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Percent change in employment in the 342 largest counties, March 2014 to March 2015
September 22, 2015
From March 2014 to March 2015, employment increased in 323 of the 342 largest U.S. counties (counties with 75,000 or more jobs in 2014). Utah County, Utah, had the largest percentage increase, with a gain of 6.7 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 2.1 percent. Adams County, Colorado; Montgomery County, Texas; and Denton County, Texas, each had employment gains of 5.8 percent over the year.
Percent change in employment in the 342 largest counties, March 2014–March 2015
3.0% and higher
2.0% to 2.9%
1.0% to 1.9%
0.0% to 0.9%
-0.1% and lower
San Benito County, CA
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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Percent change in employment in the 342 largest counties, March 2014–March 2015
County
Percent change in employment, March 2014–March 2015
Percent change in average weekly wage, Q1 2014–Q1 2015
Utah County, UT
6.7
1.9
Adams County, CO
5.8
1.8
Denton County, TX
5.8
2.3
Montgomery County, TX
5.8
1.9
Lee County, FL
5.7
1.9
Chatham County, GA
5.3
1.5
Calcasieu Parish, LA
5.3
0.2
Clay County, MO
5.3
1.7
Weld County, CO
5.2
7.5
Collier County, FL
5.2
0.4
Williamson County, TN
5.2
6.9
Fort Bend County, TX
5.0
0.1
Clark County, WA
4.8
1.8
Denver County, CO
4.7
1.7
San Francisco County, CA
4.6
5.9
San Mateo County, CA
4.6
-0.2
Pasco County, FL
4.6
1.4
Sarasota County, FL
4.5
0.8
Lake County, FL
4.4
1.4
Manatee County, FL
4.4
2.1
Benton County, WA
4.4
1.7
Clark County, NV
4.3
-0.4
Kings County, NY
4.3
3.3
Mecklenburg County, NC
4.3
1.2
Brazoria County, TX
4.3
4.4
Fulton County, GA
4.2
0.7
Marion County, OR
4.2
2.1
Brazos County, TX
4.2
3.1
San Joaquin County, CA
4.1
2.4
Collin County, TX
4.1
1.9
San Bernardino County, CA
4.0
2.0
Santa Clara County, CA
4.0
5.3
Larimer County, CO
4.0
5.3
Palm Beach County, FL
4.0
-2.0
Clayton County, GA
4.0
1.7
Hall County, GA
4.0
2.7
Douglas County, CO
3.9
5.0
Hamilton County, IN
3.9
0.9
Davis County, UT
3.9
0.8
Washington County, AR
3.8
-0.4
Riverside County, CA
3.8
10.1
Osceola County, FL
3.8
-1.5
Travis County, TX
3.8
3.7
Weber County, UT
3.8
-0.1
Tuscaloosa County, AL
3.7
-0.5
Benton County, AR
3.7
0.0
Marion County, FL
3.7
1.2
Gwinnett County, GA
3.7
0.5
St. Charles County, MO
3.7
2.8
Wake County, NC
3.7
1.5
Dallas County, TX
3.7
1.7
Placer County, CA
3.6
4.0
Elkhart County, IN
3.6
3.0
New Hanover County, NC
3.6
1.0
Washington County, OR
3.6
6.0
Smith County, TX
3.6
0.9
Yakima County, WA
3.6
0.9
Yolo County, CA
3.5
0.2
St. Tammany Parish, LA
3.5
2.6
Hudson County, NJ
3.5
-0.9
Queens County, NY
3.5
1.4
Buncombe County, NC
3.5
-0.1
King County, WA
3.5
2.8
Alameda County, CA
3.4
2.8
Sacramento County, CA
3.4
2.6
Santa Cruz County, CA
3.4
2.1
Orange County, FL
