Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2020
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2020 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2020 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2019-20(2) 2020 quarter
2019-20(2)
United States(3) ............................ 10,675.8 140,881.3 -6.1 $1,339 13.0
Private industry........................... 10,373.2 119,621.8 -6.4 1,352 13.8
Natural resources and mining............. 141.4 1,652.9 -8.5 1,219 0.7
Construction............................. 858.4 7,232.2 -2.9 1,463 7.1
Manufacturing............................ 361.7 12,154.0 -5.0 1,552 11.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,965.7 27,910.4 -2.2 1,077 11.5
Information.............................. 206.7 2,700.8 -6.9 2,814 21.3
Financial activities..................... 960.0 8,241.1 -2.0 2,166 13.6
Professional and business services....... 2,024.8 20,783.9 -3.0 1,804 13.1
Education and health services............ 1,893.3 22,534.8 -4.3 1,181 12.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 897.1 12,251.4 -24.9 567 8.4
Other services........................... 838.7 3,952.1 -12.4 911 12.7
Government................................. 302.6 21,259.5 -4.3 1,268 8.7
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 528.3 4,105.3 -10.5 1,612 12.4
Private industry........................... 521.9 3,555.2 -11.2 1,608 13.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.1 7.6 1,236 6.4
Construction............................. 18.0 147.1 -2.4 1,568 6.3
Manufacturing............................ 12.6 309.6 -8.9 1,702 12.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 60.8 822.0 -5.9 1,208 12.8
Information.............................. 14.6 186.3 -7.2 3,633 15.8
Financial activities..................... 32.1 211.2 -6.3 2,437 10.1
Professional and business services....... 60.8 598.1 -8.3 2,096 12.1
Education and health services............ 250.1 815.8 -3.6 1,120 11.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 42.0 341.1 -38.5 1,413 16.4
Other services........................... 30.0 117.7 -23.4 993 17.5
Government................................. 6.4 550.1 -6.1 1,637 7.9
Cook, IL..................................... 140.7 2,377.0 -10.1 1,571 14.6
Private industry........................... 139.4 2,100.5 -10.5 1,585 14.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.6 9.5 1,372 4.2
Construction............................. 11.3 68.9 -8.6 1,800 2.0
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 174.8 -5.9 1,527 6.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.7 461.2 -5.5 1,171 8.5
Information.............................. 2.6 48.7 -8.3 2,536 19.3
Financial activities..................... 14.3 202.3 -2.3 2,911 13.4
Professional and business services....... 29.5 454.5 -6.6 2,087 15.0
Education and health services............ 16.3 438.6 -4.7 1,244 12.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.0 164.1 -43.6 610 3.2
Other services........................... 16.3 85.4 -14.0 1,154 11.1
Government................................. 1.3 276.4 -6.2 1,469 13.8
New York, NY................................. 129.8 2,163.2 -15.6 3,036 20.9
Private industry........................... 128.4 1,935.8 -16.8 3,187 23.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 2.4 2,796 11.9
Construction............................. 2.4 37.8 -11.8 2,480 5.5
Manufacturing............................ 1.8 15.2 -30.8 2,008 19.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.0 204.1 -23.1 1,857 18.7
Information.............................. 5.9 183.0 -7.4 3,801 15.6
Financial activities..................... 19.5 376.8 -4.5 5,573 13.6
Professional and business services....... 29.3 537.9 -10.7 3,573 21.0
Education and health services............ 10.4 341.9 -7.7 1,724 11.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.3 144.6 -54.4 1,405 19.0
Other services........................... 19.1 88.0 -19.8 1,544 15.6
Government................................. 1.5 227.4 -3.8 1,766 3.0
Harris, TX................................... 121.5 2,220.9 -6.5 1,501 5.0
Private industry........................... 120.9 1,938.2 -7.3 1,528 5.4
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 52.7 -19.7 3,777 6.5
Construction............................. 8.0 149.3 -11.9 1,639 3.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.0 158.6 -11.3 1,792 4.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.6 468.4 -3.4 1,293 5.3
Information.............................. 1.4 22.1 -16.2 1,825 14.2
Financial activities..................... 13.1 127.1 -3.3 2,111 7.8
Professional and business services....... 24.7 396.2 -5.2 1,929 3.1
Education and health services............ 17.4 299.2 -2.0 1,254 8.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.9 201.5 -16.5 556 5.3
Other services........................... 11.8 61.0 -10.5 1,002 9.0
Government................................. 0.6 282.6 -1.0 1,316 3.2
Maricopa, AZ................................. 113.1 2,069.7 -3.0 1,273 14.8
Private industry........................... 112.4 1,859.1 -2.9 1,276 15.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.5 -11.7 1,297 27.3
