Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
fourth quarter 2018
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
fourth quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2018 Percent Percent
(thousands) December change, Fourth change,
2018 December quarter fourth
(thousands) 2017-18(2) 2018 quarter
2017-18(2)
United States(3) ............................ 10,169.1 148,061.8 1.5 $1,144 3.2
Private industry........................... 9,869.6 126,030.9 1.6 1,146 2.8
Natural resources and mining............. 139.2 1,839.3 2.0 1,181 4.2
Construction............................. 820.9 7,267.0 3.8 1,319 3.0
Manufacturing............................ 353.6 12,767.4 1.8 1,354 1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,938.5 28,301.1 0.6 938 3.3
Information.............................. 175.9 2,817.1 0.1 2,169 5.0
Financial activities..................... 903.0 8,232.3 0.8 1,825 -0.1
Professional and business services....... 1,872.3 21,144.1 1.9 1,531 3.0
Education and health services............ 1,725.2 22,960.7 1.8 1,023 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 868.7 16,005.0 1.6 501 4.2
Other services........................... 860.8 4,500.2 1.1 772 3.6
Government................................. 299.5 22,030.9 0.5 1,134 4.4
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 507.9 4,515.9 1.2 1,380 2.1
Private industry........................... 501.6 3,933.1 1.3 1,367 1.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 6.9 8.4 1,146 3.0
Construction............................. 16.3 147.5 3.9 1,399 5.3
Manufacturing............................ 12.7 338.5 -1.4 1,452 3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 57.8 870.2 0.3 1,041 4.2
Information.............................. 12.0 192.1 1.0 3,090 -3.6
Financial activities..................... 29.1 222.5 -0.8 2,077 -5.0
Professional and business services....... 54.2 634.3 1.7 1,810 -0.6
Education and health services............ 240.9 817.9 2.5 968 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 37.0 539.1 1.7 1,115 1.2
Other services........................... 27.9 152.4 -0.1 806 5.6
Government................................. 6.3 582.8 0.4 1,466 7.6
Cook, IL..................................... 138.1 2,625.3 0.6 1,335 3.7
Private industry........................... 136.8 2,331.5 0.7 1,341 3.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.3 7.8 1,313 6.1
Construction............................. 11.0 73.8 1.0 1,698 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 185.1 0.8 1,400 1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.2 488.8 0.1 1,056 4.5
Information.............................. 2.5 52.0 1.2 1,982 3.2
Financial activities..................... 14.0 199.5 0.2 2,485 4.5
Professional and business services....... 29.0 488.8 0.8 1,752 2.2
Education and health services............ 15.5 456.5 1.3 1,108 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.8 285.6 1.6 569 2.5
Other services........................... 15.9 99.5 -1.8 1,006 4.1
Government................................. 1.3 293.8 0.1 1,282 4.8
New York, NY................................. 128.3 2,521.0 0.7 2,400 -3.3
Private industry........................... 126.9 2,286.9 0.8 2,472 -3.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 16.1 2,098 11.0
Construction............................. 2.3 44.5 2.6 2,361 0.9
Manufacturing............................ 1.9 23.4 -3.7 1,777 2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.0 264.8 -0.6 1,486 -3.6
Information.............................. 5.0 177.7 0.1 3,077 10.5
Financial activities..................... 19.3 386.6 1.5 4,764 -15.3
Professional and business services....... 27.3 606.6 0.9 2,769 0.7
Education and health services............ 10.1 358.8 2.3 1,513 3.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.8 313.7 -0.5 1,102 5.2
Other services........................... 20.2 106.1 0.1 1,287 4.2
Government................................. 1.4 234.1 -0.3 1,703 2.7
Harris, TX................................... 116.8 2,346.8 2.1 1,390 3.1
Private industry........................... 116.3 2,065.9 2.3 1,413 3.0
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 67.7 1.8 3,278 0.7
Construction............................. 7.6 163.3 4.4 1,534 3.8
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 178.0 4.2 1,690 1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.2 487.5 1.1 1,201 2.6
Information.............................. 1.2 26.1 -2.9 1,527 -1.9
Financial activities..................... 12.3 129.4 0.7 1,896 4.9
Professional and business services....... 23.4 406.1 2.6 1,860 4.0
Education and health services............ 16.4 299.3 2.1 1,119 2.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.5 237.3 3.0 510 4.1
Other services........................... 11.8 68.0 2.2 875 4.0
Government................................. 0.5 280.9 0.6 1,223 4.2
Maricopa, AZ................................. 102.3 2,060.6 3.2 1,064 3.9
Private industry........................... 101.6 1,844.9 3.5 1,064 3.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 8.1 -3.3 1,040 8.3
Construction............................. 8.1 125.8 7.9 1,247 5.1
