Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2016
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2016 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2016 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2015-16(2) 2016 quarter
2015-16(2)
United States(3) ............................ 9,869.9 143,749.9 1.2 $1,067 -1.5
Private industry........................... 9,570.8 121,881.5 1.3 1,070 -1.7
Natural resources and mining............. 138.1 1,741.7 -4.7 1,106 -5.1
Construction............................. 784.5 6,677.4 2.0 1,234 0.1
Manufacturing............................ 345.7 12,298.6 -0.4 1,285 -3.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,924.2 27,968.1 1.1 880 -2.2
Information.............................. 159.2 2,809.0 0.0 1,884 -1.5
Financial activities..................... 865.0 8,034.0 1.5 1,706 -0.4
Professional and business services....... 1,779.7 20,259.2 1.0 1,419 -1.4
Education and health services............ 1,626.7 21,994.4 2.2 973 -2.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 827.9 15,365.3 1.8 461 -0.2
Other services........................... 840.2 4,387.5 1.1 719 -0.7
Government................................. 299.1 21,868.4 0.8 1,049 -0.2
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 472.0 4,415.7 1.1 1,256 -0.6
Private industry........................... 465.8 3,838.1 1.1 1,246 -0.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.7 0.3 1,411 -7.0
Construction............................. 13.9 133.2 1.5 1,276 0.7
Manufacturing............................ 12.3 350.9 -3.3 1,385 1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 53.3 844.4 0.9 961 -0.1
Information.............................. 9.6 225.9 -0.3 2,306 -8.5
Financial activities..................... 25.3 219.9 0.5 1,932 0.8
Professional and business services....... 47.9 605.5 -0.1 1,631 0.9
Education and health services............ 218.5 758.7 1.9 929 -0.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 32.6 512.7 2.8 986 0.4
Other services........................... 26.8 148.0 0.8 736 -0.1
Government................................. 6.2 577.6 1.6 1,325 0.1
Cook, IL..................................... 152.6 2,590.2 0.6 1,250 -1.6
Private industry........................... 151.3 2,289.0 0.6 1,255 -1.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.0 -7.9 1,324 -1.3
Construction............................. 12.2 71.5 0.4 1,625 -0.1
Manufacturing............................ 6.3 185.5 -1.0 1,355 -3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.7 491.9 0.6 980 0.4
Information.............................. 2.7 55.7 4.6 1,705 -5.3
Financial activities..................... 15.1 193.2 0.4 2,284 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 32.4 473.4 -0.3 1,669 -1.6
Education and health services............ 16.3 441.1 1.2 1,028 -2.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.2 273.5 0.9 526 -2.6
Other services........................... 17.3 96.3 -0.4 955 -1.1
Government................................. 1.3 301.3 0.8 1,207 -1.1
New York, NY................................. 129.8 2,471.6 0.7 2,212 -1.1
Private industry........................... 128.9 2,202.4 0.8 2,319 -1.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 9.1 2,094 4.8
Construction............................. 2.2 40.2 -1.0 2,343 1.1
Manufacturing............................ 2.1 26.3 -5.0 1,649 -1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.3 265.9 -1.7 1,474 -1.3
Information.............................. 4.8 162.9 0.4 2,808 0.5
Financial activities..................... 19.2 371.5 -0.2 4,587 -0.4
Professional and business services....... 27.4 564.9 1.4 2,599 -3.3
Education and health services............ 9.9 346.8 0.3 1,390 0.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.7 303.8 1.4 1,014 -1.6
Other services........................... 20.3 103.3 0.5 1,195 -1.0
Government................................. 0.8 269.2 0.5 1,335 2.6
Harris, TX................................... 113.7 2,272.0 -1.3 1,319 -4.7
Private industry........................... 113.2 1,993.6 -1.8 1,344 -5.1
Natural resources and mining............. 1.8 72.9 -13.4 3,416 -3.3
Construction............................. 7.2 155.9 -4.1 1,477 -2.6
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 166.3 -8.3 1,652 -2.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.0 477.2 -0.8 1,121 -5.5
Information.............................. 1.2 27.3 0.7 1,478 -2.4
Financial activities..................... 11.9 124.5 1.4 1,768 -3.3
Professional and business services....... 23.2 384.1 -3.7 1,693 -5.2
Education and health services............ 15.9 292.3 2.7 1,080 -1.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.8 226.8 2.1 470 -0.6
Other services........................... 11.7 64.8 -0.5 822 -1.8
Government................................. 0.6 278.4 2.4 1,142 -0.5
Maricopa, AZ................................. 96.5 1,926.9 2.4 994 -2.3
Private industry........................... 95.7 1,713.5 2.6 995 -2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 8.3 0.4 935 -1.6
Construction............................. 6.9 103.1 4.0 1,116 -0.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 115.7 -1.3 1,375 -5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.5 386.8 2.5 893 -2.3
