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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – FOURTH QUARTER 2021
From December 2020 to December 2021, employment increased in 334 of the 343 largest U.S.
counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In December 2021, national employment
increased to 148.3 million, a 5.2-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of
Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Clark, NV, had the largest over-the-year increase in
employment with a gain of 13.3 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for December
2021, and average weekly wage data are presented for fourth quarter 2021.
Among the 343 largest counties, 334 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the
fourth quarter of 2021, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,418, a 5.9-percent increase
over the year. Palm Beach, FL, had the largest fourth quarter over-the-year wage gain at 15.6 percent.
(See table 1.)
Large County Employment in December 2021
Clark, NV, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+13.3 percent). Within
Clark, the largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 65,045 jobs
over the year (+33.1 percent).
Hinds, MS, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment, with a loss of 0.9
percent. Within Hinds, combined government had the largest employment decrease with a loss of 860
jobs (-2.6 percent).
Large County Average Weekly Wage in Fourth Quarter 2021
Palm Beach, FL, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages (+15.6
percent). Within Palm Beach, an average weekly wage gain of $921 (+39.0 percent) in financial
activities made the largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages.
Kitsap, WA, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in average weekly wages, with a loss of
5.5 percent. Within Kitsap, professional and business services had the largest impact, with an average
weekly wage decrease of $970 (-38.2 percent) over the year.
Ten Largest Counties
All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment. In December 2021,
San Diego, CA, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+8.1 percent). Within San
Diego, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment increase, with a gain of 51,700 jobs (+40.1
percent). (See table 2.)
All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in average weekly wages. In fourth
quarter 2021, Miami-Dade, FL, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly
wages (+11.1 percent). Within Miami-Dade, professional and business services had the largest impact,
with an average weekly wage increase of $235 (+13.7 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. December 2021 employment and fourth 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 fourth quarter 2021 is scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
The County Employment and Wages news release for first quarter 2022 is scheduled to be
released on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 344 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2021
Employment Average weekly wage(2)
Establishments,
County(1) fourth quarter Percent Ranking Percent Ranking
2021 December change, by Fourth change, by
(thousands) 2021 December percent quarter fourth percent
(thousands) 2020-21(3) change 2021 quarter change
2020-21(3)
United States(4)......... 11,194.1 148,293.6 5.2 - $1,418 5.9 -
Jefferson, AL............ 20.5 354.8 (5) - 1,344 (5) -
Madison, AL.............. 11.3 214.1 3.5 221 1,447 1.6 309
Mobile, AL............... 11.0 173.6 (5) - 1,198 (5) -
Montgomery, AL........... 6.7 129.7 2.0 296 1,141 2.9 266
Shelby, AL............... 6.5 85.1 2.6 270 1,257 3.1 256
Tuscaloosa, AL........... 4.8 92.0 1.9 298 1,073 3.3 251
Anchorage, AK............ 8.5 140.2 3.6 210 1,385 4.1 213
Maricopa, AZ............. 122.9 2,165.0 4.7 148 1,344 5.5 133
Pima, AZ................. 20.8 381.1 3.5 221 1,160 5.0 165
Benton, AR............... 7.5 131.1 3.5 221 1,238 0.7 327
Pulaski, AR.............. 14.5 250.5 3.6 210 1,196 4.0 220
Washington, AR........... 6.6 114.7 5.0 123 1,234 10.1 9
Alameda, CA.............. 68.1 779.3 7.0 35 1,854 1.8 305
Butte, CA................ 8.4 78.4 4.0 190 1,065 1.8 305
Contra Costa, CA......... 36.2 362.2 5.6 90 1,622 1.0 319
Fresno, CA............... 39.8 402.8 6.5 50 1,090 3.0 262
Kern, CA................. 23.6 334.5 5.7 82 1,098 2.5 281
Los Angeles, CA.......... 539.2 4,451.3 7.4 23 1,698 5.9 109
Marin, CA................ 13.0 108.9 5.0 123 1,836 4.2 208
Merced, CA............... 7.3 80.9 6.1 58 995 0.9 324
