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Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties, third quarter 2022

Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2022

                                                                    Employment         Average weekly
                                                                                           wage(1)
                                              Establishments,
                                               third quarter 
         County by NAICS supersector               2022                     Percent            Percent
                                               (thousands)      September   change,    Third   change,
                                                                  2022     September   quarter  third
                                                              (thousands)  2021-22(2)   2022   quarter
                                                                                              2021-22(2)


United States(3) ............................      11,608.9     151,239.6       4.3   $1,334       6.7
  Private industry...........................      11,305.1     129,668.1       4.8    1,333       6.6
    Natural resources and mining.............         143.2       1,931.9       4.4    1,240       9.9
    Construction.............................         908.6       7,896.0       4.0    1,442       9.2
    Manufacturing............................         382.3      12,832.6       3.7    1,500       6.6
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       2,034.3      28,290.8       3.8    1,129       7.4
    Information..............................         265.7       3,056.7       6.1    2,761      -2.8
    Financial activities.....................       1,039.0       8,617.7       2.8    1,942       3.5
    Professional and business services.......       2,328.2      22,734.0       5.8    1,749       6.3
    Education and health services............       2,004.4      23,454.6       3.6    1,220       8.3
    Leisure and hospitality..................         937.9      16,005.5       7.3      603       9.8
    Other services...........................         871.4       4,405.7       5.0      960       9.2
  Government.................................         303.8      21,571.6       1.1    1,341       8.0

Los Angeles, CA..............................         546.8       4,492.8       4.2    1,476       4.8
  Private industry...........................         540.4       3,932.7       4.9    1,433       4.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           6.4       3.1    1,860      57.4
    Construction.............................          18.4         152.1       3.9    1,586      10.8
    Manufacturing............................          12.4         320.7       2.4    1,631       6.7
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          61.8         818.6       2.4    1,243       7.2
    Information..............................          14.1         230.7       (4)    2,550       (4)
    Financial activities.....................          32.5         211.4       0.7    2,306       2.9
    Professional and business services.......          61.9         655.5       5.4    1,799       2.9
    Education and health services............         261.6         860.9       3.7    1,111       7.9
    Leisure and hospitality..................          42.8         518.3       9.7      892       9.7
    Other services...........................          29.3         149.3       9.5    1,037       6.1
  Government.................................           6.4         560.1      -0.6    1,783       8.1

Cook, IL.....................................         143.9       2,545.7       3.6    1,512       5.8
  Private industry...........................         142.6       2,259.9       4.0    1,519       5.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.6      -5.8    1,317      18.4
    Construction.............................          11.5          77.6       2.7    1,735       7.0
    Manufacturing............................           5.7         174.6       1.2    1,531       5.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          29.5         463.5       4.2    1,227       6.8
    Information..............................           3.0          51.8       6.2    2,641      -2.3
    Financial activities.....................          14.4         203.8       0.9    2,535       1.1
    Professional and business services.......          30.5         480.3       4.8    1,931       8.0
    Education and health services............          16.9         449.8       2.2    1,262       6.2
    Leisure and hospitality..................          14.2         264.6       9.9      759       9.8
    Other services...........................          16.5          92.0       3.3    1,204       9.9
  Government.................................           1.3         285.8       0.7    1,453       8.8

Harris, TX...................................         126.4       2,366.1       5.2    1,522       7.5
  Private industry...........................         125.8       2,094.8       5.7    1,531       7.4
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.6          55.8       7.4    3,460       6.1
    Construction.............................           8.5         163.5       7.4    1,595       8.6
    Manufacturing............................           5.1         169.8       5.4    1,802      10.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.5         486.6       4.7    1,394       5.4
    Information..............................           1.5          23.8       8.2    2,078      13.1
    Financial activities.....................          13.9         134.4       4.8    2,005       3.8
    Professional and business services.......          26.6         430.6       6.4    1,890       9.4
    Education and health services............          17.9         319.2       5.0    1,318       6.1
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.5         240.0       6.4      595       7.8
    Other services...........................          11.7          68.1       2.5    1,065      12.3
  Government.................................           0.6         271.4       1.6    1,451       7.6

New York, NY.................................         127.3       2,382.8       6.6    2,544       2.0
  Private industry...........................         125.8       2,163.2       7.5    2,608       1.3
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.2      -1.3    2,444       9.7
    Construction.............................           2.3          36.8       1.7    2,231       4.4
    Manufacturing............................           1.6          17.4      10.5    1,831      10.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.9         213.6       5.1    1,927       7.7
    Information..............................           5.8         198.7       1.9    3,622       2.1
    Financial activities.....................          19.1         393.6       4.2    4,042       1.6
    Professional and business services.......          27.0         579.4       5.9    2,875       1.1
    Education and health services............          10.3         357.6       4.6    1,758       6.2
    Leisure and hospitality..................          13.8         258.0      28.4    1,241       3.8
    Other services...........................          17.9          93.6       4.1    1,506       4.9
  Government.................................           1.5         219.5      -1.5    1,906       8.2

