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Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 377 largest counties, first quarter 2026

Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 377 largest counties,
first quarter 2026

                                                   Employment               Average weekly wage(2)

                          Establishments,
        County(1)          first quarter                Percent    Ranking            Percent   Ranking
                                2026          March     change,      by      First    change,     by
                            (thousands)       2026       March     percent  quarter    first    percent
                                          (thousands)  2025-26(3)  change     2026    quarter   change
                                                                                     2025-26(3)

                                                                                                     
United States(4).........      12,381.8     154,771.9       0.1        -    $1,654       3.9       - 
                                                                                                     
Baldwin, AL..............           9.8          89.5       2.9         3    1,033       3.6      172
Jefferson, AL............          24.4         368.1       0.5       104    1,580       4.7       82
Madison, AL..............          15.3         235.4       1.0        57    1,596       (5)       - 
Mobile, AL...............          12.9         177.2       1.2        39    1,247       3.7      161
Montgomery, AL...........           7.7         131.2      -0.3       185    1,212       3.2      201
Shelby, AL...............           7.9          85.0       0.4       111    1,498       5.5       50
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           5.7          98.0      -0.5       220    1,201       2.1      292
Anchorage, AK............           8.8         145.1      -1.6       336    1,579       5.3       56
Maricopa, AZ.............         140.7       2,297.5      -0.5       220    1,570       3.8      150
Pima, AZ.................          23.4         383.8      -1.7       340    1,332       8.2       11
                                                                                                     
Pinal, AZ................           5.4          81.1       0.7        79    1,204       3.2      201
Benton, AR...............           9.4         151.9       1.2        39    2,489       8.8        8
Pulaski, AR..............          14.5         261.1      -1.1       300    1,348       5.1       64
Washington, AR...........           7.3         120.8      -0.5       220    1,162       3.2      201
Alameda, CA..............          78.2         780.1       (5)        -     2,142       4.4      103
Butte, CA................           9.5          79.2       (5)        -     1,150       (5)       - 
Contra Costa, CA.........          42.7         375.5       0.8        73    1,808       1.6      320
Fresno, CA...............          47.3         428.8       1.6        22    1,172       2.2      283
Kern, CA.................          30.5         342.3       2.3         6    1,234       2.7      243
Los Angeles, CA..........         609.7       4,548.0       (5)        -     1,704       1.5      324
                                                                                                     
Marin, CA................          13.6         108.9       0.1       144    1,980       1.1      343
Merced, CA...............           9.2          83.5       1.2        39    1,095       1.9      301
Monterey, CA.............          16.6         185.8       3.4         2    1,262       1.5      324
Napa, CA.................           7.0          77.5      -1.7       340    1,435       2.3      273
Orange, CA...............         160.6       1,663.2       0.7        79    1,766       4.3      107
Placer, CA...............          17.2         191.7       2.2         9    1,519       3.1      216
Riverside, CA............          95.8         847.9       0.9        65    1,200       1.9      301
Sacramento, CA...........          79.7         736.0       0.7        79    1,635       2.7      243
San Bernardino, CA.......          85.3         846.0       0.7        79    1,226       1.5      324
San Diego, CA............         142.1       1,537.4       0.0       152    1,814       7.0       20
                                                                                                     
San Francisco, CA........          70.9         704.9       2.0        13    4,049      -9.6      361
San Joaquin, CA..........          24.1         289.0       1.1        53    1,230       2.2      283
San Luis Obispo, CA......          12.4         122.2       0.7        79    1,251       4.3      107
San Mateo, CA............          33.4         413.1       0.8        73    4,650       6.1       31
Santa Barbara, CA........          18.4         211.8       1.4        28    1,424       1.7      314
Santa Clara, CA..........          89.3       1,126.1       1.5        25    4,446       7.8       14
Santa Cruz, CA...........          10.8         100.4       1.7        21    1,371       2.9      225
Solano, CA...............          14.7         143.3      -0.7       252    1,477       3.5      176
Sonoma, CA...............          22.9         204.3      -0.3       185    1,422       2.7      243
Stanislaus, CA...........          18.8         196.0       0.3       117    1,265       1.4      330
                                                                                                     
