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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 373 largest counties, third quarter 2025

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 373 largest counties,
third quarter 2025

                                                   Employment               Average weekly wage(2)

                          Establishments,
        County(1)          third quarter                Percent    Ranking            Percent   Ranking
                                2025       September    change,      by      Third    change,     by
                            (thousands)       2025     September   percent  quarter    third    percent
                                          (thousands)  2024-25(3)  change     2025    quarter   change
                                                                                     2024-25(3)

                                                                                                     
United States(4).........      12,353.8     155,767.7       0.1        -    $1,459       4.7       - 
                                                                                                     
Baldwin, AL..............           9.5          88.6       3.5         3    1,037       5.4       48
Jefferson, AL............          23.9         368.2       0.8        68    1,382       3.4      251
Madison, AL..............          14.8         235.5       1.4        30    1,523       3.6      224
Mobile, AL...............          12.6         173.9      -1.0       299    1,200       3.3      259
Montgomery, AL...........           7.5         132.0      -0.7       276    1,184       2.7      309
Shelby, AL...............           7.7          84.6       0.5        98    1,283       3.8      195
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           5.6          99.0      -0.5       254    1,172       4.5      113
Anchorage, AK............           8.7         150.3      -0.3       223    1,492       4.0      177
Maricopa, AZ.............         140.9       2,274.5      -0.4       238    1,419       4.1      164
Pima, AZ.................          23.4         384.7      -0.5       254    1,195       3.5      238
                                                                                                     
Pinal, AZ................           5.3          79.6       1.9        14    1,159       4.5      113
Benton, AR...............           9.3         151.6       3.6         2    1,582       4.6      100
Pulaski, AR..............          14.8         262.0      -0.3       223    1,229       3.4      251
Washington, AR...........           7.5         123.9       1.4        30    1,138       2.7      309
Alameda, CA..............          78.4         782.1      -0.5       254    1,936       4.7       95
Butte, CA................           9.5          80.1       (5)        -     1,137       2.5      321
Contra Costa, CA.........          42.8         373.6       0.5        98    1,624       0.9      357
Fresno, CA...............          47.5         433.8      -0.6       267    1,168       5.0       74
Kern, CA.................          30.8         357.8       0.5        98    1,169       3.9      185
Los Angeles, CA..........         611.1       4,517.5       0.0       168    1,578       3.7      206
                                                                                                     
Marin, CA................          13.7         109.6      -0.1       183    1,689       2.4      327
Merced, CA...............           9.3          90.2       1.0        55    1,080       2.7      309
Monterey, CA.............          16.8         216.8       0.2       137    1,203       2.7      309
Napa, CA.................           7.0          80.3      -2.6       360    1,382       4.3      141
Orange, CA...............         160.3       1,661.0       0.0       168    1,579       5.3       56
Placer, CA...............          17.0         188.3       1.5        24    1,455       4.2      157
Riverside, CA............          95.7         842.1       0.7        78    1,152       2.6      317
Sacramento, CA...........          79.2         731.4       0.4       108    1,562       2.8      302
San Bernardino, CA.......          84.8         850.4       0.8        68    1,202       3.4      251
San Diego, CA............         142.4       1,530.1      -0.1       183    1,603       5.3       56
                                                                                                     
San Francisco, CA........          70.7         699.3      -0.2       199    3,459      13.0        3
San Joaquin, CA..........          24.1         295.0       1.2        37    1,233       1.6      350
San Luis Obispo, CA......          12.4         121.2      -0.2       199    1,213       5.6       40
San Mateo, CA............          33.4         411.7       1.2        37    4,523      31.7        1
Santa Barbara, CA........          18.6         219.5      -0.3       223    1,392       6.3       20
Santa Clara, CA..........          89.3       1,122.7       1.0        55    3,868      11.8        4
Santa Cruz, CA...........          10.8         107.9       0.3       126    1,328       4.6      100
Solano, CA...............          14.8         144.4      -0.2       199    1,398       3.1      278
Sonoma, CA...............          23.0         209.2      -0.1       183    1,394       3.7      206
Stanislaus, CA...........          19.1         203.7       0.3       126    1,242       2.1      338
                                                                                                     
