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County Employment and Wages News Release

Technical information:(202) 691-6567    USDL 08-1014 
             http://www.bls.gov/cew/ 
                                        For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT 
Media contact:              691-5902    Thursday, July 24, 2008 

          COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FOURTH QUARTER 2007 

  In December 2007, Fort Bend County, Texas, had the largest over-
the-year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties 
in the U.S., according to preliminary data released today by the 
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Fort Bend 
County, which contains a portion of southwest Houston, experienced an 
over-the-year employment gain of 7.4 percent, compared with national 
job growth of 0.8 percent. Pulaski County, Ark., which includes 
Little Rock, had the largest over-the-year gain in average weekly 
wages in the fourth quarter of 2007, with an increase of 26.2 percent 
due to gains in the information supersector. The U.S. average weekly 
wage rose by 4.2 percent over the same time span. 
 
  Of the 328 largest counties in the United States, as measured by 
2006 annual average employment, 126 had over-the-year percentage 
growth in employment above the national average (0.8 percent) in 
December 2007; 182 large counties experienced changes below the 
national average. The percent change in average weekly wages was 
higher than the national average (4.2 percent) in 128 of the largest 
U.S. counties, but was below the national average in 186 counties. 

   
Table A.  Top 10 large counties ranked by December 2007 employment, December 2006-07 employment growth,  
and December 2006-07 percent growth in employment  

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                                       Employment in large counties
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      December 2007 employment    |       Growth in employment,      |   Percent growth in employment, 
            (thousands)           |          December 2006-07        |          December 2006-07
                                  |            (thousands)           |                  
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States           137,027.3| United States             1,089.1| United States                 0.8
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 Los Angeles, Calif.       4,293.4| Harris, Texas                73.2| Fort Bend, Texas              7.4
 Cook, Ill.                2,556.2| New York, N.Y.               52.0| Monterey, Calif.              5.2
 New York, N.Y.            2,419.9| King, Wash.                  35.2| Williamson, Tenn.             4.5
 Harris, Texas             2,061.4| Los Angeles, Calif.          32.9| Madison, Ala.                 4.0
 Maricopa, Ariz.           1,848.2| Dallas, Texas                31.3| San Francisco, Calif.         4.0
 Orange, Calif.            1,517.7| San Francisco, Calif.        21.8| Wake, N.C.                    3.9
 Dallas, Texas             1,504.8| Bexar, Texas                 18.8| Hidalgo, Texas                3.9
 San Diego, Calif.         1,340.3| Tarrant, Texas               17.3| Harris, Texas                 3.7
 King, Wash.               1,194.1| Wake, N.C.                   17.1| Tulare, Calif.                3.6
 Miami-Dade, Fla.          1,032.1| Travis, Texas                16.4| Denton, Texas                 3.6
                                  |                                  | Arlington, Va.                3.6
                                  |                                  |                                  
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  The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled 
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, 
also known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports 
submitted by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) 
laws. The 9.1 million employer reports cover 137.0 million full- and 
part-time workers. The attached tables contain data for the nation 
and for the 328 U.S. counties with annual average employment levels 
of 75,000 or more in 2006. December 2007 employment and 2007 fourth-
quarter average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 4 
of this release. Final data for all states, metropolitan statistical 
areas, counties, and the nation through the fourth quarter of 2006 
are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/. 
Preliminary data for first, second, and third quarter 2007 also are 
available on the BLS Web site. Updated data for first, second, and 
third quarter 2007 and preliminary data for fourth quarter 2007 will 
be available later in July on the BLS Web site. 

                                  
Large County Employment 

  In December 2007, national employment, as measured by the QCEW 
program, was 137.0 million, up by 0.8 percent from December 2006. The 
328 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more employees accounted for 71.2 
percent of total U.S. employment and 77.2 percent of total wages. 
These 328 counties had a net job gain of 666,400 over the year, 
accounting for 61.2 percent of the overall U.S. employment increase. 
Employment rose in 201 of the large counties from December 2006 to 
December 2007. Fort Bend County, Texas, had the largest over-the-year 
percentage increase in employment (7.4 percent). Monterey, Calif., 
had the next largest increase, 5.2 percent, followed by the counties 
of Williamson, Tenn. (4.5 percent), and Madison, Ala., and San 
Francisco, Calif. (4.0 percent each).  

  Employment declined in 98 counties from December 2006 to December 
2007. The largest percentage decline in employment was in Trumbull 
County, Ohio (-5.7 percent). Lee, Fla., had the next largest 
employment decline (-5.5 percent), followed by the counties of 
Collier, Fla. (-5.1 percent), Sarasota, Fla. (-4.1 percent), and 
Manatee, Fla., and Saginaw, Mich. (-3.7 percent each). 

  The largest gains in the level of employment from December 2006 to 
December 2007 were recorded in the counties of Harris, Texas 
(73,200), New York, N.Y. (52,000), King, Wash. (35,200), Los Angeles, 
Calif. (32,900), and Dallas, Texas (31,300). (See table A.) The 
largest decline in employment levels occurred in Orange, Calif. 
(-25,300), followed by the counties of Wayne, Mich. (-19,900), Lee, 
Fla. (-12,700), Pinellas, Fla. (-11,500), and Oakland, Mich.(-9,100). 


Table B.  Top 10 large counties ranked by fourth quarter 2007 average weekly wages, fourth quarter 2006-07 
growth in average weekly wages, and fourth quarter 2006-07 percent growth in average weekly wages 

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                                  Average weekly wage in large counties
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        Average weekly wage,      |     Growth in average weekly     |     Percent growth in average 
        fourth quarter 2007       |    wage, fourth quarter 2006-07  |        weekly wage, fourth
                                  |                                  |          quarter 2006-07
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States                $898| United States                 $36| United States                 4.2
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 New York, N.Y.             $1,862| Pulaski, Ark.                $205| Pulaski, Ark.                26.2
 Santa Clara, Calif.         1,700| Lake, Ill.                    171| Williamson, Texas            16.5
 Fairfield, Conn.            1,575| Williamson, Texas             134| Lake, Ill.                   15.6
 Suffolk, Mass.              1,546| Santa Clara, Calif.           126| Douglas, Colo.               12.6
 San Francisco, Calif.       1,529| Somerset, N.J.                123| Westmoreland, Pa.             9.8
 San Mateo, Calif.           1,513| San Mateo, Calif.             112| Olmsted, Minn.                9.4
 Washington, D.C.            1,506| Douglas, Colo.                110| Somerset, N.J.                9.2
 Somerset, N.J.              1,461| Middlesex, Mass.               94| Williamson, Tenn.             8.2
 Arlington, Va.              1,458| Washington, D.C.               82| San Mateo, Calif.             8.0
 Fairfax, Va.                1,358| Olmsted, Minn.                 79| Santa Clara, Calif.           8.0
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Large County Average Weekly Wages 

  The national average weekly wage in the fourth quarter of 2007 was 
$898. Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 
106 of the largest 328 U.S. counties. New York, N.Y., held the top 
position among the highest-paid large counties with an average weekly 
wage of $1,862. Santa Clara, Calif., was second with an average 
weekly wage of $1,700, followed by Fairfield, Conn. ($1,575), 
Suffolk, Mass. ($1,546), and San Francisco, Calif. ($1,529). (See 
table B.) 