Tulare, CA...............          15.9         171.6       0.9        65    1,062       3.5      176
Ventura, CA..............          33.7         335.7      -0.5       220    1,488       4.1      123
Yolo, CA.................           8.5         106.9      -1.4       328    1,545       1.7      314
Adams, CO................          14.8         243.0      -0.8       268    1,484       3.8      150
Arapahoe, CO.............          27.4         339.4      -0.5       220    1,929       4.7       82
Boulder, CO..............          19.5         185.0      -1.0       288    2,107       6.6       25
Denver, CO...............          45.0         551.0      -1.3       321    2,354       4.4      103
Douglas, CO..............          17.2         147.1       1.0        57    1,913       5.0       69
El Paso, CO..............          26.3         301.6      -1.2       310    1,437       5.0       69
Jefferson, CO............          26.2         240.1      -1.5       331    1,753       7.6       17
                                                                                                     
Larimer, CO..............          16.0         167.8      -0.4       205    1,627      11.5        4
Weld, CO.................          10.3         122.2      -0.3       185    1,446       5.3       56
Capitol, CT..............          37.3         526.8      -0.1       166    1,874       4.7       82
Greater Bridgeport, CT...          11.1         113.5      -0.9       278    1,566       1.6      320
Naugatuck Valley, CT.....          13.6         156.3      -1.5       331    1,456       0.7      350
South Central, CT........          21.2         274.4      -0.2       180    1,602       4.0      132
Southeastern, CT.........           9.1         127.5       0.7        79    1,485       0.2      357
Western, CT..............          33.9         283.1      -0.3       185    3,797       9.2        6
New Castle, DE...........          28.3         303.3      -0.4       205    1,826       3.4      186
Sussex, DE...............          11.6          92.5       1.2        39    1,127       1.2      339
                                                                                                     
Washington, DC...........          51.4         715.7      -4.5       370    2,725       4.5       93
Alachua, FL..............           8.3         139.7      -1.6       336    1,281       4.1      123
Bay, FL..................           7.0          82.8      -2.3       358    1,087       3.3      196
Brevard, FL..............          19.2         245.6      -0.1       166    1,502       7.8       14
Broward, FL..............          82.2         855.4      -0.9       278    1,543       4.0      132
Collier, FL..............          18.9         176.5      -0.6       240    1,421       3.7      161
Duval, FL................          35.0         553.2      -0.6       240    1,583       2.3      273
Escambia, FL.............           9.7         144.4      -0.9       278    1,280       4.3      107
Hillsborough, FL.........          58.5         788.9      -0.4       205    1,658       6.6       25
Lake, FL.................          11.3         118.3      -0.7       252    1,039       0.7      350
                                                                                                     
Lee, FL..................          29.8         306.9      -0.9       278    1,241       2.3      273
Leon, FL.................          11.0         165.7       0.2       127    1,253       2.0      295
Manatee, FL..............          15.2         149.0       1.4        28    1,232       2.1      292
Marion, FL...............          10.6         123.1       0.6        93    1,055       2.2      283
Martin, FL...............           7.8          79.4      -1.2       310    1,204       4.7       82
Miami-Dade, FL...........         126.6       1,277.5      -0.3       185    1,797       4.5       93
Okaloosa, FL.............           7.6          88.8      -0.7       252    1,298       (5)       - 
Orange, FL...............          56.4         961.0       1.2        39    1,432       3.2      201
Osceola, FL..............          10.9         119.3       0.9        65    1,087       3.2      201
Palm Beach, FL...........          71.7         672.2      -0.1       166    1,784       6.1       31
                                                                                                     
Pasco, FL................          15.8         151.9       0.7        79    1,141       4.3      107
Pinellas, FL.............          41.9         439.7      -1.0       288    1,452       5.8       40
Polk, FL.................          17.9         265.0       0.5       104    1,142       2.4      270
St. Johns, FL............          11.7         103.2       1.0        57    1,274       5.2       60
St. Lucie, FL............           9.3          93.7       0.3       117    1,069       2.9      225
Sarasota, FL.............          21.5         197.5       0.1       144    1,346       4.7       82
Seminole, FL.............          18.3         211.3      -0.7       252    1,376       3.8      150
Volusia, FL..............          16.9         192.3      -0.6       240    1,144       4.7       82
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          79.6      -1.2       310    1,137       2.3      273
Chatham, GA..............          11.1         172.6      -0.7       252    1,255       2.5      260
                                                                                                     
