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For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Tuesday, November 23, 2021 USDL-21-2050 Technical Information: (202) 691-6567 * QCEWInfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cew Media Contact: (202) 691-5902 * PressOffice@bls.gov COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – SECOND QUARTER 2021 From June 2020 to June 2021, employment increased in 339 of the 343 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In June 2021, national employment increased to 144.0 million, a 6.7-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Atlantic, NJ, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment with a gain of 36.8 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for June 2021, and average weekly wage data are presented for second quarter 2021. Among the 343 largest counties, 302 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the second quarter of 2021, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,241, a 4.5-percent increase over the year. San Francisco, CA, had the largest second quarter over-the-year wage gain at 29.7 percent. (See table 1.) Large County Employment in June 2021 Atlantic, NJ, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+36.8 percent). Within Atlantic, the largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 24,324 jobs over the year (+221.7 percent). Calcasieu, LA, experienced the only over-the-year percentage decrease in employment, with a loss of 0.9 percent. Within Calcasieu, education and health services had the largest employment decrease with a loss of 1,254 jobs (-9.9 percent). Large County Average Weekly Wage in Second Quarter 2021 San Francisco, CA, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages (+29.7 percent). Within San Francisco, an average weekly wage gain of $4,526 (+116.8 percent) in financial activities made the largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages. Atlantic, NJ, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in average weekly wages, with a loss of 7.4 percent. Within Atlantic, leisure and hospitality had the largest impact, with an average weekly wage decrease of $68 (-9.2 percent) over the year. Ten Largest Counties Nine of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment. The employment data for Miami-Dade, FL, did not meet BLS disclosure standards. In June 2021, Orange, CA, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+7.4 percent). Within Orange, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment increase, with a gain of 45,643 jobs (+32.8 percent). (See table 2.) All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in average weekly wages. In second quarter 2021, King, WA, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly wages (+10.8 percent). Within King, information had the largest impact, with an average weekly wage increase of $831 (+19.2 percent) over the year. For More Information The tables included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 343 U.S. counties with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2020. June 2021 employment and second quarter 2021 average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 3 of this release. The QCEW Technical Note is available at www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm. QCEW response rate tables are available at www.bls.gov/cew/response-rates/. The most current news release on quarterly measures of gross job flows is available from QCEW Business Employment Dynamics at www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf. Several BLS regional offices issue QCEW news releases targeted to local data users. Links to these releases are available at www.bls.gov/cew/regional-resources.htm. QCEW data are available in the Census Business Builder suite of web tools assisting business owners and regional analysts in data-driven decision making at www.census.gov/data/data-tools/cbb.html. The QCEW news release schedule is available at www.bls.gov/cew/release-calendar.htm. ____________ The County Employment and Wages full data update for second quarter 2021 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). The County Employment and Wages news release for third quarter 2021 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET).
