Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2024
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
third quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2024 Percent Percent
(thousands) September change, Third change,
2024 September quarter third
(thousands) 2023-24(2) 2024 quarter
2023-24(2)
United States(3) ............................ 12,297.4 155,360.4 0.8 $1,394 4.5
Private industry........................... 11,990.9 132,727.8 0.6 1,386 4.4
Natural resources and mining............. 146.8 1,949.7 -0.8 1,308 3.9
Construction............................. 954.4 8,282.2 1.5 1,515 5.0
Manufacturing............................ 403.6 12,729.5 -1.1 1,559 5.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,079.4 28,503.6 0.0 1,162 3.4
Information.............................. 300.8 2,880.8 -1.4 3,213 9.1
Financial activities..................... 1,089.6 8,673.2 -0.5 2,044 5.7
Professional and business services....... 2,563.4 22,500.2 -0.7 1,859 5.1
Education and health services............ 2,232.3 25,500.0 3.5 1,243 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 993.3 16,772.7 0.4 628 4.1
Other services........................... 902.8 4,645.4 1.5 997 3.9
Government................................. 306.5 22,632.6 2.1 1,443 4.9
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 594.2 4,513.1 0.9 1,529 3.2
Private industry........................... 587.8 3,918.2 0.6 1,472 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 6.5 -1.3 1,303 0.5
Construction............................. 19.9 149.9 -1.1 1,610 3.5
Manufacturing............................ 12.5 307.5 -2.6 1,717 5.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 64.6 792.9 -1.8 1,298 5.7
Information.............................. 14.4 185.7 (4) 3,143 (4)
Financial activities..................... 33.5 202.9 -1.6 2,368 4.0
Professional and business services....... 66.5 640.3 -0.9 1,845 2.9
Education and health services............ 294.7 944.0 4.8 1,130 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 47.3 535.3 -0.4 906 5.5
Other services........................... 31.4 150.7 -0.6 1,066 8.8
Government................................. 6.4 594.9 3.0 1,920 4.3
Cook, IL..................................... 142.6 2,579.3 0.1 1,547 4.0
Private industry........................... 141.3 2,275.7 -0.3 1,551 3.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.5 -22.4 1,183 -6.0
Construction............................. 11.3 78.1 -2.3 1,799 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.6 177.4 -0.3 1,558 4.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.9 461.2 -0.3 1,248 3.2
Information.............................. 3.0 45.4 -5.3 2,989 8.7
Financial activities..................... 14.0 205.4 -1.4 2,679 5.3
Professional and business services....... 30.0 452.8 -3.3 1,984 4.9
Education and health services............ 18.1 473.6 3.3 1,280 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.5 284.2 1.2 794 4.3
Other services........................... 15.5 95.6 -0.3 1,224 4.3
Government................................. 1.3 303.6 2.8 1,514 6.3
New York, NY................................. 130.3 2,444.6 0.8 2,687 4.8
Private industry........................... 128.9 2,217.1 0.7 2,744 4.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 4.2 2,676 15.5
Construction............................. 2.3 36.4 -1.5 2,279 3.7
Manufacturing............................ 1.7 16.3 -1.9 2,131 18.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.7 211.3 -2.0 1,935 3.5
Information.............................. 6.4 190.4 4.1 3,997 6.0
Financial activities..................... 19.4 408.0 0.5 4,330 5.6
Professional and business services....... 28.9 585.3 -0.7 2,997 5.8
Education and health services............ 10.7 384.7 1.8 1,922 3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.8 281.0 2.1 1,242 2.7
Other services........................... 17.3 94.4 -0.5 1,580 -0.4
Government................................. 1.5 227.5 1.6 2,120 3.0
Harris, TX................................... 123.8 2,436.5 0.6 1,608 5.4
Private industry........................... 123.2 2,154.1 0.6 1,591 4.0
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 65.7 -0.2 3,582 2.4
Construction............................. 8.3 168.8 -0.1 1,688 5.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.2 177.7 2.9 1,824 2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.8 495.1 0.3 1,462 4.7
Information.............................. 1.5 21.3 -4.4 2,042 2.9
Financial activities..................... 13.7 126.8 -1.1 2,123 6.8
Professional and business services....... 26.2 437.0 0.7 1,934 3.6
Education and health services............ 17.4 335.9 1.4 1,360 2.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.6 250.1 0.1 646 5.6
Other services........................... 11.1 74.0 1.3 1,128 6.1
Government................................. 0.6 282.4 0.4 1,740 16.9
Maricopa, AZ................................. 138.6 2,256.8 -0.3 1,367 5.1
Private industry........................... 137.8 2,033.2 -0.4 1,361 5.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.1 5.8 1,293 -1.6
Construction............................. 11.0 172.2 1.7 1,563 5.0