Clayton, GA..............           5.0         128.8      -0.6       240    1,885       5.5       50
Cobb, GA.................          28.0         377.8       1.0        57    1,717       4.0      132
DeKalb, GA...............          23.5         310.3      -0.1       166    1,650       3.8      150
Forsyth, GA..............           9.3          89.9       0.8        73    1,286       1.1      343
Fulton, GA...............          85.1         933.9       0.3       117    2,355       2.7      243
Gwinnett, GA.............          33.9         386.2      -0.4       205    1,366       2.9      225
Hall, GA.................           6.0         102.2      -1.2       310    1,302       3.2      201
Henry, GA................           5.4          74.8      -0.6       240    1,072       4.8       75
Muscogee, GA.............           5.3          87.7      -2.1       351    1,235       6.8       23
Richmond, GA.............           5.2         104.1      -1.2       310    1,226       4.7       82
                                                                                                     
Honolulu, HI.............          32.9         454.8      -0.6       240    1,441       (5)       - 
Ada, ID..................          25.0         295.3       2.1        10    1,503       7.9       12
Canyon, ID...............           8.6          90.1       (5)        -     1,048       3.3      196
Champaign, IL............           4.2          94.4      -0.8       268    1,277       1.9      301
Cook, IL.................         139.8       2,569.9       0.0       152    2,015       3.8      150
DuPage, IL...............          34.3         616.3      -0.3       185    1,732       5.6       48
Kane, IL.................          13.2         207.9      -1.5       331    1,274       3.5      176
Lake, IL.................          20.3         315.0      -1.0       288    2,226       2.9      225
McHenry, IL..............           8.1          94.9       0.5       104    1,104       2.9      225
McLean, IL...............           3.4          87.3      -0.5       220    1,498       6.2       30
                                                                                                     
Madison, IL..............           5.5         108.3       0.0       152    1,197       2.6      255
Peoria, IL...............           4.0          99.0      -0.3       185    1,805       6.9       22
St. Clair, IL............           4.9          88.1      -1.1       300    1,184       5.2       60
Sangamon, IL.............           5.0         131.1      -0.1       166    1,447       3.2      201
Will, IL.................          16.2         265.7       1.1        53    1,208       2.3      273
Winnebago, IL............           5.8         122.1      -1.7       340    1,227       5.7       42
Allen, IN................          10.9         199.0       0.4       111    1,297       2.3      273
Elkhart, IN..............           5.4         127.5       1.2        39    1,318       1.2      339
Hamilton, IN.............          14.0         171.2       1.8        18    1,560       5.4       53
Hendricks, IN............           4.6          82.3       1.0        57    1,115       3.4      186
                                                                                                     
Lake, IN.................          12.3         190.6       0.0       152    1,258       4.1      123
Marion, IN...............          29.4         610.0      -0.5       220    1,789       1.5      324
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.8         121.3       0.2       127    1,233       3.9      141
Tippecanoe, IN...........           4.4          92.0      -0.3       185    1,262       5.9       37
Vanderburgh, IN..........           5.3         106.5      -0.5       220    1,188       2.9      225
Johnson, IA..............           5.1          85.6       1.3        37    1,313       3.9      141
Linn, IA.................           7.8         125.5       0.6        93    1,522       7.2       19
Polk, IA.................          20.5         312.9       0.6        93    1,604       2.8      238
Scott, IA................           6.3          91.5       (5)        -     1,249       5.1       64
Johnson, KS..............          30.1         370.6       0.7        79    1,647       2.8      238
                                                                                                     
