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Employment increased in 349 of the 355 largest U.S. counties from March 2021 to March 2022. Clark County, Nevada, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase, at 12.5 percent, followed by Orange County, Florida (+12.0 percent), and San Francisco County, California (+10.1 percent). In March 2022, national employment rose to 147.6 million, a 5.0-percent increase from March 2021.
County | Percent change in employment | Employment, March 2022 | Percent change in average weekly wages | Average weekly wages, March 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States |
5.0% | 147,648,400 | 6.7% | $1,374 |
Baldwin, AL |
4.2 | 78,000 | 9.1 | 841 |
Jefferson, AL |
1.9 | 349,100 | 8.2 | 1,300 |
Madison, AL |
2.7 | 212,800 | 5.9 | 1,327 |
Mobile, AL |
- | 172,300 | 6.5 | 1,018 |
Montgomery, AL |
0.2 | 125,700 | 6.7 | 1,014 |
Shelby, AL |
2.0 | 84,200 | 7.3 | 1,242 |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
1.7 | 91,900 | 9.4 | 1,039 |
Anchorage, AK |
2.4 | 139,500 | 5.0 | 1,251 |
Maricopa, AZ |
4.6 | 2,158,100 | 7.3 | 1,308 |
Pima, AZ |
3.7 | 378,700 | 5.2 | 1,061 |
Benton, AR |
5.0 | 131,000 | 16.4 | 1,913 |
Pulaski, AR |
3.8 | 248,700 | 7.1 | 1,134 |
Washington, AR |
4.5 | 114,600 | 11.3 | 1,016 |
Alameda, CA |
6.9 | 787,300 | 3.7 | 1,828 |
Butte, CA |
4.9 | 79,200 | 2.7 | 944 |
Contra Costa, CA |
5.6 | 366,200 | 0.6 | 1,629 |
Fresno, CA |
7.2 | 402,900 | 5.0 | 982 |
Kern, CA |
7.1 | 322,900 | 3.1 | 1,029 |
Los Angeles, CA |
7.2 | 4,455,000 | 3.4 | 1,487 |
Marin, CA |
5.2 | 107,700 | 3.0 | 1,777 |
Merced, CA |
7.6 | 80,500 | 2.2 | 920 |
Monterey, CA |
8.7 | 180,100 | 1.6 | 1,047 |
Orange, CA |
7.2 | 1,614,300 | 3.8 | 1,510 |
Placer, CA |
7.0 | 181,900 | 3.8 | 1,302 |
Riverside, CA |
8.7 | 810,500 | 4.3 | 1,034 |
Sacramento, CA |
5.8 | 693,900 | 5.9 | 1,409 |
San Bernardino, CA |
6.5 | 829,900 | 5.3 | 1,053 |
San Diego, CA |
7.9 | 1,495,900 | 3.4 | 1,484 |
San Francisco, CA |
10.1 | 732,400 | -9.1 | 3,393 |
San Joaquin, CA |
7.7 | 277,100 | 3.3 | 1,032 |
San Luis Obispo, CA |
5.5 | 118,600 | 3.4 | 1,062 |
San Mateo, CA |
7.0 | 417,900 | -9.0 | 3,300 |
Santa Barbara, CA |
7.1 | 214,600 | 3.9 | 1,195 |
Santa Clara, CA |