Tulare, CA...............          16.0         177.5      -0.3       223    1,046       2.5      321
Ventura, CA..............          33.6         335.4       0.0       168    1,334       2.1      338
Yolo, CA.................           8.5         110.8      -1.6       340    1,542       3.6      224
Adams, CO................          14.3         249.1      -0.8       284    1,439       5.3       56
Arapahoe, CO.............          26.2         339.1      -0.7       276    1,623       3.0      288
Boulder, CO..............          18.7         190.5      -1.2       322    1,898       4.9       81
Denver, CO...............          43.1         560.1      -1.4       328    1,971       6.3       20
Douglas, CO..............          16.3         148.9       0.5        98    1,614       5.8       34
El Paso, CO..............          25.3         306.6      -1.0       299    1,339       5.5       45
Jefferson, CO............          25.1         245.9      -0.9       295    1,522       5.0       74
                                                                                                     
Larimer, CO..............          15.3         171.4      -0.9       295    1,429       9.3        5
Weld, CO.................           9.8         124.5       1.1        47    1,311       3.8      195
Capitol, CT..............          37.5         532.7       0.4       108    1,522       2.3      333
Greater Bridgeport, CT...          11.2         116.5       0.8        68    1,424       4.0      177
Naugatuck Valley, CT.....          13.7         159.5      -1.9       349    1,341       4.0      177
South Central, CT........          21.3         278.6       0.4       108    1,516       3.1      278
Southeastern, CT.........           9.2         129.0       0.4       108    1,361       5.7       37
Western, CT..............          34.2         289.6       0.5        98    2,130       5.3       56
New Castle, DE...........          28.2         303.8      -0.3       223    1,542       5.0       74
Sussex, DE...............          11.5          98.3       0.8        68    1,076       4.5      113
                                                                                                     
Washington, DC...........          51.5         737.3      -3.1       362    2,393       5.7       37
Alachua, FL..............           8.3         140.1      -0.2       199    1,219       3.6      224
Bay, FL..................           7.0          83.0       0.7        78    1,065       3.5      238
Brevard, FL..............          19.2         242.4      -0.5       254    1,332       4.2      157
Broward, FL..............          82.3         854.8      -1.0       299    1,363       3.9      185
Collier, FL..............          19.0         165.5      -1.4       328    1,293       4.3      141
Duval, FL................          35.0         558.0      -0.8       284    1,378       5.0       74
Escambia, FL.............           9.8         146.8       0.4       108    1,164       2.4      327
Hillsborough, FL.........          58.6         786.5      -0.3       223    1,435       4.7       95
Lake, FL.................          11.3         118.4       0.9        59    1,028       3.1      278
                                                                                                     
Lee, FL..................          29.9         294.9      -1.1       312    1,177       3.0      288
Leon, FL.................          11.1         165.3       0.7        78    1,209       4.2      157
Manatee, FL..............          15.2         144.4       0.4       108    1,186       4.9       81
Marion, FL...............          10.6         121.5       1.2        37    1,023       4.5      113
Martin, FL...............           7.8          76.4      -1.1       312    1,182       5.6       40
Miami-Dade, FL...........         126.2       1,261.7      -0.2       199    1,468       5.5       45
Okaloosa, FL.............           7.6          88.9      -1.4       328    1,240       4.0      177
Orange, FL...............          56.7         953.3       0.6        92    1,314       5.1       66
Osceola, FL..............          10.9         116.1      -0.5       254    1,030       5.4       48
Palm Beach, FL...........          71.8         659.5       0.0       168    1,465       5.2       61
                                                                                                     
Pasco, FL................          15.7         150.8       2.4         9    1,108       5.1       66
Pinellas, FL.............          42.1         437.9      -1.8       348    1,287       4.5      113
Polk, FL.................          17.7         264.0       0.4       108    1,084       4.1      164
St. Johns, FL............          11.5          99.8       0.4       108    1,139       4.3      141
St. Lucie, FL............           9.3          91.8      -0.2       199    1,039       3.6      224
Sarasota, FL.............          21.6         191.3      -0.3       223    1,259       5.4       48
Seminole, FL.............          18.4         212.1      -0.9       295    1,271       6.4       15
Volusia, FL..............          17.0         189.2      -0.3       223    1,051       4.9       81
Bibb, GA.................           4.8          80.4       0.8        68    1,079       3.3      259
Chatham, GA..............          11.0         174.3       0.2       137    1,216       5.7       37
                                                                                                     