Monterey, CA............. 14.7 177.1 6.2 55 1,119 2.1 297
Orange, CA............... 137.6 1,614.7 6.8 39 1,553 3.2 255
Placer, CA............... 14.7 176.9 6.8 39 1,427 3.5 241
Riverside, CA............ 74.9 792.5 6.8 39 1,095 4.4 202
Sacramento, CA........... 65.6 686.5 5.0 123 1,476 4.6 185
San Bernardino, CA....... 68.8 831.9 6.0 68 1,156 4.0 220
San Diego, CA............ 123.3 1,487.5 8.1 12 1,609 2.9 266
San Francisco, CA........ 62.8 728.1 9.1 7 3,737 2.6 279
San Joaquin, CA.......... 19.9 274.0 5.9 71 1,168 2.6 279
San Luis Obispo, CA...... 11.1 115.2 7.3 25 1,198 0.0 335
San Mateo, CA............ 29.9 420.7 7.5 20 3,615 5.9 109
Santa Barbara, CA........ 16.5 210.8 7.1 34 1,304 5.1 163
Santa Clara, CA.......... 78.0 1,109.8 5.9 71 4,005 8.7 23
Santa Cruz, CA........... 10.0 99.7 6.0 68 1,257 1.3 315
Solano, CA............... 12.3 136.6 5.0 123 1,331 1.9 302
Sonoma, CA............... 20.6 203.8 6.4 52 1,423 3.4 247
Stanislaus, CA........... 16.9 191.6 4.6 153 1,162 4.9 171
Tulare, CA............... 12.7 166.5 5.5 95 993 3.8 230
Ventura, CA.............. 29.3 326.2 5.7 82 1,348 1.5 312
Yolo, CA................. 7.5 107.0 4.9 136 1,401 2.4 285
Adams, CO................ 13.1 236.2 3.9 194 1,373 11.9 5
Arapahoe, CO............. 25.1 333.6 3.9 194 1,609 5.2 157
Boulder, CO.............. 18.0 191.3 6.6 48 1,799 8.9 21
Denver, CO............... 40.0 538.6 10.2 5 1,814 7.2 65
Douglas, CO.............. 14.6 139.5 6.1 58 1,637 9.1 19
El Paso, CO.............. 23.6 294.1 6.1 58 1,251 5.7 120
Jefferson, CO............ 23.4 240.0 3.9 194 1,479 7.7 49
Larimer, CO.............. 14.1 168.9 7.5 20 1,294 5.5 133
Weld, CO................. 8.7 109.2 4.7 148 1,203 8.4 29
Fairfield, CT............ 40.0 407.3 4.1 181 2,142 6.0 102
Hartford, CT............. 31.2 497.9 2.1 291 1,532 1.9 302
New Haven, CT............ 26.6 369.3 4.3 167 1,356 3.1 256
New London, CT........... 8.2 113.9 3.7 206 1,328 4.5 195
New Castle, DE........... 22.7 292.9 3.3 237 1,456 6.3 91
Sussex, DE............... 8.4 83.3 4.8 144 1,065 9.0 20
Washington, DC........... 46.1 749.3 5.0 123 2,320 1.0 319
Alachua, FL.............. 8.1 135.6 3.1 248 1,207 7.3 63
Brevard, FL.............. 18.1 229.7 3.8 202 1,234 6.4 85
Broward, FL.............. 81.4 825.2 5.3 105 1,366 9.5 16
Collier, FL.............. 17.3 159.8 6.4 52 1,332 8.8 22
Duval, FL................ 34.2 548.2 3.8 202 1,281 4.7 181
Escambia, FL............. 9.5 141.2 3.2 243 1,080 5.5 133
Hillsborough, FL......... 52.7 745.0 5.7 82 1,373 8.5 24
Lake, FL................. 10.1 107.5 5.2 112 962 6.8 77
Lee, FL.................. 26.9 287.6 6.8 39 1,113 6.2 95
Leon, FL................. 10.0 155.1 4.9 136 1,125 5.4 139
Manatee, FL.............. 13.6 136.9 5.8 76 1,103 8.5 24
Marion, FL............... 9.7 113.6 4.9 136 959 8.2 33
Miami-Dade, FL........... 118.8 1,174.1 7.2 29 1,447 11.1 6
Okaloosa, FL............. 7.4 88.6 2.8 257 1,163 7.1 69
Orange, FL............... 53.1 870.1 10.8 3 1,306 8.2 33
Osceola, FL.............. 9.4 103.5 11.5 2 958 7.4 59
Palm Beach, FL........... 67.2 632.3 6.7 46 1,549 15.6 1
Pasco, FL................ 13.5 130.8 5.7 82 1,027 9.3 18
Pinellas, FL............. 39.3 447.2 4.0 190 1,307 9.8 13
Polk, FL................. 17.6 251.2 (5) - 995 (5) -
St. Johns, FL............ 9.8 87.9 7.2 29 1,111 10.0 10
St. Lucie, FL............ 8.1 85.4 5.5 95 974 5.0 165
Sarasota, FL............. 18.9 182.0 (5) - 1,200 8.2 33
Seminole, FL............. 17.5 206.9 5.3 105 1,202 7.8 45
Volusia, FL.............. 16.5 180.9 (5) - 979 6.2 95
Bibb, GA................. 4.8 82.4 2.4 280 1,026 5.0 165
Chatham, GA.............. 9.5 165.9 5.1 117 1,129 8.2 33
Clayton, GA.............. 4.9 119.8 5.4 102 1,294 9.9 12
Cobb, GA................. 26.3 373.3 2.7 263 1,450 6.8 77
DeKalb, GA............... 21.6 302.2 3.3 237 1,386 8.2 33
Fulton, GA............... 53.6 913.3 6.7 46 1,822 6.2 95
Gwinnett, GA............. 30.8 368.0 4.3 167 1,264 5.5 133
Hall, GA................. 5.3 93.7 3.6 210 1,211 4.6 185
Muscogee, GA............. 5.1 92.3 0.3 333 1,024 6.9 74
Richmond, GA............. 5.0 103.3 1.5 312 1,098 5.3 146
Honolulu, HI............. 28.7 434.3 7.3 25 1,282 0.1 334
Ada, ID.................. 20.7 266.7 4.2 177 1,350 6.8 77
Champaign, IL............ 4.2 93.4 5.2 112 1,122 2.5 281
Cook, IL................. 143.0 2,504.1 5.3 105 1,671 6.4 85
DuPage, IL............... 35.2 598.2 4.1 181 1,567 7.7 49
Kane, IL................. 13.0 206.4 5.8 76 1,225 5.3 146
Lake, IL................. 20.6 328.1 3.4 229 1,842 13.1 4
McHenry, IL.............. 8.0 94.9 4.3 167 1,112 8.5 24
McLean, IL............... 3.3 82.3 6.9 36 1,197 2.0 300
Madison, IL.............. 5.4 109.1 7.9 17 1,056 6.7 80