  There were 222 counties with an average weekly wage below the 
national average in the fourth quarter of 2007. The lowest average 
weekly wage was reported in Cameron County, Texas ($555), followed by 
the counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($562), Horry, S.C. ($582), Webb, 
Texas ($590), and Yakima, Wash. ($596). (See table 1.) 

  Over the year, the national average weekly wage rose by 4.2 
percent. Among the largest counties, Pulaski County, Ark., led the 
nation in growth in average weekly wages, with an increase of 26.2 
percent from the fourth quarter of 2006. Williamson, Texas, was 
second with growth of 16.5 percent, followed by the counties of Lake, 
                                                                      

Ill. (15.6 percent), Douglas, Colo. (12.6 percent), and Westmoreland, 
Pa. (9.8 percent). 

  Eight large counties experienced over-the-year declines in average 
weekly wages. Among the five largest decreases in wages, Rockingham, 
N.H., had the greatest decline (-12.4 percent), followed by the 
counties of Trumbull, Ohio (-7.2 percent), Sedgwick, Kan. (-4.1 
percent), Lake, Fla. (-3.9 percent), and Montgomery, Ohio  (-2.4 
percent). 

Ten Largest U.S. Counties 

  Six of the 10 largest counties (based on 2006 annual average 
employment levels) experienced over-the-year percent increases in 
employment in December 2007. Harris, Texas, experienced the largest 
percent gain in employment among the 10 largest counties with a 3.7 
percent increase. Within Harris County, the largest gains in 
employment were in construction (6.9 percent) and other services (4.7 
percent). King, Wash., had the next largest increase in employment, 
3.0 percent, followed by New York, N.Y. (2.2 percent). Orange, 
Calif., experienced the largest decline in employment among the 10 
largest counties with a 1.6 percent decrease. Within Orange County, 
four industry groups experienced employment declines, with financial 
activities experiencing the largest drop, -12.4 percent. Maricopa, 
Ariz., and Cook, Ill., had the next largest decline in employment
(-0.1 percent each). (See table 2.) 

  Each of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw an over-the-year increase 
in average weekly wages. Harris, Texas, had the fastest growth in 
wages among the 10 largest counties, with a gain of 5.9 percent. 
Within Harris County, average weekly wages increased the most in the 
natural resources and mining industry (14.2 percent), followed by the 
manufacturing industry (12.5 percent). Cook, Ill., was second in wage 
growth with a gain of 4.8 percent, followed by San Diego, Calif. (4.4 
percent). The smallest wage gain among the 10 largest counties 
occurred in Miami-Dade, Fla. (0.6 percent), followed by Maricopa, 
Ariz. (2.0 percent), and Orange, Calif. (2.8 percent). 

Largest County by State 

  Table 3 shows December 2007 employment and the 2007 fourth quarter 
average weekly wage in the largest county in each state, which is 
based on 2006 annual average employment levels. (This table includes 
two counties--Yellowstone, Mont., and Laramie, Wyo.--that had 
employment levels below 75,000 in 2006.) The employment levels in the 
counties in table 3 in December 2007 ranged from approximately 4.29 
million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to 43,500 in Laramie County, 
Wyo. The highest average weekly wage of these counties was in New 
York, N.Y. ($1,862), while the lowest average weekly wage was in 
Yellowstone, Mont. ($729). 

For More Information 

  For additional information about the quarterly employment and wages 
data, please read the Technical Note or visit the QCEW Web site at 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/. Additional information about the QCEW data 
also may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6567. 
                                                                      
                                  
  Several BLS regional offices are issuing QCEW news releases 
targeted to local data users. For links to these releases, see 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewregional.htm. 
             
              ____________________________________________________                       
	     

             

  The County Employment and Wages release for first quarter 2008 is 
scheduled to be released on Friday, October 17, 2008. 




                                                                      



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

 For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having employment lev-
els of 75,000 or greater. In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, 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 329 counties presented in this re-
lease were derived using 2006 preliminary annual averages of employment. For 2007 
data, four counties have been added to the publication tables: Butte, Calif., Tippe-
canoe, Ind., Saratoga, N.Y., and Williamson, Tenn. These counties have been included 
in all 2007 quarterly releases. One county, Boone, Ky., which was published in the 
2006 releases, has been excluded from all 2007 releases because its 2006 annual av-
erage employment level was less than 75,000. The counties in table 2 are selected 
and sorted each year based on the annual average employment from the preceding year. 

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

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

 Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat different 
measures of employment change over time. It is important to understand program dif-
ferences and the intended uses of the program products. (See table.) Additional in-
formation on each program can be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the 
table. 
  
Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     
            |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey:
            |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 establish-
            |  submitted by 9.1   |  ministrative records|  ments
            |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.9    |
            |  ments              |  million private-sec-|
            |                     |  tor employers       |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
            |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
            |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
            |  to state and fed-  |  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
            |  eral UI laws       |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
            |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
            |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
            |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
            |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
            |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
            |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
 frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
            |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
            |   ter               |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
 file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
            |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
            |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-
            |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-
            |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
 products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
            |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
            |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
            |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
            |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
            |  state, and national|  the national level  |
            |  levels by detailed |  by NAICS supersec-  |
            |  industry           |  tors and by size of |
            |                     |  firm, and at the    |
            |                     |  state private-sector|
            |                     |  total level         |
            |                     |--Future expansions   |
            |                     |  will include data   |
            |                     |  with greater indus- |
            |                     |  try detail and data |
            |                     |  at the county and   |  
            |                     |  MSA level           |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
 uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
            |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
            |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
            |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
            |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
            |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
            |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
            |   BLS establishment |  -Analysis of employ-|   cators
            |   surveys           |   ment expansion and |
            |                     |   contraction by size|   
            |                     |   of firm            |
            |                     |                      |
 -----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
 Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
 Web sites  |                     |                      |
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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 ci-
vilian 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 multi-
ple 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. The employment and wage data included in this re-
lease are derived from microdata summaries of 9.1 million employer reports of em-
ployment and wages submitted by states to the BLS. These reports are based on place 
of employment rather than place of residence. 

 UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to state.  In 
2006, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 133.8 million jobs. The estimated 
128.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for multiple jobholders) rep-
resented 96.4 percent of civilian wage and salary employment. Covered workers re-
ceived $5.693 trillion in pay, representing 94.3 percent of the wage and salary com-
ponent of personal income and 43.1 percent of the gross domestic product. 

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

 State and federal UI laws change periodically. These changes may have an impact on 
the employment and wages reported by employers covered under the UI program. Cover-
age changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons presented in this news 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 em-
ployees of covered firms are reported, including production and sales workers, cor-
poration officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical workers.  Work-
ers 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 aver-
ages 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 gra-
tuities, and, in some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensa-
tion plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options. Over-the-year comparisons of av-
erage weekly wages may reflect fluctuations in average monthly employment and/or to-
tal quarterly wages between the current quarter and prior year levels. 

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

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

 In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify with em-
ployers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classifica-
tion of all establishments on a 4-year cycle. Changes in establishment classifica-
tion 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 in-
dividual establishment records and reflect the number of establishments that exist 
in a county or industry at a point in time. Establishments can move in or out of a 
county or industry for a number of reasons--some reflecting economic events, others 
reflecting administrative changes. For example, economic change would come from a 
firm relocating into the county; administrative change would come from a company 
correcting its county designation. 

