook, IL.................         140.2       2,367.3      -9.8       319    1,332       7.0      190
DuPage, IL...............          34.8         567.2      -8.3       258    1,305       7.1      181

Kane, IL.................          12.8         194.5      -9.4       305    1,025       8.5       95
Lake, IL.................          20.3         319.2      -7.0       202    1,382       6.3      233
McHenry, IL..............           7.9          91.5      -7.3       215      926      10.1       42
McLean, IL...............           3.3          76.9      -6.5       184    1,116      13.1       14
Madison, IL..............           5.4         100.1      -5.2       105      876       5.8      259
Peoria, IL...............           4.2          97.3      -7.0       202    1,192      11.0       23
St. Clair, IL............           5.0          85.7      -7.7       226      926       8.8       84
Sangamon, IL.............           4.8         122.9      -5.0        94    1,126      -3.8      353
Will, IL.................          15.3         240.6      -5.1       102      979       6.2      240
Winnebago, IL............           5.9         115.4      -8.1       248      964       5.0      294

Allen, IN................           9.2         183.6      -4.2        64      930       5.9      254
Elkhart, IN..............           4.8         129.1      -2.6        24      996      11.9       17
Hamilton, IN.............          10.2         140.8      -2.6        24    1,082       6.3      233
Lake, IN.................          10.6         177.2      -6.7       194      945       2.4      343
Marion, IN...............          25.1         567.1      -6.4       178    1,153       5.0      294
St. Joseph, IN...........           5.9         114.5      -7.2       212      933       3.3      332
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.6          82.6      -5.7       136      973       5.5      271
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.9         102.2      -6.1       165      940       6.5      221
Johnson, IA..............           4.5          78.2      -6.2       169    1,099       8.3      111
Linn, IA.................           7.1         121.6      -8.1       248    1,067       5.6      266

Polk, IA.................          18.4         287.0      -5.4       120    1,157       6.9      196
Scott, IA................           5.8          84.3      -7.6       220      948       6.3      233
Johnson, KS..............          24.2         335.7      -4.8        84    1,183      10.3       35
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.8         239.6      -7.0       202      919       2.7      341
Shawnee, KS..............           5.1          92.2      -3.5        44      919       5.9      254
Wyandotte, KS............           3.5          88.3      -3.8        49    1,054       1.9      344
Boone, KY................           4.8          93.2      -2.2        18      962       5.4      276
Fayette, KY..............          11.8         182.7      -7.2       212    1,001       6.7      209
Jefferson, KY............          27.0         443.5      -6.1       165    1,099       6.1      248
Caddo, LA................           7.5         101.7      -7.9       240      923       8.1      125

Calcasieu, LA............           5.6          75.8     -24.1       356    1,029       5.3      282
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          17.1         243.7      -8.2       254    1,071       6.1      248
Jefferson, LA............          14.7         172.2      -8.5       271      999       5.7      263
Lafayette, LA............          10.5         121.3      -7.9       240      928       0.5      349
Orleans, LA..............          14.3         159.5     -20.0       352    1,165      17.3        5
St. Tammany, LA..........           9.1          84.8      -5.9       151      938       4.6      307
Cumberland, ME...........          14.1         175.2      -7.6       220    1,105       9.7       52
Anne Arundel, MD.........          15.4         255.3      -8.6       276    1,269      10.7       27
Baltimore, MD............          20.9         345.7      -8.7       282    1,163       9.7       52
Frederick, MD............           6.5          97.2      -8.3       258    1,093       8.4      103

Harford, MD..............           5.9          89.3      -6.6       188    1,141       7.8      140
Howard, MD...............          10.0         159.9      -9.6       311    1,518      14.7        9
Montgomery, MD...........          32.6         436.7      -7.8       236    1,540       9.8       49
Prince George's, MD......          16.2         290.6      -9.4       305    1,230       6.8      202
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.6         324.7      -6.0       156    1,340       8.3      111
Barnstable, MA...........           9.6          92.3     -10.1       324    1,012      10.7       27
Bristol, MA..............          18.0         211.2      -8.4       268    1,052       8.3      111
Essex, MA................          27.8         298.9      -9.2       297    1,250       8.4      103
Hampden, MA..............          18.9         192.1     -10.6       334    1,037       9.6       56
Middlesex, MA............          57.5         859.9      -8.6       276    1,788      10.0       45

