Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2017
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2017 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2017 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2016-17(2) 2017 quarter
2016-17(2)
United States(3) ............................ 9,969.4 145,921.1 1.5 $1,109 3.9
Private industry........................... 9,671.1 124,015.7 1.7 1,114 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 137.4 1,801.6 3.7 1,135 4.8
Construction............................. 792.8 6,962.2 3.7 1,282 3.9
Manufacturing............................ 347.9 12,504.4 1.2 1,331 3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,919.8 28,219.9 0.9 911 3.5
Information.............................. 165.0 2,825.6 0.1 2,035 8.0
Financial activities..................... 879.4 8,150.9 1.2 1,826 6.8
Professional and business services....... 1,803.3 20,625.1 1.7 1,483 4.2
Education and health services............ 1,669.5 22,468.6 1.9 995 2.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 845.8 15,681.4 1.7 481 4.1
Other services........................... 846.4 4,441.5 1.0 746 3.8
Government................................. 298.4 21,905.4 0.2 1,076 2.6
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 494.2 4,494.5 1.6 1,343 6.4
Private industry........................... 488.0 3,914.4 1.8 1,340 7.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 3.2 1,176 0.1
Construction............................. 14.5 140.3 4.5 1,332 4.6
Manufacturing............................ 12.3 343.2 -2.9 1,481 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 54.9 859.5 0.8 994 3.9
Information.............................. 10.6 223.0 0.9 2,722 14.0
Financial activities..................... 26.7 221.9 0.4 2,186 12.7
Professional and business services....... 49.6 618.3 1.8 1,794 8.5
Education and health services............ 232.6 789.6 2.5 947 2.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 33.9 522.3 1.3 1,074 5.9
Other services........................... 26.8 148.8 -0.2 791 7.6
Government................................. 6.2 580.2 0.4 1,363 2.8
Cook, IL..................................... 136.9 2,604.2 0.6 1,283 2.6
Private industry........................... 135.7 2,310.8 0.7 1,291 2.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.2 17.4 1,239 -5.6
Construction............................. 10.6 72.5 0.8 1,661 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.8 184.8 0.5 1,369 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.5 488.8 -0.3 1,009 2.5
Information.............................. 2.3 53.5 -0.8 1,838 5.7
Financial activities..................... 13.7 196.8 1.3 2,380 4.6
Professional and business services....... 28.5 482.6 0.6 1,711 2.9
Education and health services............ 15.3 450.4 1.5 1,042 1.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.6 278.9 0.8 553 4.3
Other services........................... 15.4 99.0 1.7 977 2.5
Government................................. 1.3 293.4 -0.4 1,223 0.5
New York, NY................................. 128.4 2,516.0 1.4 2,439 10.4
Private industry........................... 127.5 2,246.8 1.5 2,569 10.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 3.6 1,861 -9.3
Construction............................. 2.3 42.5 4.7 2,356 0.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.0 25.5 -2.6 1,681 1.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.5 265.0 -1.2 1,546 5.6
Information.............................. 5.0 169.7 3.7 2,761 2.9
Financial activities..................... 19.5 380.3 1.9 5,637 22.4
Professional and business services....... 27.2 588.1 2.4 2,753 5.4
Education and health services............ 10.2 351.6 0.6 1,456 5.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.7 309.4 0.6 1,050 2.9
Other services........................... 20.4 105.5 0.7 1,251 4.9
Government................................. 0.8 269.2 0.1 1,362 2.3
Harris, TX................................... 115.3 2,293.3 1.1 1,352 2.4
Private industry........................... 114.8 2,014.1 1.2 1,377 2.5
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 67.2 1.7 3,255 0.1
Construction............................. 7.4 156.8 0.7 1,481 0.5
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 171.0 2.4 1,672 1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.0 482.2 1.1 1,178 4.3
Information.............................. 1.2 26.4 -4.6 1,584 7.7
Financial activities..................... 12.2 126.5 1.4 1,815 1.9
Professional and business services....... 23.2 394.4 1.4 1,790 2.9
Education and health services............ 16.1 292.4 0.5 1,095 1.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.1 228.2 1.1 490 4.3
Other services........................... 11.6 65.9 1.4 840 1.7
Government................................. 0.5 279.3 0.5 1,173 2.5
Maricopa, AZ................................. 97.9 1,989.4 3.0 1,024 2.9
Private industry........................... 97.2 1,776.0 3.4 1,025 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 8.7 3.5 974 4.1
Construction............................. 7.0 114.5 9.7 1,185 6.2
