Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
second quarter 2022
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
second quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2022 Percent Percent
(thousands) June change, Second change,
2022 June quarter second
(thousands) 2021-22(2) 2022 quarter
2021-22(2)
United States(3) ............................ 11,460.8 149,902.0 4.0 $1,294 4.3
Private industry........................... 11,157.1 128,617.5 4.5 1,288 4.3
Natural resources and mining............. 142.8 1,886.9 2.4 1,189 8.2
Construction............................. 899.1 7,830.0 3.4 1,352 5.5
Manufacturing............................ 379.5 12,766.0 3.5 1,480 5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,021.5 28,115.2 3.4 1,080 4.9
Information.............................. 257.8 3,036.7 7.1 2,672 -2.2
Financial activities..................... 1,029.4 8,571.1 2.4 1,934 1.1
Professional and business services....... 2,285.2 22,409.1 5.4 1,715 4.7
Education and health services............ 1,996.3 22,980.7 1.7 1,148 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 929.8 16,214.6 9.8 574 10.4
Other services........................... 863.3 4,411.8 5.1 914 5.7
Government................................. 303.7 21,284.5 0.8 1,327 4.3
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 536.6 4,460.4 5.1 1,435 2.8
Private industry........................... 530.2 3,891.8 5.6 1,400 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.5 3.5 1,275 7.3
Construction............................. 18.5 150.3 1.0 1,468 4.3
Manufacturing............................ 12.5 321.3 2.1 1,669 5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 61.9 816.1 2.8 1,201 5.4
Information.............................. 14.1 228.5 (4) 2,575 (4)
Financial activities..................... 32.6 211.3 0.7 2,235 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 62.0 643.4 6.1 1,780 2.9
Education and health services............ 254.8 850.7 2.7 1,055 4.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 42.8 514.7 16.7 878 10.0
Other services........................... 29.6 147.9 12.6 958 3.1
Government................................. 6.4 568.6 2.0 1,679 2.7
Cook, IL..................................... 143.8 2,532.4 3.6 1,489 4.6
Private industry........................... 142.6 2,248.5 3.9 1,482 4.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.5 -10.3 1,243 9.3
Construction............................. 11.4 76.4 3.4 1,641 4.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 174.8 0.1 1,451 7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.5 462.6 3.4 1,211 6.7
Information.............................. 2.9 51.6 4.6 2,721 4.0
Financial activities..................... 14.4 203.7 0.2 2,653 4.4
Professional and business services....... 30.7 478.7 4.2 1,863 4.6
Education and health services............ 16.8 441.8 1.1 1,170 5.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.2 264.2 16.3 719 12.2
Other services........................... 16.5 92.8 3.5 1,162 5.9
Government................................. 1.3 284.0 1.0 1,545 4.5
Harris, TX................................... 125.8 2,332.4 4.6 1,468 5.5
Private industry........................... 125.2 2,064.3 5.0 1,483 5.6
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 54.0 5.4 3,398 6.0
Construction............................. 8.4 160.4 6.2 1,532 5.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 166.9 3.7 1,771 8.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.4 478.5 3.8 1,350 7.3
Information.............................. 1.5 23.9 10.8 1,839 -0.6
Financial activities..................... 13.8 131.7 3.1 2,101 10.2
Professional and business services....... 26.3 423.4 5.8 1,833 3.6
Education and health services............ 17.5 308.6 2.8 1,213 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.3 244.4 8.6 589 10.3
Other services........................... 11.6 68.8 4.2 1,019 6.8
Government................................. 0.6 268.1 1.4 1,352 3.8
New York, NY................................. 125.0 2,359.5 8.0 2,542 -0.5
Private industry........................... 123.5 2,141.7 9.0 2,615 -1.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.1 -13.9 2,678 40.3
Construction............................. 2.3 36.7 1.7 2,131 1.9
Manufacturing............................ 1.6 17.3 13.5 1,760 2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.7 212.4 7.0 1,919 4.5
Information.............................. 5.7 200.4 7.3 3,459 -2.8
Financial activities..................... 18.8 391.7 3.6 4,363 0.2
Professional and business services....... 26.6 575.2 6.2 2,864 2.0
Education and health services............ 10.1 353.7 3.1 1,686 3.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.6 250.4 45.6 1,164 7.1
Other services........................... 17.6 93.2 4.6 1,528 0.3
Government................................. 1.5 217.8 -1.2 1,840 3.4
Maricopa, AZ................................. 127.9 2,097.2 2.9 1,277 5.6
Private industry........................... 127.1 1,921.9 3.3 1,267 5.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.6 -4.6 1,424 11.4
Construction............................. 9.8 146.0 7.7 1,382 10.2