Norfolk, MA..............          25.8         315.0     -10.7       335    1,326       9.0       75
Plymouth, MA.............          16.6         179.9      -9.5       308    1,115       7.7      149
Suffolk, MA..............          32.4         634.1     -10.4       329    1,942       9.3       64
Worcester, MA............          26.7         324.4      -8.5       271    1,167      10.1       42
Genesee, MI..............           7.2         124.3      -8.4       268      934       8.0      130
Ingham, MI...............           6.5         140.8      -9.2       297    1,086       8.8       84
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.8         113.5      -7.3       215    1,052       6.5      221
Kent, MI.................          16.3         370.0      -9.0       287    1,036       7.8      140
Macomb, MI...............          19.1         305.3      -9.0       287    1,107       5.7      263
Oakland, MI..............          42.8         679.6      -9.1       292    1,256       8.3      111

Ottawa, MI...............           6.3         123.4      -5.4       120      952       3.3      332
Saginaw, MI..............           4.0          77.2      -9.0       287      936       8.6       92
Washtenaw, MI............           9.3         202.7      -8.5       271    1,277       8.5       95
Wayne, MI................          35.3         674.5      -8.3       258    1,240       7.4      162
Anoka, MN................           7.9         121.5      -6.8       199    1,126       3.6      328
Dakota, MN...............          10.8         177.0      -7.7       226    1,139       8.1      125
Hennepin, MN.............          41.7         849.9      -9.7       313    1,447       9.0       75
Olmsted, MN..............           3.8          96.7      -3.6        47    1,224      -4.4      354
Ramsey, MN...............          14.3         305.6      -9.2       297    1,263       5.5      271
St. Louis, MN............           5.4          90.1      -8.1       248      947       3.5      329

Stearns, MN..............           4.4          81.6      -6.1       165    1,010       6.9      196
Washington, MN...........           6.2          84.5      -5.0        94      944       4.2      316
Harrison, MS.............           4.6          81.5      -6.3       175      787       9.5       58
Hinds, MS................           5.6         113.4      -5.2       105      945       4.7      302
Boone, MO................           5.0          91.2      -4.4        71    1,006      12.3       16
Clay, MO.................           6.1         102.3      -3.9        51      998       8.4      103
Greene, MO...............           9.7         164.6      -3.5        44      896       6.8      202
Jackson, MO..............          23.4         351.8      -6.3       175    1,132       5.7      263
St. Charles, MO..........          10.2         150.7      -2.1        14      920       6.7      209
St. Louis, MO............          42.5         566.0      -7.1       208    1,194       5.5      271

St. Louis City, MO.......          15.8         209.6      -9.2       297    1,211       3.2      336
Yellowstone, MT..........           6.8          81.3      -1.8        12      963       4.8      299
Douglas, NE..............          19.5         324.5      -5.0        94    1,098       7.0      190
Lancaster, NE............          10.2         165.4      -5.9       151      942       7.4      162
Clark, NV................          56.5         875.9     -14.9       349    1,021       7.5      156
Washoe, NV...............          15.1         213.1      -6.5       184    1,091       8.3      111
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         194.2      -5.8       145    1,244       8.6       92
Merrimack, NH............           5.3          73.9      -5.2       105    1,096       7.7      149
Rockingham, NH...........          11.4         145.3      -5.2       105    1,118       7.3      168
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.8         113.7     -13.7       346      955       8.4      103

Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         395.4     -11.0       337    1,371      10.7       27
Burlington, NJ...........          11.5         190.2      -6.0       156    1,218      10.4       33
Camden, NJ...............          12.6         187.6      -8.3       258    1,127       8.2      119
Essex, NJ................          21.7         306.1     -11.0       337    1,420       6.9      196
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.6         109.0      -5.0        94      951       6.9      196
Hudson, NJ...............          16.4         245.6      -9.9       320    1,513       8.8       84
Mercer, NJ...............          11.6         246.5      -5.6       127    1,393       6.8      202
Middlesex, NJ............          23.2         400.0      -6.4       178    1,321       8.5       95
Monmouth, NJ.............          20.8         245.3      -7.8       236    1,173      13.7       12
Morris, NJ...............          17.5         270.6      -8.3       258    1,651       7.9      131

Ocean, NJ................          14.2         163.8      -6.0       156      938      10.9       24
Passaic, NJ..............          13.1         150.2     -10.4       329    1,107      10.6       31
Somerset, NJ.............          10.6         175.1      -7.9       240    1,672      10.2       38
Union, NJ................          15.2         210.4      -9.1       292    1,403      11.4       19
Bernalillo, NM...........          20.4         311.0      -7.2       212    1,011       7.9      131
Albany, NY...............          10.4         218.8      -6.7       194    1,266      12.8       15
Bronx, NY................          19.3         299.1      -7.7       226    1,194       5.6      266
Broome, NY...............           4.3          78.1      -8.6       276      976      10.3       35
Dutchess, NY.............           8.5         103.8      -9.5       308    1,129       8.3      111
Erie, NY.................          24.6         430.8      -9.1       292    1,051       9.7       52