Manufacturing............................ 3.3 125.3 2.7 1,477 3.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.9 409.7 3.9 950 2.9
Information.............................. 1.8 37.8 2.1 1,456 3.6
Financial activities..................... 12.9 185.9 2.6 1,375 2.2
Professional and business services....... 24.2 349.8 3.0 1,189 4.8
Education and health services............ 12.5 322.4 3.9 1,037 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.8 224.5 2.3 521 5.3
Other services........................... 6.9 54.0 2.6 781 3.9
Government................................. 0.7 215.6 0.7 1,063 5.5
Dallas, TX................................... 78.6 1,741.5 1.9 1,353 2.7
Private industry........................... 78.0 1,565.5 2.0 1,362 2.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.2 14.9 3,335 2.1
Construction............................. 4.8 89.4 1.5 1,439 1.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 113.7 1.5 1,523 -4.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.0 368.3 2.0 1,133 4.9
Information.............................. 1.4 48.5 -3.0 1,912 3.4
Financial activities..................... 9.7 167.1 0.0 1,846 2.7
Professional and business services....... 17.9 358.6 3.3 1,670 3.1
Education and health services............ 9.7 202.6 2.1 1,235 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.1 162.1 1.8 569 1.4
Other services........................... 7.0 43.6 1.0 856 -0.8
Government................................. 0.5 176.0 0.9 1,267 4.6
Orange, CA................................... 126.1 1,647.4 0.8 1,251 0.6
Private industry........................... 124.7 1,501.6 0.9 1,247 0.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.1 -4.7 920 -0.5
Construction............................. 7.5 105.3 0.9 1,554 5.6
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 163.1 -0.6 1,652 -1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.1 268.0 -0.6 1,080 3.8
Information.............................. 1.5 26.3 -2.0 1,994 -4.1
Financial activities..................... 12.8 117.2 -2.9 2,051 -6.1
Professional and business services....... 22.9 321.9 1.9 1,444 1.1
Education and health services............ 36.6 223.1 3.3 1,021 -0.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 224.0 2.1 538 4.7
Other services........................... 7.2 47.0 0.5 757 2.6
Government................................. 1.4 145.9 -0.3 1,288 5.1
San Diego, CA................................ 115.0 1,485.8 1.6 1,260 3.2
Private industry........................... 113.0 1,248.4 1.7 1,228 2.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.9 1.7 833 -0.2
Construction............................. 7.7 83.6 1.6 1,327 0.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 112.9 1.8 1,686 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.1 232.8 0.0 919 3.8
Information.............................. 1.3 23.6 -2.1 2,041 0.7
Financial activities..................... 10.9 75.6 -0.8 1,682 5.5
Professional and business services....... 20.4 250.7 3.1 1,881 1.5
Education and health services............ 33.8 207.2 2.6 1,037 1.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.9 198.8 2.0 551 4.8
Other services........................... 7.7 51.7 1.2 678 3.4
Government................................. 2.0 237.5 1.0 1,423 6.4
King, WA..................................... 89.8 1,415.9 2.9 1,694 7.0
Private industry........................... 89.2 1,245.0 3.1 1,727 7.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.9 -3.3 1,434 7.1
Construction............................. 6.9 75.3 6.1 1,546 6.4
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 104.2 2.8 1,711 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.0 277.4 1.2 1,780 4.0
Information.............................. 2.5 113.7 8.5 3,574 14.9
Financial activities..................... 6.8 69.9 1.7 1,911 4.0
Professional and business services....... 18.5 233.4 2.8 2,054 7.9
Education and health services............ 20.8 179.2 3.0 1,134 4.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 143.6 3.1 638 5.1
Other services........................... 9.3 45.3 1.3 931 5.8
Government................................. 0.6 170.9 1.6 1,454 5.1
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 101.0 1,169.8 1.4 1,104 2.8
Private industry........................... 100.7 1,029.1 1.5 1,091 2.6
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.0 -0.2 678 5.8
Construction............................. 7.1 51.3 5.5 1,075 3.7
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 41.1 2.6 1,007 2.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 24.9 297.9 1.5 970 3.0
Information.............................. 1.6 19.4 5.4 1,640 -7.0
Financial activities..................... 10.8 76.6 0.3 1,835 7.8
Professional and business services....... 23.0 165.1 1.2 1,442 4.5
Education and health services............ 11.0 184.5 1.1 1,061 -0.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 142.5 0.8 669 0.1
Other services........................... 8.6 39.5 -0.7 689 2.2
Government................................. 0.3 140.7 0.4 1,199 3.9
(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 2017 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