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 138.6 4.1 1,680 1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.9 422.7 2.6 1,135 3.5
Information.............................. 3.1 38.7 4.7 2,033 8.7
Financial activities..................... 17.0 190.8 -3.8 1,675 3.5
Professional and business services....... 33.8 354.9 2.5 1,402 8.6
Education and health services............ 15.6 337.1 2.0 1,222 9.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.0 222.8 8.4 650 5.7
Other services........................... 8.2 56.2 3.8 954 5.1
Government................................. 0.8 175.2 -1.0 1,377 8.2
Dallas, TX................................... 85.6 1,786.3 5.1 1,535 6.5
Private industry........................... 85.0 1,613.7 5.8 1,546 6.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.7 6.8 2,998 16.4
Construction............................. 5.3 92.9 3.7 1,544 9.0
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 122.1 4.5 1,603 4.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.8 379.3 5.7 1,369 8.0
Information.............................. 1.7 46.3 4.2 2,393 9.1
Financial activities..................... 11.0 164.6 3.6 2,195 5.9
Professional and business services....... 20.5 397.4 8.3 1,867 7.0
Education and health services............ 10.4 199.5 1.8 1,264 4.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 158.9 9.6 638 9.2
Other services........................... 7.3 42.6 4.8 1,028 5.2
Government................................. 0.5 172.6 -0.8 1,429 4.7
Orange, CA................................... 138.3 1,628.3 5.0 1,420 2.2
Private industry........................... 136.9 1,478.8 5.4 1,404 2.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 -17.7 1,060 4.7
Construction............................. 8.2 105.0 3.0 1,632 4.1
Manufacturing............................ 5.4 153.9 2.8 1,884 10.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.0 249.4 2.6 1,258 3.8
Information.............................. 1.7 24.1 3.1 2,509 -7.4
Financial activities..................... 14.4 111.3 -4.1 2,201 0.0
Professional and business services....... 25.5 324.2 4.8 1,638 2.2
Education and health services............ 43.8 238.1 4.3 1,142 7.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.3 221.0 19.5 660 5.1
Other services........................... 8.2 49.5 11.7 863 3.9
Government................................. 1.4 149.5 2.0 1,568 3.5
San Diego, CA................................ 124.0 1,502.7 5.6 1,420 3.4
Private industry........................... 122.1 1,266.2 6.2 1,389 3.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 10.4 2.6 925 4.8
Construction............................. 8.6 86.9 5.5 1,449 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 116.5 2.6 1,788 0.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.6 217.6 3.8 1,099 5.2
Information.............................. 1.5 21.4 4.5 2,579 12.9
Financial activities..................... 12.1 75.6 1.0 1,909 -0.3
Professional and business services....... 22.9 274.9 6.1 1,999 5.8
Education and health services............ 38.5 216.2 2.9 1,130 5.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.6 195.9 17.3 709 11.3
Other services........................... 8.7 50.4 13.0 798 4.0
Government................................. 1.9 236.6 2.5 1,589 2.8
King, WA..................................... 94.1 1,464.0 6.1 2,128 -1.6
Private industry........................... 93.4 1,292.9 6.9 2,190 -2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.1 2.0 1,483 19.6
Construction............................. 7.1 77.4 2.1 1,660 3.6
Manufacturing............................ 2.6 90.7 3.9 1,889 4.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.5 228.1 3.5 1,499 3.0
Information.............................. 3.6 144.1 7.6 4,812 -5.6
Financial activities..................... 7.7 72.0 2.7 2,334 -0.9
Professional and business services....... 22.5 325.3 10.0 2,915 -5.2
Education and health services............ 18.9 180.5 2.6 1,271 2.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 127.3 21.7 774 10.9
Other services........................... 9.5 44.3 5.3 1,144 1.3
Government................................. 0.7 171.1 0.3 1,659 1.5
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 120.8 1,159.6 5.3 1,303 7.7
Private industry........................... 120.5 1,037.1 6.0 1,287 8.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.8 8.6 810 -1.3
Construction............................. 7.9 50.6 1.2 1,197 6.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 41.3 3.2 1,132 8.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.5 291.2 5.3 1,170 6.4
Information.............................. 2.5 20.6 10.9 2,306 11.5
Financial activities..................... 13.2 81.3 4.5 2,132 9.4
Professional and business services....... 29.7 176.6 7.4 1,612 14.1
Education and health services............ 15.4 192.7 4.3 1,169 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.6 135.2 10.8 855 9.3
Other services........................... 8.7 35.6 2.2 844 5.4
Government................................. 0.3 122.5 -0.4 1,434 6.3
(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.
(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.
United States Department of Labor