Kings, NY................          66.6         735.1      -9.2       297    1,028       7.3      168
Monroe, NY...............          18.9         355.8      -9.2       297    1,083       7.3      168
Nassau, NY...............          54.4         565.1     -10.1       324    1,275       9.9       46
New York, NY.............         130.0       2,110.1     -15.9       351    2,342      13.7       12
Oneida, NY...............           5.3          96.7      -8.2       254      906       7.9      131
Onondaga, NY.............          12.7         229.0      -8.5       271    1,081       8.8       84
Orange, NY...............          10.8         136.2      -8.8       284    1,002       9.2       67
Queens, NY...............          54.1         635.1     -12.1       345    1,154       7.1      181
Richmond, NY.............          10.1         119.7      -7.7       226    1,124       9.2       67
Rockland, NY.............          11.3         119.3      -8.9       286    1,079       7.9      131

Saratoga, NY.............           6.1          83.3      -8.2       254    1,065       8.5       95
Suffolk, NY..............          53.8         618.8      -8.3       258    1,349      16.3        7
Westchester, NY..........          36.3         387.8     -10.5       332    1,438      10.4       33
Buncombe, NC.............          10.4         122.4      -9.2       297      905       6.5      221
Cabarrus, NC.............           5.3          73.1      -5.3       115      877       8.1      125
Catawba, NC..............           4.6          84.0      -4.5        76      871       5.2      289
Cumberland, NC...........           6.6         114.3      -5.2       105      892       5.4      276
Durham, NC...............           9.3         210.5      -3.9        51    1,491       6.6      215
Forsyth, NC..............           9.8         180.8      -5.7       136    1,028       6.4      227
Guilford, NC.............          15.2         268.9      -5.9       151      989       6.6      215

Iredell, NC..............           5.9          74.7      -1.7         9    1,119      19.8        3
Mecklenburg, NC..........          42.2         681.3      -5.4       120    1,286       5.8      259
New Hanover, NC..........           9.1         113.7      -4.2        64      967      10.8       25
Pitt, NC.................           3.9          74.7      -4.2        64      950       4.7      302
Wake, NC.................          39.3         550.2      -3.3        39    1,216       7.7      149
Cass, ND.................           7.7         116.7      -3.9        51    1,058       6.5      221
Butler, OH...............           8.1         149.5      -5.7       136      996       5.6      266
Cuyahoga, OH.............          36.7         675.1      -7.7       226    1,167       7.8      140
Delaware, OH.............           5.9          85.5      -5.1       102    1,118       8.8       84
Franklin, OH.............          34.8         724.4      -5.3       115    1,175       7.1      181

Greene, OH...............           3.8          74.3      -2.8        31    1,151       7.3      168
Hamilton, OH.............          24.9         487.0      -6.9       200    1,300       9.3       64
Lake, OH.................           6.4          90.0      -7.7       226      912       0.2      350
Lorain, OH...............           6.3          92.6      -5.9       151      880       6.8      202
Lucas, OH................          10.2         194.7      -7.0       202      974       4.2      316
Mahoning, OH.............           5.9          91.2      -7.4       217      819       6.9      196
Montgomery, OH...........          12.3         240.0      -6.2       169      986       6.7      209
Stark, OH................           8.7         149.7      -6.0       156      851       5.3      282
Summit, OH...............          14.7         251.8      -5.8       145      978       5.3      282
Warren, OH...............           5.5          92.8      -4.8        84    1,219       6.6      215

Cleveland, OK............           6.1          82.9      -3.2        37      817       4.7      302
Oklahoma, OK.............          28.7         441.0      -5.7       136    1,034       3.9      324
Tulsa, OK................          22.8         339.3      -6.6       188      995       2.7      341
Clackamas, OR............          16.1         158.1      -7.7       226    1,112       6.7      209
Deschutes, OR............           9.8          83.2      -4.0        55      990       9.0       75
Jackson, OR..............           8.1          87.8      -5.3       115      908       7.1      181
Lane, OR.................          13.1         145.5      -8.3       258      943      10.3       35
Marion, OR...............          11.8         155.5      -4.1        58      983       8.3      111
Multnomah, OR............          37.5         468.4     -10.2       326    1,254       8.4      103
Washington, OR...........          21.0         284.4      -6.5       184    1,470       7.2      175

