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Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties, fourth quarter 2024

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2024

                                                                    Employment         Average weekly
                                                                                           wage(1)
                                              Establishments,
                                              fourth quarter 
         County by NAICS supersector               2024                    Percent             Percent
                                               (thousands)      December   change,    Fourth   change,
                                                                  2024     December   quarter  fourth
                                                              (thousands)  2023-24(2)  2024    quarter
                                                                                              2023-24(2)


United States(3) ............................      12,265.4     156,202.9       0.8   $1,507       5.0
  Private industry...........................      11,959.2     133,317.1       0.6    1,520       5.2
    Natural resources and mining.............         145.8       1,714.9      -1.9    1,469       5.7
    Construction.............................         948.7       8,106.8       1.4    1,727       6.1
    Manufacturing............................         401.3      12,657.4      -1.4    1,694       5.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       2,063.9      29,414.8      -0.3    1,229       4.0
    Information..............................         300.0       2,879.6      -2.2    3,432      13.8
    Financial activities.....................       1,085.1       8,712.8      -0.2    2,396       6.8
    Professional and business services.......       2,563.6      22,497.5      -0.4    2,114       6.3
    Education and health services............       2,259.3      25,926.2       3.6    1,290       3.0
    Leisure and hospitality..................         989.0      16,480.1       0.7      682       4.9
    Other services...........................         894.1       4,655.0       0.9    1,060       4.2
  Government.................................         306.2      22,885.7       1.7    1,434       4.1

Los Angeles, CA..............................         588.4       4,566.5       0.4    1,744       4.3
  Private industry...........................         582.1       3,963.1       0.1    1,714       3.6
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           6.1      -6.0    1,401       1.7
    Construction.............................          19.2         148.3      -1.9    1,813       5.2
    Manufacturing............................          11.9         304.9      -3.6    1,962       5.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          61.9         821.5      -1.2    1,384       1.0
    Information..............................          13.6         183.5      -2.2    3,843      10.7
    Financial activities.....................          32.4         204.8      -1.8    2,750       1.2
    Professional and business services.......          64.1         645.8      -1.5    2,226       4.1
    Education and health services............         300.2         959.0       5.3    1,188       1.5
    Leisure and hospitality..................          45.7         534.7      -0.8    1,410       6.2
    Other services...........................          30.2         152.3       0.1    1,078       3.5
  Government.................................           6.3         603.4       2.2    1,947       8.5

Cook, IL.....................................         142.5       2,589.4       0.2    1,729       4.3
  Private industry...........................         141.2       2,278.1      -0.2    1,744       4.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.2     -25.1    1,315      -5.1
    Construction.............................          11.2          73.9      -1.8    2,466      23.7
    Manufacturing............................           5.6         177.2      -0.4    1,690       1.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          28.8         478.5      -0.3    1,325       1.5
    Information..............................           2.9          45.0      -5.2    3,325      18.6
    Financial activities.....................          13.9         204.8      -0.6    3,153       5.7
    Professional and business services.......          30.0         447.4      -3.1    2,357       6.0
    Education and health services............          18.2         479.5       3.3    1,377       2.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.5         275.4       1.1      799       5.7
    Other services...........................          15.5          94.8      -1.0    1,284       2.7
  Government.................................           1.3         311.3       3.5    1,614       1.8

New York, NY.................................         129.6       2,481.0       0.8    3,256       7.5
  Private industry...........................         128.1       2,253.2       0.8    3,389       7.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.2      -2.4    2,923      23.0
    Construction.............................           2.2          35.6      -1.9    2,676       2.8
    Manufacturing............................           1.7          16.2      -2.5    2,232      13.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.4         219.3      -1.4    2,066       5.2
    Information..............................           6.4         192.7       (4)    4,357      10.2
    Financial activities.....................          19.3         407.6       0.9    6,537       9.1
    Professional and business services.......          28.7         589.0      -0.6    3,633       7.6
    Education and health services............          10.6         397.8       1.8    1,932       4.5
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.6         288.3       2.7    1,452       5.4
    Other services...........................          16.9          94.9      -1.7    1,804       8.8
  Government.................................           1.5         227.8       1.1    1,947       3.9

Harris, TX...................................         123.2       2,465.7       0.8    1,725       4.5
  Private industry...........................         122.6       2,178.3       0.8    1,747       4.5
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.5          63.2      -1.2    4,371      16.0
    Construction.............................           8.3         170.6       2.2    1,920       6.5
    Manufacturing............................           5.1         179.0       (4)    2,066       2.6
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          25.7         512.7       0.5    1,513       1.6
    Information..............................           1.5          21.1      -3.5    2,165       3.4
    Financial activities.....................          13.6         126.9      -0.9    2,432       6.6
    Professional and business services.......          26.1         439.8       0.8    2,203       3.7
    Education and health services............          17.4         336.3       0.6    1,400       5.2
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.5         252.8       1.0      658       3.8
    Other services...........................          11.0          74.2       0.6    1,208       5.4
  Government.................................           0.6         287.4       0.8    1,559       4.4

