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Employment down in 352 of the 357 largest U.S. counties for year ended December 2020
May 25, 2021
From December 2019 to December 2020, employment decreased in 352 of the 357 largest U.S. counties. Maui + Kalawao County, Hawaii, had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment with a loss of 22.8 percent, followed by Ector County, Texas (−18.2 percent), and Midland County, Texas (−16.8 percent). National employment decreased to 140.9 million, a 6.1-percent decrease over the year ended December 2020.
Over-the-year percent change in employment, selected counties, December 2019 to December 2020
County
Percent change
Total employment
Maui + Kalawao, HI
-22.8%
63,500
Ector, TX
-18.2
66,200
Midland, TX
-16.8
90,700
Orleans, LA
-16.7
169,400
Calcasieu, LA
-16.4
83,000
New York, NY
-15.6
2,163,200
Honolulu, HI
-15.1
404,400
Clark, NV
-14.3
899,100
San Francisco, CA
-14.0
665,600
Atlantic, NJ
-12.9
112,000
Napa, CA
-12.7
67,000
Orange, FL
-12.2
778,400
Essex, NJ
-11.8
309,000
Philadelphia, PA
-11.5
633,900
Marin, CA
-11.0
104,300
Multnomah, OR
-11.0
471,400
Cleveland, OK
0.1
87,000
Elkhart, IN
0.2
132,700
Rutherford, TN
0.5
136,700
Davis, UT
2.3
136,500
Utah, UT
3.8
266,100
Within Maui + Kalawao County, the largest employment decrease occurred in leisure and hospitality, which lost 10,959 jobs over the year (−42.1 percent).
Utah County, Utah, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment with a gain of 3.8 percent, followed by Davis County, Utah, at 2.3 percent. Within Utah County, professional and business services had the largest employment increase with a gain of 3,769 jobs (+9.8 percent) from December 2019 to December 2020.
Among the 10 largest U.S. counties, New York County, New York, had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment (−15.6 percent). Within New York County, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment decrease with a loss of 172,534 jobs (−54.4 percent).
United States Department of Labor