6.1 | 1,103,500 | -3.8 | 3,334 |
Santa Cruz, CA |
7.1 | 100,200 | 2.1 | 1,185 |
Solano, CA |
6.1 | 138,300 | 2.0 | 1,249 |
Sonoma, CA |
6.8 | 205,400 | -0.8 | 1,285 |
Stanislaus, CA |
5.9 | 194,500 | 4.2 | 1,089 |
Tulare, CA |
7.4 | 165,600 | 5.4 | 899 |
Ventura, CA |
5.8 | 328,200 | 2.3 | 1,292 |
Yolo, CA |
5.2 | 107,400 | 5.5 | 1,294 |
Adams, CO |
- | 233,500 | 9.0 | 1,246 |
Arapahoe, CO |
2.7 | 331,200 | 8.5 | 1,674 |
Boulder, CO |
5.5 | 190,700 | 10.2 | 1,718 |
Denver, CO |
8.5 | 542,700 | 6.7 | 1,887 |
Douglas, CO |
4.2 | 136,000 | 11.7 | 1,607 |
El Paso, CO |
4.9 | 293,100 | 6.3 | 1,153 |
Jefferson, CO |
3.2 | 237,600 | 9.1 | 1,398 |
Larimer, CO |
5.5 | 167,600 | 7.0 | 1,225 |
Weld, CO |
3.9 | 109,100 | 11.9 | 1,212 |
Fairfield, CT |
4.2 | 399,600 | 10.5 | 2,451 |
Hartford, CT |
2.6 | 491,300 | 8.7 | 1,652 |
New Haven, CT |
4.4 | 364,100 | 6.2 | 1,279 |
New London, CT |
5.3 | 113,000 | 8.0 | 1,424 |
New Castle, DE |
3.5 | 289,600 | 7.5 | 1,557 |
Sussex, DE |
5.8 | 82,900 | 10.9 | 948 |
Washington, DC |
5.8 | 749,000 | 2.6 | 2,221 |
Alachua, FL |
1.8 | 134,700 | 7.2 | 1,052 |
Bay, FL |
1.7 | 76,700 | 7.4 | 926 |
Brevard, FL |
2.6 | 228,600 | 7.8 | 1,127 |
Broward, FL |
4.6 | 824,200 | 11.4 | 1,287 |
Collier, FL |
5.6 | 161,000 | 10.0 | 1,171 |
Duval, FL |
3.8 | 541,500 | 9.2 | 1,300 |
Escambia, FL |
2.4 | 140,600 | 9.2 | 1,035 |
Hillsborough, FL |
5.3 | 737,100 | 8.4 | 1,322 |
Lake, FL |
3.8 | 108,200 | 12.0 | 886 |
Lee, FL |
5.2 | 288,700 | 12.2 | 1,056 |
Leon, FL |
3.3 | 153,700 | 6.7 | 1,003 |
Manatee, FL |
3.5 | 133,500 | 12.6 | 1,009 |
Marion, FL |
3.8 | 111,500 | 7.6 | 848 |
Miami-Dade, FL |
6.3 | 1,173,100 | 13.6 | 1,402 |
Okaloosa, FL |
1.9 | 88,900 | 9.0 | 1,062 |
Orange, FL |
12.0 | 876,900 | 6.8 | 1,181 |
Osceola, FL |
9.7 | 104,800 | 12.0 | 875 |
Palm Beach, FL |
4.9 | 631,500 | 11.7 | 1,412 |
Pasco, FL |
3.2 | 132,000 | 11.1 | 908 |
Pinellas, FL |
3.8 | 446,300 | 9.7 | 1,130 |
Polk, FL |
3.6 | 252,000 | 9.6 | 969 |
St. Johns, FL |
5.7 | 88,200 | 10.1 | 1,081 |
St. Lucie, FL |
2.9 | 85,000 | 7.1 | 902 |
Sarasota, FL |
5.5 | 179,600 | 10.3 | 1,105 |
Seminole, FL |
3.3 | 205,200 | 3.0 | 1,131 |
Volusia, FL |
3.0 | 180,700 | 10.8 | 952 |
Bibb, GA |
0.5 | 79,500 | 2.2 | 970 |
Chatham, GA |
4.2 | 163,800 | 9.4 | 1,046 |