Maricopa, AZ.................................         130.6       2,170.4       3.0    1,312       7.5
  Private industry...........................         129.8       1,956.1       3.3    1,306       7.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.3      -3.6    1,247       9.5
    Construction.............................          10.0         148.5       7.1    1,483      16.9
    Manufacturing............................           3.7         141.7       5.1    1,701      -0.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.1         423.9       1.1    1,185       9.0
    Information..............................           3.1          38.4       2.7    2,065       2.4
    Financial activities.....................          17.3         192.9      -2.4    1,701       7.6
    Professional and business services.......          34.4         364.0       3.7    1,431       7.4
    Education and health services............          15.9         348.7       2.7    1,249       7.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         225.9       5.8      673      12.5
    Other services...........................           8.4          57.6       5.3      996      10.8
  Government.................................           0.8         214.3       0.9    1,373       6.4

Dallas, TX...................................          85.9       1,819.0       5.7    1,576       8.5
  Private industry...........................          85.3       1,642.2       6.3    1,587       8.5
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           7.8      11.5    3,109      13.2
    Construction.............................           5.4          95.1       5.3    1,647      13.6
    Manufacturing............................           3.0         122.7       5.2    1,657       5.3
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          16.9         385.2       6.6    1,381       (4)
    Information..............................           1.7          46.9       5.0    2,418       8.6
    Financial activities.....................          10.9         167.9       3.6    2,214       7.4
    Professional and business services.......          20.6         406.8       7.7    1,897       8.6
    Education and health services............          10.6         204.6       4.2    1,356      10.4
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         161.1       9.4      658      11.0
    Other services...........................           7.3          42.0       2.8    1,107      11.9
  Government.................................           0.5         176.8       0.8    1,476       8.6

Orange, CA...................................         140.8       1,639.6       4.6    1,460       4.7
  Private industry...........................         139.4       1,492.4       4.7    1,443       4.1
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           1.8     -24.6    1,166      18.4
    Construction.............................           8.1         106.3       3.7    1,757       9.9
    Manufacturing............................           5.4         154.8       2.8    1,880       8.0
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          19.0         252.2       3.6    1,283       4.1
    Information..............................           1.6          23.8       2.1    2,732       5.6
    Financial activities.....................          14.4         109.3      -4.7    2,289       1.6
    Professional and business services.......          25.4         327.0       4.5    1,656       3.3
    Education and health services............          45.3         243.8       6.6    1,189       7.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.2         220.7       9.7      694       5.3
    Other services...........................           8.2          49.9       9.7      908       7.1
  Government.................................           1.4         147.2       3.1    1,636       9.9

San Diego, CA................................         126.3       1,514.9       4.8    1,489       6.6
  Private industry...........................         124.4       1,283.1       5.5    1,446       5.5
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.7           9.8       0.3      950       4.6
    Construction.............................           8.6          87.6       3.7    1,566      10.0
    Manufacturing............................           3.7         116.6       2.6    1,851       0.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.6         219.3       3.3    1,159       7.5
    Information..............................           1.5          21.2       3.6    2,860       4.3
    Financial activities.....................          12.1          74.6      -0.4    1,872       1.0
    Professional and business services.......          22.8         278.1       5.3    2,065       7.4
    Education and health services............          39.9         223.6       5.0    1,222       7.4
    Leisure and hospitality..................           9.5         197.7      11.4      729       9.8
    Other services...........................           8.6          52.0      12.1      856       8.1
  Government.................................           1.9         231.8       1.2    1,737      12.6

King, WA.....................................          84.7       1,470.7       5.0    2,244       2.3
  Private industry...........................          84.0       1,302.3       5.7    2,306       1.8
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.1      -2.1    1,650      21.7
    Construction.............................           7.1          79.6       3.4    1,788       8.6
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          93.2       4.8    1,988       5.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          13.4         230.9       3.6    1,566       6.7
    Information..............................           3.8         142.3       8.3    5,890      -9.0
    Financial activities.....................           7.7          71.7       1.6    2,295       1.7
    Professional and business services.......          22.6         326.4       6.9    2,763       4.2
    Education and health services............           9.5         181.4       3.3    1,338       8.8
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.6         129.0      12.4      837      10.3
    Other services...........................           9.6          44.7       5.2    1,189       4.8
  Government.................................           0.6         168.4      -0.2    1,759       5.8

Miami-Dade, FL...............................         119.9       1,196.7       5.6    1,353       8.8
  Private industry...........................         119.6       1,061.0       6.3    1,334       9.7
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           9.4       2.7      826       7.3
    Construction.............................           7.9          53.3       5.3    1,267      10.8
    Manufacturing............................           3.2          42.4       5.3    1,203       8.1
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.1         295.7       5.1    1,209       9.8
    Information..............................           2.4          21.1       9.7    2,390      11.6
    Financial activities.....................          13.1          82.0       4.5    2,114       7.7
    Professional and business services.......          29.6         182.3       8.0    1,639      15.3
    Education and health services............          15.2         198.1       5.0    1,285       4.7
    Leisure and hospitality..................           8.6         138.1       9.9      853      10.5
    Other services...........................           8.6          36.0       2.4      919      12.2
  Government.................................           0.3         135.7       0.3    1,505       3.7
 
(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 standards.
  
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2021 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.



Last Modified Date: February 22, 2023