Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2026
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2026 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, First change,
2026 March quarter first
(thousands) 2025-26(2) 2026 quarter
2025-26(2)
United States(3) ............................ 12,381.8 154,771.9 0.1 $1,654 3.9
Private industry........................... 12,075.9 132,003.9 0.2 1,681 4.0
Natural resources and mining............. 144.5 1,669.0 -1.1 1,711 4.3
Construction............................. 953.7 8,113.8 0.9 1,634 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 403.6 12,451.2 -1.4 1,918 6.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,029.2 28,145.8 -0.9 1,317 3.1
Information.............................. 301.2 2,853.3 -0.7 4,147 3.4
Financial activities..................... 1,091.4 8,679.5 0.0 3,668 8.0
Professional and business services....... 2,586.9 22,065.1 -0.3 2,295 3.5
Education and health services............ 2,350.0 26,618.7 2.0 1,282 2.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 999.7 16,453.0 0.3 655 2.7
Other services........................... 890.4 4,625.3 -0.3 1,067 3.1
Government................................. 305.9 22,768.0 -0.7 1,496 3.0
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 609.7 4,548.0 (4) 1,704 1.5
Private industry........................... 603.3 3,942.9 1.0 1,660 1.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 5.8 -2.4 1,883 33.1
Construction............................. 20.2 144.4 0.1 1,731 4.7
Manufacturing............................ 11.7 295.9 -2.7 2,069 7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 61.7 768.0 -2.0 1,426 1.4
Information.............................. 12.7 184.3 (4) 3,646 (4)
Financial activities..................... 32.4 198.0 -0.3 3,661 5.4
Professional and business services....... 66.0 653.6 0.6 2,111 1.1
Education and health services............ 313.4 1,009.3 3.8 1,120 0.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 45.9 525.3 -0.4 968 1.4
Other services........................... 30.7 149.0 -0.4 1,075 3.3
Government................................. 6.4 605.1 0.4 1,992 0.4
Cook, IL..................................... 139.8 2,569.9 0.0 2,015 3.8
Private industry........................... 138.5 2,256.6 -0.1 2,054 3.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.1 0.7 1,241 7.1
Construction............................. 10.9 71.8 1.8 2,046 7.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.4 177.3 -1.9 1,825 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.9 449.7 -0.9 1,520 4.0
Information.............................. 3.0 49.5 -2.5 3,774 -11.5
Financial activities..................... 13.7 206.6 0.7 5,787 6.6
Professional and business services....... 29.6 442.4 -0.6 2,514 3.8
Education and health services............ 18.5 492.0 1.9 1,312 2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.6 274.2 0.0 777 3.2
Other services........................... 14.7 91.9 -2.3 1,332 3.3
Government................................. 1.3 313.3 0.6 1,734 7.4
New York, NY................................. 129.9 2,499.6 0.6 4,902 7.9
Private industry........................... 128.4 2,264.7 0.5 5,193 8.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 -3.5 3,107 2.4
Construction............................. 2.1 36.3 2.3 2,630 2.9
Manufacturing............................ 1.7 15.5 -1.2 2,428 6.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.0 240.4 0.8 2,288 6.0
Information.............................. 6.6 189.5 -0.2 6,013 9.5
Financial activities..................... 19.1 419.8 1.4 14,770 11.1
Professional and business services....... 28.9 583.3 0.2 4,071 2.5
Education and health services............ 10.7 394.6 -0.7 1,965 1.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.7 280.0 0.3 1,310 1.6
Other services........................... 16.5 92.5 -2.3 1,852 4.5
Government................................. 1.5 234.9 1.7 2,108 2.1
Harris, TX................................... 121.6 2,436.2 -0.6 2,013 2.5
Private industry........................... 121.0 2,151.1 -0.5 2,070 2.2
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 58.6 -5.9 6,850 0.7
Construction............................. 8.2 181.0 1.0 1,924 4.1
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 178.2 -0.8 2,286 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.0 491.5 -1.0 1,970 3.2
Information.............................. 1.4 19.0 -4.9 2,496 4.1
Financial activities..................... 13.3 126.3 -0.8 3,631 8.3
Professional and business services....... 25.6 428.6 -0.4 2,534 1.8
Education and health services............ 17.5 339.7 1.8 1,388 -1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.6 252.2 -1.3 651 5.7
Other services........................... 10.6 73.3 -2.7 1,220 2.5
Government................................. 0.6 285.1 -1.5 1,576 4.7
Maricopa, AZ................................. 140.7 2,297.5 -0.5 1,570 3.8
Private industry........................... 139.9 2,072.0 -0.6 1,589 4.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.1 -1.0 2,254 18.2
Construction............................. 11.4 172.7 -1.6 1,748 4.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.9 138.3 -1.4 2,208 11.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.2 444.1 -0.6 1,416 3.3