Clayton, GA..............           5.2         129.0      -0.6       267    1,432       3.5      238
Cobb, GA.................          28.4         380.1       0.9        59    1,456       3.7      206
DeKalb, GA...............          23.4         311.7       0.2       137    1,455       3.9      185
Forsyth, GA..............           9.3          90.0       0.2       137    1,244       2.1      338
Fulton, GA...............          82.4         940.8       0.3       126    1,879       3.1      278
Gwinnett, GA.............          34.5         390.3      -0.3       223    1,267       2.7      309
Hall, GA.................           6.1         103.5       0.0       168    1,231       1.8      346
Henry, GA................           5.5          75.2       0.4       108    1,009       2.0      343
Muscogee, GA.............           5.4          88.9      -0.4       238    1,072       4.3      141
Richmond, GA.............           5.2         103.4       0.5        98    1,156       3.4      251
                                                                                                     
Honolulu, HI.............          32.2         452.1      -0.2       199    1,391       3.0      288
Ada, ID..................          26.5         295.4       1.7        16    1,361       4.4      128
Canyon, ID...............           9.1          90.6       0.8        68    1,038       4.7       95
Champaign, IL............           4.2          95.4       0.8        68    1,309       3.3      259
Cook, IL.................         139.3       2,596.4      -0.1       183    1,618       4.2      157
DuPage, IL...............          34.2         630.1       0.1       154    1,497       3.5      238
Kane, IL.................          13.2         215.1      -1.5       336    1,228       4.1      164
Lake, IL.................          20.2         328.0      -0.6       267    1,603       3.3      259
McHenry, IL..............           8.0          99.3       0.3       126    1,074       3.6      224
McLean, IL...............           3.4          87.5      -1.7       345    1,278       5.4       48
                                                                                                     
Madison, IL..............           5.5         108.3       0.1       154    1,130       3.7      206
Peoria, IL...............           3.9         103.1      -0.6       267    1,374       4.6      100
St. Clair, IL............           4.9          89.5       0.1       154    1,138       4.6      100
Sangamon, IL.............           5.0         132.2      -2.0       352    1,398       4.4      128
Will, IL.................          16.1         270.0       0.8        68    1,181       4.6      100
Winnebago, IL............           5.9         125.5      -1.5       336    1,153       3.4      251
Allen, IN................          10.8         199.4      -0.2       199    1,192       4.1      164
Elkhart, IN..............           5.4         128.1       0.7        78    1,221       7.2       12
Hamilton, IN.............          13.8         167.6       1.0        55    1,320       3.2      268
Hendricks, IN............           4.5          80.2      -0.6       267    1,061       4.0      177
                                                                                                     
Lake, IN.................          12.3         193.5       0.1       154    1,193       5.5       45
Marion, IN...............          29.3         624.3      -0.2       199    1,445       4.6      100
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.8         122.5       0.4       108    1,180       4.3      141
Tippecanoe, IN...........           4.4          92.5      -0.8       284    1,171       5.2       61
Vanderburgh, IN..........           5.2         107.2       0.2       137    1,120       3.8      195
Johnson, IA..............           5.0          86.2       1.6        19    1,293       2.7      309
Linn, IA.................           7.7         124.1      -1.6       340    1,310       3.5      238
Polk, IA.................          20.2         311.8      -0.2       199    1,400       3.0      288
Scott, IA................           6.2          92.7      -0.7       276    1,177       4.2      157
Johnson, KS..............          29.9         371.8       0.4       108    1,424       3.2      268
                                                                                                     
Sedgwick, KS.............          14.5         265.1      -0.2       199    1,171       4.6      100
Shawnee, KS..............           7.7         102.5       2.9         4    1,184       5.4       48
Wyandotte, KS............           4.1          93.6      -0.8       284    1,309       4.0      177
Boone, KY................           6.4         106.5       3.8         1    1,136       3.3      259
Fayette, KY..............          15.4         209.3       1.2        37    1,277       4.7       95
Jefferson, KY............          34.0         476.8      -1.6       340    1,384       5.2       61
Caddo, LA................           8.1         109.5       (5)        -     1,157       (5)       - 
Calcasieu, LA............           6.2          88.9      -1.1       312    1,183       1.9      345
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          19.4         269.8       (5)        -     1,262       (5)       - 
Jefferson, LA............          16.2         184.8       0.7        78    1,241       3.9      185
                                                                                                     