Allegheny, PA............          36.6         643.1      -8.5       271    1,234       7.8      140
Berks, PA................           8.9         160.8      -8.3       258    1,053       8.6       92
Bucks, PA................          20.5         246.3      -8.0       245    1,071       9.0       75
Butler, PA...............           5.1          82.5      -6.6       188    1,045       4.8      299
Chester, PA..............          15.9         236.7      -6.7       194    1,365       7.3      168
Cumberland, PA...........           6.7         129.2      -5.6       127    1,054       7.8      140
Dauphin, PA..............           7.5         175.5      -6.1       165    1,118       5.2      289
Delaware, PA.............          14.3         207.1      -8.8       284    1,188       8.4      103
Erie, PA.................           6.9         113.7      -8.1       248      874       7.6      152
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          89.7      -8.1       248      896       9.4       61

Lancaster, PA............          13.9         232.4      -5.8       145      965       6.2      240
Lehigh, PA...............           8.9         183.0      -6.6       188    1,130       8.5       95
Luzerne, PA..............           7.5         135.9      -7.6       220      906       7.1      181
Montgomery, PA...........          28.3         472.4      -7.0       202    1,402       8.8       84
Northampton, PA..........           6.9         110.4      -8.0       245      985       8.8       84
Philadelphia, PA.........          35.3         631.0     -10.9       336    1,392       7.2      175
Washington, PA...........           5.6          79.9     -10.2       326    1,102       5.2      289
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.2         124.3      -7.7       226      920       3.5      329
York, PA.................           9.2         168.9      -6.7       194      990       5.5      271
Kent, RI.................           5.6          69.8      -9.7       313    1,018       9.0       75

Providence, RI...........          19.2         266.8      -8.2       254    1,091       7.8      140
Charleston, SC...........          17.9         239.2      -7.7       226    1,047       8.5       95
Greenville, SC...........          16.1         265.2      -4.2        64      969       6.4      227
Horry, SC................          10.2         123.9      -9.0       287      721       8.9       80
Lexington, SC............           7.4         118.3      -2.7        29      887       5.3      282
Richland, SC.............          11.1         210.9      -5.6       127      971       5.8      259
Spartanburg, SC..........           7.0         144.6      -4.3        68      929       4.5      309
York, SC.................           6.9          97.2      -3.5        44      952       8.1      125
Minnehaha, SD............           8.0         125.3      -2.6        24    1,017       7.6      152
Davidson, TN.............          25.9         472.1      -9.0       287    1,237       5.0      294

Hamilton, TN.............          10.7         198.2      -4.9        90    1,037       7.2      175
Knox, TN.................          13.5         231.6      -4.1        58    1,001       6.9      196
Rutherford, TN...........           6.4         130.6      -1.7         9      995       6.1      248
Shelby, TN...............          21.8         470.4      -6.4       178    1,143       7.5      156
Williamson, TN...........          10.2         135.4      -3.9        51    1,314       4.2      316
Bell, TX.................           5.9         117.5      -3.3        39      955       4.1      321
Bexar, TX................          43.8         824.8      -6.2       169    1,036       7.5      156
Brazoria, TX.............           6.3         108.8      -7.4       217    1,100       0.8      348
Brazos, TX...............           4.9         103.6      -4.8        84      864       5.9      254
Cameron, TX..............           6.6         135.5      -4.3        68      697       5.4      276

Collin, TX...............          29.0         423.0      -4.4        71    1,358       6.4      227
Dallas, TX...............          80.6       1,653.8      -4.6        78    1,355       4.1      321
Denton, TX...............          17.0         257.3      -3.0        35    1,026       6.3      233
Ector, TX................           4.2          65.2     -20.8       355    1,094     -11.0      357
El Paso, TX..............          15.7         299.5      -5.0        94      814       6.8      202
Fort Bend, TX............          15.4         187.8      -4.7        82      995       1.8      345
Galveston, TX............           6.5         104.7      -5.2       105    1,010       5.0      294
Gregg, TX................           4.3          68.9      -9.9       320      882      -3.7      352
Harris, TX...............         119.8       2,171.8      -7.7       226    1,336       1.4      346
Hidalgo, TX..............          12.9         253.4      -4.1        58      713       4.2      316

Jefferson, TX............           5.8         111.2      -9.7       313    1,096       3.4      331
Lubbock, TX..............           8.0         136.6      -3.7        48      892       3.7      327
McLennan, TX.............           5.6         112.1      -1.6         8      947       6.2      240
Midland, TX..............           6.2          87.5     -20.1       353    1,358      -7.4      356
Montgomery, TX...........          12.9         184.5      -5.5       125    1,113       3.3      332
Nueces, TX...............           8.4         149.4      -8.6       276      950       1.2      347
Potter, TX...............           4.0          74.4      -3.4        43      944       6.2      240
Smith, TX................           6.5         101.0      -4.0        55      928       4.3      314
Tarrant, TX..............          46.6         877.1      -5.6       127    1,116       4.3      314
Travis, TX...............          45.6         745.6      -4.6        78    1,427       8.3      111

