For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Tuesday, November 23, 2021 USDL-21-2050
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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.
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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.
United States Department of Labor