Lafayette, LA............          12.3         138.1       1.0        55    1,137       3.2      268
Orleans, LA..............          17.6         183.6      -0.8       284    1,393       8.7        7
St. Tammany, LA..........          11.3          97.1       0.2       137    1,167       (5)       - 
Cumberland, ME...........          17.2         194.6       0.1       154    1,363       6.5       14
York, ME.................           8.4          81.7      -0.7       276    1,207       4.4      128
Anne Arundel, MD.........          16.6         292.8      -0.4       238    1,571       4.3      141
Baltimore, MD............          23.7         366.3      -1.5       336    1,364       4.1      164
Frederick, MD............           7.5         107.2      -1.4       328    1,320       3.1      278
Harford, MD..............           6.3          96.6      -0.8       284    1,307       1.5      352
Howard, MD...............          11.6         172.1      -1.1       312    1,691       4.5      113
                                                                                                     
Montgomery, MD...........          36.5         446.2      -3.4       363    1,749       3.7      206
Prince George's, MD......          18.6         329.6      -1.9       349    1,471       4.8       88
Baltimore City, MD.......          15.2         343.1       0.2       137    1,650       4.1      164
Barnstable, MA...........          10.0         101.1       0.1       154    1,239       4.0      177
Bristol, MA..............          18.1         225.8      -0.4       238    1,264       4.5      113
Essex, MA................          29.2         326.4      -1.0       299    1,442       2.9      295
Hampden, MA..............          18.8         201.9      -1.0       299    1,212       3.6      224
Middlesex, MA............          59.4         897.0      -2.0       352    2,221       7.5       11
Norfolk, MA..............          27.2         345.0      -0.5       254    1,557       2.9      295
Plymouth, MA.............          17.1         196.9      -0.6       267    1,319       2.5      321
                                                                                                     
Suffolk, MA..............          33.9         710.3      -1.1       312    2,386       3.6      224
Worcester, MA............          28.2         354.3      -0.5       254    1,373       3.8      195
Genesee, MI..............           7.6         135.5       0.3       126    1,082       3.2      268
Ingham, MI...............           7.2         156.0      -0.8       284    1,334       4.1      164
Kalamazoo, MI............           6.2         121.8      -0.8       284    1,278       4.9       81
Kent, MI.................          18.5         415.7      -0.2       199    1,236       4.6      100
Macomb, MI...............          20.4         333.7      -1.7       345    1,338       (5)       - 
Oakland, MI..............          44.8         716.2      -1.3       327    1,475       3.9      185
Ottawa, MI...............           7.2         129.0      -1.4       328    1,157       3.7      206
Saginaw, MI..............           4.1          81.0       1.4        30    1,149       3.7      206
                                                                                                     
Washtenaw, MI............          10.0         219.3      -0.4       238    1,462       3.7      206
Wayne, MI................          38.3         719.9      -1.1       312    1,488       6.0       26
Anoka, MN................           8.7         133.8       0.1       154    1,345       4.0      177
Dakota, MN...............          11.7         190.3      -0.4       238    1,395       2.4      327
Hennepin, MN.............          43.4         915.0      -0.5       254    1,698       1.7      347
Olmsted, MN..............           4.0         105.6       1.6        19    1,671      15.3        2
Ramsey, MN...............          15.0         333.9       1.2        37    1,484       3.8      195
St. Louis, MN............           5.5          95.3      -1.2       322    1,237       3.6      224
Stearns, MN..............           4.6          88.0      -0.4       238    1,233       4.4      128
Washington, MN...........           6.9          96.4      -0.2       199    1,190       4.4      128
                                                                                                     
