Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
second quarter 2020
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
second quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2020 Percent Percent
(thousands) June change, Second change,
2020 June quarter second
(thousands) 2019-20(2) 2020 quarter
2019-20(2)
United States(3) ............................ 10,451.0 135,114.4 -9.4 $1,188 8.6
Private industry........................... 10,148.9 114,475.9 -10.1 1,179 8.7
Natural resources and mining............. 140.4 1,854.0 -10.1 1,087 -2.2
Construction............................. 844.6 7,269.3 -4.9 1,215 1.2
Manufacturing............................ 358.0 11,965.4 -7.2 1,331 2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,946.3 25,726.3 -6.1 979 5.8
Information.............................. 195.4 2,597.7 -10.1 2,444 12.7
Financial activities..................... 939.4 8,121.3 -2.9 1,757 7.1
Professional and business services....... 1,963.0 19,711.7 -7.4 1,521 6.4
Education and health services............ 1,857.3 21,580.9 -6.5 1,027 5.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 887.7 11,755.1 -31.2 463 -0.9
Other services........................... 817.7 3,729.8 -18.3 862 13.6
Government................................. 302.0 20,638.4 -5.5 1,237 7.6
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 518.8 3,945.3 -12.2 1,333 8.9
Private industry........................... 512.4 3,389.2 -13.2 1,294 8.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.3 4.1 1,048 -6.2
Construction............................. 17.6 146.0 -2.8 1,342 3.5
Manufacturing............................ 12.6 310.5 -9.0 1,491 7.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 59.8 746.7 -10.2 1,067 6.1
Information.............................. 13.8 152.1 -22.2 2,759 9.1
Financial activities..................... 31.2 205.9 -6.6 2,036 5.8
Professional and business services....... 58.4 566.8 -10.4 1,613 6.9
Education and health services............ 247.8 785.6 -4.4 961 5.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 40.7 355.2 -36.0 752 9.0
Other services........................... 29.8 114.0 -25.7 951 22.2
Government................................. 6.4 556.1 -5.5 1,562 6.9
Cook, IL..................................... 138.4 2,297.3 -13.1 1,372 9.6
Private industry........................... 137.2 2,023.6 -13.7 1,359 9.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.7 13.6 1,217 0.2
Construction............................. 11.1 71.8 -9.9 1,545 2.3
Manufacturing............................ 5.6 173.7 -7.1 1,271 0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.3 425.3 -9.5 1,101 5.1
Information.............................. 2.6 49.4 -7.5 2,276 8.5
Financial activities..................... 14.2 201.9 -3.0 2,305 5.4
Professional and business services....... 29.1 431.8 -10.8 1,651 5.4
Education and health services............ 16.0 418.8 -7.4 1,092 7.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.8 165.3 -46.2 557 -4.0
Other services........................... 15.6 83.7 -16.7 1,109 14.6
Government................................. 1.3 273.7 -8.3 1,467 10.2
New York, NY................................. 131.1 2,048.7 -18.8 2,427 14.9
Private industry........................... 129.7 1,818.4 -20.7 2,516 16.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 14.6 2,374 -20.0
Construction............................. 2.4 35.5 -17.0 1,960 -0.9
Manufacturing............................ 1.8 13.8 -37.7 1,860 23.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.3 178.1 -30.2 1,714 10.6
Information.............................. 5.8 167.1 -14.9 3,232 13.1
Financial activities..................... 19.6 380.3 -4.0 3,960 6.1
Professional and business services....... 29.3 527.5 -11.5 2,557 5.8
Education and health services............ 10.3 325.6 -9.0 1,588 9.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.5 107.0 -66.1 1,109 15.5
Other services........................... 19.9 79.1 -26.6 1,596 23.1
Government................................. 1.5 230.3 -0.6 1,727 3.1
Harris, TX................................... 119.2 2,179.4 -7.3 1,352 3.4
Private industry........................... 118.7 1,901.4 -8.4 1,365 3.3
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 55.7 -18.2 3,304 5.9
Construction............................. 7.9 155.4 -9.2 1,403 0.6
Manufacturing............................ 4.9 164.8 -8.9 1,597 0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.3 444.2 -5.1 1,197 0.6
Information.............................. 1.3 22.9 -13.9 1,637 8.8
Financial activities..................... 12.9 125.2 -3.6 1,764 3.5
Professional and business services....... 24.1 387.4 -6.5 1,668 1.6
Education and health services............ 17.2 290.5 -3.9 1,105 3.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.8 192.6 -21.7 459 -8.4
Other services........................... 11.6 60.5 -12.1 902 4.4
Government................................. 0.6 278.0 1.0 1,266 6.3
Maricopa, AZ................................. 110.7 1,924.6 -4.6 1,137 7.7
Private industry........................... 110.0 1,751.2 -4.1 1,125 7.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.8 -4.9 1,050 2.4
Construction............................. 8.8 131.7 0.1 1,195 3.0