Sedgwick, KS.............          14.7         267.1       0.9        65    1,286       3.8      150
Shawnee, KS..............           7.4         101.7       0.5       104    1,292       4.2      118
Wyandotte, KS............           4.1          92.0      -2.1       351    1,367       2.6      255
Boone, KY................           6.5         105.1       1.9        16    1,184       1.9      301
Fayette, KY..............          15.6         206.3       0.4       111    1,336       2.7      243
Jefferson, KY............          34.5         475.9      -0.5       220    1,540       3.4      186
Kenton, KY...............           6.3          75.1       0.1       144    1,475       1.9      301
Caddo, LA................           8.0         109.1      -0.7       252    1,170       3.7      161
Calcasieu, LA............           6.2          88.9      -0.1       166    1,238       1.1      343
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          19.5         270.1       0.4       111    1,364       2.2      283
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, LA............          16.3         184.3       0.1       144    1,310       4.1      123
Lafayette, LA............          12.4         136.3      -1.0       288    1,160       2.0      295
Orleans, LA..............          17.7         185.2      -1.1       300    1,463       4.2      118
St. Tammany, LA..........          11.5          97.9       0.8        73    1,478      23.4        1
Cumberland, ME...........          17.3         190.0       0.2       127    1,504       3.2      201
York, ME.................           8.4          74.1      -0.8       268    1,369       (5)       - 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          16.4         287.6      -0.5       220    1,653       3.8      150
Baltimore, MD............          24.0         363.0      -2.1       351    1,480       1.0      346
Frederick, MD............           7.7         104.0      -2.6       362    1,390       1.7      314
Harford, MD..............           6.5          94.5      -3.0       368    1,389       3.3      196
                                                                                                     
Howard, MD...............          11.7         168.8      -1.5       331    1,791       1.8      309
Montgomery, MD...........          37.0         440.7      -4.0       369    2,126       3.5      176
Prince George's, MD......          19.0         320.4      -2.9       367    1,527       3.7      161
Baltimore City, MD.......          15.4         342.4       0.0       152    1,776       0.9      347
Barnstable, MA...........           9.9          84.9      -1.9       346    1,349       2.4      270
Bristol, MA..............          18.1         220.6      -0.8       268    1,326       1.9      301
Essex, MA................          29.6         319.3      -0.7       252    1,613       4.1      123
Hampden, MA..............          19.2         197.8      -0.9       278    1,302       4.0      132
Middlesex, MA............          59.3         880.7      -1.9       346    2,568       4.0      132
Norfolk, MA..............          27.5         339.2      -0.4       205    1,819       1.8      309
                                                                                                     
Plymouth, MA.............          17.2         192.1      -2.0       350    1,443       0.6      354
Suffolk, MA..............          34.0         706.2      -1.0       288    3,340       7.5       18
Worcester, MA............          28.4         350.6      -0.6       240    1,506       1.8      309
Genesee, MI..............           7.5         133.4       0.9        65    1,146       3.9      141
Ingham, MI...............           7.1         152.9      -2.2       356    1,430       1.7      314
Kalamazoo, MI............           6.2         122.0      -0.2       180    1,400       1.3      336
Kent, MI.................          18.4         415.9      -0.5       220    1,301       3.7      161
Macomb, MI...............          20.1         328.5       0.3       117    1,514       6.1       31
Oakland, MI..............          44.1         701.9      -1.7       340    1,640       3.7      161
Ottawa, MI...............           7.1         126.9      -0.5       220    1,183       2.8      238
                                                                                                     
Saginaw, MI..............           4.0          79.5       1.4        28    1,200       2.9      225
Washtenaw, MI............           9.9         215.5      -1.2       310    1,530       4.5       93
Wayne, MI................          37.8         718.1       0.3       117    1,684       5.7       42
Anoka, MN................           8.7         130.4       0.0       152    1,356       5.4       53
Dakota, MN...............          11.8         183.6      -1.2       310    1,491       0.7      350
Hennepin, MN.............          43.2         899.5      -1.1       300    2,065       4.3      107
Olmsted, MN..............           4.0         103.9       0.6        93    1,743      13.8        2
Ramsey, MN...............          15.0         321.5      -1.6       336    1,751       4.0      132
St. Louis, MN............           5.5          93.3      -0.7       252    1,257       3.2      201
Stearns, MN..............           4.6          85.2      -0.8       268    1,288       2.5      260
                                                                                                     
Washington, MN...........           7.0          93.6      -0.1       166    1,279       2.9      225
Harrison, MS.............           5.4          89.4      -0.3       185    1,035       4.2      118
Hinds, MS................           5.8         107.8      -1.2       310    1,227       2.3      273
Boone, MO................           5.4         100.4       0.1       144    1,237       4.5       93
Clay, MO.................           7.2         108.9      -1.3       321    1,275      -0.2      359
Greene, MO...............          11.9         180.6       0.6        93    1,129       1.4      330
Jackson, MO..............          27.1         370.5      -0.7       252    1,498       3.4      186
St. Charles, MO..........          11.7         161.7       0.2       127    1,348       2.3      273
St. Louis, MO............          48.7         584.6      -0.8       268    1,654       4.3      107
St. Louis City, MO.......          16.3         217.2      -1.1       300    1,761       3.4      186
                                                                                                     