3.4
2.1
Washoe County, NV
3.4
-0.7
Jackson County, OR
3.4
1.8
Multnomah County, OR
3.4
1.5
Lexington County, SC
3.4
3.2
Salt Lake County, UT
3.4
2.0
Miami-Dade County, FL
3.3
3.4
Seminole County, FL
3.3
2.5
Horry County, SC
3.3
2.1
San Luis Obispo County, CA
3.2
2.9
Arapahoe County, CO
3.2
0.6
Jefferson County, CO
3.2
2.6
Yellowstone County, MT
3.2
1.6
Bronx County, NY
3.2
0.9
Bexar County, TX
3.2
2.4
Thurston County, WA
3.2
2.0
Stanislaus County, CA
3.1
3.1
Hillsborough County, FL
3.1
1.9
Pinellas County, FL
3.1
2.5
Kent County, MI
3.1
1.3
Charleston County, SC
3.1
1.5
York County, SC
3.1
3.0
Webb County, TX
3.1
2.2
Maricopa County, AZ
3.0
0.9
Monterey County, CA
3.0
1.8
New Castle County, DE
3.0
-1.2
Duval County, FL
3.0
1.1
Richmond County, GA
3.0
3.1
Boone County, KY
3.0
1.3
Harris County, TX
3.0
3.8
Fresno County, CA
2.9
2.1
Boulder County, CO
2.9
3.0
Davidson County, TN
2.9
2.6
Jefferson County, TX
2.9
5.9
Williamson County, TX
2.9
-3.1
Henrico County, VA
2.9
0.3
Butte County, CA
2.8
5.4
Solano County, CA
2.8
1.6
Broward County, FL
2.8
1.3
Johnson County, KS
2.8
1.6
Ottawa County, MI
2.8
6.8
Durham County, NC
2.8
2.2
Cass County, ND
2.8
5.3
Greenville County, SC
2.8
0.5
Hidalgo County, TX
2.8
1.7
Volusia County, FL
2.7
1.0
Tippecanoe County, IN
2.7
4.8
Fayette County, KY
2.7
1.6
Orleans Parish, LA
2.7
3.0
Rockland County, NY
2.7
-1.4
Clackamas County, OR
2.7
3.5
Spokane County, WA
2.7
2.9
Sonoma County, CA
2.6
6.2
El Paso County, CO
2.6
1.8
Wyandotte County, KS
2.6
3.2
Mercer County, NJ
2.6
3.5
New York County, NY
2.6
-1.3
Knox County, TN
2.6
2.5
Rutherford County, TN
2.6
3.0
Whatcom County, WA
2.6
1.6
Orange County, CA
2.5
9.1
San Diego County, CA
2.5
0.2
Brevard County, FL
2.5
0.9
Jefferson County, KY
2.5
2.3
Camden County, NJ
2.5
1.0
Saratoga County, NY
2.5
1.5
Franklin County, OH
2.5
1.9
Lane County, OR
2.5
2.6
Shelby County, AL
2.4
2.5
Cobb County, GA
2.4
3.2
Middlesex County, MA
2.4
5.0
Guilford County, NC
2.4
1.6
Cumberland County, PA
2.4
-0.5
Pierce County, WA
2.4
2.0
Snohomish County, WA
2.4
-4.8
Alachua County, FL
2.3
2.6
Polk County, FL
2.3
1.0
Dakota County, MN
2.3
1.9
Gloucester County, NJ
2.3
1.0
Tulsa County, OK
2.3
0.9
Hamilton County, TN
2.3
2.0
Ector County, TX
2.3
-1.1
Kitsap County, WA
2.3
2.3
Allen County, IN
2.2
1.1
East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
2.2
3.1
Suffolk County, MA
2.2
2.8
Hennepin County, MN
2.2
4.4
Lubbock County, TX
2.2
1.6
Los Angeles County, CA
2.1
2.6
Marin County, CA
2.1
4.5
Ada County, ID
2.1
2.0
Albany County, NY
2.1
0.0
Richmond County, NY
2.1
0.9
Spartanburg County, SC
2.1
2.3
Minnehaha County, SD
2.1
2.1
Tarrant County, TX
2.1
2.7
Washington County, MN
2.0
3.8
Warren County, OH
2.0
1.7
Madison County, AL
1.9
0.2
Tulare County, CA
1.9
5.0
Escambia County, FL
1.9
4.3
DeKalb County, GA
1.9
0.4
Marion County, IN
1.9
0.8
Worcester County, MA