 The over-the-year changes of employment and wages presented in this release have 
been adjusted to account for most of the administrative corrections made to the un-
derlying establishment reports. This is done by modifying the prior-year levels used 
to calculate the over-the-year changes. Percent changes are calculated using an ad-
justed version of the final 2006 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 unad-
justed 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 account for most of the administrative changes--those occurring when 
employers update the industry, location, and ownership information of their estab-
lishments. The most common adjustments for administrative change are the result of 
updated information about the county location of individual establishments. Included 
in these adjustments are administrative changes involving the classification of es-
tablishments that were previously reported in the unknown or statewide county or un-
known industry categories. The adjusted data do not account for administrative 
changes caused by multi-unit employers who start reporting for each individual es-
tablishment rather than as a single entity.

 The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented in 
any County Employment and Wages news release are valid for comparisons between the 
starting and ending points (a 12-month period) used in that particular release. Com-
parisons may not be valid for any time period other than the one featured in a re-
lease even if the changes were calculated using adjusted data. 

 County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information Processing Stan-
dards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, after approval by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of 
the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security 
Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106. Areas shown as counties include those designated as 
independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census 
areas where counties have not been created. County data also are presented for the 
New England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more com-
mon designation used in New England (and New Jersey). The regions referred to in 
this release are defined as census regions. 
  
Additional statistics and other information 

 An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive information by 
detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all 
states. The 2006 edition of this bulletin contains selected data produced by Busi-
ness Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data 
from the first quarter 2007 version of this news release. As with the 2005 edition, 
this edition includes the data on a CD for enhanced access and usability with the 
printed booklet containing selected graphic representations of QCEW data; the data 
tables themselves have been published exclusively in electronic formats as PDFs. The 
2006 bulletin is available in a PDF on the BLS Web site at 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn06.htm. 

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

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



Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 329 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          fourth quarter               Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2007        December    change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2007     December   percent   weekly   fourth    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2006-07(5)          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(6).........       9,064.5     137,027.3       0.8         -     $898       4.2         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          19.0         367.5       (7)         -      901       3.4       186 
Madison, AL..............           8.8         182.1       4.0         4      925       3.6       164 
Mobile, AL...............          10.1         177.3       2.7        28      767       1.5       289 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.8         140.5       1.4        87      782       1.8       278 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.4          87.0       0.1       189      768       1.1       297 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         146.2       0.8       127      924       5.0        76 
Maricopa, AZ.............         100.3       1,848.2      -0.1       215      875       2.0       271 
Pima, AZ.................          21.0         377.1      -0.6       250      770       3.5       172 
Benton, AR...............           5.6          96.3       0.1       189      791       4.8        86 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.8         253.6       1.2        97      986      26.2         1 
                                                                                                       
Washington, AR...........           5.7          93.2      -0.6       250      735       2.5       245 
Alameda, CA..............          51.2         692.7       0.3       173    1,165       5.1        68 
Butte, CA................           7.9          76.5       0.0       202      669       5.9        35 
Contra Costa, CA.........          29.2         348.0      -0.8       263    1,117       5.9        35 
Fresno, CA...............          30.2         352.7      -0.3       233      724       4.9        80 
Kern, CA.................          18.2         288.5       1.2        97      761       5.4        53 
Los Angeles, CA..........         418.1       4,293.4       0.8       127    1,054       3.7       152 
Marin, CA................          11.9         110.9       0.9       119    1,170       2.5       245 
Monterey, CA.............          12.6         156.9       5.2         2      773       1.0       299 
Orange, CA...............          99.1       1,517.7      -1.6       290    1,027       2.8       226 
                                                                                                       
Placer, CA...............          10.9         136.8      -0.1       215      875       0.8       300 
Riverside, CA............          45.5         634.1      -0.9       265      730       2.7       236 
Sacramento, CA...........          53.5         633.6       0.3       173      974       4.6       101 
San Bernardino, CA.......          48.3         672.9      -0.1       215      766       2.8       226 
San Diego, CA............          96.4       1,340.3       0.1       189      963       4.4       116 
San Francisco, CA........          46.3         573.2       4.0         4    1,529       4.7        94 
San Joaquin, CA..........          17.8         223.6       0.0       202      771       3.6       164 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.4         105.1       1.2        97      750       4.6       101 
San Mateo, CA............          23.8         347.6       0.7       131    1,513       8.0         9 
Santa Barbara, CA........          14.2         183.1       0.7       131      852       4.9        80 
                                                                                                       
Santa Clara, CA..........          59.1         913.9       1.5        81    1,700       8.0         9 
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.9          94.4       2.0        56      851       5.2        62 
Solano, CA...............          10.1         127.7       0.1       189      870       6.9        20 
Sonoma, CA...............          18.5         194.1       0.2       181      873       3.7       152 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.7         173.1      -0.6       250      733       3.2       198 
Tulare, CA...............           9.3         152.4       3.6         9      629       5.4        53 
Ventura, CA..............          22.7         319.0      -1.0       269      979       3.5       172 
Yolo, CA.................           5.8         101.9       1.8        61      860       (7)         - 
Adams, CO................           9.2         158.2       3.4        14      827       5.6        46 
Arapahoe, CO.............          19.6         285.5       2.1        50    1,087       6.5        26 
                                                                                                       
Boulder, CO..............          12.7         162.5       1.7        68    1,064       4.1       131 
Denver, CO...............          25.5         448.2       2.0        56    1,129       5.6        46 
Douglas, CO..............           9.4          93.5       3.3        16      983      12.6         4 
El Paso, CO..............          17.6         248.3       0.5       150      803       3.9       141 
Jefferson, CO............          18.7         214.1       1.7        68      907       6.3        28 
Larimer, CO..............          10.3         130.5       1.7        68      812       3.6       164 
Weld, CO.................           6.0          83.3       1.3        91      744       4.8        86 
Fairfield, CT............          33.0         432.8       1.3        91    1,575       4.3       123 
Hartford, CT.............          25.5         511.1       0.7       131    1,100       5.2        62 
New Haven, CT............          22.7         374.5       0.0       202      946       3.7       152 
                                                                                                       
New London, CT...........           6.9         131.2       0.7       131      914       5.4        53 
New Castle, DE...........          18.3         289.1      -0.2       224    1,031       3.0       219 
Washington, DC...........          32.4         681.6       0.7       131    1,506       5.8        40 
Alachua, FL..............           6.7         122.9       (7)         -      743       (7)         - 
Brevard, FL..............          14.8         203.1      -2.3       300      830       3.1       207 
Broward, FL..............          66.0         759.9      -1.0       269      864       0.5       302 
Collier, FL..............          12.6         133.7      -5.1       310      839       1.9       275 
Duval, FL................          26.4         467.8      -0.5       243      870       2.7       236 
Escambia, FL.............           8.1         130.3      -1.2       277      705       2.5       245 
Hillsborough, FL.........          37.2         655.8       0.0       202      846       3.7       152 
                                                                                                       
Lake, FL.................           7.2          84.2       0.4       157      649      -3.9       313 
Lee, FL..................          19.8         218.3      -5.5       311      765       2.0       271 
Leon, FL.................           8.2         146.6      -1.7       293      780       6.8        22 
Manatee, FL..............           9.1         127.6      -3.7       307      693       2.5       245 
Marion, FL...............           8.5         102.2      -3.1       305      637       0.3       306 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          87.8       1,032.1       0.0       202      902       0.6       301 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.2          80.0       (7)         -      715       3.2       198 
Orange, FL...............          36.8         700.9       1.5        81      821       4.5       108 
Palm Beach, FL...........          51.0         567.0      -0.6       250      900       2.5       245 
Pasco, FL................           9.9         101.2      -0.7       259      652       3.5       172 
                                                                                                       