Yellowstone, MT..........           7.8          86.1      -0.1       166    1,285       4.2      118
Douglas, NE..............          19.2         337.7       0.4       111    1,441       3.6      172
Lancaster, NE............           9.9         173.8      -0.3       185    1,199       2.2      283
Sarpy, NE................           5.0          83.0       1.0        57    1,196       (5)       - 
Clark, NV................          72.6       1,145.5       1.6        22    1,345       1.2      339
Washoe, NV...............          18.4         241.7       1.2        39    1,451       4.8       75
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.3         196.1      -1.4       328    1,668       1.3      336
Merrimack, NH............           5.4          75.4      -2.4       359    1,354       2.5      260
Rockingham, NH...........          11.7         152.9      -1.2       310    1,563       1.6      320
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.7         121.2      -1.1       300    1,204       0.2      357
                                                                                                     
Bergen, NJ...............          37.3         431.9      -0.5       220    1,659       0.6      354
Burlington, NJ...........          13.1         214.7       1.1        53    1,505       2.3      273
Camden, NJ...............          15.0         206.0       0.2       127    1,426       3.6      172
Essex, NJ................          24.7         357.7       1.5        25    1,935       2.2      283
Gloucester, NJ...........           7.8         127.8      -0.4       205    1,167       1.9      301
Hudson, NJ...............          20.6         269.6      -1.2       310    2,294       4.7       82
Mercer, NJ...............          12.1         259.7      -1.1       300    2,264       5.0       69
Middlesex, NJ............          26.5         428.6      -0.5       220    1,832       4.2      118
Monmouth, NJ.............          22.6         267.8      -0.4       205    1,446      -4.2      360
Morris, NJ...............          18.6         298.0      -0.6       240    2,438       5.4       53
                                                                                                     
Ocean, NJ................          16.8         188.7       1.2        39    1,150       (5)       - 
Passaic, NJ..............          16.4         172.6      -0.8       268    1,306       3.1      216
Somerset, NJ.............          11.5         187.0      -2.5       360    2,849       5.6       48
Union, NJ................          17.3         234.1       0.0       152    1,885       4.4      103
Bernalillo, NM...........          22.6         343.8      -0.8       268    1,298       2.2      283
Dona Ana, NM.............           5.9          81.2       0.9        65    1,034       4.9       74
Albany, NY...............          11.5         233.9      -0.4       205    1,691       5.2       60
Bronx, NY................          20.0         360.4       0.0       152    1,360       2.9      225
Broome, NY...............           4.4          83.6       0.0       152    1,242       2.8      238
Dutchess, NY.............           9.0         116.1      -0.1       166    1,453       5.3       56
                                                                                                     
Erie, NY.................          24.8         461.9      -0.6       240    1,402       2.6      255
Kings, NY................          75.4         926.2       1.4        28    1,215       3.2      201
Monroe, NY...............          19.7         383.1      -1.0       288    1,382       3.6      172
Nassau, NY...............          56.3         630.6      -0.9       278    1,607       5.0       69
New York, NY.............         129.9       2,499.6       0.6        93    4,902       7.9       12
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         101.7       0.2       127    1,252       3.0      223
Onondaga, NY.............          13.1         248.3       0.2       127    1,459       (5)       - 
Orange, NY...............          11.9         152.6      -1.9       346    1,276       4.8       75
Queens, NY...............          57.7         746.6      -0.3       185    1,405       2.7      243
Richmond, NY.............          10.7         138.3       0.2       127    1,284       2.3      273
                                                                                                     