Construction............................. 8.9 133.0 -1.1 1,458 13.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 131.4 -1.0 1,730 9.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 21.9 428.4 3.0 1,115 13.7
Information.............................. 2.6 35.6 -10.8 1,861 22.8
Financial activities..................... 15.1 196.4 0.6 1,742 17.7
Professional and business services....... 28.8 349.3 -3.0 1,381 12.6
Education and health services............ 14.2 336.2 -1.6 1,226 15.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.4 190.3 -17.9 595 9.8
Other services........................... 7.3 50.7 -7.4 905 10.9
Government................................. 0.7 210.5 -4.0 1,244 13.0
Dallas, TX................................... 81.7 1,704.6 -3.4 1,548 10.7
Private industry........................... 81.2 1,526.5 -3.7 1,567 11.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.7 -11.7 2,878 6.7
Construction............................. 5.1 89.3 -5.0 1,591 5.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 116.0 -2.8 1,703 12.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.3 373.3 0.9 1,305 10.8
Information.............................. 1.5 44.0 -6.5 2,259 13.2
Financial activities..................... 10.2 161.9 0.8 2,193 11.0
Professional and business services....... 18.8 361.1 -2.2 1,894 8.9
Education and health services............ 10.2 200.6 -2.3 1,386 10.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.4 133.6 -20.1 630 5.5
Other services........................... 7.3 37.6 -14.9 1,058 17.3
Government................................. 0.5 178.2 -0.3 1,387 5.8
Orange, CA................................... 133.0 1,501.1 -9.6 1,513 16.6
Private industry........................... 131.6 1,361.9 -10.0 1,519 17.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.5 14.0 1,114 9.0
Construction............................. 8.1 100.6 -4.8 1,759 9.8
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 146.5 -8.2 1,925 19.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.0 252.1 -5.2 1,242 11.4
Information.............................. 1.7 23.0 -10.0 2,579 22.6
Financial activities..................... 13.8 116.6 -2.6 2,626 17.1
Professional and business services....... 25.0 308.1 -5.8 1,758 15.3
Education and health services............ 40.2 223.9 -3.8 1,192 13.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.1 148.9 -34.1 603 5.8
Other services........................... 8.1 39.6 -18.6 909 14.3
Government................................. 1.4 139.2 -6.0 1,461 10.0
San Diego, CA................................ 120.1 1,369.8 -9.3 1,564 19.2
Private industry........................... 118.2 1,144.1 -9.9 1,555 21.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.8 -7.8 971 20.2
Construction............................. 8.3 81.7 -2.8 1,572 10.9
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 113.2 -5.1 1,938 11.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.5 218.8 -5.4 1,107 16.3
Information.............................. 1.5 21.2 -10.6 2,769 28.1
Financial activities..................... 11.8 74.8 -3.9 2,115 20.7
Professional and business services....... 22.5 250.0 -2.4 2,444 23.2
Education and health services............ 36.3 207.9 -3.6 1,196 12.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 128.7 -35.3 637 11.6
Other services........................... 8.5 39.0 -26.7 831 22.2
Government................................. 1.9 225.7 -6.5 1,610 10.0
King, WA..................................... 93.0 1,340.2 -7.9 2,176 19.7
Private industry........................... 92.4 1,176.1 -8.2 2,245 20.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.0 -1.9 1,396 5.3
Construction............................. 7.1 73.7 -2.2 1,763 8.4
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 88.8 -15.6 2,002 13.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.6 285.4 -0.5 2,316 20.4
Information.............................. 2.8 129.8 3.5 4,743 21.5
Financial activities..................... 7.3 68.1 -2.5 2,463 17.3
Professional and business services....... 19.8 231.7 -3.2 2,440 11.7
Education and health services............ 21.4 174.0 -4.9 1,279 9.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 80.9 -43.8 726 7.9
Other services........................... 9.8 40.7 -16.1 1,155 16.4
Government................................. 0.6 164.1 -5.5 1,683 11.2
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 110.4 1,089.3 -8.3 1,295 14.0
Private industry........................... 110.1 952.6 -9.0 1,274 13.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.1 -4.6 794 14.4
Construction............................. 7.6 50.4 -0.6 1,177 6.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 40.2 -4.8 1,135 7.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.5 274.6 -9.3 1,127 12.6
Information.............................. 1.8 17.3 -12.3 1,986 23.4
Financial activities..................... 11.9 75.5 -2.8 1,968 8.8
Professional and business services....... 25.9 162.5 -3.7 1,701 10.7
Education and health services............ 13.7 181.9 -4.7 1,203 10.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.1 105.8 -27.3 776 16.2
Other services........................... 8.5 34.2 -12.0 821 13.1
Government................................. 0.3 136.7 -3.3 1,444 17.2
(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