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 344 largest counties, second quarter 2021 Employment Average weekly wage(2) Establishments, County(1) second quarter Percent Ranking Percent Ranking 2021 June change, by Second change, by (thousands) 2021 June percent quarter second percent (thousands) 2020-21(3) change 2021 quarter change 2020-21(3) United States(4)......... 10,863.2 144,044.8 6.7 - $1,241 4.5 - Jefferson, AL............ 20.2 342.3 4.0 273 1,171 5.2 83 Madison, AL.............. 10.9 210.8 6.2 156 1,288 2.6 201 Mobile, AL............... 10.8 166.5 3.5 298 1,004 5.0 90 Montgomery, AL........... 6.6 126.0 3.7 290 984 4.8 97 Shelby, AL............... 6.3 83.6 4.2 262 1,104 4.5 113 Tuscaloosa, AL........... 4.8 88.7 2.4 327 975 6.1 43 Anchorage, AK............ 8.5 140.8 4.8 226 1,244 -1.5 327 Maricopa, AZ............. 117.0 2,031.4 5.4 200 1,209 6.1 43 Pima, AZ................. 19.9 360.8 2.5 324 1,028 4.0 139 Benton, AR............... 7.4 127.6 5.2 213 1,418 6.5 33 Pulaski, AR.............. 14.6 241.9 3.3 307 1,060 4.4 118 Washington, AR........... 6.5 110.4 6.7 122 991 2.2 219 Alameda, CA.............. 67.0 761.2 7.2 99 1,733 6.3 37 Butte, CA................ 8.3 76.9 4.6 237 965 4.7 101 Contra Costa, CA......... 35.3 352.8 6.8 116 1,502 1.8 240 Fresno, CA............... 39.1 398.9 4.3 255 995 6.5 33 Kern, CA................. 22.9 326.3 6.7 122 1,012 1.9 236 Los Angeles, CA.......... 526.9 4,218.8 6.8 116 1,400 5.3 77 Marin, CA................ 12.8 106.6 6.7 122 1,709 5.5 65 Merced, CA............... 7.2 82.1 3.1 313 920 5.6 62 Monterey, CA............. 14.5 202.5 4.1 267 1,029 4.3 123 Orange, CA............... 133.8 1,555.8 7.4 93 1,382 4.2 126 Placer, CA............... 14.4 174.1 9.3 42 1,242 2.2 219 Riverside, CA............ 73.6 761.7 8.0 78 1,022 6.8 29 Sacramento, CA........... 64.6 667.3 5.1 217 1,338 1.1 269 San Bernardino, CA....... 67.5 785.3 6.6 129 1,052 5.8 56 San Diego, CA............ 120.2 1,427.2 7.0 105 1,370 5.1 87 San Francisco, CA........ 61.9 681.2 2.9 318 3,412 29.7 1 San Joaquin, CA.......... 19.4 264.5 6.3 150 1,071 6.4 36 San Luis Obispo, CA...... 10.9 115.1 8.2 70 1,060 3.0 185 San Mateo, CA............ 29.4 398.3 6.7 122 3,120 10.5 5 Santa Barbara, CA........ 16.2 216.7 6.4 142 1,181 5.5 65 Santa Clara, CA.......... 76.4 1,068.0 4.5 242 3,516 14.6 3 Santa Cruz, CA........... 9.8 105.5 5.6 184 1,133 2.7 197 Solano, CA............... 12.1 133.2 4.6 237 1,237 3.4 169 Sonoma, CA............... 20.4 198.1 5.8 172 1,241 5.4 73 Stanislaus, CA........... 16.6 189.2 4.6 237 1,067 5.5 65 Tulare, CA............... 12.4 165.1 1.4 334 884 3.9 144 Ventura, CA.............. 28.7 318.9 4.4 250 1,220 2.6 201 Yolo, CA................. 7.4 114.3 4.1 267 1,187 1.5 256 Adams, CO................ 12.9 228.2 4.8 226 1,183 (5) - Arapahoe, CO............. 24.5 331.1 5.2 213 1,398 3.4 169 Boulder, CO.............. 17.5 188.1 7.7 84 1,494 4.2 126 Denver, CO............... 38.7 516.4 8.5 61 1,601 7.1 25 Douglas, CO.............. 14.2 137.9 8.1 74 1,396 (5) - El Paso, CO.............. 23.1 289.1 6.8 116 1,086 2.2 219 Jefferson, CO............ 22.8 239.3 5.5 194 1,290 4.8 97 Larimer, CO.............. 13.8 167.2 6.7 122 1,093 0.1 301 Weld, CO................. 8.5 107.6 2.9 318 1,053 2.5 206 Fairfield, CT............ 38.8 399.9 9.2 46 1,768 1.3 262 Hartford, CT............. 30.5 488.8 6.2 156 1,372 -0.5 314 New Haven, CT............ 26.2 358.1 7.0 105 1,237 1.1 269 New London, CT........... 8.1 113.7 11.5 20 1,189 -3.2 338 New Castle, DE........... 21.5 279.8 4.0 273 1,287 1.8 240 Sussex, DE............... 7.9 86.3 7.7 84 884 1.6 253 Washington, DC........... 43.9 724.6 3.3 307 2,096 5.4 73 Alachua, FL.............. 7.7 129.1 3.6 293 1,028 5.2 83 Brevard, FL.............. 17.3 223.4 4.5 242 1,105 3.9 144 Broward, FL.............. 77.5 782.0 5.3 208 1,189 7.4 24 Collier, FL.............. 16.4 143.5 6.0 166 1,124 10.5 5 Duval, FL................ 32.5 521.5 4.6 237 1,136 6.3 37 Escambia, FL............. 9.0 137.2 2.5 324 942 5.4 73 Hillsborough, FL......... 50.1 699.0 5.6 184 1,174 5.9 50 Lake, FL................. 9.6 98.1 4.3 255 867 8.2 14 Lee, FL.................. 25.4 265.3 6.6 129 998 5.5 65 Leon, FL................. 9.5 147.4 4.7 233 964 3.4 169 Manatee, FL.............. 12.7 124.0 4.2 262 968 10.5 5 Marion, FL............... 9.2 106.8 3.4 304 865 8.1 15 Miami-Dade, FL........... 112.1 1,093.9 (5) - 1,206 8.7 10 Okaloosa, FL............. 7.0 86.6 5.0 221 1,067 5.3 77 Orange, FL............... 49.7 792.6 15.3 5 1,111 5.8 56 Osceola, FL.............. 8.7 94.5 13.9 9 854 6.2 41 Palm Beach, FL........... 63.7 594.6 5.7 174 1,224 7.1 25 Pasco, FL................ 12.6 119.5 5.6 184 890 6.6 30 Pinellas, FL............. 37.2 429.9 4.0 273 1,079 7.7 20 Polk, FL................. 16.4 234.9 (5) - 904 (5) - St. Johns, FL............ 9.1 81.9 8.7 54 988 8.3 12 St. Lucie, FL............ 7.5 78.5 7.3 96 918 5.0 90 Sarasota, FL............. 17.9 169.4 6.8 116 1,032 9.4 9 Seminole, FL............. 16.6 196.2 4.8 226 1,076 4.4 118 Volusia, FL.............. 15.8 170.5 (5) - 919 7.7 20 Bibb, GA................. 4.7 79.8 2.7 321 914 5.5 65 Chatham, GA.............. 9.3 159.4 9.3 42 991 3.6 160 Clayton, GA.............. 4.7 111.1 15.0 7 1,147 4.5 113 Cobb, GA................. 25.4 366.0 7.6 88 1,249 5.6 62 DeKalb, GA............... 20.9 293.4 4.4 250 1,242 5.2 83 Fulton, GA............... 51.6 869.2 7.1 101 1,615 6.0 