Rockland, NY.............          12.8         136.8      -0.4       205    1,346       1.4      330
Saratoga, NY.............           6.6          90.1      -1.7       340    1,437       5.1       64
Suffolk, NY..............          56.1         681.7      -1.3       321    1,656       6.6       25
Westchester, NY..........          37.8         425.6      -1.1       300    2,015       2.2      283
Buncombe, NC.............          13.2         135.1       2.1        10    1,197       0.9      347
Cabarrus, NC.............           7.1          92.4       2.3         6    1,205       3.2      201
Catawba, NC..............           5.3          89.3       0.5       104    1,222       6.1       31
Cumberland, NC...........           7.2         120.2      -2.2       356    1,137       3.9      141
Durham, NC...............          11.8         229.9      -1.2       310    2,210       5.7       42
Forsyth, NC..............          11.3         190.1       0.2       127    1,509       3.7      161
                                                                                                     
Gaston, NC...............           5.8          81.6      -0.1       166    1,075       0.7      350
Guilford, NC.............          17.2         289.6       0.2       127    1,300       3.5      176
Iredell, NC..............           7.4          80.8       0.9        65    1,299       5.3       56
Mecklenburg, NC..........          52.8         795.8       1.5        25    2,167       3.1      216
New Hanover, NC..........          11.5         132.7       2.4         5    1,347       4.6       91
Orange, NC...............           5.3          76.8       0.1       144    1,578       4.5       93
Pitt, NC.................           4.5          82.9       2.0        13    1,205       2.6      255
Union, NC................           8.3          79.2       2.1        10    1,340       4.4      103
Wake, NC.................          51.6         666.8       2.3         6    1,680       3.2      201
Cass, ND.................           9.7         126.7      -0.6       240    1,376       3.1      216
                                                                                                     
Butler, OH...............           9.2         163.9       0.5       104    1,405       2.1      292
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.2         677.1      -0.7       252    1,630       4.8       75
Delaware, OH.............           7.6          99.5       0.3       117    1,836      10.6        5
Franklin, OH.............          39.4         784.9       0.6        93    1,596       4.7       82
Greene, OH...............           4.2          78.6      -2.5       360    1,553       (5)       - 
Hamilton, OH.............          26.9         505.5      -0.5       220    1,701       3.5      176
Lake, OH.................           6.7          98.2      -0.3       185    1,206       1.5      324
Licking, OH..............           4.0          77.0       3.6         1    1,289       5.7       42
Lorain, OH...............           6.8          97.8      -0.2       180    1,150       3.1      216
Lucas, OH................          10.9         190.2      -2.7       364    1,289       0.4      356
                                                                                                     
Mahoning, OH.............           6.2          91.1      -1.0       288    1,064       2.5      260
Montgomery, OH...........          13.1         249.3       0.3       117    1,279       2.0      295
Stark, OH................           9.6         154.7       0.0       152    1,155       5.5       50
Summit, OH...............          15.6         254.5      -1.0       288    1,371       4.5       93
Warren, OH...............           6.6          99.8       0.7        79    1,410       2.9      225
Cleveland, OK............           7.4          92.3      -0.9       278    1,014       2.5      260
Oklahoma, OK.............          33.5         493.1      -0.8       268    1,441       (5)       - 
Tulsa, OK................          26.6         373.8       1.4        28    1,352       1.2      339
Clackamas, OR............          16.3         173.6      -1.5       331    1,462       4.8       75
Deschutes, OR............          10.9          92.2      -0.4       205    1,359       4.1      123
                                                                                                     
Jackson, OR..............           7.8          90.5      -0.6       240    1,204       5.8       40
Lane, OR.................          12.6         154.8      -1.4       328    1,209       4.1      123
Marion, OR...............          11.7         174.5       1.4        28    1,279       3.1      216
Multnomah, OR............          37.4         484.4      -1.9       346    1,712       4.1      123
Washington, OR...........          21.2         295.1      -2.8       366    1,882       9.2        6
Allegheny, PA............          36.7         662.1      -0.4       205    1,711       3.2      201
Berks, PA................           9.0         172.7      -0.5       220    1,299       1.4      330
Bucks, PA................          21.5         272.8      -1.3       321    1,306       1.7      314
Butler, PA...............           5.5          88.5      -0.3       185    1,368       4.3      107
Chester, PA..............          17.0         251.0      -0.1       166    1,969       4.3      107
                                                                                                     