Pinellas, FL.............          31.9         436.3      -2.6       302      790       3.5       172 
Polk, FL.................          12.8         208.8      -1.5       287      694       2.4       254 
Sarasota, FL.............          15.2         154.8      -4.1       309      766       0.0       307 
Seminole, FL.............          15.3         179.0      -1.1       275      794       1.5       289 
Volusia, FL..............          14.1         164.7      -1.5       287      654       1.2       296 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          84.2      -0.3       233      703       1.7       283 
Chatham, GA..............           7.6         137.3       0.0       202      766       3.7       152 
Clayton, GA..............           4.3         115.2       0.6       143      779       2.5       245 
Cobb, GA.................          20.6         323.0       0.9       119      927       1.4       292 
De Kalb, GA..............          16.3         300.0      -0.9       265      916       2.1       268 
                                                                                                       
Fulton, GA...............          40.3         771.5       1.1       106    1,173       2.8       226 
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.7         326.6      -0.2       224      902       2.3       261 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          97.0      -0.8       263      716       6.5        26 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         103.5       0.1       189      728       2.4       254 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.7         461.0       0.1       189      819       4.1       131 
Ada, ID..................          15.2         213.1       0.4       157      823       0.5       302 
Champaign, IL............           4.1          92.5       0.6       143      734       4.1       131 
Cook, IL.................         138.5       2,556.2      -0.1       215    1,101       4.8        86 
Du Page, IL..............          35.8         604.8       0.0       202    1,056       3.5       172 
Kane, IL.................          12.6         212.2       0.1       189      820       2.4       254 
                                                                                                       
Lake, IL.................          21.0         335.3       1.3        91    1,266      15.6         3 
McHenry, IL..............           8.4         103.8       0.8       127      784       1.4       292 
McLean, IL...............           3.7          86.0       0.3       173      814       2.0       271 
Madison, IL..............           6.0          96.7       1.2        97      731       2.5       245 
Peoria, IL...............           4.8         105.2       0.4       157      841       2.9       223 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          79.8       1.1       106    1,063       6.8        22 
St. Clair, IL............           5.4          98.0       1.6        75      724       4.9        80 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.3         130.4       0.0       202      862       4.6       101 
Will, IL.................          13.4         195.9       3.5        12      797       1.1       297 
Winnebago, IL............           6.9         138.6       0.7       131      750       2.6       240 
                                                                                                       
Allen, IN................           9.0         184.5      -1.2       277      759       4.8        86 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9         123.4      -0.5       243      714       3.2       198 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.5         111.7       (7)         -      859       (7)         - 
Lake, IN.................          10.2         197.7       0.4       157      768       3.9       141 
Marion, IN...............          23.9         588.6       0.6       143      888       2.5       245 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         126.0      -0.5       243      736       4.2       129 
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.2          76.7      -0.7       259      735       4.0       137 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.9      -0.2       224      729       3.3       191 
Linn, IA.................           6.3         125.8       2.2        46      876       5.7        44 
Polk, IA.................          14.8         276.7       1.8        61      883       3.6       164 
                                                                                                       
Scott, IA................           5.2          89.3      -0.5       243      740       4.4       116 
Johnson, KS..............          20.4         318.7       1.4        87      926       4.8        86 
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.2         260.5       1.2        97      811      -4.1       314 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.9          95.8       2.4        37      749       4.8        86 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          81.1       0.4       157      840       2.7       236 
Fayette, KY..............           9.3         179.3       0.3       173      812       4.4       116 
Jefferson, KY............          22.5         439.6       0.4       157      859       3.4       186 
Caddo, LA................           7.3         128.0       2.0        56      750       4.3       123 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.8          86.7      -0.6       250      765       5.1        68 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          14.1         268.3       1.8        61      812       5.3        59 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, LA............          13.8         202.9       1.8        61      845       3.7       152 
Lafayette, LA............           8.5         136.6       3.4        14      869       5.8        40 
Orleans, LA..............          10.2         172.0       (7)         -      957       (7)         - 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.4         177.4       1.0       114      798       3.6       164 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.5         235.6       0.5       150      924       3.1       207 
Baltimore, MD............          21.8         383.6       0.2       181      959       4.9        80 
Frederick, MD............           6.0          96.4      -0.6       250      857       6.2        29 
Harford, MD..............           5.7          84.7       0.1       189      803       3.6       164 
Howard, MD...............           8.6         147.9      -0.3       233    1,031       3.1       207 
Montgomery, MD...........          33.0         466.4      -0.1       215    1,195       4.9        80 
                                                                                                       
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.7         322.3       1.9        59      968       3.5       172 
Baltimore City, MD.......          14.2         348.4      -0.2       224    1,092       7.4        14 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2          86.8      -1.2       277      790       3.9       141 
Bristol, MA..............          15.6         221.7      -1.3       283      796       3.4       186 
Essex, MA................          20.8         302.1       0.5       150      945       3.2       198 
Hampden, MA..............          14.3         201.7      -0.4       238      815       3.3       191 
Middlesex, MA............          47.6         827.5       1.2        97    1,307       7.7        11 
Norfolk, MA..............          22.6         330.3       0.9       119    1,117       4.7        94 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.9         178.8      -1.0       269      864       3.8       149 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.8         594.7       1.9        59    1,546       3.8       149 
                                                                                                       
Worcester, MA............          20.8         324.6       0.0       202      915       6.8        22 
Genesee, MI..............           7.9         143.9      -3.2       306      802       2.8       226 
Ingham, MI...............           6.8         163.1       0.2       181      859       4.4       116 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         116.5      -1.0       269      799       3.9       141 
Kent, MI.................          14.1         341.0      -1.1       275      804       1.6       285 
Macomb, MI...............          17.7         313.3      -2.5       301      922       3.7       152 
Oakland, MI..............          39.0         696.6      -1.3       283    1,049       1.8       278 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         108.1      -2.2       299      761       0.0       307 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.3          86.3      -3.7       307      756       0.5       302 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.0         194.1      -1.2       277      957       3.5       172 
                                                                                                       
Wayne, MI................          32.1         751.0      -2.6       302      991       2.2       264 
Anoka, MN................           7.8         117.5       0.9       119      831       2.3       261 
Dakota, MN...............          10.6         176.8       0.4       157      883       5.7        44 
Hennepin, MN.............          42.4         858.4       0.7       131    1,116       6.2        29 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.6          91.3       0.9       119      916       9.4         6 
Ramsey, MN...............          15.4         334.3       0.0       202      953       5.4        53 
St. Louis, MN............           5.9          98.1       1.6        75      726       4.3       123 
Stearns, MN..............           4.5          83.2       2.5        34      676       1.3       295 
Harrison, MS.............           4.6          87.0       1.6        75      680       1.9       275 
Hinds, MS................           6.4         130.6       1.0       114      785       3.4       186 
                                                                                                       