Harrison, MS.............           5.2          90.2       0.8        68      965       5.1       66
Hinds, MS................           5.7         109.0      -1.2       322    1,155       4.3      141
Boone, MO................           5.3         100.7       1.2        37    1,233       5.6       40
Clay, MO.................           6.9         111.4      -1.0       299    1,228       6.0       26
Greene, MO...............          11.5         179.9      -0.2       199    1,131       3.2      268
Jackson, MO..............          26.3         378.1      -0.2       199    1,392       (5)       - 
St. Charles, MO..........          11.3         162.7      -0.3       223    1,145       3.9      185
St. Louis, MO............          47.4         584.1      -2.2       358    1,445       5.1       66
St. Louis City, MO.......          16.0         219.3      -1.1       312    1,549       3.4      251
Yellowstone, MT..........           7.9          87.9      -0.1       183    1,195       3.6      224
                                                                                                     
Douglas, NE..............          19.2         341.4      -0.1       183    1,315       2.6      317
Lancaster, NE............           9.9         177.7       0.4       108    1,164       3.5      238
Sarpy, NE................           4.9          84.5       2.3        10    1,137       2.2      336
Clark, NV................          69.0       1,144.8       1.1        47    1,259       3.5      238
Washoe, NV...............          17.7         245.0       0.2       137    1,413       6.1       25
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.5         198.5      -0.7       276    1,556       6.4       15
Merrimack, NH............           5.5          75.9      -1.4       328    1,298       2.8      302
Rockingham, NH...........          11.8         157.9      -0.2       199    1,373       3.4      251
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.4         127.0      -0.8       284    1,150       4.3      141
Bergen, NJ...............          36.6         437.2      -0.1       183    1,500       4.4      128
                                                                                                     
Burlington, NJ...........          12.8         215.1       1.2        37    1,327       2.8      302
Camden, NJ...............          14.3         207.2       0.0       168    1,318       2.8      302
Essex, NJ................          24.1         354.2       0.3       126    1,686       2.9      295
Gloucester, NJ...........           7.6         130.0       1.1        47    1,130       3.7      206
Hudson, NJ...............          19.8         271.6      -0.4       238    1,720       2.3      333
Mercer, NJ...............          11.9         262.3       0.9        59    1,734       3.7      206
Middlesex, NJ............          25.9         431.8       0.3       126    1,567       3.8      195
Monmouth, NJ.............          22.3         279.5       0.7        78    1,309       3.0      288
Morris, NJ...............          18.3         301.5      -0.2       199    1,843       3.1      278
Ocean, NJ................          16.4         196.2       1.5        24    1,087       2.5      321
                                                                                                     
Passaic, NJ..............          15.7         174.6       0.0       168    1,191       2.1      338
Somerset, NJ.............          11.3         193.8      -0.4       238    2,006       7.7       10
Union, NJ................          16.9         229.5      -0.4       238    1,503       2.2      336
Bernalillo, NM...........          23.3         346.8      -0.4       238    1,254       3.0      288
Dona Ana, NM.............           6.0          82.2       2.1        13      994       4.3      141
Albany, NY...............          11.2         234.5       0.2       137    1,667       5.4       48
Bronx, NY................          20.2         356.6       0.7        78    1,405       3.8      195
Broome, NY...............           4.4          84.3       0.4       108    1,211       4.3      141
Dutchess, NY.............           9.0         116.4       1.9        14    1,399       5.1       66
Erie, NY.................          25.0         470.0      -0.7       276    1,295       3.9      185
                                                                                                     
Kings, NY................          75.6         903.5       1.3        35    1,214       3.3      259
Monroe, NY...............          19.6         388.1       0.5        98    1,319       3.4      251
Nassau, NY...............          56.5         638.5      -0.3       223    1,451       2.6      317
New York, NY.............         130.2       2,472.7       0.4       108    2,837       5.9       32
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         102.2      -2.0       352    1,187       3.3      259
Onondaga, NY.............          13.1         250.6       (5)        -     1,355       (5)       - 
Orange, NY...............          12.0         157.1      -1.1       312    1,199       3.5      238
Queens, NY...............          58.2         751.4       0.0       168    1,382       3.7      206
Richmond, NY.............          10.7         142.9      -0.1       183    1,389       (5)       - 
Rockland, NY.............          12.8         135.1       (5)        -     1,254       2.9      295
                                                                                                     
