Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2017
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2017 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, First change,
2017 March quarter first
(thousands) 2016-17(2) 2017 quarter
2016-17(2)
United States(3) ............................ 9,864.2 142,309.2 1.6 $1,111 6.6
Private industry........................... 9,565.9 120,451.2 1.7 1,121 7.0
Natural resources and mining............. 136.7 1,746.4 -0.1 1,218 5.3
Construction............................. 781.7 6,595.2 3.3 1,130 7.5
Manufacturing............................ 347.0 12,303.9 0.0 1,353 7.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,917.5 26,775.5 0.8 916 7.1
Information.............................. 160.4 2,797.2 0.5 2,210 10.0
Financial activities..................... 866.2 7,993.6 1.6 2,279 7.9
Professional and business services....... 1,771.5 19,981.9 1.8 1,470 6.6
Education and health services............ 1,633.4 22,041.4 2.4 919 6.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 829.4 15,454.4 2.1 432 6.1
Other services........................... 841.2 4,383.4 1.2 710 6.9
Government................................. 298.3 21,858.0 0.7 1,056 5.0
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 474.6 4,359.4 1.3 1,216 7.2
Private industry........................... 468.4 3,782.7 1.3 1,192 8.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.7 -6.1 1,262 7.3
Construction............................. 13.7 133.8 2.0 1,188 7.7
Manufacturing............................ 12.2 347.7 -3.9 1,438 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 53.1 809.6 0.6 975 8.5
Information.............................. 9.4 219.5 -3.6 2,350 10.3
Financial activities..................... 25.3 216.6 0.5 2,388 8.6
Professional and business services....... 47.1 596.9 1.7 1,496 10.2
Education and health services............ 221.1 763.2 2.2 874 8.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 32.5 506.8 2.4 621 6.0
Other services........................... 26.5 145.2 -0.5 707 6.0
Government................................. 6.3 576.7 1.3 1,374 3.3
Cook, IL..................................... 154.2 2,531.8 0.4 1,365 6.9
Private industry........................... 152.9 2,237.5 0.6 1,384 7.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.1 1.3 1,069 3.7
Construction............................. 12.3 68.3 0.3 1,483 3.7
Manufacturing............................ 6.3 183.4 -0.6 1,350 7.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 30.0 463.2 0.1 1,063 8.8
Information.............................. 2.6 50.2 -0.7 2,190 3.0
Financial activities..................... 15.3 191.3 1.1 3,688 7.5
Professional and business services....... 32.6 464.3 -0.4 1,673 7.2
Education and health services............ 16.4 441.9 0.7 968 7.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.3 270.9 2.4 504 6.1
Other services........................... 17.6 96.5 0.3 947 5.5
Government................................. 1.3 294.3 -0.6 1,218 5.7
New York, NY................................. 129.2 2,436.8 1.3 2,954 6.3
Private industry........................... 128.4 2,170.4 1.4 3,155 6.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 -6.3 2,715 -0.6
Construction............................. 2.3 40.0 -0.8 1,918 5.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.1 25.2 -5.9 1,699 6.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.3 249.6 -0.9 1,502 7.3
Information.............................. 4.9 158.8 2.9 3,390 6.0
Financial activities..................... 19.5 368.0 -0.8 9,424 10.7
Professional and business services....... 26.9 564.2 1.9 2,625 1.3
Education and health services............ 10.0 351.3 1.6 1,282 5.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.8 294.3 1.8 877 5.9
Other services........................... 20.5 102.5 0.9 1,276 5.8
Government................................. 0.8 266.4 0.5 1,306 2.9
Harris, TX................................... 114.3 2,265.1 -0.2 1,443 3.9
Private industry........................... 113.7 1,985.8 -0.5 1,490 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 65.9 -7.4 4,687 9.0
Construction............................. 7.3 158.2 -2.6 1,431 6.4
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 167.9 -4.8 1,821 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.1 464.4 -0.3 1,349 6.1
Information.............................. 1.2 27.0 -1.7 1,632 9.2
Financial activities..................... 12.0 125.0 1.6 2,311 7.3
Professional and business services....... 23.2 388.5 -0.8 1,813 1.1
Education and health services............ 16.0 290.7 2.3 1,007 5.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.9 230.3 1.1 446 3.2
Other services........................... 11.7 65.9 1.1 821 6.3
Government................................. 0.6 279.3 2.1 1,111 3.0
Maricopa, AZ................................. 95.8 1,914.1 2.6 1,050 8.1
Private industry........................... 95.1 1,701.2 2.8 1,054 8.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 8.5 1.9 1,191 15.2
Construction............................. 6.8 105.7 4.8 1,070 10.2