Clayton, GA |
8.4 | 118,800 | 3.2 | 1,187 |
Cobb, GA |
3.5 | 371,700 | 6.6 | 1,433 |
DeKalb, GA |
4.2 | 300,400 | 10.2 | 1,388 |
Forsyth, GA |
3.8 | 79,300 | 7.9 | 1,119 |
Fulton, GA |
5.8 | 909,900 | 8.3 | 2,068 |
Gwinnett, GA |
4.6 | 367,800 | 7.5 | 1,207 |
Hall, GA |
1.5 | 92,100 | 10.4 | 1,084 |
Muscogee, GA |
-0.4 | 90,900 | 3.1 | 1,055 |
Richmond, GA |
1.1 | 102,700 | 5.3 | 1,002 |
Honolulu, HI |
6.5 | 433,700 | 3.6 | 1,186 |
Ada, ID |
4.1 | 268,500 | 6.9 | 1,142 |
Canyon, ID |
5.8 | 83,000 | 9.7 | 828 |
Champaign, IL |
3.5 | 92,700 | 2.0 | 1,082 |
Cook, IL |
4.6 | 2,475,000 | 5.8 | 1,725 |
DuPage, IL |
3.2 | 597,100 | 8.7 | 1,529 |
Kane, IL |
- | 206,200 | 6.0 | 1,091 |
Lake, IL |
2.8 | 318,600 | 8.8 | 2,072 |
McHenry, IL |
2.9 | 93,400 | 4.6 | 959 |
McLean, IL |
6.0 | 83,000 | 2.7 | 1,351 |
Madison, IL |
2.9 | 100,800 | 8.3 | 1,004 |
Peoria, IL |
3.1 | 101,100 | 25.8 | 1,616 |
St. Clair, IL |
1.4 | 86,700 | 12.0 | 1,005 |
Sangamon, IL |
1.8 | 125,700 | 4.4 | 1,189 |
Will, IL |
4.7 | 249,700 | -0.1 | 1,031 |
Winnebago, IL |
5.0 | 121,800 | 9.8 | 1,056 |
Allen, IN |
3.8 | 191,500 | 13.4 | 1,107 |
Elkhart, IN |
5.4 | 142,300 | 16.6 | 1,312 |
Hamilton, IN |
6.5 | 152,500 | 8.1 | 1,298 |
Hendricks, IN |
5.5 | 80,100 | 14.5 | 934 |
Lake, IN |
3.9 | 182,500 | 9.3 | 1,069 |
Marion, IN |
3.9 | 598,600 | 8.1 | 1,435 |
St. Joseph, IN |
1.6 | 116,200 | 10.2 | 1,041 |
Tippecanoe, IN |
5.4 | 88,900 | 8.8 | 1,030 |
Vanderburgh, IN |
2.4 | 105,900 | 6.7 | 999 |
Johnson, IA |
3.1 | 81,500 | 5.4 | 1,138 |
Linn, IA |
2.6 | 125,500 | 9.5 | 1,219 |
Polk, IA |
4.6 | 299,600 | 5.0 | 1,329 |
Scott, IA |
3.8 | 87,200 | 8.1 | 1,012 |
Johnson, KS |
2.9 | 351,000 | 10.1 | 1,370 |
Sedgwick, KS |
4.0 | 250,900 | 8.9 | 1,056 |
Shawnee, KS |
1.3 | 95,900 | 8.1 | 1,043 |
Wyandotte, KS |
4.4 | 88,200 | 6.1 | 1,136 |
Boone, KY |
5.1 | 104,600 | 7.9 | 1,002 |
Fayette, KY |
5.4 | 194,100 | 9.5 | 1,116 |
Jefferson, KY |
2.8 | 465,800 | 6.4 | 1,293 |
Caddo, LA |
1.1 | 105,400 | 9.1 | 981 |
Calcasieu, LA |
2.7 | 85,300 | 6.8 | 1,113 |
East Baton Rouge, LA |
3.5 | 260,500 | 8.0 | 1,139 |
Jefferson, LA |
-0.8 | 178,300 | 8.7 | 1,100 |
Lafayette, LA |
3.3 | 129,000 | 6.8 | 969 |
Orleans, LA |
6.4 | 179,500 | 4.3 | 1,237 |
