Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2025
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2025 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, First change,
2025 March quarter first
(thousands) 2024-25(2) 2025 quarter
2024-25(2)
United States(3) ............................ 12,249.3 154,523.8 0.4 $1,589 4.1
Private industry........................... 11,942.5 131,603.8 0.3 1,613 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 144.8 1,684.7 -2.7 1,644 3.5
Construction............................. 944.4 8,009.8 1.0 1,568 4.0
Manufacturing............................ 401.4 12,588.2 -1.6 1,807 3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,045.6 28,386.4 -0.2 1,284 3.0
Information.............................. 297.1 2,844.7 -3.6 3,987 10.1
Financial activities..................... 1,078.9 8,656.0 0.1 3,388 8.8
Professional and business services....... 2,547.1 22,130.5 -0.7 2,193 4.2
Education and health services............ 2,292.9 26,045.3 3.0 1,254 2.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 986.9 16,339.7 -0.2 638 3.1
Other services........................... 886.5 4,630.3 0.4 1,034 2.7
Government................................. 306.8 22,919.9 1.2 1,450 3.9
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 599.7 4,504.7 -0.5 1,681 4.0
Private industry........................... 593.4 3,901.9 -0.8 1,634 3.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.6 6.9 2,593 39.1
Construction............................. 19.3 144.0 -3.7 1,654 3.1
Manufacturing............................ 11.9 304.2 -3.5 1,910 2.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 62.2 783.5 -1.5 1,414 4.8
Information.............................. 13.2 168.2 -14.3 3,766 11.2
Financial activities..................... 32.1 199.1 -2.7 3,490 8.4
Professional and business services....... 63.8 645.0 -0.5 2,079 3.1
Education and health services............ 310.3 970.0 3.6 1,120 1.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 45.5 526.6 -0.8 958 4.6
Other services........................... 30.6 150.6 0.4 1,035 2.0
Government................................. 6.3 602.8 1.6 1,985 6.7
Cook, IL..................................... 140.3 2,558.1 0.2 1,930 4.0
Private industry........................... 139.0 2,247.7 -0.1 1,973 4.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.1 -5.2 1,156 -0.6
Construction............................. 11.0 70.6 -0.9 1,916 2.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.5 180.9 -0.8 1,794 1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.3 453.7 -0.8 1,459 1.6
Information.............................. 2.9 46.5 -5.0 4,505 30.2
Financial activities..................... 13.7 203.3 0.0 5,348 9.4
Professional and business services....... 29.5 441.2 -2.6 2,408 2.8
Education and health services............ 18.1 485.9 3.6 1,278 1.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.4 269.8 0.3 755 3.0
Other services........................... 15.0 94.1 -0.9 1,291 2.8
Government................................. 1.3 310.4 2.2 1,617 1.2
New York, NY................................. 130.3 2,479.4 0.9 4,514 10.6
Private industry........................... 128.9 2,248.2 0.8 4,766 10.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 13.8 3,092 -29.9
Construction............................. 2.2 35.6 -1.4 2,589 4.0
Manufacturing............................ 1.7 14.8 -3.3 2,205 5.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.4 239.6 0.5 2,220 3.3
Information.............................. 6.5 187.2 -1.8 5,436 11.1
Financial activities..................... 19.3 410.4 2.0 13,263 14.9
Professional and business services....... 29.3 578.0 -0.5 3,944 8.7
Education and health services............ 10.8 400.8 2.1 1,898 1.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.7 276.7 1.9 1,296 5.2
Other services........................... 17.1 93.9 -1.5 1,695 0.2
Government................................. 1.5 231.2 1.9 2,064 5.5
Harris, TX................................... 122.2 2,446.2 0.5 1,967 3.0
Private industry........................... 121.6 2,157.5 0.5 2,028 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 63.3 -2.7 6,789 4.5
Construction............................. 8.2 177.2 4.2 1,851 2.9
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 178.0 0.8 2,255 -0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.4 495.9 0.1 1,865 3.0
Information.............................. 1.4 20.1 -6.7 2,460 2.2
Financial activities..................... 13.3 125.9 -0.8 3,399 5.1
Professional and business services....... 25.8 429.1 0.2 2,531 4.1
Education and health services............ 17.3 335.5 0.8 1,410 4.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.6 254.7 0.1 617 0.8
Other services........................... 10.8 75.6 0.9 1,198 2.0
Government................................. 0.6 288.7 0.6 1,506 3.5
Maricopa, AZ................................. 140.3 2,298.0 0.0 1,510 3.6
Private industry........................... 139.6 2,072.3 0.0 1,527 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.0 0.5 1,938 4.1
Construction............................. 11.2 173.2 -2.1 1,660 3.9
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 139.9 -1.2 1,956 -1.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.8 446.9 0.2 1,368 2.7
