March 30, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

County employment, September 2011

Increase in employment from September 2010 to September 2011, and employment in September 2011, selected large counties
County	Change from September 2010 to September 2011		Employment, September 2011
County	Increase in employment	Percent increase in employment	Employment, September 2011
Harris, Texas	62,300	3.1	2,054,100
New York, New York	60,600	2.7	2,332,500
Cook, Illinois	48,500	2.1	2,402,700
Maricopa, Arizona	46,000	2.9	1,641,400
Dallas, Texas	37,900	2.7	1,448,700
King, Washington	31,700	2.8	1,150,700
Los Angeles, California	31,100	0.8	3,872,500
Hennepin, Minnesota	28,200	3.5	835,500
Miami-Dade, Florida	27,600	2.9	970,300
Santa Clara, California	26,400	3.1	873,100

These data are featured in the TED article, County employment, September 2011.

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