Peoria, IL............... 4.1 101.5 4.5 160 1,335 -0.3 337
St. Clair, IL............ 5.1 90.3 4.1 181 1,114 8.1 40
Sangamon, IL............. 4.9 127.5 4.9 136 1,216 1.0 319
Will, IL................. 16.0 255.4 5.0 123 1,159 5.7 120
Winnebago, IL............ 6.0 120.9 4.6 153 1,136 7.8 45
Allen, IN................ 9.5 193.3 3.4 229 1,099 5.2 157
Elkhart, IN.............. 5.0 141.2 6.3 54 1,319 13.4 3
Hamilton, IN............. 10.9 152.5 5.2 112 1,336 7.7 49
Lake, IN................. 10.9 185.8 2.5 274 1,184 10.6 8
Marion, IN............... 26.1 602.0 4.1 181 1,357 4.5 195
St. Joseph, IN........... 6.0 117.5 0.6 328 1,151 9.7 15
Tippecanoe, IN........... 3.9 87.7 5.6 90 1,103 3.4 247
Vanderburgh, IN.......... 5.0 106.9 1.1 320 1,081 3.7 235
Johnson, IA.............. 4.7 81.6 3.2 243 1,184 3.0 262
Linn, IA................. 7.4 126.5 1.6 309 1,265 3.9 227
Polk, IA................. 19.2 302.3 4.1 181 1,384 5.4 139
Scott, IA................ 5.9 88.3 3.5 221 1,146 7.4 59
Johnson, KS.............. 26.2 355.5 2.3 284 1,421 8.3 30
Sedgwick, KS............. 13.3 252.6 4.1 181 1,143 4.2 208
Shawnee, KS.............. 5.1 96.6 2.2 289 1,073 3.5 241
Wyandotte, KS............ 3.6 89.0 1.7 307 1,229 4.5 195
Boone, KY................ 5.3 107.2 4.0 190 1,110 4.5 195
Fayette, KY.............. 12.9 194.5 5.7 82 1,211 4.1 213
Jefferson, KY............ 29.0 471.4 3.6 210 1,321 5.3 146
Caddo, LA................ 7.7 107.7 2.3 284 1,086 5.6 127
Calcasieu, LA............ 5.8 87.5 5.4 102 1,217 2.4 285
East Baton Rouge, LA..... 18.1 263.0 4.0 190 1,243 5.2 157
Jefferson, LA............ 15.3 181.7 0.9 325 1,229 8.2 33
Lafayette, LA............ 11.0 130.9 4.4 162 1,103 5.2 157
Orleans, LA.............. 15.7 183.0 8.0 13 1,318 4.0 220
St. Tammany, LA.......... 9.8 91.7 2.7 263 1,120 6.0 102
Cumberland, ME........... 15.6 182.9 2.1 291 1,355 5.9 109
Anne Arundel, MD......... 15.5 265.9 2.8 257 1,456 3.6 239
Baltimore, MD............ 21.3 367.2 2.4 280 1,391 2.9 266
Frederick, MD............ 6.6 102.2 3.5 221 1,272 4.6 185
Harford, MD.............. 5.9 94.4 2.1 291 1,273 2.5 281
Howard, MD............... 10.3 166.3 3.1 248 1,744 4.6 185
Montgomery, MD........... 33.0 459.3 3.4 229 1,810 2.7 275
Prince George's, MD...... 16.5 309.3 3.2 243 1,401 4.0 220
Baltimore City, MD....... 13.5 344.4 3.9 194 1,643 3.6 239
Barnstable, MA........... 9.9 88.3 4.8 144 1,251 5.3 146
Bristol, MA.............. 18.7 224.9 4.6 153 1,237 2.9 266
Essex, MA................ 29.4 318.8 5.1 117 1,491 6.3 91
Hampden, MA.............. 19.7 207.1 4.3 167 1,149 0.9 324
Middlesex, MA............ 60.3 917.0 4.4 162 2,155 5.2 157
Norfolk, MA.............. 26.8 341.4 5.1 117 1,636 0.2 333
Plymouth, MA............. 17.4 190.4 3.9 194 1,325 4.1 213
Suffolk, MA.............. 34.1 686.7 7.2 29 2,595 1.4 313
Worcester, MA............ 28.2 348.9 4.8 144 1,334 2.9 266
Genesee, MI.............. 7.2 130.0 5.1 117 1,069 -0.3 337
Ingham, MI............... 6.6 146.4 5.0 123 1,264 0.7 327
Kalamazoo, MI............ 5.8 118.8 5.5 95 1,272 6.9 74
Kent, MI................. 16.5 400.6 8.0 13 1,202 0.8 326
Macomb, MI............... 19.2 326.2 5.5 95 1,334 2.2 292
Oakland, MI.............. 42.5 712.4 4.9 136 1,514 2.4 285
Ottawa, MI............... 6.4 126.3 3.6 210 1,155 2.4 285
Saginaw, MI.............. 4.0 79.3 4.3 167 1,129 4.9 171
Washtenaw, MI............ 9.3 214.4 5.8 76 1,373 0.7 327
Wayne, MI................ 35.2 710.2 5.1 117 1,426 3.3 251
Anoka, MN................ 8.2 127.4 6.8 39 1,265 6.0 102
Dakota, MN............... 11.1 185.2 6.1 58 1,354 5.0 165
Hennepin, MN............. 42.7 902.9 5.5 95 1,674 3.1 256
Olmsted, MN.............. 3.9 99.9 3.7 206 1,484 1.2 316
Ramsey, MN............... 14.7 316.1 3.5 221 1,444 2.1 297
St. Louis, MN............ 5.4 92.8 5.3 105 1,145 6.2 95
Stearns, MN.............. 4.5 83.2 3.8 202 1,182 8.5 24
Washington, MN........... 6.4 89.6 6.0 68 1,138 2.2 292
Harrison, MS............. 4.8 86.1 3.2 243 897 4.1 213
Hinds, MS................ 5.6 112.7 -0.9 338 1,094 5.9 109
Boone, MO................ 5.4 96.6 3.6 210 1,078 0.4 332
Clay, MO................. 6.3 105.1 0.0 335 1,187 8.2 33
Greene, MO............... 10.1 171.8 2.1 291 1,070 8.3 30
Jackson, MO.............. 24.0 367.8 2.6 270 1,375 3.1 256
St. Charles, MO.......... 10.5 154.3 0.5 332 1,060 2.7 275
St. Louis, MO............ 42.9 590.9 2.8 257 1,438 3.5 241
St. Louis City, MO....... 15.2 218.8 2.4 280 1,408 3.7 235
Yellowstone, MT.......... 6.9 83.9 2.5 274 1,166 5.0 165
Douglas, NE.............. 20.0 335.5 0.7 327 1,296 5.9 109
Lancaster, NE............ 10.7 170.0 2.6 270 1,121 6.0 102
Clark, NV................ 58.5 1,024.5 13.3 1 1,197 4.8 174
