Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2025
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
third quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2025 Percent Percent
(thousands) September change, Third change,
2025 September quarter third
(thousands) 2024-25(2) 2025 quarter
2024-25(2)
United States(3) ............................ 12,353.8 155,767.7 0.1 $1,459 4.7
Private industry........................... 12,047.1 133,038.0 0.0 1,454 5.0
Natural resources and mining............. 145.1 1,902.5 -2.5 1,345 2.8
Construction............................. 954.2 8,379.5 0.7 1,588 5.0
Manufacturing............................ 403.1 12,523.2 -1.9 1,647 5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,047.1 28,430.4 -0.6 1,212 4.3
Information.............................. 301.0 2,816.2 -3.0 3,690 14.7
Financial activities..................... 1,085.3 8,691.5 -0.1 2,150 5.3
Professional and business services....... 2,575.6 22,317.5 -0.8 1,965 5.8
Education and health services............ 2,325.4 26,205.9 2.4 1,279 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 997.8 16,828.4 -0.2 651 4.0
Other services........................... 894.3 4,628.4 -0.5 1,034 3.8
Government................................. 306.7 22,729.7 0.4 1,492 3.4
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 611.1 4,517.5 0.0 1,578 3.7
Private industry........................... 604.7 3,916.9 -0.2 1,516 3.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.0 -4.3 1,425 10.4
Construction............................. 20.3 146.0 -2.9 1,672 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 12.1 299.4 -3.2 1,838 7.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 63.3 776.7 -1.9 1,350 4.7
Information.............................. 13.2 166.2 (4) 3,477 (4)
Financial activities..................... 32.7 199.0 -0.8 2,494 5.4
Professional and business services....... 66.1 647.2 -0.3 1,903 3.2
Education and health services............ 314.5 989.5 4.6 1,126 1.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 46.5 530.5 -1.1 922 3.0
Other services........................... 31.4 151.5 0.3 1,099 3.5
Government................................. 6.3 600.6 1.2 2,003 4.4
Cook, IL..................................... 139.3 2,596.4 -0.1 1,618 4.2
Private industry........................... 138.1 2,288.8 -0.3 1,626 4.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.4 -1.1 1,226 3.4
Construction............................. 10.9 78.9 -0.5 1,897 5.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.5 179.2 -1.1 1,632 3.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.0 454.7 -1.5 1,313 4.7
Information.............................. 3.0 45.8 -5.0 3,393 16.5
Financial activities..................... 13.6 206.7 0.2 2,891 7.4
Professional and business services....... 29.5 453.3 -1.1 2,064 3.4
Education and health services............ 18.2 488.6 2.5 1,316 2.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.5 285.6 -0.2 814 2.5
Other services........................... 14.6 94.3 -1.2 1,241 2.1
Government................................. 1.3 307.6 1.2 1,553 2.6
New York, NY................................. 130.2 2,472.7 0.4 2,837 5.9
Private industry........................... 128.7 2,238.7 0.2 2,903 6.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 7.6 2,431 -13.6
Construction............................. 2.2 35.7 -2.1 2,389 5.0
Manufacturing............................ 1.8 14.7 -4.2 2,129 7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.4 238.5 0.9 1,992 7.0
Information.............................. 6.7 186.8 -0.5 4,558 15.5
Financial activities..................... 19.3 415.2 1.7 4,536 4.5
Professional and business services....... 29.2 580.5 -0.8 3,212 5.6
Education and health services............ 10.8 383.7 0.1 1,965 1.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.8 281.6 -0.2 1,284 4.8
Other services........................... 17.0 91.6 -2.7 1,690 7.4
Government................................. 1.5 234.0 2.4 2,199 4.5
Harris, TX................................... 122.3 2,442.0 -0.3 1,645 2.4
Private industry........................... 121.7 2,156.5 -0.4 1,646 3.5
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 61.1 -6.2 3,839 7.1
Construction............................. 8.3 181.2 3.6 1,734 2.8
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 176.6 -0.5 1,931 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.5 492.7 -0.6 1,509 3.2
Information.............................. 1.4 20.1 -4.8 2,104 3.3
Financial activities..................... 13.3 125.6 -1.3 2,183 3.9
Professional and business services....... 25.8 433.6 -0.8 2,017 3.4
Education and health services............ 17.3 339.8 1.0 1,407 3.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.7 252.8 -0.8 650 1.7
Other services........................... 10.7 70.6 -4.6 1,123 0.1
Government................................. 0.6 285.5 0.4 1,639 -5.6
Maricopa, AZ................................. 140.9 2,274.5 -0.4 1,419 4.1
Private industry........................... 140.2 2,047.6 -0.6 1,413 4.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 -0.5 1,343 4.6
Construction............................. 11.3 169.4 -3.6 1,615 3.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.8 138.8 -1.7 1,870 2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.6 446.2 0.3 1,300 5.8