Webb, TX.................           5.6          95.4      -7.1       208      742       3.9      324
Williamson, TX...........          12.6         179.0      -2.4        21    1,236       8.4      103
Davis, UT................           9.4         135.3       0.8         2      943       8.4      103
Salt Lake, UT............          51.8         707.5      -2.4        21    1,152       6.4      227
Utah, UT.................          19.0         259.3       1.9         1      981       5.6      266
Weber, UT................           6.6         107.6      -1.9        13      880       5.8      259
Chittenden, VT...........           7.3          94.6      -8.7       282    1,132       6.2      240
Arlington, VA............           9.2         171.4      -7.5       219    1,845       4.0      323
Chesterfield, VA.........           9.5         130.6      -4.0        55      967       5.1      292
Fairfax, VA..............          37.2         592.3      -4.4        71    1,774       7.5      156

Henrico, VA..............          11.9         178.8      -6.7       194    1,083       5.5      271
Loudoun, VA..............          13.1         164.7      -6.0       156    1,335       9.7       52
Prince William, VA.......           9.7         125.3      -6.0       156    1,054       9.9       46
Alexandria City, VA......           6.3          82.6      -6.2       169    1,549       2.9      338
Chesapeake City, VA......           6.3          98.2      -4.1        58      917       7.0      190
Newport News City, VA....           4.0          98.8      -4.8        84    1,069       4.5      309
Norfolk City, VA.........           6.1         131.1      -7.1       208    1,129       5.1      292
Richmond City, VA........           8.0         145.9      -7.8       236    1,301       8.2      119
Virginia Beach City, VA..          12.5         168.6      -5.3       115      902       7.9      131
Benton, WA...............           6.2          88.6      -5.6       127    1,175       6.3      233

Clark, WA................          16.1         156.1      -5.7       136    1,148       8.5       95
King, WA.................          91.7       1,340.0      -6.9       200    2,077      14.3       11
Kitsap, WA...............           7.1          87.1      -5.6       127    1,117       9.8       49
Pierce, WA...............          24.1         300.2      -6.4       178    1,114       7.1      181
Snohomish, WA............          22.4         271.5      -7.6       220    1,243       6.2      240
Spokane, WA..............          17.2         218.1      -6.2       169    1,018       7.0      190
Thurston, WA.............           8.9         113.2      -5.6       127    1,117       7.2      175
Whatcom, WA..............           7.6          84.5      -7.6       220    1,007       7.9      131
Yakima, WA...............           8.2         119.7      -5.4       120      843       6.4      227
Kanawha, WV..............           5.6          88.7      -8.6       276      981       2.9      338

Brown, WI................           7.3         151.3      -4.9        90    1,012       6.5      221
Dane, WI.................          16.6         327.2      -5.2       105    1,124       6.7      209
Milwaukee, WI............          27.8         449.3      -8.0       245    1,053       4.4      312
Outagamie, WI............           5.7         103.3      -5.0        94      964       5.4      276
Racine, WI...............           4.8          70.9      -5.8       145      964       5.9      254
Waukesha, WI.............          13.9         234.3      -4.9        90    1,103       4.6      307
Winnebago, WI............           4.0          90.1      -2.6        24    1,015       4.4      312
San Juan, PR.............          10.8         223.6      -7.3       (5)      669       4.7      (5)

(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) 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 357 U.S. counties comprise 72.9 percent of
the total covered workers in the U.S.




Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2020

                                                                    Employment         Average weekly
                                                                                           wage(1)
                                              Establishments,
                                               third quarter
         County by NAICS supersector               2020                     Percent            Percent
                                               (thousands)      September   change,    Third   change,
                                                                  2020     September   quarter  third
                                                              (thousands)  2019-20(2)   2020   quarter
                                                                                              2019-20(2)