Washoe, NV............... 15.6 226.8 3.9 194 1,304 7.1 69
Hillsborough, NH......... 12.8 200.0 1.9 298 1,647 7.5 56
Rockingham, NH........... 11.8 149.3 2.7 263 1,424 5.8 119
Atlantic, NJ............. 7.2 121.6 8.6 9 1,147 2.2 292
Bergen, NJ............... 36.1 435.2 6.1 58 1,601 4.8 174
Burlington, NJ........... 12.3 206.2 5.8 76 1,394 1.4 313
Camden, NJ............... 13.8 202.5 5.3 105 1,381 4.7 181
Essex, NJ................ 23.6 333.2 7.6 19 1,631 2.8 273
Gloucester, NJ........... 7.2 121.1 8.0 13 1,112 2.7 275
Hudson, NJ............... 18.5 270.9 7.5 20 1,710 0.7 327
Mercer, NJ............... 12.1 260.9 3.9 194 1,645 2.0 300
Middlesex, NJ............ 24.9 436.2 5.8 76 1,541 4.3 205
Monmouth, NJ............. 21.9 260.7 4.4 162 1,371 2.5 281
Morris, NJ............... 18.2 293.1 4.8 144 1,929 -3.4 339
Ocean, NJ................ 15.3 174.2 6.8 39 1,109 4.6 185
Passaic, NJ.............. 14.6 167.1 8.0 13 1,272 2.2 292
Somerset, NJ............. 10.9 188.6 2.8 257 1,852 1.6 309
Union, NJ................ 16.4 225.8 5.9 71 1,630 1.0 319
Bernalillo, NM........... 21.7 332.4 7.2 29 1,150 1.7 308
Albany, NY............... 10.2 223.8 2.5 274 1,503 10.8 7
Bronx, NY................ 19.5 315.5 1.9 298 1,334 3.9 227
Broome, NY............... 4.3 80.9 3.0 254 1,081 1.0 319
Dutchess, NY............. 8.5 108.3 2.2 289 1,321 6.3 91
Erie, NY................. 24.6 450.0 6.1 58 1,227 3.1 256
Kings, NY................ 67.3 810.1 6.6 48 1,173 3.3 251
Monroe, NY............... 18.8 371.6 4.1 181 1,236 4.3 205
Nassau, NY............... 54.3 618.4 4.9 136 1,534 5.4 139
New York, NY............. 124.8 2,331.2 7.9 17 3,240 5.4 139
Oneida, NY............... 5.2 100.3 2.5 274 1,093 7.6 54
Onondaga, NY............. 12.6 237.5 3.4 229 1,285 6.6 83
Orange, NY............... 10.9 148.5 6.1 58 1,172 4.1 213
Queens, NY............... 54.3 687.1 5.6 90 1,308 2.3 291
Richmond, NY............. 10.2 132.1 5.3 105 1,246 1.6 309
Rockland, NY............. 11.4 130.8 6.1 58 1,242 4.5 195
Saratoga, NY............. 6.1 87.2 4.2 177 1,308 7.7 49
Suffolk, NY.............. 53.9 645.4 2.8 257 1,529 5.2 157
Westchester, NY.......... 35.9 409.9 3.8 202 1,914 14.3 2
Buncombe, NC............. 11.2 136.1 6.2 55 1,071 4.8 174
Catawba, NC.............. 4.8 88.9 4.3 167 1,053 3.5 241
Cumberland, NC........... 6.9 121.2 3.0 254 1,008 4.0 220
Durham, NC............... 9.9 228.4 4.5 160 1,702 7.0 72
Forsyth, NC.............. 10.2 190.5 1.9 298 1,244 10.0 10
Guilford, NC............. 16.1 285.9 2.1 291 1,139 4.8 174
Mecklenburg, NC.......... 45.1 744.7 5.0 123 1,555 6.7 80
New Hanover, NC.......... 9.8 120.9 4.6 153 1,196 5.9 109
Wake, NC................. 42.8 601.4 5.9 71 1,450 9.4 17
Cass, ND................. 8.1 122.6 4.9 136 1,236 4.6 185
Butler, OH............... 8.4 153.7 1.8 306 1,167 4.7 181
Cuyahoga, OH............. 38.1 700.6 2.7 263 1,409 6.9 74
Delaware, OH............. 6.3 91.0 4.6 153 1,326 7.5 56
Franklin, OH............. 37.1 762.1 3.1 248 1,334 3.9 227
Hamilton, OH............. 25.9 506.8 3.1 248 1,443 4.2 208
Lake, OH................. 6.5 92.5 2.3 284 1,114 7.8 45
Lorain, OH............... 6.5 95.5 3.0 254 1,033 4.1 213
Lucas, OH................ 10.6 199.6 1.9 298 1,158 3.8 230
Mahoning, OH............. 6.0 93.7 2.7 263 960 6.1 99
Montgomery, OH........... 12.6 246.5 1.2 319 1,172 5.3 146
Stark, OH................ 9.0 154.8 2.0 296 1,018 3.1 256
Summit, OH............... 15.2 258.7 1.6 309 1,195 5.4 139
Warren, OH............... 5.8 96.7 3.6 210 1,301 5.5 133
Cleveland, OK............ 6.4 87.8 1.4 314 929 2.8 273
Oklahoma, OK............. 29.6 466.9 3.7 206 1,225 5.9 109
Tulsa, OK................ 23.5 354.5 1.3 318 1,167 7.4 59
Clackamas, OR............ 16.9 167.5 5.5 95 1,368 8.1 40
Deschutes, OR............ 10.7 86.7 6.1 58 1,198 5.7 120
Jackson, OR.............. 8.3 88.8 2.4 280 1,080 7.0 72
Lane, OR................. 13.7 153.3 4.6 153 1,116 5.9 109
Marion, OR............... 12.2 158.1 4.1 181 1,161 5.7 120
Multnomah, OR............ 39.8 496.6 5.5 95 1,527 5.7 120
Washington, OR........... 22.0 298.7 4.2 177 1,692 3.5 241
Allegheny, PA............ 36.7 663.6 3.4 229 1,470 5.4 139
Berks, PA................ 8.9 167.6 1.9 298 1,188 3.8 230
Bucks, PA................ 20.9 259.2 4.4 162 1,296 5.3 146
Butler, PA............... 5.2 83.3 1.4 314 1,224 5.6 127
Chester, PA.............. 16.2 245.1 3.4 229 1,668 5.6 127
Cumberland, PA........... 6.9 137.3 2.5 274 1,195 3.0 262
Dauphin, PA.............. 7.6 181.3 3.2 243 1,334 4.3 205
Delaware, PA............. 14.4 219.2 4.3 167 1,441 6.4 85
Erie, PA................. 6.9 116.3 3.3 237 997 2.9 266
Lackawanna, PA........... 5.6 94.8 4.6 153 1,028 3.5 241
