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.
United States Department of Labor