Saratoga, NY.............           6.5          94.8      -0.4       238    1,274       4.1      164
Suffolk, NY..............          56.3         694.3      -0.1       183    1,559       2.9      295
Westchester, NY..........          37.8         432.7      -0.6       267    1,651       1.4      354
Buncombe, NC.............          13.5         134.5      -2.1       356    1,169       4.8       88
Cabarrus, NC.............           7.2          91.8       2.2        12    1,095       2.1      338
Catawba, NC..............           5.4          89.2       0.1       154    1,120       6.4       15
Cumberland, NC...........           7.5         122.3      -0.4       238    1,123       3.9      185
Durham, NC...............          12.0         231.0      -1.6       340    1,940       5.0       74
Forsyth, NC..............          11.5         191.5       0.7        78    1,292       4.3      141
Gaston, NC...............           5.8          81.1      -0.2       199    1,073       3.7      206
                                                                                                     
Guilford, NC.............          17.5         291.4       0.5        98    1,208       4.5      113
Iredell, NC..............           7.5          81.4       1.3        35    1,214       3.9      185
Mecklenburg, NC..........          54.2         789.8       1.1        47    1,628       3.7      206
New Hanover, NC..........          11.6         132.6       2.5         8    1,240       5.8       34
Orange, NC...............           5.4          79.8       0.6        92    1,564       2.0      343
Pitt, NC.................           4.6          81.9       2.3        10    1,174       4.3      141
Wake, NC.................          52.9         662.3       1.5        24    1,480       4.4      128
Cass, ND.................           9.5         129.5      -1.0       299    1,328       3.1      278
Butler, OH...............           9.3         163.9      -0.2       199    1,243       3.8      195
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.8         690.3      -0.2       199    1,450       3.1      278
                                                                                                     
Delaware, OH.............           7.5         100.1       0.6        92    1,369       4.4      128
Franklin, OH.............          39.8         792.9       1.5        24    1,407       3.7      206
Greene, OH...............           4.2          80.3      -1.0       299    1,444       2.8      302
Hamilton, OH.............          27.1         514.5      -0.6       267    1,467       0.5      358
Lake, OH.................           6.8          99.4       0.1       154    1,124       2.6      317
Lorain, OH...............           6.9          99.3       0.0       168    1,088       3.2      268
Lucas, OH................          11.0         194.4      -0.5       254    1,205       6.0       26
Mahoning, OH.............           6.2          93.7      -0.9       295    1,024       4.4      128
Montgomery, OH...........          13.3         252.2       0.7        78    1,195       4.1      164
Stark, OH................           9.6         157.2       0.1       154    1,104       6.3       20
                                                                                                     
Summit, OH...............          15.8         259.3      -0.8       284    1,216       3.8      195
Warren, OH...............           6.6         103.1       1.6        19    1,385      -0.4      359
Wood, OH.................           3.5          74.5      -1.4       328    1,125       5.1       66
Cleveland, OK............           7.6          91.7      -1.2       322    1,001       3.7      206
Oklahoma, OK.............          33.5         495.7      -0.8       284    1,277       4.8       88
Tulsa, OK................          26.6         370.8       0.0       168    1,229       4.1      164
Clackamas, OR............          16.8         173.9      -1.9       349    1,357       4.3      141
Deschutes, OR............          11.3          95.0      -0.6       267    1,311       5.6       40
Jackson, OR..............           8.1          93.4       0.0       168    1,160       4.4      128
Lane, OR.................          13.0         156.1      -1.4       328    1,177       4.4      128
                                                                                                     
Marion, OR...............          12.3         179.8       1.4        30    1,267       6.0       26
Multnomah, OR............          38.9         492.6      -1.1       312    1,577       3.8      195
Washington, OR...........          21.9         299.7      -3.9       364    1,780       3.2      268
Allegheny, PA............          37.0         670.7      -0.2       199    1,513       5.1       66
Berks, PA................           9.0         175.5       0.5        98    1,267       5.1       66
Bucks, PA................          21.8         276.6      -0.3       223    1,228       2.4      327
Butler, PA...............           5.6          88.6      -0.1       183    1,320       5.0       74
Chester, PA..............          17.0         253.2       0.6        92    1,645       6.3       20
Cumberland, PA...........           7.2         137.6       0.2       137    1,261       1.7      347
Dauphin, PA..............           7.6         190.9       0.1       154    1,327       3.6      224
                                                                                                     
