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Employment among 10 largest counties, September 2017 to September 2018
February 25, 2019
All of the 10 largest counties had September 2017 to September 2018 percentage increases in employment. In September 2018, Miami-Dade, Florida, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain among the 10 largest counties (3.9 percent). Within Miami-Dade, trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest employment increase with a gain of 9,878 jobs (3.6 percent).
Percent changes in employment, September 2017–18 in the 10 largest counties
County
Percent change in employment
Los Angeles, CA
1.0%
Private industry
1.0
Natural resources and mining
-9.8
Construction
3.0
Manufacturing
-1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities
0.1
Information
-0.3
Financial activities
-0.8
Professional and business services
0.2
Education and health services
2.1
Leisure and hospitality
0.3
Other services
-0.7
Government
1.6
Cook, IL
1.1
Private industry
1.1
Natural resources and mining
6.7
Construction
1.8
Manufacturing
0.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities
0.8
Information
0.0
Financial activities
1.2
Professional and business services
1.7
Education and health services
1.9
Leisure and hospitality
0.6
Other services
-1.4
Government
1.2
New York, NY
0.4
Private industry
0.5
Natural resources and mining
3.6
Construction
4.0
Manufacturing
-5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities
-1.1
Information
-0.7
Financial activities
1.7
Professional and business services
0.1
Education and health services
2.1
Leisure and hospitality
-0.8
Other services
-0.4
Government
0.3
Harris, TX
2.1
Private industry
2.3
Natural resources and mining
2.2
Construction
3.4
Manufacturing
3.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities
2.0
Information
-1.1
Financial activities
0.7
Professional and business services
1.1
Education and health services
2.6
Leisure and hospitality
3.6
Other services
2.2
Government
1.0
Maricopa, AZ
3.1
Private industry
3.5
Natural resources and mining
-0.3
Construction
7.3
Manufacturing
3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities
3.9
Information
0.1
Financial activities
2.2
Professional and business services
3.0
Education and health services
4.1
Leisure and hospitality
2.7
Other services
3.9
Government
-0.2
Dallas, TX
1.6
Private industry
1.6
Natural resources and mining
17.6
Construction
2.5
Manufacturing
1.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities
2.2
Information
-3.2
Financial activities
-1.7
Professional and business services
2.5
Education and health services
1.5
Leisure and hospitality
1.8
Other services
1.8
Government
1.3
Orange, CA
1.3
Private industry
1.3
Natural resources and mining
-7.6
Construction
4.1
Manufacturing
-0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities
-0.2
Information
-0.7
Financial activities
-1.6
Professional and business services
0.7
Education and health services
2.7
Leisure and hospitality
1.5
Other services
0.3
Government
1.7
San Diego, CA
1.7
Private industry
1.9
Natural resources and mining
1.0
Construction
4.2
Manufacturing
2.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities
-0.1
Information
-3.1
Financial activities
-0.7
Professional and business services
3.2
Education and health services
2.0
Leisure and hospitality
1.1
Other services
-2.2
Government
0.6
King, WA
2.8
Private industry
2.9
Natural resources and mining
-2.8
Construction
5.0
Manufacturing
1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities
1.4
Information
8.0
Financial activities
2.6
Professional and business services
2.6
Education and health services
3.1
Leisure and hospitality
2.6
Other services
3.3
Government
1.7
Miami-Dade, FL
3.9
Private industry
4.5
Natural resources and mining
11.1
Construction
12.1
Manufacturing
5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities
3.6
Information
3.0
Financial activities
1.0
Professional and business services
4.7
Education and health services
2.8
Leisure and hospitality
6.8
Other services
5.0
Government
0.2
Maricopa, Arizona, had an employment gain of 3.1 percent over the year ending September 2018. Construction employment increased by 7.3 percent in Maricopa over the year.
United States Department of Labor