Maricopa, AZ.................................         140.7       2,312.6       1.0    1,475       6.8
  Private industry...........................         140.0       2,087.9       1.0    1,474       7.1
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.6      -3.5    1,374       2.9
    Construction.............................          11.2         173.8       4.2    1,774       8.3
    Manufacturing............................           3.7         141.2       0.1    2,132      13.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          24.1         465.1       0.7    1,319       7.8
    Information..............................           3.2          35.7      -4.7    2,465      11.3
    Financial activities.....................          18.3         189.1      -0.3    1,877       7.9
    Professional and business services.......          37.6         354.8      -2.8    1,691       6.7
    Education and health services............          17.4         401.3       4.5    1,349       3.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.6         253.2       0.8      721       5.4
    Other services...........................           8.8          61.2      -0.6    1,104       6.7
  Government.................................           0.8         224.8       1.1    1,491       4.8

Dallas, TX...................................          83.2       1,844.8       0.6    1,754       3.9
  Private industry...........................          82.7       1,658.6       0.5    1,772       4.0
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.0      -3.6    3,594      -4.1
    Construction.............................           5.3         102.4       4.8    1,920       6.3
    Manufacturing............................           2.9         127.0       0.9    1,812       4.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.2         386.9      -0.5    1,479       7.8
    Information..............................           1.5          41.9      -2.7    2,779      11.7
    Financial activities.....................          10.6         164.9       1.1    2,511       3.5
    Professional and business services.......          20.2         398.1       0.2    2,270       1.2
    Education and health services............          10.6         215.6       1.0    1,391       3.1
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         166.9       0.8      721       3.4
    Other services...........................           6.6          46.9      -0.1    1,202       2.9
  Government.................................           0.5         186.1       1.0    1,585       3.0

Orange, CA...................................         152.1       1,661.1       (4)    1,627       4.9
  Private industry...........................         150.7       1,511.7      -0.1    1,626       4.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           2.0       4.9    1,312      11.6
    Construction.............................           8.5         105.1      -0.8    1,988       4.4
    Manufacturing............................           5.2         152.4      -2.3    2,229       8.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          19.1         263.9      -2.0    1,404       5.2
    Information..............................           1.6          21.3      -6.5    3,331       4.7
    Financial activities.....................          14.3         102.6      -0.4    2,721       4.4
    Professional and business services.......          26.4         310.5       0.0    1,995       4.1
    Education and health services............          55.3         267.8       3.1    1,259       0.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.7         233.1       0.5      751       5.6
    Other services...........................           8.7          52.0       0.8      983       3.6
  Government.................................           1.4         149.4       (4)    1,640       (4)

San Diego, CA................................         136.2       1,546.4       0.0    1,667       5.1
  Private industry...........................         134.3       1,295.3      -0.4    1,658       4.9
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.7           8.9      -0.7    1,068       2.8
    Construction.............................           8.9          89.6      -0.4    1,752       4.7
    Manufacturing............................           3.7         111.1      -4.0    2,550      12.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.5         227.6      -1.2    1,256       6.9
    Information..............................           1.4          18.6     -10.7    3,620      14.1
    Financial activities.....................          12.0          69.7      -1.4    2,267       9.1
    Professional and business services.......          23.7         258.7      -2.4    2,471       2.7
    Education and health services............          48.6         255.2       4.4    1,327       2.0
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         200.5       0.1      765       5.4
    Other services...........................           9.1          54.7       0.1      959       5.5
  Government.................................           1.9         251.2       2.2    1,715       6.5

King, WA.....................................          83.4       1,462.8       0.3    2,671      13.2
  Private industry...........................          82.8       1,282.1      -0.1    2,786      14.6
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           2.3      -5.6    1,794      14.0
    Construction.............................           6.6          69.9      -3.0    2,037       6.4
    Manufacturing............................           2.5          92.5      -0.5    2,214       1.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          12.7         232.4      -0.6    1,789       9.6
    Information..............................           4.2         128.8      -1.2    6,436      19.3
    Financial activities.....................           7.3          69.5      -0.3    2,610       5.8
    Professional and business services.......          22.7         310.6      -0.8    4,263      23.6
    Education and health services............          10.1         193.0       2.7    1,480       5.0
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         137.2       1.9      879       2.9
    Other services...........................           8.8          46.0       0.3    1,334       5.5
  Government.................................           0.6         180.7       3.0    1,857       1.8

Miami-Dade, FL...............................         127.6       1,279.8       1.1    1,584       6.0
  Private industry...........................         127.3       1,138.8       1.1    1,572       6.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           9.4      -1.5      905      -0.5
    Construction.............................           8.4          58.6       3.9    1,413       5.7
    Manufacturing............................           3.5          46.3       0.3    1,424       1.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.0         319.2       0.5    1,324       2.1
    Information..............................           2.9          20.1      -3.3    2,650       6.7
    Financial activities.....................          14.0          86.9      -0.7    2,761      13.9
    Professional and business services.......          31.7         188.2       1.2    2,233       7.8
    Education and health services............          17.6         215.4       1.8    1,344       3.5
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.2         154.0       2.0    1,011       9.5
    Other services...........................           9.1          38.7       1.5    1,027       3.0
  Government.................................           0.3         141.0       1.0    1,684       3.9
 
(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 2023 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.



Last Modified Date: June 04, 2025