Delaware, PA.............          14.7         218.4      -0.4       238    1,376       2.9      295
Erie, PA.................           6.8         120.0      -0.3       223    1,067       5.2       61
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          99.5       0.1       154    1,060       2.9      295
Lancaster, PA............          14.9         254.3       0.7        78    1,176       4.2      157
Lehigh, PA...............           9.2         204.9       1.4        30    1,343       2.4      327
Luzerne, PA..............           7.6         145.9      -0.5       254    1,110       4.3      141
Montgomery, PA...........          29.4         502.5       0.2       137    1,610       3.5      238
Northampton, PA..........           7.2         123.2       0.7        78    1,192       4.6      100
Philadelphia, PA.........          34.1         728.1       1.1        47    1,601       2.8      302
Washington, PA...........           5.8          90.0       0.2       137    1,329       2.7      309
                                                                                                     
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.2         129.3      -0.5       254    1,104       3.7      206
York, PA.................           9.5         183.2      -0.3       223    1,252       4.9       81
Kent, RI.................           7.0          76.8       0.3       126    1,210       4.1      164
Providence, RI...........          24.4         291.3       0.3       126    1,340       4.6      100
Charleston, SC...........          22.3         281.1       1.1        47    1,363       6.2       24
Greenville, SC...........          20.3         300.4       0.9        59    1,240       4.5      113
Horry, SC................          12.6         147.0       0.9        59      967       4.5      113
Lexington, SC............           8.8         133.8       0.3       126    1,092       4.6      100
Richland, SC.............          12.5         227.5      -0.1       183    1,226       3.5      238
Spartanburg, SC..........           8.5         156.8       0.0       168    1,163       (5)       - 
                                                                                                     
York, SC.................           9.0         105.9       0.5        98    1,176       3.2      268
Minnehaha, SD............          10.1         140.4       0.9        59    1,265       3.2      268
Davidson, TN.............          32.6         548.9      -1.6       340    1,610       5.9       32
Hamilton, TN.............          13.0         218.7      -2.1       356    1,262       (5)       - 
Knox, TN.................          16.5         261.8      -0.5       254    1,267       4.5      113
Rutherford, TN...........           8.4         145.8      -2.3       359    1,305       5.6       40
Shelby, TN...............          22.9         469.8      -2.0       352    1,434       5.4       48
Williamson, TN...........          13.9         151.2       1.2        37    1,605       4.8       88
Bell, TX.................           6.6         130.0       0.8        68    1,267       4.1      164
Bexar, TX................          45.0         935.1      -0.2       199    1,280       3.6      224
                                                                                                     
Brazoria, TX.............           6.9         124.6       0.2       137    1,334       6.0       26
Brazos, TX...............           5.3         125.6       0.7        78    1,086       6.0       26
Cameron, TX..............           7.2         153.5      -1.7       345      888       4.3      141
Collin, TX...............          35.2         562.2       1.7        16    1,699       4.6      100
Comal, TX................           5.2          76.9       0.9        59    1,132       4.8       88
Dallas, TX...............          82.4       1,830.0       0.6        92    1,683       4.2      157
Denton, TX...............          21.0         317.5      -0.1       183    1,276       3.8      195
Ector, TX................           4.3          80.2      -1.0       299    1,433       1.6      350
El Paso, TX..............          16.7         341.1       0.4       108      988       3.1      278
Fort Bend, TX............          18.5         257.7       1.1        47    1,209       4.9       81
                                                                                                     
Galveston, TX............           6.9         122.8       0.9        59    1,219       4.5      113
Harris, TX...............         122.3       2,442.0      -0.3       223    1,645       2.4      327
Hays, TX.................           6.4          98.7       2.7         7    1,092       4.5      113
Hidalgo, TX..............          14.2         293.4       0.4       108      836       2.3      333
Jefferson, TX............           5.7         123.4       0.1       154    1,369       5.4       48
Lubbock, TX..............           8.2         152.6       0.4       108    1,077       3.3      259
McLennan, TX.............           5.9         122.9       0.4       108    1,201       5.8       34
Midland, TX..............           6.4         119.0      -1.0       299    1,753      -8.0      360
Montgomery, TX...........          15.5         233.8       1.6        19    1,343       3.5      238
Nueces, TX...............           8.4         166.7       1.7        16    1,184       4.4      128
                                                                                                     