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 141.1 -1.3 1,834 7.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.9 440.7 -0.8 1,230 5.0
Information.............................. 3.1 35.3 -5.5 2,373 12.1
Financial activities..................... 18.3 185.9 -0.4 1,759 5.5
Professional and business services....... 36.7 345.4 -3.4 1,539 6.2
Education and health services............ 17.1 395.0 2.7 1,266 3.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.6 245.8 -1.1 720 5.3
Other services........................... 8.7 61.8 1.3 1,032 4.2
Government................................. 0.8 223.7 0.3 1,420 3.6
Dallas, TX................................... 83.8 1,818.5 0.4 1,617 4.1
Private industry........................... 83.2 1,633.2 0.3 1,623 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.0 -0.2 2,916 5.2
Construction............................. 5.3 102.0 4.9 1,663 3.9
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 126.0 0.9 1,723 4.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.3 372.6 0.2 1,394 4.2
Information.............................. 1.6 42.2 -1.6 2,742 13.4
Financial activities..................... 10.7 163.3 -0.4 2,297 5.1
Professional and business services....... 20.4 393.9 -0.8 1,946 2.6
Education and health services............ 10.7 214.1 1.0 1,387 4.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 165.8 -0.3 698 4.0
Other services........................... 6.7 45.4 0.3 1,159 2.3
Government................................. 0.5 185.3 1.5 1,568 3.9
Orange, CA................................... 154.9 1,653.1 0.3 1,503 4.2
Private industry........................... 153.5 1,493.0 -0.4 1,476 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 -0.6 1,230 14.7
Construction............................. 8.7 105.6 -0.3 1,790 3.0
Manufacturing............................ 5.5 153.9 -1.9 2,075 9.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.7 255.2 -1.9 1,329 3.7
Information.............................. 1.7 20.6 -7.9 2,847 2.4
Financial activities..................... 14.9 100.8 -1.0 2,304 2.9
Professional and business services....... 27.3 306.3 -1.2 1,731 4.3
Education and health services............ 54.5 263.0 3.0 1,180 1.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.0 233.1 0.4 737 6.5
Other services........................... 9.0 51.5 0.2 944 2.9
Government................................. 1.4 160.1 6.2 1,777 6.5
San Diego, CA................................ 138.9 1,531.1 -0.3 1,529 3.7
Private industry........................... 136.9 1,284.7 -0.9 1,468 3.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 9.4 -5.3 973 4.3
Construction............................. 9.2 89.4 -1.4 1,585 3.3
Manufacturing............................ 3.8 111.2 -4.8 2,005 6.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.1 218.2 -1.3 1,168 3.3
Information.............................. 1.5 19.9 -6.2 3,564 12.6
Financial activities..................... 12.4 69.5 -1.4 2,003 6.0
Professional and business services....... 24.6 258.1 -2.9 2,069 4.7
Education and health services............ 48.0 250.4 4.2 1,236 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.3 202.4 -1.3 752 2.2
Other services........................... 9.5 55.3 0.3 914 4.6
Government................................. 1.9 246.4 2.8 1,859 2.9
King, WA..................................... 83.2 1,467.2 0.7 2,450 6.4
Private industry........................... 82.6 1,290.5 0.4 2,526 6.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.6 -1.4 1,600 -3.0
Construction............................. 6.8 72.5 -3.1 1,873 5.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 94.3 0.7 2,110 4.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 12.7 228.6 -1.1 1,697 3.9
Information.............................. 4.2 130.7 -1.8 7,181 14.4
Financial activities..................... 7.3 70.2 0.1 2,403 3.8
Professional and business services....... 22.5 312.5 0.4 3,099 5.4
Education and health services............ 9.8 191.5 3.6 1,424 4.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 141.4 2.2 878 5.5
Other services........................... 8.8 46.2 1.2 1,279 5.4
Government................................. 0.6 176.7 2.7 1,893 4.6
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 127.0 1,255.4 1.7 1,388 3.7
Private industry........................... 126.7 1,115.7 1.8 1,370 3.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.1 -1.9 892 9.6
Construction............................. 8.5 58.5 6.2 1,271 4.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 46.3 1.1 1,243 6.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.1 306.4 1.0 1,232 2.4
Information.............................. 2.8 19.8 -4.7 2,514 3.6
Financial activities..................... 14.0 86.5 0.6 2,238 6.8
Professional and business services....... 31.3 185.2 0.5 1,731 5.0
Education and health services............ 17.4 212.7 2.5 1,293 1.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.2 149.7 2.5 880 2.3
Other services........................... 9.1 38.4 4.6 934 2.1
Government................................. 0.3 139.7 0.8 1,536 5.4
(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 2023 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