St. Tammany, LA |
1.5 | 89,800 | 7.4 | 1,041 |
Cumberland, ME |
1.8 | 179,200 | 7.4 | 1,293 |
Anne Arundel, MD |
2.5 | 266,100 | 3.9 | 1,381 |
Baltimore, MD |
3.0 | 362,700 | 1.0 | 1,271 |
Frederick, MD |
4.2 | 101,700 | 7.0 | 1,181 |
Harford, MD |
3.3 | 91,800 | 3.4 | 1,158 |
Howard, MD |
2.9 | 163,600 | 1.8 | 1,565 |
Montgomery, MD |
2.7 | 450,600 | -5.9 | 1,834 |
Prince George's, MD |
4.0 | 304,900 | 3.4 | 1,263 |
Baltimore City, MD |
3.5 | 336,700 | 5.9 | 1,482 |
Barnstable, MA |
5.0 | 84,700 | 8.7 | 1,129 |
Bristol, MA |
4.9 | 221,700 | 9.3 | 1,171 |
Essex, MA |
4.6 | 312,300 | 2.5 | 1,382 |
Hampden, MA |
4.2 | 204,100 | 7.3 | 1,091 |
Middlesex, MA |
4.1 | 908,500 | 3.0 | 2,152 |
Norfolk, MA |
4.3 | 334,700 | 4.8 | 1,540 |
Plymouth, MA |
4.4 | 186,000 | 7.4 | 1,212 |
Suffolk, MA |
6.2 | 686,300 | 7.7 | 2,753 |
Worcester, MA |
5.7 | 346,900 | 5.1 | 1,294 |
Genesee, MI |
2.4 | 126,700 | 3.7 | 973 |
Ingham, MI |
3.1 | 145,700 | 8.6 | 1,236 |
Kalamazoo, MI |
3.0 | 118,200 | 6.8 | 1,196 |
Kent, MI |
5.8 | 400,500 | 7.1 | 1,130 |
Macomb, MI |
4.9 | 325,900 | 6.8 | 1,268 |
Oakland, MI |
3.2 | 705,900 | 4.5 | 1,391 |
Ottawa, MI |
3.2 | 126,500 | 4.6 | 1,018 |
Saginaw, MI |
3.6 | 78,400 | 8.4 | 1,028 |
Washtenaw, MI |
4.7 | 211,300 | 2.0 | 1,300 |
Wayne, MI |
4.1 | 707,300 | 7.5 | 1,390 |
Anoka, MN |
2.3 | 124,400 | 5.1 | 1,124 |
Dakota, MN |
2.1 | 180,000 | 8.8 | 1,318 |
Hennepin, MN |
2.7 | 884,200 | 6.9 | 1,788 |
Olmsted, MN |
1.3 | 98,200 | 2.6 | 1,346 |
Ramsey, MN |
1.6 | 312,400 | 5.6 | 1,456 |
St. Louis, MN |
1.7 | 91,000 | 7.5 | 1,040 |
Stearns, MN |
1.4 | 81,900 | 8.9 | 1,130 |
Washington, MN |
2.3 | 87,900 | 3.6 | 1,063 |
Harrison, MS |
3.5 | 85,600 | 9.2 | 865 |
Hinds, MS |
0.5 | 112,200 | 7.6 | 1,023 |
Boone, MO |
2.6 | 96,000 | 1.9 | 1,019 |
Clay, MO |
1.4 | 105,400 | 10.1 | 1,072 |
Greene, MO |
3.2 | 172,200 | 7.2 | 978 |
Jackson, MO |
1.6 | 362,200 | 2.7 | 1,244 |
St. Charles, MO |
1.7 | 154,600 | 7.9 | 1,099 |
St. Louis, MO |
1.8 | 580,200 | 7.5 | 1,400 |
St. Louis City, MO |
2.9 | 219,200 | 5.6 | 1,455 |
Yellowstone, MT |
2.7 | 83,500 | 6.0 | 1,045 |
Douglas, NE |
0.7 | 329,500 | 10.7 | 1,263 |
Lancaster, NE |
1.4 | 167,700 | 6.5 | 1,011 |
Clark, NV |
12.5 | 1,024,200 | 7.4 | 1,127 |
Washoe, NV |