Information.............................. 1.5 34.4 -1.1 1,386 1.5
Financial activities..................... 10.8 173.2 5.7 1,316 0.5
Professional and business services....... 20.9 331.7 1.0 1,108 -1.3
Education and health services............ 10.7 289.8 3.0 993 -4.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 207.9 2.0 477 -2.3
Other services........................... 6.0 49.6 -0.5 722 0.7
Government................................. 0.7 213.4 0.7 985 -4.1
Dallas, TX................................... 75.6 1,688.4 2.8 1,279 -0.9
Private industry........................... 75.0 1,514.5 3.1 1,290 -1.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 8.6 -6.4 4,042 13.5
Construction............................. 4.5 86.3 5.1 1,368 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.7 110.0 1.1 1,420 -6.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.0 355.8 3.2 1,079 -3.1
Information.............................. 1.4 48.9 0.9 1,821 -0.1
Financial activities..................... 9.3 161.1 4.4 1,759 -0.7
Professional and business services....... 17.0 342.1 2.7 1,574 0.2
Education and health services............ 9.4 197.5 2.5 1,153 -1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.7 160.3 4.3 542 -1.8
Other services........................... 7.0 42.7 2.1 808 -1.3
Government................................. 0.6 174.0 0.3 1,184 2.7
Orange, CA................................... 116.3 1,588.8 2.0 1,200 -0.6
Private industry........................... 114.9 1,442.2 2.2 1,201 -0.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.7 3.8 965 4.2
Construction............................. 6.7 96.5 1.7 1,390 0.9
Manufacturing............................ 4.9 157.1 -0.1 1,493 -0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.8 265.6 -0.6 1,044 -0.5
Information.............................. 1.3 25.8 2.8 2,069 1.6
Financial activities..................... 10.9 118.1 0.9 2,038 1.8
Professional and business services....... 20.6 304.7 4.0 1,407 -3.8
Education and health services............ 30.5 204.6 3.1 996 -3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.5 210.9 2.1 529 7.5
Other services........................... 6.8 46.5 2.7 734 0.1
Government................................. 1.5 146.6 1.0 1,189 1.4
San Diego, CA................................ 107.8 1,427.5 1.6 1,170 -1.5
Private industry........................... 105.9 1,194.0 1.5 1,145 -2.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 7.9 -8.3 744 1.6
Construction............................. 6.7 77.1 5.4 1,272 0.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 106.5 -0.9 1,586 -10.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.1 229.0 0.3 846 -2.5
Information.............................. 1.1 23.5 -1.5 1,759 0.6
Financial activities..................... 9.7 72.8 1.7 1,548 0.2
Professional and business services....... 18.0 232.9 -0.7 1,764 0.3
Education and health services............ 30.0 195.1 2.0 1,007 -2.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.1 190.2 3.6 513 3.2
Other services........................... 7.3 50.5 1.0 647 1.6
Government................................. 1.9 233.5 1.8 1,295 1.3
King, WA..................................... 86.4 1,340.4 3.3 1,479 3.5
Private industry........................... 85.9 1,171.5 3.4 1,501 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.9 -3.0 1,208 -9.3
Construction............................. 6.5 68.2 6.2 1,386 0.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 102.0 -3.9 1,662 0.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.5 261.7 4.7 1,484 20.2
Information.............................. 2.2 99.8 9.2 2,865 -1.7
Financial activities..................... 6.6 67.9 3.0 1,773 2.0
Professional and business services....... 17.5 220.5 1.7 1,828 0.2
Education and health services............ 19.5 169.7 4.1 1,055 -0.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 134.5 3.8 572 0.5
Other services........................... 9.1 44.4 3.6 858 1.7
Government................................. 0.5 168.9 2.4 1,326 0.8
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 97.5 1,132.9 1.3 1,029 -2.5
Private industry........................... 97.2 993.1 1.2 1,016 -1.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.0 -6.7 684 4.7
Construction............................. 6.4 44.6 7.0 986 -1.9
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 40.5 1.2 968 -2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.4 289.3 -0.1 911 -2.4
Information.............................. 1.5 18.1 2.1 1,682 0.2
Financial activities..................... 10.6 75.3 0.5 1,636 -1.2
Professional and business services....... 21.5 158.1 1.8 1,314 -1.2
Education and health services............ 10.4 176.0 2.4 1,036 -2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 141.0 0.5 606 -2.1
Other services........................... 8.3 40.1 1.3 634 -2.3
Government................................. 0.3 139.8 1.8 1,119 -7.3
(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.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2015 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