Boone, MO................           4.6          82.8      -0.3       233      671       3.7       152 
Clay, MO.................           5.1          91.2       0.7       131      823       5.5        50 
Greene, MO...............           8.3         159.2       2.5        34      663       4.9        80 
Jackson, MO..............          18.9         372.1       0.6       143      893       3.7       152 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.3         125.8       1.2        97      737       3.2       198 
St. Louis, MO............          33.2         618.4       0.1       189      977       7.5        12 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.5         234.0      -0.1       215      962       2.6       240 
Douglas, NE..............          15.9         323.0       1.2        97      860       5.5        50 
Lancaster, NE............           8.1         159.0       (7)         -      700       3.2       198 
Clark, NV................          49.8         929.0       0.8       127      875       7.2        16 
                                                                                                       
Washoe, NV...............          14.6         219.1      -1.3       283      865       5.4        53 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         201.1       0.0       202    1,039       4.5       108 
Rockingham, NH...........          11.1         138.8      -1.2       277      892     -12.4       316 
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.1         145.7      -1.6       290      800       2.6       240 
Bergen, NJ...............          35.0         464.3       0.3       173    1,185       5.6        46 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.6         205.6      -0.7       259      939       3.3       191 
Camden, NJ...............          13.3         212.3      -0.4       238      953       2.3       261 
Essex, NJ................          21.6         368.7       0.4       157    1,135       2.4       254 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.3         106.3      -0.4       238      832       5.6        46 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.1         241.4       1.1       106    1,170       4.5       108 
                                                                                                       
Mercer, NJ...............          11.4         229.9       (7)         -    1,151       5.2        62 
Middlesex, NJ............          22.2         415.2      -0.3       233    1,130       1.6       285 
Monmouth, NJ.............          21.1         260.0      -0.1       215    1,003       4.7        94 
Morris, NJ...............          18.4         292.0      -2.0       296    1,316       1.9       275 
Ocean, NJ................          12.6         148.9      -0.5       243      772       1.4       292 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.7         182.4      -0.2       224      937       1.5       289 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.3         176.3      -0.6       250    1,461       9.2         7 
Union, NJ................          15.3         238.8       (7)         -    1,138       (7)         - 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.8         337.2       0.5       150      785       3.3       191 
Albany, NY...............          10.0         231.0       0.1       189      894      -0.8       310 
                                                                                                       
Bronx, NY................          15.7         225.8       0.7       131      863       4.0       137 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          96.6       0.4       157      696       3.9       141 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.3         118.6      -1.4       286      872       2.2       264 
Erie, NY.................          23.5         465.9       0.7       131      772       1.8       278 
Kings, NY................          45.2         484.2       2.2        46      789       3.1       207 
Monroe, NY...............          18.0         385.8       0.1       189      849       4.6       101 
Nassau, NY...............          52.5         623.6       0.5       150    1,030       4.4       116 
New York, NY.............         118.0       2,419.9       2.2        46    1,862       4.1       131 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         112.7       0.4       157      683       1.8       278 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         256.7       1.1       106      844       5.2        62 
                                                                                                       
Orange, NY...............          10.0         133.6       1.1       106      744       2.6       240 
Queens, NY...............          42.8         509.4       2.1        50      894       5.1        68 
Richmond, NY.............           8.6          95.5       0.2       181      804       5.1        68 
Rockland, NY.............           9.8         119.1       1.7        68      953       5.1        68 
Saratoga, NY.............           5.4          77.9       1.0       114      735       3.4       186 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.1         639.1       1.2        97      997       4.8        86 
Westchester, NY..........          36.4         432.7       1.5        81    1,248       3.3       191 
Buncombe, NC.............           8.1         118.8       2.3        41      712       3.5       172 
Catawba, NC..............           4.7          88.4      -1.5       287      687       2.4       254 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.3         120.6       1.8        61      675       6.0        33 
                                                                                                       
Durham, NC...............           7.0         186.8       1.6        75    1,151       7.2        16 
Forsyth, NC..............           9.3         189.8       1.1       106      803       2.2       264 
Guilford, NC.............          14.9         286.3       0.7       131      781       1.8       278 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          32.6         578.6       2.7        28    1,000       3.1       207 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.6         106.3       2.1        50      736       4.7        94 
Wake, NC.................          28.5         459.8       3.9         6      893       3.0       219 
Cass, ND.................           5.8          99.1       3.2        17      762       5.2        62 
Butler, OH...............           7.4         150.2       2.1        50      776       4.3       123 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.7         750.9      -0.5       243      909       3.9       141 
Franklin, OH.............          29.7         698.8       1.1       106      847       1.6       285 
                                                                                                       
Hamilton, OH.............          24.0         525.8       0.2       181      960       4.7        94 
Lake, OH.................           6.7         101.7      -0.1       215      739       2.8       226 
Lorain, OH...............           6.2          98.8      -2.1       298      723       2.8       226 
Lucas, OH................          10.7         222.4      -1.8       294      765       2.4       254 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.3         105.2      -0.1       215      655       3.5       172 
Montgomery, OH...........          12.8         269.0      -1.8       294      807      -2.4       312 
Stark, OH................           9.1         163.3       0.4       157      686       3.5       172 
Summit, OH...............          14.9         276.9       0.4       157      809       2.8       226 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.7          78.5      -5.7       312      752      -7.2       315 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.7         426.2       1.0       114      806       6.1        32 
                                                                                                       
Tulsa, OK................          19.6         348.9       0.9       119      818       5.1        68 
Clackamas, OR............          12.7         152.5       1.4        87      816       2.9       223 
Jackson, OR..............           6.8          86.0      -0.6       250      651       4.0       137 
Lane, OR.................          11.1         152.6       0.3       173      693       3.1       207 
Marion, OR...............           9.5         139.1       1.8        61      694       3.6       164 
Multnomah, OR............          27.6         458.1       2.4        37      915       5.3        59 
Washington, OR...........          16.2         253.2      -0.2       224    1,007       6.6        25 
Allegheny, PA............          35.4         692.7       0.6       143      942       2.8       226 
Berks, PA................           9.3         171.4      -0.4       238      813       5.2        62 
Bucks, PA................          20.3         267.9       0.0       202      880       3.5       172 
                                                                                                       
Butler, PA...............           4.8          80.4       1.3        91      766       (7)         - 
Chester, PA..............          15.1         245.3       2.4        37    1,154       3.7       152 
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         126.7      -0.9       265      799       3.2       198 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.4         182.8       0.2       181      846       2.2       264 
Delaware, PA.............          13.6         214.0       0.9       119      940       2.4       254 
Erie, PA.................           7.3         128.6       0.3       173      701       4.5       108 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.8         102.9      -0.4       238      680       2.6       240 
Lancaster, PA............          12.3         232.1       0.4       157      742       1.6       285 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.7         180.3       0.4       157      915       5.8        40 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.9         143.1      -0.2       224      686       5.1        68 
                                                                                                       
Montgomery, PA...........          27.5         495.3       0.3       173    1,152       5.3        59 
Northampton, PA..........           6.5         101.4       2.3        41      781       2.8       226 
Philadelphia, PA.........          30.2         639.7       0.1       189    1,068       5.8        40 
Washington, PA...........           5.3          79.3       0.7       131      783       7.4        14 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.5         136.4      -1.2       277      728       9.8         5 
York, PA.................           9.2         180.5       1.4        87      763       1.7       283 
Kent, RI.................           5.8          81.4      -2.8       304      775       4.4       116 
Providence, RI...........          18.3         288.4      -2.0       296      868       2.0       271 
Charleston, SC...........          12.2         213.4       2.7        28      785       7.5        12 
Greenville, SC...........          12.6         241.6       1.7        68      769       3.1       207 
                                                                                                       
