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Weld County, Colorado, has largest 12-month employment increase, June 2014

December 24, 2014

From June 2013 to June 2014, employment increased in 305 of the 339 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more jobs. Among these large counties, Weld County, Colorado (part of the Denver metropolitan area), had the largest percentage increase, with a gain of 8.9 percent over the year. That compares with national job growth of 2.0 percent.

Percent change in employment, 339 largest counties, June 2013–June 2014


4.5 percent and higher
 
3.0 percent to 4.4 percent
 
1.5 percent to 2.9 percent
 
0.0 percent to 1.4 percent
 
-0.1 percent and lower
 
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Hover over legend items to see counties in a category.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Seven other counties also had over-the-year employment growth greater than 5.0 percent in June 2014:

  • Benton County, Arkansas (in the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers metropolitan area)
  • Lee County, Florida (Cape Coral-Fort Myers area)
  • Sarasota County, Florida (North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton area)
  • Midland County, Texas (Midland area)
  • Clark County, Washington (Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro area)
  • Charleston County, South Carolina (Charleston-North Charleston area)
  • Montgomery County, Texas (Houston area).

Atlantic County, New Jersey (part of the Atlantic City metropolitan area), had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment among the largest U.S. counties. Atlantic County employment declined 1.6 percent from June 2013 to June 2014.

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment in June 2014. Dallas County, Texas (part of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington area) and King County, Washington (in the Seattle area) had the largest gain (3.5 percent). Three counties tied for the smallest percentage increase in employment among the 10 largest counties: Cook County, Illinois (part of the Chicago area), Orange County, California, and Los Angeles County, California (both in the Los Angeles area). Employment in these three counties increased 1.8 percent from June 2013 to June 2014.

These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages: Second Quarter 2014" (HTML) (PDF). Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision. For purposes of this news release, large counties are those with employment levels of 75,000 or greater.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Weld County, Colorado, has largest 12-month employment increase, June 2014 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141224.htm (visited April 26, 2024).

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