Lancaster, PA............ 14.3 245.2 3.7 206 1,152 3.0 262
Lehigh, PA............... 9.0 194.7 3.9 194 1,377 6.4 85
Luzerne, PA.............. 7.5 144.0 4.7 148 1,067 5.6 127
Montgomery, PA........... 28.7 501.8 3.4 229 1,686 2.7 275
Northampton, PA.......... 7.0 120.5 4.3 167 1,169 6.6 83
Philadelphia, PA......... 35.5 681.9 7.3 25 1,596 3.4 247
Washington, PA........... 5.7 83.7 3.3 237 1,279 4.0 220
Westmoreland, PA......... 9.2 129.8 3.5 221 1,086 5.3 146
York, PA................. 9.4 178.4 3.3 237 1,173 5.3 146
Providence, RI........... 21.1 281.8 5.0 123 1,347 3.7 235
Charleston, SC........... 18.9 258.7 4.3 167 1,240 4.8 174
Greenville, SC........... 17.2 281.1 3.6 210 1,169 6.1 99
Horry, SC................ 10.6 129.4 5.8 76 883 8.5 24
Lexington, SC............ 7.8 126.3 3.1 248 1,034 5.1 163
Richland, SC............. 11.3 220.6 1.7 307 1,132 4.4 202
Spartanburg, SC.......... 7.1 150.6 0.6 328 1,097 6.4 85
York, SC................. 7.4 102.5 1.9 298 1,117 7.7 49
Minnehaha, SD............ 9.0 130.6 3.1 248 1,267 4.8 174
Davidson, TN............. 29.2 523.0 7.3 25 1,535 8.1 40
Hamilton, TN............. 11.7 207.4 1.4 314 1,279 7.3 63
Knox, TN................. 14.9 249.1 4.7 148 1,223 7.2 65
Rutherford, TN........... 7.1 138.0 1.5 312 1,164 7.6 54
Shelby, TN............... 23.0 495.7 1.1 320 1,408 5.3 146
Williamson, TN........... 11.9 148.5 6.1 58 1,635 8.1 40
Bell, TX................. 6.3 125.1 3.6 210 1,125 5.6 127
Bexar, TX................ 45.0 887.5 4.9 136 1,220 3.8 230
Brazoria, TX............. 6.6 116.9 5.7 82 1,238 3.8 230
Brazos, TX............... 5.1 114.6 6.9 36 1,027 9.8 13
Cameron, TX.............. 6.9 149.9 5.1 117 831 7.1 69
Collin, TX............... 32.7 484.1 8.5 10 1,597 4.8 174
Dallas, TX............... 85.2 1,803.1 5.9 71 1,637 6.1 99
Denton, TX............... 19.0 289.6 6.8 39 1,213 5.4 139
El Paso, TX.............. 16.6 315.8 4.3 167 940 5.3 146
Fort Bend, TX............ 17.1 216.4 8.4 11 1,133 4.5 195
Galveston, TX............ 6.8 113.7 6.2 55 1,129 1.8 305
Harris, TX............... 125.4 2,341.1 5.0 123 1,586 5.7 120
Hidalgo, TX.............. 13.4 277.5 5.6 90 826 6.4 85
Jefferson, TX............ 5.9 114.0 1.1 320 1,220 2.4 285
Lubbock, TX.............. 8.3 147.3 4.2 177 1,019 4.6 185
McLennan, TX............. 5.8 121.3 5.2 112 1,098 7.5 56
Midland, TX.............. 6.3 102.8 10.6 4 1,656 4.5 195
Montgomery, TX........... 14.1 204.8 5.7 82 1,312 6.3 91
Nueces, TX............... 8.5 155.1 2.3 284 1,099 4.6 185
Smith, TX................ 6.7 107.9 3.5 221 1,098 5.5 133
Tarrant, TX.............. 49.8 953.7 5.0 123 1,342 5.9 109
Travis, TX............... 50.6 848.7 9.6 6 1,775 8.3 30
Webb, TX................. 5.9 103.3 5.6 90 898 7.2 65
Williamson, TX........... 14.6 200.6 6.9 36 1,410 5.0 165
Davis, UT................ 10.1 136.1 0.6 328 1,109 2.1 297
Salt Lake, UT............ 59.0 758.1 4.4 162 1,419 7.4 59
Utah, UT................. 21.0 281.6 5.0 123 1,166 0.7 327
Weber, UT................ 7.1 115.5 4.7 148 1,045 7.2 65
Chittenden, VT........... 8.2 101.0 5.3 105 1,371 6.0 102
Arlington, VA............ 9.6 172.0 0.3 333 2,224 0.0 335
Chesterfield, VA......... 10.0 142.6 2.6 270 1,145 5.7 120
Fairfax, VA.............. 38.5 616.7 2.7 263 2,090 4.6 185
Henrico, VA.............. 12.3 186.1 1.0 323 1,314 5.9 109
Loudoun, VA.............. 13.9 176.0 5.2 112 1,594 1.9 302
Prince William, VA....... 10.1 132.4 3.6 210 1,184 2.9 266
Alexandria City, VA...... 6.4 86.0 2.7 263 1,871 2.4 285
Chesapeake City, VA...... 6.5 101.5 -0.1 336 1,075 5.6 127
Newport News City, VA.... 4.3 101.0 -0.4 337 1,279 4.2 208
Norfolk City, VA......... 6.3 136.9 2.3 284 1,355 4.2 208
Richmond City, VA........ 8.5 151.8 3.3 237 1,483 3.3 251
Virginia Beach City, VA.. 13.1 173.4 2.5 274 1,066 4.0 220
Benton, WA............... 6.7 91.2 5.7 82 1,275 1.1 318
Clark, WA................ 17.7 171.5 8.9 8 1,354 6.0 102
King, WA................. 97.9 1,429.6 7.4 23 2,333 6.7 80
Kitsap, WA............... 7.7 90.5 5.4 102 1,273 -5.5 340
Pierce, WA............... 26.1 321.1 5.0 123 1,261 6.0 102
Snohomish, WA............ 24.2 280.6 3.6 210 1,395 1.2 316
Spokane, WA.............. 18.7 235.7 4.1 181 1,192 8.0 44
Thurston, WA............. 9.5 120.4 6.5 50 1,249 4.6 185
Whatcom, WA.............. 8.1 90.0 7.2 29 1,157 4.4 202
Yakima, WA............... 8.7 107.5 3.4 229 943 2.2 292
Kanawha, WV.............. 5.7 92.8 0.9 325 1,123 4.1 213
Brown, WI................ 7.4 154.3 1.6 309 1,236 3.7 235
Dane, WI................. 17.0 339.7 2.8 257 1,385 4.7 181
Milwaukee, WI............ 28.7 462.2 1.4 314 1,327 5.3 146
Outagamie, WI............ 5.8 105.5 1.0 323 1,208 7.8 45