Horry, SC................           8.4         111.4      -1.0       269      582       0.5       302 
Lexington, SC............           5.7          97.8       2.4        37      673       3.9       141 
Richland, SC.............           9.3         217.1      -0.5       243      759       2.8       226 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.1         120.9       1.3        91      746       3.2       198 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         116.0       1.8        61      734       4.4       116 
Davidson, TN.............          18.5         452.0       (7)         -      953       4.3       123 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.7         196.7       0.4       157      788       3.0       219 
Knox, TN.................          11.1         232.2       1.5        81      787       3.0       219 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.3         101.2       2.5        34      837       4.5       108 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         516.0      -0.2       224      935       5.5        50 
                                                                                                       
Williamson, TN...........           5.9          87.8       4.5         3    1,020       8.2         8 
Bell, TX.................           4.5          99.7       1.7        68      671       4.8        86 
Bexar, TX................          32.1         730.9       2.6        32      793       4.5       108 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.6          87.3       2.7        28      840       4.6       101 
Brazos, TX...............           3.8          85.6       (7)         -      658       (7)         - 
Cameron, TX..............           6.5         124.8       1.0       114      555       5.1        68 
Collin, TX...............          16.5         290.0       (7)         -    1,015       (7)         - 
Dallas, TX...............          67.9       1,504.8       2.1        50    1,112       3.8       149 
Denton, TX...............          10.3         170.0       3.6         9      792       2.7       236 
El Paso, TX..............          13.3         275.3       2.9        21      625       3.6       164 
                                                                                                       
Fort Bend, TX............           8.1         129.0       7.4         1      967       5.9        35 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          98.5       (7)         -      828       6.2        29 
Harris, TX...............          96.1       2,061.4       3.7         8    1,152       5.9        35 
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.5         219.9       3.9         6      562       3.3       191 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         124.4       0.0       202      867       4.2       129 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.7         124.0       1.1       106      683       4.6       101 
McLennan, TX.............           4.9         105.0       1.7        68      702       3.5       172 
Montgomery, TX...........           7.9         125.4       (7)         -      847       (7)         - 
Nueces, TX...............           8.2         154.9       2.1        50      764       4.1       131 
Smith, TX................           5.3          94.9       2.8        25      760       3.1       207 
                                                                                                       
Tarrant, TX..............          36.7         777.0       2.3        41      897       2.9       223 
Travis, TX...............          28.3         579.2       2.9        21    1,012       (7)         - 
Webb, TX.................           4.9          90.0       2.9        21      590       3.1       207 
Williamson, TX...........           6.9         121.8       (7)         -      947      16.5         2 
Davis, UT................           7.2         103.3       1.5        81      729       2.1       268 
Salt Lake, UT............          39.0         599.7       2.8        25      843       5.0        76 
Utah, UT.................          13.1         177.5       2.9        21      714       5.0        76 
Weber, UT................           5.8          95.6       2.8        25      673       3.5       172 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.9          96.5       0.1       189      875       5.9        35 
Arlington, VA............           7.6         157.0       3.6         9    1,458       4.7        94 
                                                                                                       
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.5         123.3       0.6       143      800       3.1       207 
Fairfax, VA..............          33.1         593.2       0.6       143    1,358       4.5       108 
Henrico, VA..............           9.2         182.8       1.6        75      903      -0.1       309 
Loudoun, VA..............           8.4         132.2       2.6        32    1,084       2.1       268 
Prince William, VA.......           6.9         104.9      -0.9       265      817       7.2        16 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.0         101.8      -1.0       269    1,240       3.9       141 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.7         101.6      -0.7       259      701       3.1       207 
Newport News City, VA....           4.0         100.7       0.5       150      794       3.5       172 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.8         144.0      -0.6       250      866       3.7       152 
Richmond City, VA........           7.4         160.2       (7)         -    1,013       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.6         178.4       0.4       157      709       3.2       198 
Clark, WA................          12.1         133.6       1.6        75      793       3.7       152 
King, WA.................          77.0       1,194.1       3.0        20    1,088       4.1       131 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.7          84.7       0.5       150      787       3.3       191 
Pierce, WA...............          20.8         278.4       2.3        41      780       5.0        76 
Snohomish, WA............          17.8         256.1       3.2        17      905       6.0        33 
Spokane, WA..............          15.4         211.0       1.5        81      706       4.3       123 
Thurston, WA.............           6.9         100.6       3.1        19      785       4.7        94 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.9          83.3       3.5        12      689       7.0        19 
Yakima, WA...............           8.0          92.8       2.2        46      596       4.0       137 
                                                                                                       
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         109.5       0.2       181      764       5.4        53 
Brown, WI................           6.8         151.3       0.9       119      795       4.6       101 
Dane, WI.................          14.1         308.3       (7)         -      834       (7)         - 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.3         502.9       0.2       181      900       4.5       108 
Outagamie, WI............           5.1         106.5       2.3        41      754       3.1       207 
Racine, WI...............           4.2          76.4      -1.6       290      884       6.9        20 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.4         238.3      -0.2       224      892      -2.3       311 
Winnebago, WI............           3.8          90.9       1.3        91      813       2.5       245 
San Juan, PR.............          13.4         300.4      -3.9       (8)      607       4.5       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 328 U.S. counties comprise 71.2 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
(2) Data are preliminary.
(3) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
(4) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(6) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(7) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
(8) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.








Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(3)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               fourth quarter                                          
         County by NAICS supersector                2007                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)     December    change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2007     December   weekly   fourth  
                                                              (thousands) 2006-07(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2006-07(4)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(5).............................       9,064.5     137,027.3       0.8     $898       4.2 
  Private industry...........................       8,773.2     115,110.2       0.7      901       4.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............         125.5       1,769.5       2.8      948       8.6 
    Construction.............................         893.7       7,383.8      -2.1    1,002       5.5 
    Manufacturing............................         360.8      13,748.3      -2.0    1,075       3.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,919.0      27,258.0       0.8      758       3.4 
    Information..............................         145.2       3,048.3      -0.6    1,358       5.1 
    Financial activities.....................         872.2       8,105.2      -1.5    1,395       3.6 
    Professional and business services.......       1,497.1      18,098.9       1.7    1,157       5.7 
    Education and health services............         830.4      17,781.1       3.1      841       3.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         728.7      13,174.3       1.8      383       4.1 
    Other services...........................       1,185.8       4,469.7       1.7      564       3.3 
  Government.................................         291.2      21,917.0       1.2      879       4.9 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         418.1       4,293.4       0.8    1,054       3.7 
  Private industry...........................         414.1       3,688.0       0.5    1,050       3.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          10.9      -1.3    1,202      19.5 
    Construction.............................          14.3         155.1      -2.1    1,087       5.2 
    Manufacturing............................          15.1         441.5       (6)    1,066       (6) 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          55.1         849.5       0.4      847       2.2 
    Information..............................           8.9         215.6       5.6    1,794      -2.0 
    Financial activities.....................          25.0         241.9      -3.9    1,520       2.2 
    Professional and business services.......          43.4         616.2      -0.7    1,311      10.2 
    Education and health services............          28.1         490.0       2.3      943       1.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          27.2         400.9       1.1      865       3.3 
    Other services...........................         187.1         254.5       5.2      451       2.0 
  Government.................................           4.0         605.4       2.6    1,081       (6) 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         138.5       2,556.2      -0.1    1,101       4.8 
  Private industry...........................         137.1       2,247.9       0.0    1,111       4.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.1     -11.5    1,054      -5.2 
    Construction.............................          12.2          92.4      -2.6    1,379       4.3 
    Manufacturing............................           7.1         236.6      -2.3    1,089       2.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          27.6         492.4      -0.8      845       3.2 
    Information..............................           2.6          58.9       0.6    1,547       8.7 
    Financial activities.....................          15.9         215.0      -1.9    1,981      13.3 
    Professional and business services.......          28.4         443.8       0.6    1,469       4.3 
    Education and health services............          13.6         374.7       2.3      918       1.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.6         232.5       (6)      441       5.0 
    Other services...........................          14.0          96.1       0.6      758       5.0 
  Government.................................           1.4         308.3      -0.9    1,028       4.0 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         118.0       2,419.9       2.2    1,862       4.1 
  Private industry...........................         117.7       1,967.9       2.6    2,050       4.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1       7.0    1,511      10.2 
    Construction.............................           2.4          36.4       9.9    1,911       8.3 
    Manufacturing............................           3.1          36.9      -4.3    1,560       8.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.0         265.1       2.0    1,309       2.7 
    Information..............................           4.4         136.0       1.2    2,059       0.1 
    Financial activities.....................          18.6         383.6       1.8    4,129       4.7 
    Professional and business services.......          24.6         497.4       (6)    2,170       (6) 
    Education and health services............           8.6         294.7       1.4    1,062       3.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.2         221.3       4.4      895      -4.2 
    Other services...........................          17.5          89.3       1.9      988      -0.8 
  Government.................................           0.3         452.0       0.3    1,045       2.0 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          96.1       2,061.4       3.7    1,152       5.9 
  Private industry...........................          95.6       1,809.3       4.0    1,182       5.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.5          80.1       (6)    3,098      14.2 
    Construction.............................           6.7         155.5       6.9    1,130       3.4 
    Manufacturing............................           4.6         183.4       2.7    1,518      12.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.0         441.2       3.7      997       4.4 
    Information..............................           1.4          32.6       0.4    1,289       6.1 
    Financial activities.....................          10.7         120.8       1.5    1,443       4.2 
    Professional and business services.......          19.2         342.5       4.4    1,373       2.8 
    Education and health services............          10.2         216.8       (6)      926       2.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.4         175.5       3.1      385       2.1 
    Other services...........................          11.3          59.2       4.7      654       6.9 
  Government.................................           0.5         252.2       1.5      940       5.3 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................         100.3       1,848.2      -0.1      875       2.0 
  Private industry...........................          99.7       1,624.4      -0.6      874       1.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.6       0.2      846       8.6 
    Construction.............................          10.8         153.4     -10.8      954       3.1 
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         131.5       (6)    1,173      -4.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.0         392.4       1.5      794       0.9 
    Information..............................           1.6          30.6      -1.8    1,068      -1.0 
    Financial activities.....................          12.9         147.4      -4.4    1,071      -2.6 
    Professional and business services.......          22.4         319.2       0.2      938       7.3 
    Education and health services............           9.8         203.8       4.8      971       4.2 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.3         184.8       2.6      424       4.7 
    Other services...........................           7.2          50.5       1.1      601       6.6 
  Government.................................           0.7         223.7       3.0      880       4.3 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          99.1       1,517.7      -1.6    1,027       2.8 
  Private industry...........................          97.7       1,366.6      -1.9    1,029       2.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           4.6       1.0      666       3.7 
    Construction.............................           7.1          98.2      -8.0    1,180       4.0 
    Manufacturing............................           5.3         175.1       (6)    1,236       5.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.7         293.1       (6)      938       4.2 
    Information..............................           1.4          30.4      -0.5    1,368      -1.7 
    Financial activities.....................          11.3         119.7     -12.4    1,620      -0.6 
    Professional and business services.......          19.3         272.2      -3.9    1,168       4.5 
    Education and health services............           9.9         145.3       4.7      941       2.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.0         174.9       2.4      401       4.4 
    Other services...........................          15.1          48.6       1.9      602       3.8 
  Government.................................           1.4         151.1       0.4    1,011      10.0 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.9       1,504.8       2.1    1,112       3.8 
  Private industry...........................          67.4       1,338.5       2.1    1,131       3.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           7.4       (6)    3,412       (6) 
    Construction.............................           4.4          83.7       2.7    1,058       3.8 
    Manufacturing............................           3.1         141.4      -1.3    1,231       7.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.1         316.1       1.6    1,037       6.8 
    Information..............................           1.7          48.4       (6)    1,503       (6) 
    Financial activities.....................           8.7         145.1       0.7    1,457      -2.1 
    Professional and business services.......          14.8         278.1       3.7    1,338       3.4 
    Education and health services............           6.6         148.7       4.9    1,021       2.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4         129.2       4.0      497       2.7 
    Other services...........................           6.5          39.5       2.6      658       3.1 
  Government.................................           0.5         166.2       2.3      960       5.5 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          96.4       1,340.3       0.1      963       4.4 
  Private industry...........................          95.1       1,112.9      -0.1      945       3.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.8          10.7       2.7      576      -2.2 
    Construction.............................           7.3          81.7     -10.3    1,080       5.1 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         103.6       (6)    1,302       7.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.5         231.0      -0.7      750       3.3 
    Information..............................           1.3          38.9       2.6    1,913      12.5 
    Financial activities.....................           9.9          78.6      -5.3    1,172       0.4 
    Professional and business services.......          16.5         217.4       0.8    1,216       2.5 
    Education and health services............           8.1         130.7       3.4      927       3.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.9         160.3       1.9      410       3.8 
    Other services...........................          23.8          56.2       0.4      489      -0.8 
  Government.................................           1.3         227.4       1.5    1,050       7.4 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          77.0       1,194.1       3.0    1,088       4.1 
  Private industry...........................          76.5       1,040.0       3.3    1,098       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           2.7       4.5    1,407       6.1 
    Construction.............................           6.8          72.5       9.9    1,119       8.2 
    Manufacturing............................           2.5         112.4       1.4    1,353      -1.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.7         227.9       2.3      944       4.8 
    Information..............................           1.8          76.8       3.7    1,920       2.2 
    Financial activities.....................           7.0          76.0      -0.7    1,378       2.3 
    Professional and business services.......          13.3         192.6       5.1    1,320       5.8 
    Education and health services............           6.4         123.4       4.0      863       5.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.1         111.4       3.0      443       3.7 
    Other services...........................          17.6          44.2       2.1      607       8.2 
  Government.................................           0.5         154.1       1.0    1,026       5.9 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          87.8       1,032.1       0.0      902       0.6 
  Private industry...........................          87.4         877.9      -0.2      888       0.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          10.4      -1.3      516       6.2 
    Construction.............................           6.4          50.6       (6)      935       (6) 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          45.7      -5.2      817       2.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.5         260.2       0.3      808      -0.7 
    Information..............................           1.5          20.7       1.0    1,205       0.8 
    Financial activities.....................          10.6          71.6      -1.8    1,397       4.6 
    Professional and business services.......          17.8         135.8       (6)    1,147       (6) 
    Education and health services............           9.2         139.4       3.6      883       3.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.9         104.2       1.6      509       5.8 
    Other services...........................           7.7          36.5       2.9      543       3.8 
  Government.................................           0.4         154.2       1.2      981       2.4 

