Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2017
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
third quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2017 Percent Percent
(thousands) September change, Third change,
2017 September quarter third
(thousands) 2016-17(2) 2017 quarter
2016-17(2)
United States(3) ............................ 9,916.5 144,464.4 1.0 $1,021 -0.6
Private industry........................... 9,617.8 122,881.9 1.2 1,013 -0.6
Natural resources and mining............. 137.0 1,997.3 2.5 1,016 1.2
Construction............................. 788.8 7,093.0 2.3 1,140 -0.3
Manufacturing............................ 347.3 12,443.1 0.6 1,221 -1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,919.2 27,119.8 0.6 861 -0.5
Information.............................. 163.5 2,788.4 -0.4 1,977 2.2
Financial activities..................... 872.5 8,101.5 1.3 1,517 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 1,789.9 20,414.8 0.9 1,310 -0.2
Education and health services............ 1,656.2 22,170.0 1.7 941 -1.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 841.9 16,027.9 0.9 440 -0.2
Other services........................... 843.4 4,410.1 0.1 714 1.1
Government................................. 298.7 21,582.5 0.2 1,070 -0.7
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 488.1 4,408.1 1.3 1,147 1.1
Private industry........................... 481.8 3,839.8 1.4 1,113 1.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.6 -0.3 1,094 -9.6
Construction............................. 14.4 139.7 3.3 1,202 1.6
Manufacturing............................ 12.2 344.6 -3.2 1,281 -1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 54.6 819.7 0.3 937 0.8
Information.............................. 10.3 214.9 0.2 2,194 3.6
Financial activities..................... 26.3 218.7 0.3 1,766 0.3
Professional and business services....... 48.9 615.4 2.2 1,369 1.3
Education and health services............ 230.9 780.0 2.6 874 -1.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 33.7 521.6 1.6 626 -0.3
Other services........................... 26.6 148.3 -0.3 1,061 37.6
Government................................. 6.3 568.3 0.6 1,385 0.1
Cook, IL..................................... 137.9 2,578.3 0.1 1,157 -0.3
Private industry........................... 136.6 2,282.2 0.2 1,160 -0.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.3 12.1 1,131 -5.0
Construction............................. 10.6 76.9 1.3 1,451 0.1
Manufacturing............................ 5.8 183.9 0.3 1,205 -3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.5 467.5 -0.5 955 1.0
Information.............................. 2.3 50.4 -1.6 1,805 0.2
Financial activities..................... 13.7 194.8 0.6 2,006 -0.4
Professional and business services....... 28.6 474.3 -0.5 1,480 -0.1
Education and health services............ 15.3 443.9 0.7 989 -0.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.6 289.7 1.4 534 -2.6
Other services........................... 15.6 96.4 -0.4 915 -0.3
Government................................. 1.3 296.1 -0.6 1,134 2.4
New York, NY................................. 129.2 2,451.9 1.1 1,889 0.5
Private industry........................... 128.4 2,188.8 1.2 1,955 0.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 12.8 1,853 -0.9
Construction............................. 2.3 41.3 -1.5 1,865 0.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.1 25.2 -5.0 1,543 12.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.7 251.9 -0.8 1,380 2.9
Information.............................. 5.0 165.0 2.7 2,608 2.6
Financial activities..................... 19.6 373.5 0.8 3,366 -0.3
Professional and business services....... 27.3 575.1 1.6 2,185 0.2
Education and health services............ 10.1 341.1 0.7 1,336 -0.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.7 300.1 1.5 903 0.6
Other services........................... 20.6 103.7 0.9 1,174 0.6
Government................................. 0.8 263.1 0.1 1,332 1.4
Harris, TX................................... 114.7 2,261.3 0.1 1,247 -1.7
Private industry........................... 114.1 1,990.5 0.1 1,257 -2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 66.4 0.3 2,994 -1.7
Construction............................. 7.4 155.9 -2.9 1,287 -4.5
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 170.0 1.4 1,598 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.0 463.7 0.0 1,137 -0.6
Information.............................. 1.2 25.5 -6.4 1,530 6.4
Financial activities..................... 12.1 126.3 1.4 1,579 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 23.2 397.3 0.6 1,545 -4.7
Education and health services............ 16.1 290.1 0.4 1,024 -1.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.1 227.9 -0.4 460 -0.6
Other services........................... 11.7 65.6 -0.8 781 -2.4
Government................................. 0.5 270.7 0.4 1,177 0.4
Maricopa, AZ................................. 96.6 1,938.0 2.6 987 -1.1
Private industry........................... 95.9 1,724.5 2.8 976 -1.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 7.6 0.0 962 2.8
Construction............................. 6.8 112.4 7.5 1,056 0.8