47 Gwinnett, GA............. 29.9 356.4 6.4 142 1,101 4.9 94 Hall, GA................. 5.2 89.5 3.9 279 1,028 6.6 30 Muscogee, GA............. 5.0 90.4 1.2 335 911 3.1 179 Richmond, GA............. 5.0 101.2 3.5 298 995 4.0 139 Honolulu, HI............. 28.5 420.3 9.4 40 1,168 1.0 273 Ada, ID.................. 19.7 264.3 6.3 150 1,076 5.7 60 Champaign, IL............ 4.2 90.8 6.2 156 1,059 0.6 291 Cook, IL................. 142.1 2,435.9 5.9 167 1,419 3.6 160 DuPage, IL............... 35.1 591.3 6.4 142 1,334 3.5 162 Kane, IL................. 12.9 205.1 7.7 84 1,063 3.3 175 Lake, IL................. 20.4 330.1 6.2 156 1,497 -0.2 308 McHenry, IL.............. 7.9 96.1 7.6 88 946 1.5 256 McLean, IL............... 3.3 78.8 4.8 226 1,101 2.2 219 Madison, IL.............. 5.4 103.1 6.9 112 928 4.7 101 Peoria, IL............... 4.1 99.0 3.9 279 1,177 3.8 150 St. Clair, IL............ 5.1 87.4 6.7 122 980 4.0 139 Sangamon, IL............. 4.9 125.4 5.5 194 1,144 3.2 176 Will, IL................. 15.7 248.7 6.4 142 1,040 5.3 77 Winnebago, IL............ 6.0 118.0 5.2 213 986 3.2 176 Allen, IN................ 9.5 187.6 5.6 184 998 5.9 50 Elkhart, IN.............. 5.0 139.2 12.5 12 1,120 22.7 2 Hamilton, IN............. 10.6 148.4 7.0 105 1,141 3.5 162 Lake, IN................. 10.8 181.2 5.5 194 1,001 5.9 50 Marion, IN............... 25.9 583.0 5.5 194 1,204 2.8 194 St. Joseph, IN........... 6.0 116.3 3.6 293 998 5.2 83 Tippecanoe, IN........... 3.9 83.0 5.0 221 980 0.7 288 Vanderburgh, IN.......... 4.9 104.1 5.5 194 950 5.4 73 Johnson, IA.............. 4.6 80.2 4.1 267 1,104 0.8 281 Linn, IA................. 7.3 126.8 3.6 293 1,118 2.2 219 Polk, IA................. 18.7 298.6 6.4 142 1,194 1.4 261 Scott, IA................ 5.8 87.5 4.5 242 969 3.7 155 Johnson, KS.............. 25.1 346.4 4.0 273 1,247 3.4 169 Sedgwick, KS............. 13.0 245.0 7.1 101 968 2.4 212 Shawnee, KS.............. 5.1 94.0 3.5 298 963 5.0 90 Wyandotte, KS............ 3.5 85.7 0.8 336 1,084 -1.4 324 Boone, KY................ 5.1 100.2 11.0 25 1,009 4.2 126 Fayette, KY.............. 12.3 182.6 1.8 331 1,083 3.0 185 Jefferson, KY............ 28.1 451.1 5.3 208 1,182 2.3 216 Caddo, LA................ 7.6 104.3 3.8 286 966 5.8 56 Calcasieu, LA............ 5.7 85.3 -0.9 340 1,048 5.5 65 East Baton Rouge, LA..... 17.6 247.3 5.9 167 1,104 2.5 206 Jefferson, LA............ 15.0 180.7 7.4 93 1,059 0.7 288 Lafayette, LA............ 10.7 125.4 5.4 200 954 1.0 273 Orleans, LA.............. 15.0 173.7 9.3 42 1,144 -2.5 334 St. Tammany, LA.......... 9.4 90.0 8.2 70 974 0.8 281 Cumberland, ME........... 15.1 183.6 9.1 47 1,156 3.1 179 Anne Arundel, MD......... 15.5 261.2 6.6 129 1,308 -0.1 305 Baltimore, MD............ 21.1 361.2 5.6 184 1,219 2.0 230 Frederick, MD............ 6.6 100.3 6.6 129 1,123 1.2 268 Harford, MD.............. 5.8 92.2 5.4 200 1,146 -1.6 329 Howard, MD............... 10.2 163.2 5.3 208 1,486 -0.2 308 Montgomery, MD........... 32.8 449.0 6.1 162 1,624 2.6 201 Prince George's, MD...... 16.3 304.2 8.2 70 1,263 -0.9 318 Baltimore City, MD....... 13.5 331.3 3.5 298 1,372 2.2 219 Barnstable, MA........... 9.8 100.0 17.1 3 1,061 -1.5 327 Bristol, MA.............. 18.4 220.8 10.7 28 1,131 0.9 276 Essex, MA................ 29.2 315.2 11.1 24 1,325 0.8 281 Hampden, MA.............. 19.8 202.6 10.8 26 1,041 0.4 294 Middlesex, MA............ 59.6 899.8 8.1 74 1,928 2.2 219 Norfolk, MA.............. 26.4 334.8 11.8 19 1,425 -0.2 308 Plymouth, MA............. 17.1 190.9 13.7 10 1,158 -2.1 331 Suffolk, MA.............. 33.5 660.4 7.9 82 2,111 3.0 185 Worcester, MA............ 27.9 342.1 9.5 39 1,208 0.8 281 Genesee, MI.............. 7.1 128.0 8.2 70 965 4.1 135 Ingham, MI............... 6.6 141.9 4.8 226 1,169 1.3 262 Kalamazoo, MI............ 5.8 115.1 5.4 200 1,110 5.5 65 Kent, MI................. 16.4 387.0 9.4 40 1,070 1.3 262 Macomb, MI............... 19.1 320.2 8.3 67 1,198 6.5 33 Oakland, MI.............. 42.5 702.1 8.6 59 1,313 3.1 179 Ottawa, MI............... 6.4 126.1 6.5 137 985 3.0 185 Saginaw, MI.............. 4.0 77.8 5.6 184 990 1.6 253 Washtenaw, MI............ 9.3 203.0 7.6 88 1,291 2.5 206 Wayne, MI................ 35.0 687.9 7.5 91 1,257 -2.3 332 Anoka, MN................ 8.3 127.5 7.1 101 1,138 2.9 190 Dakota, MN............... 11.2 184.2 5.6 184 1,167 -0.1 305 Hennepin, MN............. 45.3 886.4 6.6 129 1,540 4.7 101 Olmsted, MN.............. 3.9 100.1 9.6 37 1,384 3.8 150 Ramsey, MN............... 14.8 313.7 5.2 213 1,299 0.7 288 St. Louis, MN............ 5.5 93.1 6.6 129 1,015 2.5 206 Stearns, MN.............. 4.5 83.0 3.4 304 1,012 4.7 101 Washington, MN........... 6.5 90.6 8.1 74 1,051 4.5 113 Harrison, MS............. 4.7 84.6 6.6 129 828 1.8 240 Hinds, MS................ 5.5 112.3 1.6 332 962 3.9 144 Boone, MO................ 5.0 94.1 7.3 96 999 0.8 281 Clay, MO................. 6.2 