Information.............................. 3.1 35.1 -3.2 2,679 0.3
Financial activities..................... 18.1 191.7 -1.0 2,622 6.4
Professional and business services....... 37.4 345.7 -1.1 1,810 1.3
Education and health services............ 17.4 408.1 0.6 1,341 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.8 261.6 -1.1 747 4.3
Other services........................... 8.6 61.2 -2.6 1,069 3.4
Government................................. 0.8 225.4 -0.1 1,398 3.0
Dallas, TX................................... 81.7 1,808.4 0.3 2,026 5.0
Private industry........................... 81.2 1,624.6 0.5 2,066 4.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 6.8 -3.9 4,930 -8.0
Construction............................. 5.2 104.2 1.9 1,949 6.3
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 119.2 -1.5 2,276 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.6 368.2 0.1 1,584 0.2
Information.............................. 1.6 39.4 -2.4 4,503 9.9
Financial activities..................... 10.7 167.7 3.3 3,805 6.6
Professional and business services....... 19.6 393.9 1.5 2,378 4.9
Education and health services............ 10.5 217.4 1.0 1,479 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 158.7 -2.8 741 2.9
Other services........................... 6.2 47.6 -1.5 1,445 13.9
Government................................. 0.6 183.8 -1.0 1,670 5.8
Orange, CA................................... 160.6 1,663.2 0.7 1,766 4.3
Private industry........................... 159.2 1,491.8 0.4 1,744 5.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 4.4 1,147 0.7
Construction............................. 8.8 101.9 -0.6 1,961 5.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.2 146.0 -3.2 2,757 11.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.3 249.2 -1.4 1,449 2.0
Information.............................. 1.6 20.7 -2.4 3,755 7.7
Financial activities..................... 14.8 101.5 0.6 3,185 5.6
Professional and business services....... 27.5 306.5 0.6 2,157 4.7
Education and health services............ 59.1 277.5 4.0 1,219 2.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.2 231.0 -0.6 765 5.4
Other services........................... 9.1 52.0 -0.1 993 3.4
Government................................. 1.4 171.3 (4) 1,967 (4)
San Diego, CA................................ 142.1 1,537.4 0.0 1,814 7.0
Private industry........................... 140.2 1,288.2 0.2 1,801 7.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.6 -3.1 1,000 1.9
Construction............................. 9.3 84.7 -4.7 1,701 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 108.1 -2.6 2,725 7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.4 215.1 -2.0 1,350 3.2
Information.............................. 1.4 16.7 -6.9 3,421 10.1
Financial activities..................... 12.2 69.4 1.6 2,942 4.4
Professional and business services....... 24.3 258.4 -0.5 2,978 17.9
Education and health services............ 51.2 268.9 3.8 1,236 0.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.4 199.7 0.8 798 7.7
Other services........................... 9.5 55.7 1.4 951 2.5
Government................................. 1.9 249.2 -0.6 1,885 3.3
King, WA..................................... 82.5 1,421.3 -0.3 2,739 2.0
Private industry........................... 81.9 1,239.9 -0.4 2,856 2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.3 12.2 1,816 9.7
Construction............................. 6.4 65.4 -3.7 2,034 4.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.4 91.3 0.0 2,836 15.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 12.2 215.1 -1.4 1,909 1.8
Information.............................. 4.4 124.4 -0.4 7,304 -3.3
Financial activities..................... 7.1 68.9 -0.3 3,610 6.6
Professional and business services....... 22.5 299.2 -0.5 3,683 2.4
Education and health services............ 10.2 196.3 2.3 1,493 3.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 131.8 -1.4 904 6.1
Other services........................... 8.5 45.2 0.1 1,360 3.6
Government................................. 0.6 181.4 0.0 1,944 0.9
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 126.6 1,277.5 -0.3 1,797 4.5
Private industry........................... 126.3 1,139.0 -0.1 1,816 4.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.6 -4.9 935 7.2
Construction............................. 8.7 59.5 -0.5 1,544 3.1
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 44.7 -3.6 1,406 2.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.2 310.1 -0.1 1,619 5.7
Information.............................. 2.5 18.3 -5.2 3,657 3.3
Financial activities..................... 14.3 91.0 1.1 4,745 3.3
Professional and business services....... 31.7 189.6 -0.2 2,114 6.7
Education and health services............ 18.9 220.0 1.0 1,387 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.1 154.9 -1.2 999 3.4
Other services........................... 9.3 39.5 0.7 1,029 2.8
Government................................. 0.3 138.6 -2.0 1,639 4.3
(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 or data quality standards.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2025 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