Waukesha, WI............. 14.1 240.5 1.9 298 1,356 3.4 247
Winnebago, WI............ 4.1 91.2 0.6 328 1,217 4.9 171
San Juan, PR............. 11.4 251.4 7.7 (6) 772 2.8 (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 72.4 percent of
the total covered workers in the U.S.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2021
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2021 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2021 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2020-21(2) 2021 quarter
2020-21(2)
United States(3) ............................ 11,194.1 148,293.6 5.2 $1,418 5.9
Private industry........................... 10,891.6 126,754.0 5.8 1,435 6.1
Natural resources and mining............. 142.1 1,688.8 2.0 1,291 6.2
Construction............................. 887.5 7,478.5 3.1 1,527 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 371.2 12,531.9 2.9 1,621 4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,006.8 29,019.8 4.0 1,163 8.2
Information.............................. 238.2 2,953.8 8.2 3,047 9.6
Financial activities..................... 1,007.2 8,520.7 3.0 2,345 7.4
Professional and business services....... 2,188.6 22,068.4 6.1 1,935 7.2
Education and health services............ 1,975.3 23,015.0 1.9 1,237 4.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 919.9 14,904.1 21.3 625 10.4
Other services........................... 851.2 4,279.1 7.9 965 6.0
Government................................. 302.5 21,539.6 1.3 1,319 3.9
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 539.2 4,451.3 7.4 1,698 5.9
Private industry........................... 532.9 3,887.8 8.2 1,693 6.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.5 5.0 1,360 4.7
Construction............................. 18.4 148.3 0.3 1,601 2.1
Manufacturing............................ 12.5 316.1 1.5 1,803 6.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 62.0 848.8 3.5 1,302 8.0
Information.............................. 14.6 223.6 7.0 3,489 11.1
Financial activities..................... 32.9 216.6 1.8 2,679 10.0
Professional and business services....... 62.3 650.7 7.4 2,268 7.4
Education and health services............ 254.9 839.9 2.7 1,156 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 43.0 494.2 44.2 1,408 -0.5
Other services........................... 29.7 141.8 20.3 1,018 2.7
Government................................. 6.4 563.5 2.1 1,729 3.9
Cook, IL..................................... 143.0 2,504.1 5.3 1,671 6.4
Private industry........................... 141.7 2,222.9 5.7 1,687 6.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.7 15.5 1,353 -2.3
Construction............................. 11.4 72.3 5.2 1,846 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 174.9 -0.1 1,634 7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.2 473.3 2.8 1,286 9.9
Information.............................. 2.8 50.6 3.4 2,814 11.5
Financial activities..................... 14.4 201.1 -0.8 3,383 16.3
Professional and business services....... 30.4 471.8 3.8 2,222 6.5
Education and health services............ 16.7 444.0 1.0 1,272 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.2 241.9 47.3 706 15.7
Other services........................... 16.5 91.3 5.5 1,202 4.6
Government................................. 1.3 281.1 1.7 1,545 5.1
Harris, TX................................... 125.4 2,341.1 5.0 1,586 5.7
Private industry........................... 124.8 2,051.8 5.5 1,614 5.6
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 51.0 -1.9 3,680 -2.0
Construction............................. 8.4 157.7 4.6 1,724 5.1
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 164.1 2.4 1,893 5.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.4 490.7 4.4 1,393 7.7
Information.............................. 1.5 24.4 14.4 2,148 14.5
Financial activities..................... 13.8 132.9 3.8 2,344 10.5
Professional and business services....... 26.1 416.8 5.1 2,059 6.6
Education and health services............ 17.6 314.6 4.8 1,306 4.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.3 230.1 13.8 626 11.8
Other services........................... 11.8 67.2 8.5 1,095 9.4
Government................................. 0.6 289.3 1.6 1,391 6.4
New York, NY................................. 124.8 2,331.2 7.9 3,240 5.4
Private industry........................... 123.4 2,107.0 9.0 3,392 5.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 -33.7 2,015 -26.0
Construction............................. 2.4 36.5 -4.1 2,493 0.8
Manufacturing............................ 1.7 16.9 15.3 1,947 -1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.0 218.0 6.6 1,991 7.0