104.2 4.3 255 1,004 4.6 107 Greene, MO............... 9.9 167.4 4.0 273 943 4.2 126 Jackson, MO.............. 23.7 363.8 4.5 242 1,183 2.4 212 St. Charles, MO.......... 10.2 154.8 5.9 167 988 3.5 162 St. Louis, MO............ 42.7 579.2 5.0 221 1,266 3.7 155 St. Louis City, MO....... 15.5 213.3 5.3 208 1,291 3.9 144 Yellowstone, MT.......... 6.8 83.7 4.7 233 1,012 3.8 150 Douglas, NE.............. 19.5 330.9 3.8 286 1,145 5.9 50 Lancaster, NE............ 10.3 167.0 3.6 293 969 2.5 206 Clark, NV................ 56.6 955.2 15.5 4 1,072 4.3 123 Washoe, NV............... 15.3 221.8 7.0 105 1,148 7.7 20 Hillsborough, NH......... 12.6 198.0 6.3 150 1,342 2.8 194 Rockingham, NH........... 11.6 151.4 10.1 32 1,237 2.5 206 Atlantic, NJ............. 6.9 123.7 36.8 1 1,027 -7.4 340 Bergen, NJ............... 34.9 416.3 12.2 13 1,393 2.4 212 Burlington, NJ........... 11.8 199.9 10.7 28 1,235 2.9 190 Camden, NJ............... 13.0 196.1 10.6 30 1,182 0.9 276 Essex, NJ................ 22.4 315.6 7.3 96 1,461 1.3 262 Gloucester, NJ........... 6.9 113.2 11.5 20 1,000 1.8 240 Hudson, NJ............... 17.2 254.4 9.6 37 1,582 3.1 179 Mercer, NJ............... 11.7 252.8 6.4 142 1,463 -2.7 336 Middlesex, NJ............ 23.8 413.6 8.8 51 1,374 0.9 276 Monmouth, NJ............. 21.3 262.8 15.1 6 1,192 -1.0 319 Morris, NJ............... 17.8 286.3 10.1 32 1,686 0.5 293 Ocean, NJ................ 14.6 177.5 17.4 2 958 0.0 303 Passaic, NJ.............. 13.6 159.3 11.9 17 1,148 -0.2 308 Somerset, NJ............. 10.6 184.2 7.5 91 1,751 -0.4 313 Union, NJ................ 15.6 217.6 9.9 35 1,458 -1.1 320 Bernalillo, NM........... 20.5 317.9 4.4 250 1,030 2.0 230 Albany, NY............... 10.3 220.3 4.3 255 1,338 4.6 107 Bronx, NY................ 19.1 304.6 5.6 184 1,229 2.1 227 Broome, NY............... 4.2 79.2 4.7 233 1,030 2.0 230 Dutchess, NY............. 8.4 105.9 8.0 78 1,259 4.7 101 Erie, NY................. 24.5 439.9 8.3 67 1,115 0.8 281 Kings, NY................ 66.1 770.6 12.1 15 1,054 -0.6 316 Monroe, NY............... 18.7 364.6 6.1 162 1,136 1.0 273 Nassau, NY............... 53.8 601.2 12.2 13 1,371 -1.1 320 New York, NY............. 125.9 2,181.7 6.5 137 2,555 5.3 77 Oneida, NY............... 5.2 98.6 4.1 267 1,003 5.8 56 Onondaga, NY............. 12.6 233.7 5.7 174 1,161 5.9 50 Orange, NY............... 10.8 143.0 10.3 31 1,081 -0.5 314 Queens, NY............... 53.5 660.2 11.9 17 1,198 2.0 230 Richmond, NY............. 10.0 126.0 14.5 8 1,160 -0.3 312 Rockland, NY............. 11.2 126.9 13.0 11 1,149 -0.1 305 Saratoga, NY............. 6.1 87.0 12.1 15 1,142 -2.4 333 Suffolk, NY.............. 53.4 646.8 11.3 23 1,304 0.4 294 Westchester, NY.......... 35.7 402.1 8.8 51 1,591 -7.1 339 Buncombe, NC............. 10.8 128.7 11.4 22 933 1.7 248 Catawba, NC.............. 4.7 86.1 6.5 137 940 10.1 8 Cumberland, NC........... 6.7 118.4 5.4 200 924 3.9 144 Durham, NC............... 9.6 220.3 6.5 137 1,504 1.9 236 Forsyth, NC.............. 9.9 185.9 6.4 142 1,067 4.2 126 Guilford, NC............. 15.5 274.4 5.1 217 1,036 4.9 94 Mecklenburg, NC.......... 43.2 719.4 7.0 105 1,379 3.4 169 New Hanover, NC.......... 9.4 117.1 6.9 112 1,032 7.8 18 Wake, NC................. 40.8 587.9 9.9 35 1,281 6.0 47 Cass, ND................. 7.8 120.5 6.4 142 1,111 3.8 150 Butler, OH............... 8.2 149.6 3.5 298 1,036 2.3 216 Cuyahoga, OH............. 37.5 694.2 4.1 267 1,213 3.9 144 Delaware, OH............. 6.2 89.8 7.0 105 1,154 1.1 269 Franklin, OH............. 36.0 739.0 4.3 255 1,192 4.3 123 Hamilton, OH............. 25.4 499.7 4.7 233 1,259 1.9 236 Lake, OH................. 6.5 93.1 3.5 298 974 1.8 240 Lorain, OH............... 6.4 95.4 4.2 262 917 3.5 162 Lucas, OH................ 10.5 194.9 3.9 279 1,008 5.1 87 Mahoning, OH............. 6.0 91.8 3.4 304 842 2.4 212 Montgomery, OH........... 12.5 241.0 2.1 330 1,013 4.6 107 Stark, OH................ 8.9 154.2 4.2 262 882 5.3 77 Summit, OH............... 15.0 254.8 3.2 311 1,054 4.6 107 Warren, OH............... 5.7 98.4 5.7 174 1,104 1.7 248 Cleveland, OK............ 6.3 86.3 5.7 174 854 -1.8 330 Oklahoma, OK............. 29.0 451.1 3.1 313 1,085 2.6 201 Tulsa, OK................ 23.1 349.6 3.1 313 1,035 1.7 248 Clackamas, OR............ 16.5 165.6 5.6 184 1,167 3.5 162 Deschutes, OR............ 10.4 87.2 9.1 47 1,050 3.4 169 Jackson, OR.............. 8.1 89.6 5.4 200 969 5.1 87 Lane, OR................. 13.4 151.8 5.7 174 982 5.0 90 Marion, OR............... 11.9 159.1 5.3 208 1,054 4.5 113 Multnomah, OR............ 38.8 480.8 5.7 174 1,358 4.9 94 Washington, OR........... 21.4 293.1 4.2 262 1,598 5.9 50 Allegheny, PA............ 36.3 652.8 3.8 286 1,318 4.0 139 Berks, PA................ 8.8 164.4 6.2 156 1,078 3.7 155 Bucks, PA................ 20.5 256.3 10.8 26 1,121 0.2 299 Butler, PA............... 5.2 84.0 2.6 323 1,075 0.8 281 Chester, PA.............. 