United States(3) ............................      10,561.3     138,549.5      -6.8   $1,173       7.4
  Private industry...........................      10,258.7     117,260.0      -7.5    1,170       7.8
    Natural resources and mining.............         140.8       1,826.9     -10.3    1,070      -3.6
    Construction.............................         853.3       7,308.2      -4.7    1,269       3.8
    Manufacturing............................         360.0      12,034.4      -6.1    1,321       4.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,956.6      26,426.4      -3.3      970       5.1
    Information..............................         201.1       2,643.3      -8.1    2,573      15.7
    Financial activities.....................         949.9       8,144.6      -2.3    1,735       7.6
    Professional and business services.......       1,992.9      20,097.4      -5.6    1,520       7.1
    Education and health services............       1,878.3      22,069.6      -5.0    1,056       6.2
    Leisure and hospitality..................         891.0      12,637.4     -24.0      482       0.6
    Other services...........................         830.4       3,900.0     -13.0      836       9.3
  Government.................................         302.6      21,289.5      -2.8    1,189       4.7

Los Angeles, CA..............................         521.9       3,973.9     -11.8    1,334       9.1
  Private industry...........................         515.5       3,421.2     -13.0    1,293       9.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           6.2      -1.3    1,089      -0.9
    Construction.............................          17.7         144.2      -5.0    1,391       5.1
    Manufacturing............................          12.6         307.5      -9.5    1,428       6.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          60.0         766.7      -8.0    1,071       5.3
    Information..............................          14.0         163.0     -21.7    2,842      16.9
    Financial activities.....................          31.3         205.2      -6.7    2,014       8.2
    Professional and business services.......          59.0         567.9     -10.9    1,616       9.5
    Education and health services............         248.8         792.2      -4.8      994       7.1
    Leisure and hospitality..................          40.8         354.9     -35.6      757       7.7
    Other services...........................          29.7         112.8     -26.7      919      11.0
  Government.................................           6.4         552.8      -3.5    1,602       5.9

Cook, IL.....................................         140.2       2,367.3      -9.8    1,332       7.0
  Private industry...........................         138.9       2,083.6     -10.5    1,342       7.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.7      13.4    1,229      -0.2
    Construction.............................          11.3          72.5     -10.0    1,586       3.1
    Manufacturing............................           5.7         174.0      -6.2    1,320       2.9
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          28.6         437.5      -6.0    1,046       1.3
    Information..............................           2.6          49.0      -8.3    2,298      10.9
    Financial activities.....................          14.3         203.0      -1.7    2,281       5.4
    Professional and business services.......          29.5         439.7      -9.3    1,653       5.6
    Education and health services............          16.2         427.7      -5.9    1,124       6.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.0         194.2     -34.9      598       0.2
    Other services...........................          15.9          84.0     -13.6    1,064       9.4
  Government.................................           1.3         283.8      -4.1    1,259       5.7

New York, NY.................................         130.0       2,110.1     -15.9    2,342      13.7
  Private industry...........................         128.5       1,877.1     -17.5    2,430      15.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.2       9.1    2,112      -9.7
    Construction.............................           2.4          38.5     -10.5    2,056       5.3
    Manufacturing............................           1.8          14.7     -33.8    1,675      12.8
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.2         196.3     -22.1    1,637      11.4
    Information..............................           5.9         172.4     -11.9    3,357      18.8
    Financial activities.....................          19.6         379.3      -3.4    3,610       5.3
    Professional and business services.......          29.5         526.6     -10.6    2,614       7.9
    Education and health services............          10.4         329.2      -8.3    1,554       8.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.4         127.9     -58.8    1,149      15.5
    Other services...........................          19.5          87.7     -18.5    1,428      14.1
  Government.................................           1.5         232.9      -0.2    1,628       1.5

Harris, TX...................................         119.8       2,171.8      -7.7    1,336       1.4
  Private industry...........................         119.3       1,890.8      -9.0    1,346       1.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.5          53.1     -20.7    3,309      -0.4
    Construction.............................           8.0         150.2     -14.0    1,404       2.2
    Manufacturing............................           4.9         158.6     -11.7    1,556      -1.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          25.4         448.3      -4.4    1,196       0.8
    Information..............................           1.3          22.1     -14.9    1,724      10.0
    Financial activities.....................          13.0         125.3      -3.6    1,748       3.0
    Professional and business services.......          24.2         386.2      -6.8    1,647      -0.2
    Education and health services............          17.3         293.2      -3.7    1,118       5.0
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.8         191.8     -20.9      496      -3.5
    Other services...........................          11.7          60.5     -11.8      880       2.9
  Government.................................           0.6         281.0       1.9    1,264       1.9