Cumberland, PA...........           7.2         137.8       0.7        79    1,336       2.5      260
Dauphin, PA..............           7.6         187.9      -0.5       220    1,432       3.5      176
Delaware, PA.............          14.6         217.3      -1.0       288    1,625       5.9       37
Erie, PA.................           6.8         117.8      -0.1       166    1,109       0.8      349
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          98.6       0.5       104    1,086       2.0      295
Lancaster, PA............          14.8         252.5       0.8        73    1,239       2.7      243
Lehigh, PA...............           9.1         199.0       0.0       152    1,403       1.3      336
Luzerne, PA..............           7.6         144.1       0.2       127    1,147       2.2      283
Montgomery, PA...........          29.3         502.6      -0.3       185    2,064       3.9      141
Northampton, PA..........           7.2         123.0       1.6        22    1,300       4.8       75
                                                                                                     
Philadelphia, PA.........          33.7         720.8       0.2       127    1,761       3.3      196
Washington, PA...........           5.8          88.6      -0.1       166    1,670       3.0      223
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.1         126.7      -0.5       220    1,160       2.4      270
York, PA.................           9.5         183.1       0.6        93    1,306       (5)       - 
Kent, RI.................           7.1          74.9      -0.7       252    1,319       2.7      243
Providence, RI...........          24.5         285.3      -1.1       300    1,513       4.0      132
Charleston, SC...........          22.6         285.4       1.3        37    1,492       5.7       42
Greenville, SC...........          20.6         302.8       0.6        93    1,346       4.5       93
Horry, SC................          12.8         145.4       1.2        39      974       3.4      186
Lexington, SC............           8.9         133.0       0.1       144    1,123       1.9      301
                                                                                                     
Richland, SC.............          12.6         228.1       0.0       152    1,326       3.8      150
Spartanburg, SC..........           8.6         160.9       1.2        39    1,234       4.0      132
York, SC.................           9.1         106.4       0.8        73    1,306       2.9      225
Minnehaha, SD............          10.1         138.5       1.0        57    1,369       5.1       64
Davidson, TN.............          32.5         543.8      -0.3       185    1,811       6.6       25
Hamilton, TN.............          12.8         216.8      -1.6       336    1,371       3.4      186
Knox, TN.................          16.5         259.4      -0.7       252    1,316       2.7      243
Rutherford, TN...........           8.4         147.3      -1.0       288    1,320       5.7       42
Shelby, TN...............          22.8         458.7      -2.1       351    1,485       3.2      201
Williamson, TN...........          13.7         150.1       1.2        39    1,887       2.6      255
                                                                                                     
Bell, TX.................           6.6         129.9      -1.1       300    1,323       5.1       64
Bexar, TX................          44.7         924.8      -0.9       278    1,407       3.7      161
Brazoria, TX.............           6.9         124.2      -0.3       185    1,406       3.7      161
Brazos, TX...............           5.3         127.8      -0.2       180    1,106       3.7      161
Cameron, TX..............           7.1         155.0      -1.3       321      917       3.9      141
Collin, TX...............          35.3         574.8       1.4        28    2,013       2.9      225
Comal, TX................           5.3          77.5       0.7        79    1,223       3.4      186
Dallas, TX...............          81.7       1,808.4       0.3       117    2,026       5.0       69
Denton, TX...............          20.9         317.8       0.0       152    1,374       2.5      260
Ector, TX................           4.3          79.6      -0.9       278    1,521       3.5      176
                                                                                                     
El Paso, TX..............          16.5         337.9       0.2       127    1,029       3.2      201
Fort Bend, TX............          18.6         263.1       1.8        18    1,287       2.9      225
Galveston, TX............           6.9         127.7       1.2        39    1,269       4.6       91
Gregg, TX................           4.2          76.2       1.1        53    1,200       3.3      196
Harris, TX...............         121.6       2,436.2      -0.6       240    2,013       2.5      260
Hays, TX.................           6.5          99.4       2.0        13    1,089       3.5      176
Hidalgo, TX..............          14.2         297.4       0.2       127      850       3.8      150
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         122.1      -1.3       321    1,490       1.8      309
Lubbock, TX..............           8.3         153.2       0.2       127    1,120       4.3      107
McLennan, TX.............           5.9         121.1       0.3       117    1,222       3.8      150
                                                                                                     