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 121.1 3.9 1,432 4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.2 393.9 1.8 919 2.8
Information.............................. 1.5 34.5 0.7 1,420 3.2
Financial activities..................... 11.1 178.9 3.1 1,344 2.1
Professional and business services....... 20.8 339.9 2.4 1,133 2.1
Education and health services............ 11.0 302.5 2.9 1,017 1.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.0 218.1 3.8 495 4.0
Other services........................... 6.3 50.9 -1.0 753 4.3
Government................................. 0.7 213.5 0.0 1,012 2.7
Dallas, TX................................... 77.5 1,712.8 1.7 1,318 3.1
Private industry........................... 76.9 1,538.5 1.8 1,330 3.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.2 14.7 3,218 -20.0
Construction............................. 4.6 88.8 2.7 1,420 3.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 112.6 0.8 1,584 9.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.9 363.6 2.3 1,077 2.1
Information.............................. 1.4 48.2 -2.2 1,852 1.9
Financial activities..................... 9.6 165.4 2.2 1,802 2.3
Professional and business services....... 17.6 344.8 1.1 1,628 3.1
Education and health services............ 9.6 199.5 2.1 1,206 4.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.9 160.9 1.9 560 3.3
Other services........................... 6.9 43.1 0.6 876 9.0
Government................................. 0.6 174.4 0.2 1,211 2.2
Orange, CA................................... 121.9 1,621.4 1.7 1,234 2.8
Private industry........................... 120.4 1,475.6 2.0 1,235 2.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.5 -7.4 987 1.9
Construction............................. 6.9 103.5 4.8 1,481 6.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.0 158.2 -1.2 1,506 0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.2 271.1 1.2 1,055 1.0
Information.............................. 1.4 26.9 0.5 2,104 2.2
Financial activities..................... 11.6 118.5 0.0 2,187 7.6
Professional and business services....... 21.0 305.4 0.7 1,436 2.7
Education and health services............ 34.1 213.9 3.1 1,024 2.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.7 217.3 2.6 552 3.4
Other services........................... 6.9 45.7 -0.4 748 2.7
Government................................. 1.5 145.8 -0.9 1,224 3.0
San Diego, CA................................ 111.9 1,462.0 1.8 1,221 4.3
Private industry........................... 110.0 1,226.5 2.0 1,198 4.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 8.5 5.9 834 12.4
Construction............................. 7.0 81.5 4.0 1,329 5.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 109.1 0.4 1,655 4.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.4 237.0 0.8 960 5.7
Information.............................. 1.2 24.3 -1.4 2,077 13.8
Financial activities..................... 10.3 74.6 1.3 1,581 1.5
Professional and business services....... 18.6 237.1 2.4 1,791 4.5
Education and health services............ 32.0 201.6 2.0 1,029 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.4 192.1 0.7 528 3.1
Other services........................... 7.4 50.3 -0.5 656 1.9
Government................................. 1.9 235.5 0.7 1,335 3.0
King, WA..................................... 86.6 1,377.5 2.9 1,583 7.0
Private industry........................... 86.0 1,209.4 3.4 1,610 7.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.0 3.8 1,321 9.8
Construction............................. 6.7 70.9 4.2 1,455 5.1
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 101.4 -1.1 1,679 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.3 275.3 5.7 1,714 15.0
Information.............................. 2.3 104.5 4.9 3,127 8.9
Financial activities..................... 6.7 68.4 2.9 1,843 3.7
Professional and business services....... 18.0 227.1 2.6 1,892 3.8
Education and health services............ 18.6 174.3 2.8 1,092 3.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 139.1 3.1 608 7.4
Other services........................... 9.2 45.4 2.3 884 3.2
Government................................. 0.5 168.2 -0.4 1,384 4.5
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 98.9 1,148.3 0.8 1,065 3.8
Private industry........................... 98.6 1,007.9 0.9 1,053 3.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.2 1.0 643 -4.5
Construction............................. 6.6 46.0 2.0 1,031 4.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 41.1 1.0 985 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.4 293.2 1.1 936 2.5
Information.............................. 1.5 17.8 -1.4 1,768 5.7
Financial activities..................... 10.7 76.3 0.5 1,700 3.7
Professional and business services....... 22.2 160.9 0.9 1,379 5.3
Education and health services............ 10.7 181.7 1.9 1,034 0.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.4 140.7 -0.8 665 9.9
Other services........................... 8.4 39.6 -0.7 674 6.8
Government................................. 0.3 140.3 0.3 1,151 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.
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.