Information.............................. 5.7 197.5 8.3 4,104 8.2
Financial activities..................... 18.9 381.7 0.7 6,705 13.6
Professional and business services....... 28.0 566.3 6.2 3,674 5.2
Education and health services............ 10.2 356.6 3.0 1,751 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.9 233.0 62.8 1,398 -1.2
Other services........................... 17.5 92.0 4.8 1,607 2.6
Government................................. 1.5 224.2 -1.3 1,826 3.3
Maricopa, AZ................................. 122.9 2,165.0 4.7 1,344 5.5
Private industry........................... 122.1 1,953.5 5.2 1,350 5.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.9 6.1 1,268 -1.8
Construction............................. 9.5 140.2 4.9 1,578 7.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 135.9 3.3 1,776 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.1 446.7 4.6 1,181 6.4
Information.............................. 3.0 39.6 9.8 2,067 8.9
Financial activities..................... 16.5 199.9 1.8 1,799 3.3
Professional and business services....... 32.2 363.3 3.6 1,534 11.1
Education and health services............ 15.2 342.5 2.4 1,282 4.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.7 219.1 15.4 648 8.7
Other services........................... 7.9 56.5 11.2 961 6.2
Government................................. 0.8 211.5 0.2 1,287 3.8
Dallas, TX................................... 85.2 1,803.1 5.9 1,637 6.1
Private industry........................... 84.7 1,626.9 6.7 1,656 6.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.1 -3.6 3,563 16.1
Construction............................. 5.3 90.1 2.2 1,708 6.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 120.9 3.8 1,737 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.9 392.5 4.8 1,429 9.3
Information.............................. 1.7 45.2 4.1 2,331 4.2
Financial activities..................... 10.9 170.7 6.3 2,360 7.1
Professional and business services....... 20.2 400.1 10.2 1,987 5.9
Education and health services............ 10.4 206.1 2.5 1,414 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 151.9 14.7 668 17.6
Other services........................... 7.4 41.1 7.9 1,078 1.1
Government................................. 0.5 176.2 -0.4 1,462 4.6
Orange, CA................................... 137.6 1,614.7 6.8 1,553 3.2
Private industry........................... 136.2 1,475.9 7.4 1,559 3.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.2 -11.1 1,153 2.1
Construction............................. 8.1 102.3 1.5 1,814 3.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.4 149.7 1.7 1,983 3.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.2 259.4 2.3 1,351 8.9
Information.............................. 1.7 24.3 6.3 2,709 4.3
Financial activities..................... 14.3 117.1 0.3 2,756 5.6
Professional and business services....... 25.5 326.6 3.1 1,825 5.4
Education and health services............ 42.8 237.9 5.4 1,216 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.2 207.9 40.0 684 13.1
Other services........................... 8.2 47.9 20.5 929 4.4
Government................................. 1.4 138.8 0.7 1,492 3.2
San Diego, CA................................ 123.3 1,487.5 8.1 1,609 2.9
Private industry........................... 121.4 1,252.4 9.2 1,608 3.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.5 -2.3 1,002 3.4
Construction............................. 8.4 85.8 4.1 1,581 1.2
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 116.6 3.6 2,079 6.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.7 227.2 4.0 1,169 5.8
Information.............................. 1.5 22.3 6.6 2,963 5.7
Financial activities..................... 12.1 77.5 2.8 2,152 -0.3
Professional and business services....... 22.9 271.6 7.9 2,561 4.6
Education and health services............ 38.0 213.1 2.2 1,257 5.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.4 180.6 40.1 678 6.8
Other services........................... 8.6 48.8 25.0 874 5.4
Government................................. 1.9 235.0 2.7 1,614 2.3
King, WA..................................... 97.9 1,429.6 7.4 2,333 6.7
Private industry........................... 97.2 1,260.1 8.2 2,419 7.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.2 7.2 1,399 2.0
Construction............................. 7.3 75.5 2.4 1,840 4.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.6 89.7 2.1 1,949 -3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.7 292.2 5.5 2,454 5.2
Information.............................. 3.4 138.3 6.6 5,335 12.2
Financial activities..................... 7.6 70.7 3.6 2,723 10.8