1.9
0.8
Stearns County, MN
1.9
5.4
Rockingham County, NH
1.9
3.7
Orange County, NY
1.9
1.0
Lancaster County, PA
1.9
1.9
Nueces County, TX
1.9
2.7
Outagamie County, WI
1.9
1.9
Washtenaw County, MI
1.8
3.7
Greene County, MO
1.8
1.8
St. Louis City, MO
1.8
0.8
Somerset County, NJ
1.8
0.6
Forsyth County, NC
1.8
-0.8
Oklahoma County, OK
1.8
3.6
Bell County, TX
1.8
-0.9
Galveston County, TX
1.8
-0.9
Chesterfield County, VA
1.8
1.8
Contra Costa County, CA
1.7
3.5
St. Joseph County, IN
1.7
2.1
Scott County, IA
1.7
1.5
Anoka County, MN
1.7
3.5
Jackson County, MO
1.7
1.3
Hillsborough County, NH
1.7
-1.4
Ocean County, NJ
1.7
1.2
Catawba County, NC
1.7
4.8
Cleveland County, OK
1.7
1.4
El Paso County, TX
1.7
0.0
Midland County, TX
1.7
-0.2
Prince William County, VA
1.7
-0.1
Virginia Beach City, VA
1.7
1.7
Frederick County, MD
1.6
-0.7
Baltimore City, MD
1.6
3.7
Macomb County, MI
1.6
1.5
St. Louis County, MN
1.6
2.3
Boone County, MO
1.6
3.1
Lancaster County, NE
1.6
2.6
Westchester County, NY
1.6
-1.1
Montgomery County, OH
1.6
0.4
Philadelphia County, PA
1.6
2.4
Chittenden County, VT
1.6
0.5
Dane County, WI
1.6
3.5
Leon County, FL
1.5
0.7
Cook County, IL
1.5
2.2
Essex County, MA
1.5
1.0
Washington County, PA
1.5
10.7
Fairfield County, CT
1.4
0.8
Washington, DC
1.4
3.2
Bibb County, GA
1.4
0.8
Linn County, IA
1.4
4.8
Sedgwick County, KS
1.4
0.7
Oakland County, MI
1.4
3.5
Butler County, OH
1.4
3.6
Berks County, PA
1.4
1.5
Cameron County, TX
1.4
2.4
Santa Barbara County, CA
1.3
3.0
Ramsey County, MN
1.3
5.4
St. Louis County, MO
1.3
2.6
Douglas County, NE
1.3
2.7
Burlington County, NJ
1.3
1.6
Monmouth County, NJ
1.3
-0.9
Hamilton County, OH
1.3
0.6
Northampton County, PA
1.3
1.4
Providence County, RI
1.3
1.9
Shelby County, TN
1.3
-0.7
Arlington County, VA
1.3
2.7
Hampden County, MA
1.2
-0.4
Kalamazoo County, MI
1.2
2.9
Wayne County, MI
1.2
1.2
Nassau County, NY
1.2
1.4
Summit County, OH
1.2
1.5
Bucks County, PA
1.2
1.1
Potter County, TX
1.2
2.8
Alexandria City, VA
1.2
1.5
Waukesha County, WI
1.2
4.3
Mobile County, AL
1.1
1.8
Kern County, CA
1.1
0.8
Hartford County, CT
1.1
1.8
Honolulu County, HI
1.1
2.8
St. Clair County, IL
1.1
0.7
Vanderburgh County, IN
1.1
2.2
Cumberland County, ME
1.1
1.3
Anne Arundel County, MD
1.1
1.8
Lehigh County, PA
1.1
2.9
Richland County, SC
1.1
1.4
Gregg County, TX
1.1
0.3
Will County, IL
1.0
-0.7
Prince George's County, MD
1.0
3.3
Hinds County, MS
1.0
1.0
Bergen County, NJ
1.0
-0.2
Union County, NJ
1.0
4.4
Erie County, PA
1.0
1.4
Baltimore County, MD
0.9
1.5
Montgomery County, MD
0.9
2.9
Norfolk County, MA
0.9
1.5
Plymouth County, MA
0.9
1.5
Bernalillo County, NM
0.9
1.1
Dutchess County, NY
0.9
1.7
Loudoun County, VA
0.9
0.2
Pima County, AZ
0.8
0.0
DuPage County, IL
0.8
1.3
Madison County, IL
0.8
1.0
Johnson County, IA
0.8
2.7
Polk County, IA
0.8
2.7
Harford County, MD
0.8
2.0
Morris County, NJ