Information.............................. 3.1 34.9 -3.0 2,416 7.3
Financial activities..................... 18.1 186.9 -1.1 1,845 5.9
Professional and business services....... 37.5 344.1 -2.6 1,622 5.5
Education and health services............ 17.2 403.1 0.9 1,310 3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.7 249.2 0.6 735 2.2
Other services........................... 8.6 60.9 -4.3 1,044 2.4
Government................................. 0.8 226.9 0.9 1,475 2.9
Dallas, TX................................... 82.4 1,830.0 0.6 1,683 4.2
Private industry........................... 81.9 1,641.9 0.5 1,686 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.2 1.3 3,101 5.7
Construction............................. 5.3 105.8 4.6 1,772 6.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 125.1 -1.1 1,774 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.9 369.1 -0.8 1,434 3.5
Information.............................. 1.5 41.0 -2.3 2,703 -0.5
Financial activities..................... 10.6 169.0 3.9 2,375 3.2
Professional and business services....... 19.9 397.4 0.6 2,038 4.4
Education and health services............ 10.6 218.6 1.5 1,440 4.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 162.1 -2.1 709 3.4
Other services........................... 6.4 45.4 -1.4 1,208 4.6
Government................................. 0.5 188.1 1.6 1,651 5.3
Orange, CA................................... 160.3 1,661.0 0.0 1,579 5.3
Private industry........................... 158.9 1,500.5 0.0 1,553 5.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 -1.2 1,193 -2.8
Construction............................. 8.9 103.6 -1.9 1,878 5.0
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 147.7 -3.9 2,250 8.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.6 250.2 -1.9 1,366 3.4
Information.............................. 1.6 21.6 -1.5 3,388 18.1
Financial activities..................... 14.8 100.9 -0.7 2,425 5.3
Professional and business services....... 27.5 310.3 -0.3 1,864 7.7
Education and health services............ 59.0 274.3 4.7 1,189 1.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.2 235.7 -0.2 769 4.3
Other services........................... 9.3 52.0 0.8 972 3.1
Government................................. 1.4 160.5 0.0 1,845 4.9
San Diego, CA................................ 142.4 1,530.1 -0.1 1,603 5.3
Private industry........................... 140.4 1,283.1 -0.1 1,548 6.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 9.2 -1.7 1,054 7.4
Construction............................. 9.4 88.1 -2.0 1,644 4.3
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 109.3 -2.0 2,102 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.8 213.1 -2.4 1,205 3.5
Information.............................. 1.4 17.1 -9.1 4,454 22.5
Financial activities..................... 12.1 69.5 -0.5 2,197 9.7
Professional and business services....... 24.5 254.7 -1.9 2,257 9.6
Education and health services............ 51.5 261.0 4.7 1,241 1.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.5 203.8 0.9 796 6.0
Other services........................... 9.7 56.0 0.5 938 2.2
Government................................. 1.9 246.9 0.2 1,905 2.5
King, WA..................................... 83.1 1,443.0 -0.4 2,635 9.1
Private industry........................... 82.5 1,264.3 -0.6 2,728 9.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.4 -2.8 1,705 4.9
Construction............................. 6.5 69.6 -3.8 1,951 3.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 90.8 -4.4 2,283 8.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 12.5 221.1 0.1 1,716 6.5
Information.............................. 4.3 126.7 -1.2 7,939 12.8
Financial activities..................... 7.2 69.4 -0.7 2,566 6.7
Professional and business services....... 22.7 306.5 -0.4 3,490 13.8
Education and health services............ 10.2 192.1 1.7 1,470 3.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 139.5 -1.1 925 4.9
Other services........................... 8.6 46.2 1.4 1,347 4.5
Government................................. 0.6 178.7 1.1 1,980 4.7
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 126.2 1,261.7 -0.2 1,468 5.5
Private industry........................... 125.9 1,122.9 -0.1 1,453 5.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 8.8 -2.8 898 5.9
Construction............................. 8.6 59.3 0.5 1,356 7.1
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 45.3 -2.6 1,353 7.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.3 306.1 -0.5 1,298 6.4
Information.............................. 2.6 18.8 -5.4 2,782 10.5
Financial activities..................... 14.1 90.7 0.6 2,388 6.5
Professional and business services....... 31.2 188.3 0.5 1,806 4.7
Education and health services............ 18.4 217.1 1.3 1,372 4.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.1 148.8 -1.5 928 6.1
Other services........................... 9.3 38.6 -0.1 998 6.4
Government................................. 0.3 138.8 -0.6 1,588 3.3
(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 or data quality standards.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2024 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