4.9 | 228,100 | 7.9 | 1,181 |
Hillsborough, NH |
2.6 | 199,700 | 8.5 | 1,424 |
Rockingham, NH |
3.9 | 147,300 | 7.7 | 1,330 |
Atlantic, NJ |
8.8 | 120,100 | 7.5 | 1,075 |
Bergen, NJ |
6.2 | 425,400 | 4.7 | 1,500 |
Burlington, NJ |
4.9 | 202,600 | 5.8 | 1,334 |
Camden, NJ |
6.2 | 200,800 | 3.5 | 1,211 |
Essex, NJ |
7.0 | 330,900 | 2.3 | 1,657 |
Gloucester, NJ |
8.5 | 120,600 | 4.6 | 998 |
Hudson, NJ |
8.5 | 269,300 | 6.0 | 2,041 |
Mercer, NJ |
5.5 | 260,900 | 4.8 | 1,881 |
Middlesex, NJ |
6.2 | 429,900 | 5.1 | 1,527 |
Monmouth, NJ |
6.4 | 258,900 | 5.1 | 1,287 |
Morris, NJ |
5.7 | 291,500 | 0.9 | 2,146 |
Ocean, NJ |
6.0 | 170,000 | 5.0 | 996 |
Passaic, NJ |
8.8 | 164,700 | - | 1,165 |
Somerset, NJ |
4.9 | 187,900 | 1.1 | 2,301 |
Union, NJ |
5.4 | 225,700 | 2.6 | 1,644 |
Bernalillo, NM |
5.3 | 332,000 | 6.6 | 1,080 |
Albany, NY |
2.2 | 221,300 | 8.7 | 1,429 |
Bronx, NY |
3.1 | 313,800 | 4.3 | 1,186 |
Broome, NY |
1.9 | 79,000 | 9.1 | 1,052 |
Dutchess, NY |
3.1 | 106,900 | 9.3 | 1,248 |
Erie, NY |
4.2 | 445,900 | 7.6 | 1,173 |
Kings, NY |
7.2 | 810,000 | 3.7 | 1,055 |
Monroe, NY |
3.2 | 367,700 | 5.8 | 1,165 |
Nassau, NY |
5.0 | 609,300 | 4.4 | 1,403 |
New York, NY |
8.8 | 2,315,800 | 2.5 | 4,064 |
Oneida, NY |
1.0 | 97,900 | 10.4 | 1,028 |
Onondaga, NY |
2.8 | 233,300 | 10.3 | 1,211 |
Orange, NY |
6.0 | 146,400 | 7.3 | 1,094 |
Queens, NY |
6.4 | 683,500 | 4.7 | 1,199 |
Richmond, NY |
6.1 | 130,700 | 4.4 | 1,131 |
Rockland, NY |
5.5 | 126,100 | 5.4 | 1,213 |
Saratoga, NY |
4.5 | 85,700 | 7.0 | 1,235 |
Suffolk, NY |
3.6 | 635,200 | 5.2 | 1,335 |
Westchester, NY |
4.4 | 406,400 | 7.0 | 1,843 |
Buncombe, NC |
6.3 | 134,200 | 8.3 | 970 |
Cabarrus, NC |
4.4 | 81,400 | 9.7 | 960 |
Catawba, NC |
4.1 | 88,600 | 10.8 | 1,005 |
Cumberland, NC |
2.4 | 120,900 | 7.4 | 931 |
Durham, NC |
3.8 | 226,600 | 5.3 | 1,713 |
Forsyth, NC |
2.8 | 189,400 | 10.2 | 1,246 |
Guilford, NC |
2.3 | 282,200 | 9.8 | 1,129 |
Iredell, NC |
4.0 | 80,200 | 6.9 | 1,179 |
Mecklenburg, NC |
5.9 | 742,100 | 5.0 | 1,738 |
New Hanover, NC |
4.5 | 121,900 | 2.6 | 1,068 |
Pitt, NC |
3.0 | 78,000 | 6.3 | 991 |
Wake, NC |
6.1 | 602,200 | 7.0 | 1,418 |
Cass, ND |
2.5 | 120,200 | 6.2 | 1,146 |
Butler, OH |
2.5 | 152,400 | 8.2 | 1,139 |
Cuyahoga, OH |