16.0 242.6 8.0 78 1,541 0.3 296 Cumberland, PA........... 6.7 132.7 4.0 273 1,114 2.3 216 Dauphin, PA.............. 7.6 180.2 7.9 82 1,166 -0.7 317 Delaware, PA............. 14.3 212.2 8.1 74 1,252 0.3 296 Erie, PA................. 6.8 115.9 6.9 112 894 -3.0 337 Lackawanna, PA........... 5.5 91.6 6.3 150 926 0.2 299 Lancaster, PA............ 14.1 241.7 8.7 54 1,002 1.9 236 Lehigh, PA............... 8.9 190.3 8.0 78 1,175 4.1 135 Luzerne, PA.............. 7.5 137.7 4.6 237 963 3.0 185 Montgomery, PA........... 28.3 492.5 8.3 67 1,466 1.1 269 Northampton, PA.......... 6.9 114.3 8.5 61 1,019 1.5 256 Philadelphia, PA......... 34.8 646.1 5.9 167 1,363 -1.3 323 Washington, PA........... 5.6 83.0 4.5 242 1,151 2.7 197 Westmoreland, PA......... 9.2 128.6 5.1 217 952 1.7 248 York, PA................. 9.2 173.7 5.7 174 1,047 1.8 240 Providence, RI........... 19.9 274.6 8.4 65 1,202 0.3 296 Charleston, SC........... 18.3 253.7 7.0 105 1,113 4.8 97 Greenville, SC........... 16.6 271.2 5.8 172 1,024 2.8 194 Horry, SC................ 10.3 134.7 7.7 84 766 5.7 60 Lexington, SC............ 7.6 121.5 2.4 327 905 4.7 101 Richland, SC............. 11.1 215.2 4.4 250 1,006 2.0 230 Spartanburg, SC.......... 7.0 147.7 3.1 313 994 8.0 17 York, SC................. 7.1 100.1 5.5 194 1,010 5.5 65 Minnehaha, SD............ 8.4 130.4 5.7 174 1,041 2.7 197 Davidson, TN............. 27.7 497.7 8.7 54 1,294 6.3 37 Hamilton, TN............. 11.2 199.9 2.4 327 1,067 7.1 25 Knox, TN................. 14.2 239.4 5.6 184 1,050 6.6 30 Rutherford, TN........... 6.8 133.0 7.2 99 996 6.3 37 Shelby, TN............... 22.2 480.0 3.3 307 1,247 7.8 18 Williamson, TN........... 11.1 141.6 8.7 54 1,437 6.1 43 Bell, TX................. 6.1 121.7 4.5 242 1,012 3.2 176 Bexar, TX................ 44.3 855.8 5.0 221 1,090 3.8 150 Brazoria, TX............. 6.4 110.6 0.7 337 1,144 0.9 276 Brazos, TX............... 5.0 105.0 7.4 93 902 2.2 219 Cameron, TX.............. 6.7 144.6 4.9 225 741 4.2 126 Collin, TX............... 30.9 459.1 8.7 54 1,409 3.5 162 Dallas, TX............... 83.0 1,722.9 6.3 150 1,438 6.0 47 Denton, TX............... 18.2 275.3 9.1 47 1,123 8.7 10 El Paso, TX.............. 16.3 302.9 4.1 267 851 4.4 118 Fort Bend, TX............ 16.3 200.4 6.8 116 1,006 -2.5 334 Galveston, TX............ 6.7 111.2 3.9 279 1,009 -1.4 324 Harris, TX............... 122.7 2,252.8 3.2 311 1,388 2.7 197 Hidalgo, TX.............. 13.1 264.8 4.3 255 728 3.7 155 Jefferson, TX............ 5.9 110.3 0.3 339 1,108 0.0 303 Lubbock, TX.............. 8.1 140.8 4.8 226 915 0.9 276 McLennan, TX............. 5.7 113.5 3.0 317 965 2.9 190 Midland, TX.............. 6.2 96.7 8.4 65 1,402 0.1 301 Montgomery, TX........... 13.5 195.2 6.3 150 1,186 2.9 190 Nueces, TX............... 8.4 151.5 0.5 338 962 1.7 248 Smith, TX................ 6.5 104.0 3.8 286 969 4.2 126 Tarrant, TX.............. 48.3 912.8 5.4 200 1,184 4.6 107 Travis, TX............... 48.5 805.9 9.1 47 1,540 8.1 15 Webb, TX................. 5.7 99.1 4.4 250 771 2.1 227 Williamson, TX........... 13.8 193.9 9.3 42 1,218 1.8 240 Davis, UT................ 9.6 136.7 4.3 255 987 0.6 291 Salt Lake, UT............ 55.1 737.9 6.8 116 1,211 5.6 62 Utah, UT................. 19.8 271.0 8.6 59 1,019 3.5 162 Weber, UT................ 6.8 112.5 6.7 122 942 7.7 20 Chittenden, VT........... 7.9 97.9 6.9 112 1,176 -1.4 324 Arlington, VA............ 9.3 174.1 2.5 324 1,997 4.1 135 Chesterfield, VA......... 9.7 135.6 5.4 200 1,013 4.1 135 Fairfax, VA.............. 37.6 611.2 6.1 162 1,827 2.6 201 Henrico, VA.............. 12.0 184.0 6.1 162 1,160 4.2 126 Loudoun, VA.............. 13.4 174.6 10.1 32 1,342 -1.1 320 Prince William, VA....... 9.9 131.8 8.5 61 1,056 1.6 253 Alexandria City, VA...... 6.3 84.4 3.9 279 1,625 1.5 256 Chesapeake City, VA...... 6.4 100.9 3.6 293 946 4.8 97 Newport News City, VA.... 4.1 100.4 3.3 307 1,130 3.7 155 Norfolk City, VA......... 6.2 133.0 2.8 320 1,246 4.4 118 Richmond City, VA........ 8.2 148.0 4.8 226 1,330 2.0 230 Virginia Beach City, VA.. 12.8 173.4 5.7 174 957 4.2 126 Benton, WA............... 6.4 94.7 8.5 61 1,190 4.0 139 Clark, WA................ 16.8 166.3 8.8 51 1,216 8.3 12 King, WA................. 93.8 1,377.0 5.7 174 2,166 10.8 4 Kitsap, WA............... 7.4 89.1 3.9 279 1,195 4.5 113 Pierce, WA............... 24.7 313.0 6.6 129 1,153 6.2 41 Snohomish, WA............ 23.0 274.7 2.7 321 1,290 2.1 227 Spokane, WA.............. 17.7 231.2 5.9 167 1,077 7.0 28 Thurston, WA............. 9.1 117.0 6.5 137 1,183 5.3 77 Whatcom, WA.............. 7.8 88.0 6.2 156 1,073 6.1 43 Yakima, WA............... 8.2 118.4 1.5 333 862 4.6 107 Kanawha, WV.............. 5.6 92.1 3.7 290 1,005 4.4 118 Brown, WI................ 7.3 155.0 5.1 217 1,022 1.5 256 Dane, WI................. 16.8 341.3 7.1 101 1,246 1.3 262 Milwaukee, WI............ 28.1 457.8 4.5 242 1,124 1.3 262 Outagamie, WI............ 5.7 106.2 3.7 290 1,005 1.8 240 Waukesha, WI............. 13.9 242.6 4.5 242 1,174 3.1 179 Winnebago, WI............ 4.0 91.4 3.9 279 1,063 3.1 179 San Juan, PR............. 11.3 231.4 8.4 (6) 701 3.2 (6) (1) Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note. (2) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (3) Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note. (4) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (5) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. (6) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings. Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. These 343 U.S. counties comprise 72.2 percent of the total covered workers in the U.S.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties, second quarter 2021 Employment Average weekly wage(1) Establishments, second quarter County by NAICS supersector 2021 Percent Percent (thousands) June change, Second change, 2021 June quarter second (thousands) 2020-21(2) 2021 quarter 2020-21(2) United States(3) ............................ 10,863.2 144,044.8 6.7 $1,241 4.5 Private industry........................... 10,560.6 122,892.7 7.4 1,236 4.8 Natural resources and mining............. 140.9 1,838.7 -1.0 1,100 1.5 Construction............................. 866.7 7,535.8 3.4 1,283 5.7 Manufacturing............................ 365.2 12,291.5 2.6 1,410 5.9 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,975.3 27,300.4 6.4 1,043 6.6 Information.............................. 220.5 2,806.2 7.7 2,740 12.4 Financial activities..................... 979.5 8,346.6 2.5 1,912 8.8 Professional and business services....... 2,090.4 21,124.4 7.3 1,624 6.6 Education and health services............ 1,918.5 22,532.7 4.3 1,082 5.4 Leisure and hospitality.................. 901.5 14,692.1 25.1 526 13.4 Other services........................... 841.5 4,182.0 12.2 866 0.5 Government................................. 302.6 21,152.1 2.2 1,268 2.8 Los Angeles, CA.............................. 526.9 4,218.8 6.8 1,400 5.3 Private industry........................... 520.5 3,654.9 8.1 1,369 5.8 Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.3 11.3 1,169 2.6 Construction............................. 18.1 148.6 1.6 1,406 4.7 Manufacturing............................ 12.4 311.7 -0.2 1,574 6.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 60.9 796.2 7.0 1,139 6.9 Information.............................. 14.1 182.6 22.7 3,005 13.9 Financial activities..................... 32.0 209.0 1.2 2,257 10.5 Professional and business services....... 60.5 607.4 7.3 1,709 3.4 Education and health services............ 251.0 821.1 4.5 1,017 5.9 Leisure and hospitality.................. 41.3 441.3 24.9 800 5.3 Other services........................... 29.5 130.8 15.3 918 -3.7 Government................................. 6.4 563.9 -0.6 1,603 4.8 Cook, IL..................................... 142.1 2,435.9 5.9 1,419 3.6 Private industry........................... 140.8 2,154.6 6.3 1,411 3.9 Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.9 25.4 1,214 -3.0 Construction............................. 11.3 73.6 2.8 1,572 1.7 Manufacturing............................ 5.7 175.3 0.7 1,340 5.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.0 446.6 5.1 1,141 3.4 Information.............................. 2.7 49.8 0.5 2,606 15.4 Financial activities..................... 14.4 201.1 -0.7 2,545 10.4 Professional and business services....... 29.9 451.8 4.5 1,777 7.6 Education and health services............ 16.5 438.0 4.3 1,103 1.1 Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.1 226.0 36.5 641 15.9 Other services........................... 16.6 89.7 6.7 1,095 -0.8 Government................................. 1.3 281.3 2.7 1,478 1.9 Harris, TX................................... 122.7 2,252.8 3.2 1,388 2.7 Private industry........................... 122.1 1,970.4 3.5 1,404 2.8 Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 49.7 -10.1 3,232 -1.6 Construction............................. 8.2 152.9 -2.2 1,448 3.0 Manufacturing............................ 5.0 160.8 -3.0 1,630 1.8 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.7 461.5 3.9 1,264 5.5 Information.............................. 1.5 22.7 0.0 1,796 7.7 Financial activities..................... 13.5 129.3 2.1 1,906 8.0 Professional and business services....... 25.1 400.6 3.5 1,768 5.6 Education and health services............ 17.4 302.1 3.4 1,176 7.3 Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.0 223.3 15.8 535 16.1 Other services........................... 11.7 64.8 7.6 962 5.6 Government................................. 0.6 282.4 1.2 1,273 1.0 New York, NY................................. 125.9 2,181.7 6.5 2,555 5.3 Private industry........................... 