Professional and business services....... 21.6 253.6 8.9 2,718 10.2
Education and health services............ 23.5 177.9 3.1 1,344 4.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 115.8 44.7 816 11.6
Other services........................... 9.4 43.2 8.7 1,405 21.0
Government................................. 0.6 169.5 2.0 1,695 0.9
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 118.8 1,174.1 7.2 1,447 11.1
Private industry........................... 118.4 1,036.9 8.1 1,437 12.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 10.1 11.7 854 6.1
Construction............................. 7.8 50.6 -0.5 1,476 25.9
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 40.8 2.5 1,294 10.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.8 298.7 (4) 1,217 7.3
Information.............................. 2.4 18.9 8.0 2,426 21.6
Financial activities..................... 12.9 79.7 4.2 2,515 24.3
Professional and business services....... 28.8 175.8 7.9 1,950 13.7
Education and health services............ 15.0 192.7 5.3 1,284 7.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.6 130.7 21.1 892 15.8
Other services........................... 8.7 36.5 5.7 910 10.0
Government................................. 0.3 137.2 0.4 1,523 5.5
(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,
fourth quarter 2021
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
State 2021 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2021 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2020-21 2021 quarter
2020-21
United States(2)........... 11,194.1 148,293.6 5.2 $1,418 5.9
Alabama.................... 141.2 2,007.0 3.1 1,153 4.9
Alaska..................... 24.1 299.4 3.1 1,311 4.1
Arizona.................... 190.2 3,057.8 5.1 1,281 5.5
Arkansas................... 97.0 1,236.1 3.4 1,064 6.4
California................. 1,701.9 17,622.2 7.4 1,804 4.8
Colorado................... 232.9 2,776.4 6.2 1,484 7.8
Connecticut................ 134.0 1,639.9 3.9 1,611 3.9
Delaware................... 37.0 452.0 4.5 1,337 5.9
District of Columbia....... 46.1 749.4 5.1 2,320 1.0
Florida.................... 834.7 9,241.1 6.7 1,297 9.7
Georgia.................... 351.2 4,629.8 5.0 1,292 7.0
Hawaii..................... 50.4 613.8 9.2 1,229 0.8
Idaho...................... 81.8 802.3 5.1 1,111 7.4
Illinois................... 400.5 5,877.3 5.4 1,473 6.9
Indiana.................... 179.4 3,089.3 3.4 1,153 7.0
Iowa....................... 107.3 1,527.4 2.2 1,157 5.3
Kansas..................... 92.5 1,381.0 2.4 1,132 5.8
Kentucky................... 136.5 1,919.8 4.5 1,110 5.0
Louisiana.................. 146.1 1,853.9 2.9 1,142 6.0
Maine...................... 59.7 613.7 3.3 1,163 6.4
Maryland................... 178.1 2,648.4 3.9 1,499 3.8
Massachusetts.............. 281.8 3,556.9 5.5 1,832 3.7
Michigan................... 274.9 4,250.8 6.3 1,291 2.7
Minnesota.................. 191.0 2,823.7 5.2 1,378 4.0
Mississippi................ 78.5 1,147.3 2.4 944 4.8
Missouri................... 226.1 2,804.8 2.9 1,179 4.5
Montana.................... 56.7 489.0 4.6 1,108 7.1
Nebraska................... 77.5 978.5 1.5 1,144 6.1
Nevada..................... 98.3 1,432.6 11.5 1,246 5.8
New Hampshire.............. 61.2 662.2 3.9 1,580 12.3
New Jersey................. 315.6 4,123.7 6.8 1,563 3.0
New Mexico................. 66.5 819.1 6.5 1,097 4.4
New York................... 674.4 9,195.8 5.8 1,829 6.8
North Carolina............. 324.7 4,646.6 4.7 1,241 7.8
North Dakota............... 33.3 407.9 3.4 1,192 4.9
Ohio....................... 318.8 5,352.6 2.9 1,221 5.2
Oklahoma................... 117.8 1,604.5 2.1 1,080 6.9
Oregon..................... 173.4 1,915.0 4.8 1,332 6.1
Pennsylvania............... 379.7 5,807.9 4.5 1,352 5.1
Rhode Island............... 44.1 475.5 5.7 1,315 4.4
South Carolina............. 155.8 2,147.9 3.5 1,101 6.4
South Dakota............... 37.6 435.5 2.7 1,108 5.7
Tennessee.................. 191.7 3,123.3 3.9 1,258 7.3
Texas...................... 779.4 13,012.7 6.1 1,376 6.3
Utah....................... 126.9 1,624.1 4.3 1,231 6.2
Vermont.................... 28.7 298.7 4.3 1,189 4.9
Virginia................... 303.4 3,918.0 3.1 1,424 4.8
Washington................. 276.1 3,427.0 6.3 1,683 6.0
West Virginia.............. 54.7 674.4 3.1 1,053 5.5
Wisconsin.................. 194.0 2,832.6 2.4 1,202 5.4
Wyoming.................... 28.8 267.2 2.7 1,143 7.7
Puerto Rico................ 48.2 935.3 6.8 645 3.9
Virgin Islands............. 3.4 35.0 -0.4 1,090 3.0
(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.
United States Department of Labor