Information.............................. 3.1 36.0 -2.3 2,635 5.9
Financial activities..................... 18.1 190.0 0.8 2,454 7.1
Professional and business services....... 37.4 346.5 -2.7 1,810 8.0
Education and health services............ 17.2 401.6 2.4 1,310 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.6 262.0 -0.4 718 0.1
Other services........................... 8.7 62.2 -1.7 1,046 3.8
Government................................. 0.8 225.7 0.5 1,356 1.8
Dallas, TX................................... 82.4 1,808.3 0.6 1,934 3.8
Private industry........................... 81.9 1,622.5 0.6 1,975 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.1 0.7 5,145 -8.6
Construction............................. 5.3 104.2 5.9 1,838 5.9
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 122.2 1.0 2,119 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.0 369.5 -0.4 1,589 4.1
Information.............................. 1.5 41.0 -1.2 4,087 14.4
Financial activities..................... 10.5 163.4 1.5 3,530 5.1
Professional and business services....... 19.9 387.2 -0.6 2,300 3.1
Education and health services............ 10.6 216.4 2.0 1,457 2.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 163.6 0.4 716 0.1
Other services........................... 6.5 46.7 0.1 1,245 4.5
Government................................. 0.5 185.8 0.7 1,578 3.3
Orange, CA................................... 155.7 1,657.9 -0.3 1,692 3.5
Private industry........................... 154.3 1,491.9 -0.7 1,665 3.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.0 -6.2 1,133 4.1
Construction............................. 8.5 101.9 -1.5 1,866 3.5
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 150.4 -2.9 2,464 5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.3 252.4 -1.3 1,436 3.5
Information.............................. 1.6 23.0 -6.9 3,712 3.2
Financial activities..................... 14.4 100.9 -1.5 3,020 3.2
Professional and business services....... 26.5 305.9 -1.7 2,045 5.5
Education and health services............ 57.4 271.2 2.3 1,192 1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.9 231.0 0.1 718 4.7
Other services........................... 8.9 51.8 1.1 956 1.8
Government................................. 1.4 166.0 3.6 1,925 (4)
San Diego, CA................................ 139.0 1,527.5 -0.5 1,697 2.2
Private industry........................... 137.1 1,276.2 -0.9 1,678 2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 8.8 -5.8 972 3.2
Construction............................. 9.0 87.1 -1.9 1,649 3.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 110.7 -4.0 2,584 3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.5 216.2 -1.3 1,358 6.4
Information.............................. 1.4 17.8 -10.5 3,145 3.8
Financial activities..................... 11.9 68.5 -2.2 2,856 7.8
Professional and business services....... 23.7 255.7 -2.5 2,479 0.0
Education and health services............ 50.4 257.1 3.4 1,251 2.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.2 197.7 -0.3 741 1.8
Other services........................... 9.3 55.3 -1.0 925 1.1
Government................................. 1.9 251.3 1.5 1,796 (4)
King, WA..................................... 83.1 1,433.3 0.3 2,675 7.5
Private industry........................... 82.5 1,251.9 0.1 2,785 7.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.2 -3.3 1,606 7.7
Construction............................. 6.6 69.0 -1.8 1,937 2.6
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 91.4 -2.0 2,457 0.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 12.6 221.2 0.3 1,908 8.2
Information.............................. 4.3 125.4 -1.0 7,518 9.9
Financial activities..................... 7.2 69.1 0.4 3,373 7.0
Professional and business services....... 22.8 301.1 -0.6 3,567 12.2
Education and health services............ 9.9 192.6 2.9 1,437 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.7 134.7 0.9 848 4.2
Other services........................... 8.6 45.4 0.8 1,307 2.0
Government................................. 0.6 181.4 1.7 1,915 5.6
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 123.9 1,283.0 1.5 1,708 6.4
Private industry........................... 123.6 1,141.7 1.6 1,727 6.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 10.2 -2.4 863 5.8
Construction............................. 8.4 59.4 4.3 1,505 4.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 45.9 0.0 1,368 -2.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.2 311.5 1.3 1,511 0.7
Information.............................. 2.5 19.4 -4.3 3,587 10.9
Financial activities..................... 13.8 90.1 1.2 4,514 24.3
Professional and business services....... 30.4 190.4 2.3 1,986 5.1
Education and health services............ 17.5 217.1 2.4 1,340 2.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.0 155.8 0.5 975 2.3
Other services........................... 8.9 39.6 1.8 1,000 3.0
Government................................. 0.3 141.3 0.9 1,558 5.2
(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.
(4) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure or data quality standards.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2024 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