0.8
6.8
Lucas County, OH
0.8
2.1
Stark County, OH
0.8
1.3
Delaware County, PA
0.8
1.9
Luzerne County, PA
0.8
1.4
Montgomery County, PA
0.8
3.0
York County, PA
0.8
1.4
Brown County, WI
0.8
2.5
Milwaukee County, WI
0.8
2.2
Anchorage Borough, AK
0.7
3.0
Ventura County, CA
0.7
-1.8
Okaloosa County, FL
0.7
3.3
Caddo Parish, LA
0.7
1.5
Suffolk County, NY
0.7
2.4
Lake County, OH
0.7
1.0
Lorain County, OH
0.7
0.7
Mahoning County, OH
0.7
2.2
Montgomery County, AL
0.6
1.5
New Haven County, CT
0.6
0.4
Champaign County, IL
0.6
2.3
McLean County, IL
0.6
-1.1
Jefferson Parish, LA
0.6
1.3
Howard County, MD
0.6
1.1
Saginaw County, MI
0.6
-2.4
Essex County, NJ
0.6
1.4
Erie County, NY
0.6
1.3
Oneida County, NY
0.6
1.6
Chester County, PA
0.6
-4.0
Dauphin County, PA
0.6
0.0
Richmond City, VA
0.6
4.5
Winnebago County, IL
0.5
2.3
Olmsted County, MN
0.5
11.7
Fairfax County, VA
0.5
2.7
Lake County, IL
0.4
9.2
Sangamon County, IL
0.4
0.5
Middlesex County, NJ
0.4
2.5
Jefferson County, AL
0.3
7.1
Kane County, IL
0.3
1.3
Barnstable County, MA
0.3
1.1
Harrison County, MS
0.3
2.3
Cuyahoga County, OH
0.3
1.8
Pulaski County, AR
0.2
0.9
Lake County, IN
0.2
3.6
Delaware County, OH
0.2
-0.5
Westmoreland County, PA
0.2
1.3
McLennan County, TX
0.2
3.0
Winnebago County, WI
0.2
2.8
Bristol County, MA
0.1
7.4
Monroe County, NY
0.1
1.0
Onondaga County, NY
0.1
-1.5
Allegheny County, PA
0.1
6.3
Shawnee County, KS
0.0
0.0
Passaic County, NJ
0.0
1.8
Muscogee County, GA
-0.1
2.6
Lackawanna County, PA
-0.1
1.3
McHenry County, IL
-0.2
-0.4
Genesee County, MI
-0.2
4.2
Ingham County, MI
-0.2
1.8
Kanawha County, WV
-0.3
2.0
Peoria County, IL
-0.4
2.6
Newport News City, VA
-0.4
4.3
Norfolk City, VA
-0.4
1.6
Black Hawk County, IA
-0.6
-1.5
Butler County, PA
-0.6
1.9
Chesapeake City, VA
-0.8
0.9
Lafayette Parish, LA
-0.9
-0.5
Broome County, NY
-1.0
1.7
Cumberland County, NC
-1.3
1.4
New London County, CT
-1.4
1.4
Atlantic County, NJ
-4.3
2.6
Employment declined in 17 of the largest counties from March 2014 to March 2015. Atlantic County, New Jersey, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-4.3 percent). New London, Connecticut, had the second-largest percentage decrease in employment, followed by Cumberland County, North Carolina; Broome County, New York; and Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
Average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,048 in the first quarter of 2015, a 2.1-gain from a year earlier. Among the 342 largest counties, 297 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. Olmsted, Minnesota, had the largest percentage wage increase among the largest U.S. counties (11.7 percent).
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages: First Quarter 2015" (HTML) (PDF). Data for the most recent quarter are preliminary and subject to revision.
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