Midland, TX..............           6.4         118.6      -2.7       364    2,024       1.8      309
Montgomery, TX...........          15.6         239.2       1.4        28    1,590       6.1       31
Nueces, TX...............           8.4         166.2       0.7        79    1,246       (5)       - 
Potter, TX...............           4.0          78.0      -0.4       205    1,212       5.2       60
Smith, TX................           6.8         116.0      -0.2       180    1,182       4.5       93
Tarrant, TX..............          49.6       1,014.8       0.3       117    1,551       3.5      176
Travis, TX...............          50.9         931.2       0.2       127    2,087       4.5       93
Webb, TX.................           5.9         108.5      -0.3       185      932       2.8      238
Williamson, TX...........          16.0         242.3       0.9        65    1,938       8.4       10
Davis, UT................          10.4         141.5      -1.3       321    1,257       (5)       - 
                                                                                                     
Salt Lake, UT............          67.4         806.3       1.2        39    1,666       4.0      132
Utah, UT.................          23.2         302.2       1.8        18    1,288       1.5      324
Washington, UT...........           8.4          91.7       1.9        16    1,042       7.0       20
Weber, UT................           7.4         122.5      -0.3       185    1,229       4.3      107
Chittenden, VT...........           9.4         100.7      -1.8       345    1,521       3.4      186
Arlington, VA............           9.6         172.0      -4.5       370    2,901       8.8        8
Chesterfield, VA.........          10.6         148.3       0.7        79    1,285       6.7       24
Fairfax, VA..............          39.0         622.8      -2.1       351    2,451       3.4      186
Henrico, VA..............          13.0         190.7      -0.4       205    1,623       5.9       37
Loudoun, VA..............          15.2         206.1       2.8         4    1,762       2.0      295
                                                                                                     
Prince William, VA.......          10.7         146.4       1.0        57    1,292       2.5      260
Alexandria City, VA......           6.3          79.0      -2.6       362    1,944       6.1       31
Chesapeake City, VA......           7.1         106.0      -0.8       268    1,201       3.9      141
Newport News City, VA....           4.5         101.9      -0.7       252    1,535      12.3        3
Norfolk City, VA.........           6.5         142.2      -1.0       288    1,531       (5)       - 
Richmond City, VA........           9.4         167.7       1.4        28    1,868       4.8       75
Virginia Beach City, VA..          14.4         180.8       0.6        93    1,215       3.1      216
Benton, WA...............           5.4          97.0      -0.5       220    1,480       3.9      141
Clark, WA................          15.7         181.6       0.0       152    1,522       4.3      107
King, WA.................          82.5       1,421.3      -0.3       185    2,739       2.0      295
                                                                                                     
Kitsap, WA...............           6.9          93.2      -0.5       220    1,588       (5)       - 
Pierce, WA...............          21.2         335.3      -0.1       166    1,459       4.1      123
Snohomish, WA............          20.9         300.2       0.6        93    1,759       6.4       29
Spokane, WA..............          16.0         241.1      -0.3       185    1,395       4.5       93
Thurston, WA.............           8.5         128.6      -0.4       205    1,507       3.9      141
Whatcom, WA..............           7.4          92.6      -0.7       252    1,384       3.7      161
Yakima, WA...............           6.2         110.5      -0.7       252    1,041       2.7      243
Kanawha, WV..............           6.8          96.3      -0.4       205    1,268       1.6      320
Brown, WI................           7.8         156.7      -1.0       288    1,313       2.7      243
Dane, WI.................          18.9         359.3       0.7        79    1,631       7.7       16
                                                                                                     
Kenosha, WI..............           4.5          75.1       1.2        39    1,181       2.5      260
Milwaukee, WI............          29.7         463.3       0.2       127    1,510       1.4      330
Outagamie, WI............           6.2         107.4       0.1       144    1,271       1.4      330
Racine, WI...............           5.3          74.4      -0.7       252    1,238       3.8      150
Waukesha, WI.............          15.0         245.8       0.4       111    1,464       2.7      243
Winnebago, WI............           4.6          91.4      -0.9       278    1,383       1.7      314
San Juan, PR.............          12.0         245.9      -3.0       (6)      902       5.1      (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 376 U.S. counties comprise 73.5 percent of
the total covered workers in the U.S.



Last Modified Date: August 28, 2026