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 128.1 -1.7 1,535 2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 21.6 385.3 -0.1 1,018 5.7
Information.............................. 2.4 33.9 -13.2 1,755 21.5
Financial activities..................... 14.6 191.4 1.9 1,509 11.4
Professional and business services....... 28.0 333.7 -3.7 1,174 4.4
Education and health services............ 13.9 314.4 -1.4 1,052 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 178.3 -20.7 510 -3.4
Other services........................... 7.2 46.6 -12.4 846 7.4
Government................................. 0.7 173.4 -9.6 1,240 8.2
Dallas, TX................................... 80.2 1,623.5 -5.8 1,361 4.5
Private industry........................... 79.7 1,452.7 -6.2 1,366 4.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.8 -10.0 2,468 -1.6
Construction............................. 5.0 89.5 -5.1 1,332 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 114.1 -3.7 1,484 -1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.2 340.0 -2.0 1,199 3.5
Information.............................. 1.5 44.2 -6.4 2,070 4.9
Financial activities..................... 10.0 157.9 -1.1 1,881 2.0
Professional and business services....... 18.5 341.2 -5.0 1,569 1.6
Education and health services............ 10.0 193.7 -4.2 1,169 1.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 126.6 -24.5 525 1.2
Other services........................... 7.2 36.4 -18.5 1,011 12.7
Government................................. 0.5 170.8 -1.4 1,317 6.0
Orange, CA................................... 130.0 1,442.0 -12.7 1,334 11.4
Private industry........................... 128.6 1,298.2 -13.1 1,317 11.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.2 -5.6 925 1.1
Construction............................. 8.0 101.2 -5.3 1,469 1.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 146.4 -8.5 1,641 8.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.7 231.0 -9.2 1,144 7.7
Information.............................. 1.6 23.0 -10.8 2,278 13.9
Financial activities..................... 13.4 112.4 -3.8 2,078 12.5
Professional and business services....... 24.3 293.3 -9.5 1,511 9.5
Education and health services............ 39.1 211.4 -5.8 1,002 4.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.9 139.4 -39.7 504 -7.0
Other services........................... 7.9 37.9 -21.5 853 14.5
Government................................. 1.4 143.9 -8.4 1,473 7.2
San Diego, CA................................ 118.2 1,325.1 -11.2 1,315 10.6
Private industry........................... 116.3 1,101.6 -12.0 1,269 11.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 10.1 -2.4 785 1.8
Construction............................. 8.2 80.9 -2.5 1,332 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 112.5 -4.6 1,662 3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.5 199.4 -9.4 991 10.6
Information.............................. 1.4 21.2 -10.0 2,037 0.9
Financial activities..................... 11.5 72.6 -4.3 1,693 10.8
Professional and business services....... 21.8 237.1 -5.8 1,740 5.4
Education and health services............ 35.9 197.4 -5.9 1,018 5.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 132.5 -35.8 519 -5.5
Other services........................... 8.3 37.8 -29.3 765 18.6
Government................................. 2.0 223.5 -6.8 1,527 6.9
King, WA..................................... 90.3 1,312.9 -8.9 1,945 13.9
Private industry........................... 89.6 1,145.2 -9.6 2,000 14.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.9 -11.8 1,321 -5.4
Construction............................. 6.9 70.9 -7.3 1,422 -4.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 94.9 -10.4 1,773 4.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.4 263.6 -4.2 2,190 11.8
Information.............................. 2.7 127.5 4.4 4,319 14.4
Financial activities..................... 7.2 67.2 -3.2 2,034 12.2
Professional and business services....... 19.0 226.5 -4.2 2,027 7.7
Education and health services............ 21.0 167.5 -6.6 1,142 2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 85.4 -42.7 594 -6.9
Other services........................... 9.2 38.9 -20.7 1,055 11.1
Government................................. 0.6 167.7 -3.8 1,579 9.0
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 105.6 1,036.8 -9.3 1,109 5.5
Private industry........................... 105.3 913.8 -10.1 1,082 5.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.9 3.9 726 6.3
Construction............................. 7.2 52.0 -0.9 1,052 1.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 39.7 -4.6 950 1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 24.5 262.0 -9.0 994 4.2
Information.............................. 1.6 16.7 -12.4 1,812 4.4
Financial activities..................... 11.4 74.0 -3.0 1,681 5.0
Professional and business services....... 24.5 153.6 -6.3 1,282 -1.5
Education and health services............ 12.8 177.0 -3.8 1,050 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 95.8 -33.4 615 -3.5
Other services........................... 8.1 32.1 -16.9 732 7.6
Government................................. 0.3 122.9 -2.7 1,289 6.7
(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.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2019 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
