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County Employment and Wages News Release

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
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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.




Last Modified Date: November 23, 2021