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








Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county by
state, fourth quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(4)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           fourth quarter                                          
        County(3)               2007                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)     December    change,  Average   change, 
                                              2007     December   weekly   fourth  
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2006-07(5)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
United States(6).........       9,064.5     137,027.3       0.8     $898       4.2 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          19.0         367.5       (7)      901       3.4 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         146.2       0.8      924       5.0 
Maricopa, AZ.............         100.3       1,848.2      -0.1      875       2.0 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.8         253.6       1.2      986      26.2 
Los Angeles, CA..........         418.1       4,293.4       0.8    1,054       3.7 
Denver, CO...............          25.5         448.2       2.0    1,129       5.6 
Hartford, CT.............          25.5         511.1       0.7    1,100       5.2 
New Castle, DE...........          18.3         289.1      -0.2    1,031       3.0 
Washington, DC...........          32.4         681.6       0.7    1,506       5.8 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          87.8       1,032.1       0.0      902       0.6 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          40.3         771.5       1.1    1,173       2.8 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.7         461.0       0.1      819       4.1 
Ada, ID..................          15.2         213.1       0.4      823       0.5 
Cook, IL.................         138.5       2,556.2      -0.1    1,101       4.8 
Marion, IN...............          23.9         588.6       0.6      888       2.5 
Polk, IA.................          14.8         276.7       1.8      883       3.6 
Johnson, KS..............          20.4         318.7       1.4      926       4.8 
Jefferson, KY............          22.5         439.6       0.4      859       3.4 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          14.1         268.3       1.8      812       5.3 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.4         177.4       1.0      798       3.6 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          33.0         466.4      -0.1    1,195       4.9 
Middlesex, MA............          47.6         827.5       1.2    1,307       7.7 
Wayne, MI................          32.1         751.0      -2.6      991       2.2 
Hennepin, MN.............          42.4         858.4       0.7    1,116       6.2 
Hinds, MS................           6.4         130.6       1.0      785       3.4 
St. Louis, MO............          33.2         618.4       0.1      977       7.5 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.7          78.2       3.6      729       5.5 
Douglas, NE..............          15.9         323.0       1.2      860       5.5 
Clark, NV................          49.8         929.0       0.8      875       7.2 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         201.1       0.0    1,039       4.5 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          35.0         464.3       0.3    1,185       5.6 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.8         337.2       0.5      785       3.3 
New York, NY.............         118.0       2,419.9       2.2    1,862       4.1 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          32.6         578.6       2.7    1,000       3.1 
Cass, ND.................           5.8          99.1       3.2      762       5.2 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.7         750.9      -0.5      909       3.9 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.7         426.2       1.0      806       6.1 
Multnomah, OR............          27.6         458.1       2.4      915       5.3 
Allegheny, PA............          35.4         692.7       0.6      942       2.8 
Providence, RI...........          18.3         288.4      -2.0      868       2.0 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          12.6         241.6       1.7      769       3.1 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         116.0       1.8      734       4.4 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         516.0      -0.2      935       5.5 
Harris, TX...............          96.1       2,061.4       3.7    1,152       5.9 
Salt Lake, UT............          39.0         599.7       2.8      843       5.0 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.9          96.5       0.1      875       5.9 
Fairfax, VA..............          33.1         593.2       0.6    1,358       4.5 
King, WA.................          77.0       1,194.1       3.0    1,088       4.1 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         109.5       0.2      764       5.4 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.3         502.9       0.2      900       4.5 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           3.2          43.5       2.0      738       7.1 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.4         300.4      -3.9      607       4.5 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.8          24.0       0.9      703       3.2 

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








Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
fourth quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           fourth quarter                                        
          State                 2007                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)     December    change,  Average  change,
                                              2007     December   weekly  fourth 
                                          (thousands)   2006-07    wage   quarter
                                                                          2006-07
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
United States(4).........       9,064.5     137,027.3       0.8     $898      4.2
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         121.1       1,971.0       1.2      762      3.3
Alaska...................          21.1         299.4       1.0      877      4.9
Arizona..................         160.9       2,693.3      -0.1      827      2.6
Arkansas.................          84.1       1,187.6       0.7      712      9.2
California...............       1,340.6      15,794.7       0.8    1,035      4.8
Colorado.................         177.7       2,329.9       2.0      927      5.7
Connecticut..............         113.2       1,717.8       0.7    1,149      4.5
Delaware.................          28.6         428.8       0.3      926      3.3
District of Columbia.....          32.4         681.6       0.7    1,506      5.8
Florida..................         614.5       8,024.3      -1.3      810      2.8
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         275.0       4,111.5       0.6      835      2.8
Hawaii...................          38.9         637.2       0.7      793      4.1
Idaho....................          57.2         660.2       1.7      686      2.1
Illinois.................         363.7       5,933.0       0.6      975      5.1
Indiana..................         158.2       2,929.1       0.1      745      3.0
Iowa.....................          94.0       1,498.5       0.7      732      4.9
Kansas...................          86.3       1,372.7       1.2      745      2.6
Kentucky.................         111.7       1,830.5       0.8      732      3.4
Louisiana................         121.1       1,903.1       2.3      783      4.7
Maine....................          50.6         608.8       0.8      707      4.1
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         165.2       2,580.1       0.4      986      4.7
Massachusetts............         212.7       3,270.9       0.7    1,133      5.4
Michigan.................         256.9       4,194.9      -1.2      873      2.5
Minnesota................         170.9       2,708.7       0.8      883      5.1
Mississippi..............          70.6       1,148.9       0.7      654      3.8
Missouri.................         176.1       2,746.2       0.3      780      5.3
Montana..................          42.9         440.4       2.1      659      5.4
Nebraska.................          59.6         925.2       1.3      723      5.2
Nevada...................          76.5       1,290.8       0.4      872      6.7
New Hampshire............          49.7         638.8       0.3      914     -0.3
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         275.8       4,027.4       0.2    1,092      3.5
New Mexico...............          54.5         831.7       1.1      738      4.8
New York.................         579.2       8,762.7       1.4    1,152      4.2
North Carolina...........         257.3       4,127.7       1.5      777      3.5
North Dakota.............          25.4         347.7       2.0      690      7.3
Ohio.....................         291.4       5,336.8      -0.2      795      2.8
Oklahoma.................         100.1       1,556.1       1.3      721      6.2
Oregon...................         131.4       1,740.5       0.9      798      4.6
Pennsylvania.............         340.5       5,712.8       0.5      873      4.2
Rhode Island.............          36.1         480.9      -1.5      838      2.6
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         118.0       1,904.0       1.0      716      4.1
South Dakota.............          30.3         393.5       1.7      647      5.4
Tennessee................         141.8       2,790.3       0.9      813      4.0
Texas....................         555.4      10,460.8       3.0      911      4.6
Utah.....................          88.1       1,241.8       2.8      758      4.6
Vermont..................          24.9         309.1      -0.2      743      4.9
Virginia.................         227.6       3,709.0       0.7      921      3.8
Washington...............         221.4       2,936.0       2.6      885      4.6
West Virginia............          48.8         716.8       0.4      683      4.1
Wisconsin................         159.8       2,803.9       0.3      769      3.1
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          24.7         279.6       3.0      815      7.1
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          56.5       1,055.2      -1.4      517      4.4
Virgin Islands...........           3.5          46.0       0.6      738      3.9

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






Last Modified Date: July 24, 2008