124.4 1,961.2 7.9 2,644 5.0 Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.3 28.4 2,197 -4.3 Construction............................. 2.4 36.1 1.2 2,081 6.3 Manufacturing............................ 1.7 15.7 18.9 1,727 -8.0 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.4 197.8 11.7 1,816 6.4 Information.............................. 5.9 186.7 12.1 3,556 10.5 Financial activities..................... 19.2 377.8 -1.4 4,358 9.9 Professional and business services....... 28.7 540.6 2.5 2,802 9.6 Education and health services............ 10.2 341.7 4.1 1,626 3.1 Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.8 171.1 62.4 1,098 -1.6 Other services........................... 18.1 88.5 12.2 1,536 -3.5 Government................................. 1.5 220.4 -4.3 1,780 3.1 Maricopa, AZ................................. 117.0 2,031.4 5.4 1,209 6.1 Private industry........................... 116.3 1,851.8 5.5 1,201 6.6 Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 1.2 1,290 23.7 Construction............................. 9.2 135.3 1.4 1,258 5.1 Manufacturing............................ 3.6 131.7 1.9 1,660 8.5 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.4 412.7 7.5 1,096 7.7 Information.............................. 2.7 36.9 7.0 1,861 4.0 Financial activities..................... 15.7 195.8 1.9 1,610 6.8 Professional and business services....... 30.3 344.1 3.9 1,292 9.7 Education and health services............ 14.6 328.1 4.1 1,120 6.6 Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.4 205.0 14.6 615 20.4 Other services........................... 7.6 53.4 11.1 910 7.6 Government................................. 0.7 179.5 3.9 1,277 2.8 Dallas, TX................................... 83.0 1,722.9 6.3 1,438 6.0 Private industry........................... 82.5 1,548.9 6.8 1,447 6.2 Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.0 -6.0 2,566 1.3 Construction............................. 5.1 89.0 0.2 1,412 6.5 Manufacturing............................ 2.9 117.4 2.6 1,553 4.8 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.5 363.9 6.6 1,303 8.8 Information.............................. 1.6 44.0 1.6 2,151 5.0 Financial activities..................... 10.5 163.0 4.9 2,035 7.2 Professional and business services....... 19.4 376.9 9.5 1,687 8.1 Education and health services............ 10.3 201.3 3.9 1,250 7.0 Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.4 144.8 16.2 579 16.3 Other services........................... 7.3 40.0 8.2 979 -3.5 Government................................. 0.5 173.9 1.9 1,364 3.6 Orange, CA................................... 133.8 1,555.8 7.4 1,382 4.2 Private industry........................... 132.4 1,404.5 7.9 1,372 4.5 Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.7 16.3 1,108 14.1 Construction............................. 8.0 101.1 0.1 1,548 5.7 Manufacturing............................ 5.3 146.5 0.0 1,689 3.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.9 245.8 6.2 1,221 6.9 Information.............................. 1.7 23.2 0.3 2,696 18.8 Financial activities..................... 13.9 114.9 2.6 2,206 7.6 Professional and business services....... 24.9 312.1 5.5 1,600 6.2 Education and health services............ 41.4 228.8 7.4 1,065 6.1 Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.0 185.0 32.8 626 23.7 Other services........................... 8.1 44.3 17.7 837 -2.4 Government................................. 1.4 151.3 2.8 1,476 3.1 San Diego, CA................................ 120.2 1,427.2 7.0 1,370 5.1 Private industry........................... 118.4 1,189.0 8.2 1,342 5.7 Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 9.5 -5.6 887 13.9 Construction............................. 8.3 82.3 1.2 1,403 5.4 Manufacturing............................ 3.6 113.8 1.9 1,784 7.3 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.5 211.0 6.9 1,040 5.5 Information.............................. 1.5 22.1 4.6 2,233 10.9 Financial activities..................... 11.8 74.1 2.0 1,885 10.8 Professional and business services....... 22.4 256.5 8.1 1,911 9.5 Education and health services............ 36.7 209.2 5.4 1,072 5.7 Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 166.1 26.5 639 22.9 Other services........................... 8.6 44.4 19.1 774 0.8 Government................................. 1.9 238.2 1.4 1,509 4.4 King, WA..................................... 93.8 1,377.0 5.7 2,166 10.8 Private industry........................... 93.2 1,206.5 6.4 2,242 11.4 Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.1 7.7 1,238 -5.9 Construction............................. 7.2 75.7 7.1 1,603 12.9 Manufacturing............................ 2.5 87.1 -7.1 1,810 1.7 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.6 276.8 6.8 2,460 12.1 Information.............................. 3.1 133.3 4.7 5,149 19.2 Financial activities..................... 