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 119.7 3.2 1,347 -4.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.1 372.4 1.8 892 -0.8
Information.............................. 1.5 34.0 0.4 1,392 -6.9
Financial activities..................... 10.7 176.3 4.0 1,253 -2.2
Professional and business services....... 20.5 327.9 0.5 1,057 0.0
Education and health services............ 10.8 297.0 2.7 1,000 -2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.8 213.0 2.9 490 4.0
Other services........................... 6.1 50.1 -2.5 730 2.1
Government................................. 0.7 213.5 0.4 1,089 0.3
Dallas, TX................................... 76.7 1,691.1 1.9 1,213 -1.9
Private industry........................... 76.1 1,518.6 2.2 1,218 -2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.8 7.9 3,601 0.3
Construction............................. 4.6 88.6 2.5 1,233 -1.0
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 112.7 1.3 1,438 -6.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.0 346.1 2.9 1,052 -5.5
Information.............................. 1.4 48.2 -3.3 1,813 -0.2
Financial activities..................... 9.5 166.7 4.1 1,673 0.4
Professional and business services....... 17.2 343.4 1.5 1,408 -1.2
Education and health services............ 9.6 198.4 2.0 1,078 -1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.9 161.5 2.0 515 2.0
Other services........................... 6.9 42.8 0.5 812 -0.5
Government................................. 0.6 172.5 -0.5 1,171 -1.0
Orange, CA................................... 120.4 1,598.6 1.4 1,135 -1.1
Private industry........................... 119.0 1,454.8 1.6 1,122 -1.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.8 -4.4 894 -4.9
Construction............................. 6.8 103.1 3.8 1,338 1.4
Manufacturing............................ 4.9 157.4 -1.0 1,385 -2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.1 259.1 0.8 1,029 0.5
Information.............................. 1.4 26.5 0.4 1,945 1.8
Financial activities..................... 11.3 117.9 0.3 1,813 1.2
Professional and business services....... 20.8 303.8 0.7 1,285 -2.1
Education and health services............ 33.6 211.1 3.7 953 -1.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.7 218.0 1.6 506 -0.8
Other services........................... 6.8 45.3 -1.1 713 -0.6
Government................................. 1.4 143.9 -0.7 1,267 -2.6
San Diego, CA................................ 110.9 1,439.5 1.2 1,112 -1.6
Private industry........................... 108.9 1,208.2 1.4 1,073 -1.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.4 -1.5 774 5.6
Construction............................. 7.0 81.0 4.6 1,203 0.1
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 108.4 0.3 1,533 -2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.3 225.3 0.9 891 -0.8
Information.............................. 1.2 24.1 -1.4 2,107 7.0
Financial activities..................... 10.1 73.5 1.0 1,419 -1.3
Professional and business services....... 18.3 232.1 0.6 1,471 -1.6
Education and health services............ 31.8 199.2 2.2 963 -0.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.4 195.5 0.2 502 -0.6
Other services........................... 7.3 51.5 0.3 625 -0.8
Government................................. 1.9 231.3 0.2 1,329 -3.5
King, WA..................................... 86.2 1,367.1 2.8 1,626 2.7
Private industry........................... 85.6 1,202.3 3.2 1,659 2.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.2 -0.9 1,355 11.9
Construction............................. 6.8 71.9 4.3 1,363 0.0
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 101.9 -2.5 1,601 -1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.4 269.1 6.6 1,513 8.1
Information.............................. 2.3 105.0 5.2 5,099 3.4
Financial activities..................... 6.7 68.2 1.8 1,631 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 18.0 225.9 2.2 1,669 0.4
Education and health services............ 18.0 171.1 2.7 1,033 -1.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 141.2 2.8 596 2.2
Other services........................... 9.3 44.7 1.3 873 -4.2
Government................................. 0.5 164.8 -0.3 1,382 2.5
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 97.5 1,092.6 -1.7 984 -0.1
Private industry........................... 97.2 954.5 -1.9 951 -0.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.1 -6.8 628 -1.9
Construction............................. 6.5 42.9 -3.8 955 -1.1
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 40.0 -1.4 881 -9.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.3 274.4 -1.4 892 -0.7
Information.............................. 1.5 17.4 -1.6 1,602 -10.2
Financial activities..................... 10.6 74.7 0.4 1,476 -0.7
Professional and business services....... 21.9 151.7 -2.1 1,105 -1.1
Education and health services............ 10.5 175.4 -0.6 965 -1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 132.0 -4.9 639 8.1
Other services........................... 8.3 37.3 -5.1 625 -0.2
Government................................. 0.3 138.1 0.2 1,225 3.2
(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.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2016 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