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 114.9 -1.3 1,535 5.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.2 368.9 1.7 966 7.3
Information.............................. 1.4 34.4 0.5 1,542 14.4
Financial activities..................... 10.6 173.0 5.4 1,555 8.4
Professional and business services....... 20.4 322.7 1.3 1,142 8.2
Education and health services............ 10.5 290.0 3.1 995 7.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 217.3 3.1 479 7.2
Other services........................... 5.8 50.1 -2.7 817 23.6
Government................................. 0.7 213.0 0.8 1,013 8.1
Dallas, TX................................... 75.6 1,662.0 2.6 1,376 6.9
Private industry........................... 75.0 1,488.9 2.9 1,403 7.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 -2.5 6,316 28.9
Construction............................. 4.5 86.6 4.8 1,267 11.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.7 111.0 0.4 1,919 13.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.9 335.9 2.9 1,128 7.0
Information.............................. 1.4 49.2 1.9 2,549 3.8
Financial activities..................... 9.3 162.0 3.9 2,299 7.1
Professional and business services....... 17.0 337.3 3.1 1,516 4.8
Education and health services............ 9.4 196.3 2.8 1,065 4.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.7 158.7 3.0 509 4.7
Other services........................... 7.0 42.4 0.6 829 8.5
Government................................. 0.6 173.1 -0.4 1,147 4.7
Orange, CA................................... 117.1 1,580.2 2.1 1,228 7.4
Private industry........................... 115.6 1,424.7 2.2 1,208 7.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 3.0 0.6 868 -11.6
Construction............................. 6.6 97.8 3.0 1,361 9.5
Manufacturing............................ 4.9 156.6 -0.9 1,590 11.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.7 255.9 0.7 1,092 9.2
Information.............................. 1.3 26.6 1.0 2,311 14.3
Financial activities..................... 11.0 117.1 1.4 2,058 8.6
Professional and business services....... 20.1 291.2 1.8 1,403 4.9
Education and health services............ 31.3 208.0 3.7 940 6.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.5 211.2 1.9 499 9.0
Other services........................... 6.8 45.4 1.4 712 7.4
Government................................. 1.5 155.5 1.2 1,413 4.1
San Diego, CA................................ 108.2 1,421.4 2.1 1,171 6.1
Private industry........................... 106.3 1,187.2 2.1 1,149 6.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 8.9 -6.3 697 12.1
Construction............................. 6.6 77.4 4.2 1,198 8.3
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 107.1 0.6 1,767 11.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.1 222.8 0.9 968 3.9
Information.............................. 1.1 24.0 -0.1 1,912 4.0
Financial activities..................... 9.8 72.1 1.3 1,750 10.5
Professional and business services....... 17.7 228.5 0.6 1,592 3.0
Education and health services............ 30.2 196.2 2.1 965 10.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.2 190.0 2.4 495 6.2
Other services........................... 7.2 50.0 1.3 622 7.6
Government................................. 1.9 234.2 2.3 1,280 5.0
King, WA..................................... 86.8 1,335.4 3.2 1,601 10.0
Private industry........................... 86.3 1,165.1 3.4 1,638 10.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.7 -3.1 1,184 -41.9
Construction............................. 6.6 68.2 5.6 1,367 10.0
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 101.7 -3.5 1,890 10.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.4 256.7 6.1 1,533 13.0
Information.............................. 2.2 100.2 6.5 3,949 14.4
Financial activities..................... 6.6 66.6 3.0 2,118 5.8
Professional and business services....... 17.6 220.2 2.1 1,797 6.0
Education and health services............ 19.4 170.6 3.2 1,055 12.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 133.8 3.5 545 9.0
Other services........................... 9.2 44.3 2.5 885 4.4
Government................................. 0.5 170.3 2.0 1,346 6.4
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 98.0 1,130.2 1.9 1,053 8.2
Private industry........................... 97.6 990.4 1.9 1,031 7.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 10.1 0.6 587 13.8
Construction............................. 6.5 45.7 7.7 989 6.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 41.0 1.7 934 5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.9 280.7 1.0 964 8.7
Information.............................. 1.6 18.2 1.3 1,977 13.4
Financial activities..................... 10.7 77.8 4.3 2,010 8.1
Professional and business services....... 21.8 156.8 2.8 1,215 7.9
Education and health services............ 10.5 178.1 2.2 952 5.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 140.9 -1.1 587 3.5
Other services........................... 8.4 39.8 1.0 630 9.0
Government................................. 0.3 139.8 1.9 1,209 11.5
(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.