Potter, TX...............           4.0          78.9       0.6        92    1,176       3.5      238
Smith, TX................           6.8         115.5       1.5        24    1,135       3.7      206
Tarrant, TX..............          49.8       1,015.2       0.0       168    1,387       3.0      288
Travis, TX...............          51.3         929.9       1.6        19    1,891       5.2       61
Webb, TX.................           6.0         109.3       0.2       137      905       2.5      321
Williamson, TX...........          15.9         237.6       0.7        78    1,520       4.5      113
Davis, UT................          10.6         144.7      -0.1       183    1,153       1.2      356
Salt Lake, UT............          68.7         808.9       1.2        37    1,490       4.8       88
Utah, UT.................          23.2         301.0       1.1        47    1,205       2.5      321
Washington, UT...........           8.4          90.8       2.8         6      961       3.6      224
                                                                                                     
Weber, UT................           7.5         123.2       1.5        24    1,158       3.1      278
Chittenden, VT...........           9.8         103.5      -0.5       254    1,399       4.3      141
Arlington, VA............           9.6         178.3      -2.9       361    2,446       8.3        8
Chesterfield, VA.........          10.5         147.2       (5)        -     1,204       (5)       - 
Fairfax, VA..............          39.0         629.6      -1.1       312    2,108       4.5      113
Henrico, VA..............          12.9         193.2       (5)        -     1,348       (5)       - 
Loudoun, VA..............          15.1         204.2       2.9         4    1,597       4.9       81
Prince William, VA.......          10.8         145.9       0.7        78    1,257       1.7      347
Alexandria City, VA......           6.3          80.3      -0.2       199    1,742       1.5      352
Chesapeake City, VA......           7.1         106.8       (5)        -     1,139       (5)       - 
                                                                                                     
Newport News City, VA....           4.6         100.9      -1.5       336    1,394       7.9        9
Norfolk City, VA.........           6.6         145.0       0.2       137    1,449       3.2      268
Richmond City, VA........           9.4         167.9       1.2        37    1,627       3.5      238
Virginia Beach City, VA..          14.2         179.5       0.0       168    1,149       3.9      185
Benton, WA...............           5.5         102.6       0.2       137    1,404       4.8       88
Clark, WA................          15.8         183.6      -0.1       183    1,436       4.4      128
King, WA.................          83.1       1,443.0      -0.4       238    2,635       9.1        6
Kitsap, WA...............           6.9          94.5       0.9        59    1,441       2.8      302
Pierce, WA...............          21.4         339.3      -0.1       183    1,419       5.3       56
Snohomish, WA............          21.1         299.7      -1.0       299    1,590       6.4       15
                                                                                                     
Spokane, WA..............          16.1         246.0       0.2       137    1,307       5.0       74
Thurston, WA.............           8.6         129.9      -0.7       276    1,469       6.4       15
Whatcom, WA..............           7.5          93.9       0.1       154    1,291       4.7       95
Yakima, WA...............           6.4         122.0      -0.2       199    1,028       2.7      309
Kanawha, WV..............           6.8          95.3      -0.4       238    1,192       3.7      206
Brown, WI................           7.9         160.9      -0.1       183    1,239       6.6       13
Dane, WI.................          19.1         361.2       0.3       126    1,432       3.3      259
Milwaukee, WI............          30.3         466.4      -1.0       299    1,311       4.1      164
Outagamie, WI............           6.3         107.7      -0.7       276    1,209       1.4      354
Racine, WI...............           5.4          75.6      -1.0       299    1,157       4.6      100
                                                                                                     
Waukesha, WI.............          15.2         247.7       0.0       168    1,313       3.6      224
Winnebago, WI............           4.6          92.6      -1.2       322    1,238       3.6      224
San Juan, PR.............          12.1         252.3      -1.9       (6)      836       2.7      (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 or data quality 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 372 U.S. counties comprise 73.2 percent of
the total covered workers in the U.S.



Last Modified Date: March 10, 2026