7.4 69.6 3.3 2,252 10.8 Professional and business services....... 20.6 240.4 5.4 2,305 12.9 Education and health services............ 21.3 174.3 5.1 1,244 8.5 Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 104.2 28.4 699 16.5 Other services........................... 9.6 42.0 10.5 1,183 10.4 Government................................. 0.6 170.5 1.6 1,634 3.7 Miami-Dade, FL............................... 112.1 1,093.9 (4) 1,206 8.7 Private industry........................... 111.8 971.0 6.3 1,187 9.8 Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.0 0.8 823 13.0 Construction............................. 7.6 49.3 -5.5 1,131 7.9 Manufacturing............................ 3.0 39.7 0.0 1,046 10.2 Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.7 276.2 (4) 1,095 10.4 Information.............................. 2.1 17.9 3.9 2,044 14.3 Financial activities..................... 12.3 77.0 3.3 1,917 14.7 Professional and business services....... 27.1 162.3 5.8 1,421 10.8 Education and health services............ 14.4 184.1 4.4 1,130 7.5 Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.2 120.7 25.6 781 26.4 Other services........................... 8.5 34.5 6.5 793 8.2 Government................................. 0.3 123.0 0.0 1,349 4.6 (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note. (3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. (4) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards. Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2020 annual average employment. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state, second quarter 2021 Employment Average weekly wage(1) Establishments, second quarter State 2021 Percent Percent (thousands) June change, Second change, 2021 June quarter second (thousands) 2020-21 2021 quarter 2020-21 United States(2)........... 10,863.2 144,044.8 6.7 $1,241 4.5 Alabama.................... 137.8 1,952.0 4.4 1,010 4.8 Alaska..................... 23.7 315.5 6.7 1,181 -1.2 Arizona.................... 180.2 2,857.8 5.3 1,154 5.9 Arkansas................... 96.1 1,205.3 4.4 974 5.2 California................. 1,662.9 16,992.1 7.0 1,579 7.5 Colorado................... 228.9 2,723.9 7.1 1,283 4.4 Connecticut................ 130.1 1,604.1 7.9 1,411 0.6 Delaware................... 35.1 440.1 5.1 1,165 1.7 District of Columbia....... 44.0 724.6 3.3 2,096 5.4 Florida.................... 782.5 8,654.0 6.7 1,113 7.7 Georgia.................... 337.0 4,453.5 6.5 1,139 5.9 Hawaii..................... 48.7 590.5 12.7 1,117 0.7 Idaho...................... 76.4 801.8 7.3 930 5.3 Illinois................... 394.6 5,743.5 6.5 1,260 3.5 Indiana.................... 178.2 3,011.8 5.2 1,013 5.4 Iowa....................... 106.1 1,528.0 4.8 999 2.1 Kansas..................... 90.5 1,356.0 4.0 995 2.7 Kentucky................... 132.4 1,851.2 5.6 999 2.9 Louisiana.................. 142.7 1,806.6 5.4 1,005 2.0 Maine...................... 57.0 623.0 8.7 1,005 2.4 Maryland................... 175.6 2,599.7 6.8 1,319 1.0 Massachusetts.............. 277.4 3,497.0 10.1 1,591 1.1 Michigan................... 270.2 4,175.6 8.4 1,143 2.5 Minnesota.................. 192.8 2,814.5 6.4 1,240 3.3 Mississippi................ 75.7 1,107.1 4.1 843 3.8 Missouri................... 221.6 2,759.3 5.3 1,052 3.6 Montana.................... 55.1 490.7 7.0 959 4.5 Nebraska................... 74.4 976.6 4.8 997 3.9 Nevada..................... 93.9 1,353.9 14.0 1,106 5.3 New Hampshire.............. 58.5 657.4 8.7 1,345 10.6 New Jersey................. 300.4 3,993.8 12.0 1,387 0.8 New Mexico................. 63.0 790.6 4.3 987 2.9 New York................... 667.9 8,885.4 9.2 1,540 1.3 North Carolina............. 311.1 4,511.3 7.2 1,092 5.1 North Dakota............... 32.6 407.4 4.3 1,067 0.6 Ohio....................... 312.4 5,266.7 4.3 1,068 3.6 Oklahoma................... 114.6 1,568.7 3.1 963 2.4 Oregon..................... 169.2 1,899.6 5.6 1,196 4.8 Pennsylvania............... 370.9 5,674.7 6.9 1,193 2.0 Rhode Island............... 42.1 472.2 10.0 1,168 -0.3 South Carolina............. 150.1 2,091.9 4.9 977 5.2 South Dakota............... 36.3 442.3 6.4 936 2.6 Tennessee.................. 182.3 3,012.4 5.9 1,094 7.6 Texas...................... 758.0 12,466.7 5.7 1,210 4.7 Utah....................... 119.9 1,586.0 7.6 1,060 4.2 Vermont.................... 27.8 292.4 7.5 1,053 -0.2 Virginia................... 293.6 3,854.3 6.1 1,257 3.2 Washington................. 263.6 3,376.7 5.7 1,547 8.3 West Virginia.............. 52.7 663.8 4.8 955 2.2 Wisconsin.................. 186.5 2,845.7 5.7 1,037 2.3 Wyoming.................... 28.2 275.1 5.6 987 2.3 Puerto Rico................ 47.6 867.2 8.6 567 2.0 Virgin Islands............. 3.5 35.7 0.0 923 -8.4 (1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. (2) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.