Maricopa, AZ.................................         113.2       1,987.7      -4.1    1,139       7.4
  Private industry...........................         112.4       1,774.5      -4.3    1,130       7.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           6.8      -9.9    1,261      21.8
    Construction.............................           9.0         130.9      -1.6    1,214       4.7
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         127.9      -3.0    1,431       3.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.0         397.4       1.9    1,009       5.8
    Information..............................           2.5          35.1      -9.7    1,755      14.9
    Financial activities.....................          15.0         192.8       1.4    1,503       6.8
    Professional and business services.......          28.8         332.5      -4.2    1,201       6.8
    Education and health services............          14.2         326.0      -2.6    1,111       5.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.4         174.9     -22.8      546       4.2
    Other services...........................           7.3          49.9      -8.1      830       5.6
  Government.................................           0.7         213.2      -2.1    1,216       5.9

Dallas, TX...................................          80.6       1,653.8      -4.6    1,355       4.1
  Private industry...........................          80.1       1,475.6      -5.2    1,364       4.0
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.4     -12.8    2,518     -11.7
    Construction.............................           5.0          89.5      -5.6    1,363       3.6
    Manufacturing............................           2.9         114.5      -3.9    1,524      -3.7
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.3         349.6       0.5    1,190       2.3
    Information..............................           1.5          44.0      -6.0    2,077       5.4
    Financial activities.....................          10.1         159.2      -0.3    1,845       2.2
    Professional and business services.......          18.4         348.2      -4.4    1,592       4.3
    Education and health services............          10.1         197.3      -3.3    1,188       4.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.3         128.4     -23.4      550       0.5
    Other services...........................           7.2          36.4     -17.1      934       9.1
  Government.................................           0.5         178.2       0.6    1,273       4.3

Orange, CA...................................         131.0       1,461.5     -11.1    1,330      10.2
  Private industry...........................         129.6       1,319.6     -11.7    1,317      10.0
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           2.2      -6.5      905      -0.5
    Construction.............................           8.0         100.8      -6.1    1,539       4.7
    Manufacturing............................           5.3         145.1      -8.4    1,543       2.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.8         237.3      -6.5    1,145       7.3
    Information..............................           1.7          23.3      -8.4    2,388      12.3
    Financial activities.....................          13.5         113.4      -3.5    2,137       6.9
    Professional and business services.......          24.5         297.9      -8.6    1,481       9.0
    Education and health services............          39.5         216.9      -5.1    1,045       4.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.0         142.9     -37.3      572       6.1
    Other services...........................           8.0          39.6     -16.9      823       6.7
  Government.................................           1.4         141.9      -5.2    1,462      11.0

San Diego, CA................................         119.0       1,350.0      -9.4    1,332      11.1
  Private industry...........................         117.1       1,126.2     -10.2    1,296      12.0
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.7           9.7      -6.8      841       5.4
    Construction.............................           8.2          80.4      -5.2    1,391       7.2
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         112.8      -4.5    1,746       7.3
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.4         206.8      -5.9      985       9.1
    Information..............................           1.5          21.2      -9.0    2,637       6.2
    Financial activities.....................          11.6          72.5      -5.2    1,719      11.5
    Professional and business services.......          22.0         240.7      -4.9    1,766       8.9
    Education and health services............          36.2         202.2      -4.4    1,057       6.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.3         139.1     -31.3      602      10.1
    Other services...........................           8.4          40.8     -23.7      761      14.6
  Government.................................           2.0         223.8      -5.1    1,518       5.7

King, WA.....................................          91.7       1,340.0      -6.9    2,077      14.3
  Private industry...........................          91.1       1,172.1      -7.7    2,149      15.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.1       3.2    1,237      -5.2
    Construction.............................           7.0          74.0      -3.6    1,567       4.3
    Manufacturing............................           2.5          90.3     -14.5    1,691       2.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          13.5         275.4      -0.6    1,915       9.5
    Information..............................           2.8         130.0       4.8    6,293      16.6
    Financial activities.....................           7.3          67.8      -2.9    2,051      12.1
    Professional and business services.......          19.3         227.7      -4.7    2,017       8.2
    Education and health services............          21.3         171.1      -4.6    1,163       4.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.4          91.9     -37.3      641      -0.5
    Other services...........................           9.6          40.7     -15.6    1,094      16.8
  Government.................................           0.6         167.9      -1.2    1,576       4.4

Miami-Dade, FL...............................         108.1       1,048.5      -9.5    1,116       7.8
  Private industry...........................         107.7         913.3     -10.4    1,085       8.2
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.1       7.1      698       3.9
    Construction.............................           7.5          51.0      -3.6    1,058       5.8
    Manufacturing............................           2.9          39.5      -5.6      971       4.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          25.1         262.4      -8.9      963       2.8
    Information..............................           1.7          16.9     -12.4    1,836      14.1
    Financial activities.....................          11.7          74.1      -2.0    1,658       5.7
    Professional and business services.......          25.3         156.1      -5.5    1,312       8.7
    Education and health services............          13.5         178.1      -4.6    1,088       7.1
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.9          92.6     -35.4      661       4.8
    Other services...........................           8.4          32.7     -13.7      737       7.9
  Government.................................           0.3         135.2      -3.1    1,333       4.4

(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.

Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2019 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 2020

                                                  Employment        Average weekly
                                                                        wage(1)
                            Establishments,
                             third quarter
            State                2020                     Percent           Percent
                             (thousands)      September   change,   Third   change,
                                                2020     September  quarter  third
                                             (thousands)  2019-20    2020   quarter
                                                                            2019-20


United States(2)...........      10,561.3     138,549.5      -6.8   $1,173      7.4

Alabama....................         132.2       1,902.4      -4.5      978      6.4
Alaska.....................          22.9         302.6     -10.7    1,165      5.4
Arizona....................         174.1       2,797.1      -4.2    1,091      7.3
Arkansas...................          93.6       1,180.1      -3.4      892      6.1
California.................       1,643.8      16,096.8      -9.2    1,466     12.0
Colorado...................         220.1       2,597.2      -5.6    1,235      5.6
Connecticut................         125.4       1,555.6      -7.3    1,328      7.4
Delaware...................          34.9         428.8      -5.6    1,150      6.8
District of Columbia.......          43.3         713.7      -8.1    1,962      6.1
Florida....................         749.1       8,329.7      -5.8    1,029      8.0

Georgia....................         313.0       4,282.1      -5.2    1,084      5.8
Hawaii.....................          46.5         507.5     -22.9    1,114     10.3
Idaho......................          70.7         763.7      -0.2      884      5.5
Illinois...................         385.9       5,558.5      -7.8    1,199      6.8
Indiana....................         172.4       2,941.8      -4.7      961      5.3
Iowa.......................         105.1       1,475.0      -5.2      969      6.0
Kansas.....................          89.2       1,325.4      -5.0      952      6.6
Kentucky...................         128.0       1,807.1      -5.5      935      5.8
Louisiana..................         139.5       1,734.6      -9.6      970      5.2
Maine......................          54.4         597.3      -5.9      966      9.0

Maryland...................         172.4       2,496.6      -7.6    1,277      9.5
Massachusetts..............         265.1       3,314.8      -9.4    1,488      9.7
Michigan...................         266.9       4,035.9      -7.9    1,096      7.5
Minnesota..................         183.1       2,703.3      -7.4    1,178      6.4
Mississippi................          74.9       1,092.4      -4.0      810      5.6
Missouri...................         218.8       2,681.7      -5.1      995      5.6
Montana....................          53.0         466.9      -2.5      904      6.6
Nebraska...................          73.7         949.9      -3.8      964      6.4
Nevada.....................          87.9       1,251.0     -11.6    1,048      7.8
New Hampshire..............          56.1         634.2      -5.2    1,171      8.9

New Jersey.................         289.3       3,778.4      -8.0    1,331      9.5
New Mexico.................          63.1         771.9      -8.6      944      5.1
New York...................         657.6       8,547.7     -10.8    1,446     10.0
North Carolina.............         301.4       4,308.2      -4.4    1,039      6.9
North Dakota...............          32.5         398.2      -7.0    1,025     -0.3
Ohio.......................         305.7       5,136.8      -5.6    1,040      6.6
Oklahoma...................         112.4       1,538.5      -5.7      917      2.3
Oregon.....................         164.6       1,837.3      -7.0    1,113      7.4
Pennsylvania...............         366.5       5,501.0      -7.6    1,139      7.0
Rhode Island...............          40.1         452.5      -8.0    1,092     10.4

South Carolina.............         146.6       2,022.9      -5.2      924      6.7
South Dakota...............          35.2         422.3      -2.6      918      7.2
Tennessee..................         173.6       2,918.1      -4.6    1,022      5.8
Texas......................         733.1      11,926.8      -5.5    1,150      3.8
Utah.......................         114.3       1,518.2      -1.0    1,015      6.1
Vermont....................          26.4         283.9      -8.6    1,001      7.9
Virginia...................         285.7       3,737.0      -5.0    1,201      6.4
Washington.................         256.6       3,266.2      -6.3    1,482     11.0
West Virginia..............          51.7         649.1      -6.7      913      1.8
Wisconsin..................         181.2       2,746.6      -5.2      977      5.3

Wyoming....................          27.5         264.0      -6.8      939     -0.4

Puerto Rico................          45.7         831.6      -5.3      547      3.4
Virgin Islands.............           3.4          33.9     -13.0    1,019     -0.5

(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 24, 2021