2.8 | 693,000 | 8.1 | 1,368 |
Delaware, OH |
4.4 | 89,600 | 4.9 | 1,378 |
Franklin, OH |
3.7 | 751,300 | 6.1 | 1,330 |
Greene, OH |
1.0 | 75,300 | 4.2 | 1,207 |
Hamilton, OH |
3.0 | 502,100 | 6.9 | 1,465 |
Lake, OH |
2.2 | 91,000 | 5.4 | 997 |
Lorain, OH |
2.9 | 94,000 | 6.1 | 944 |
Lucas, OH |
1.1 | 194,200 | 8.6 | 1,133 |
Mahoning, OH |
2.5 | 92,300 | 7.9 | 884 |
Montgomery, OH |
2.1 | 244,400 | 6.4 | 1,074 |
Stark, OH |
0.8 | 151,900 | 5.6 | 941 |
Summit, OH |
0.9 | 250,600 | 9.4 | 1,178 |
Warren, OH |
2.6 | 95,800 | 4.9 | 1,217 |
Cleveland, OK |
2.1 | 87,100 | 6.7 | 882 |
Oklahoma, OK |
4.2 | 464,100 | 8.4 | 1,162 |
Tulsa, OK |
2.3 | 352,600 | 5.7 | 1,108 |
Clackamas, OR |
4.9 | 169,200 | 8.0 | 1,246 |
Deschutes, OR |
3.1 | 86,600 | 9.8 | 1,121 |
Jackson, OR |
0.8 | 88,100 | 8.3 | 1,022 |
Lane, OR |
3.3 | 153,300 | 6.9 | 1,017 |
Marion, OR |
4.0 | 160,100 | 8.1 | 1,089 |
Multnomah, OR |
4.8 | 496,900 | 6.1 | 1,435 |
Washington, OR |
4.2 | 299,500 | 6.2 | 1,690 |
Allegheny, PA |
2.6 | 650,400 | 5.2 | 1,436 |
Berks, PA |
2.8 | 166,800 | 6.7 | 1,117 |
Bucks, PA |
4.4 | 260,600 | 8.2 | 1,192 |
Butler, PA |
2.2 | 83,700 | 6.5 | 1,132 |
Chester, PA |
3.4 | 243,800 | 4.1 | 1,717 |
Cumberland, PA |
2.5 | 134,000 | 5.5 | 1,123 |
Dauphin, PA |
2.9 | 178,600 | 5.7 | 1,249 |
Delaware, PA |
3.9 | 216,200 | 7.3 | 1,414 |
Erie, PA |
2.9 | 115,300 | 5.7 | 916 |
Lackawanna, PA |
4.1 | 94,000 | 4.4 | 928 |
Lancaster, PA |
4.0 | 243,600 | 7.7 | 1,049 |
Lehigh, PA |
4.2 | 194,000 | 7.7 | 1,213 |
Luzerne, PA |
5.3 | 140,900 | 3.8 | 966 |
Montgomery, PA |
3.2 | 496,900 | 5.5 | 1,777 |
Northampton, PA |
4.1 | 117,600 | 6.6 | 1,067 |
Philadelphia, PA |
6.5 | 676,100 | 7.0 | 1,507 |
Washington, PA |
3.8 | 83,400 | 1.7 | 1,495 |
Westmoreland, PA |
2.9 | 127,400 | 7.1 | 992 |
York, PA |
4.1 | 178,000 | 8.1 | 1,083 |
Providence, RI |
3.9 | 278,000 | 6.4 | 1,287 |
Charleston, SC |
5.1 | 258,100 | 10.4 | 1,192 |
Greenville, SC |
3.1 | 281,700 | 7.4 | 1,082 |
Horry, SC |
6.6 | 131,800 | 9.7 | 789 |
Lexington, SC |
3.5 | 125,400 | 5.7 | 929 |
Richland, SC |
1.9 | 218,500 | 6.3 | 1,090 |
Spartanburg, SC |
1.6 | 148,500 | 8.3 | 1,004 |
York, SC |
2.3 | 101,300 | 10.4 | 1,118 |
Minnehaha, SD |
3.8 | 129,400 | 9.9 | 1,143 |
Davidson, TN |
7.8 | 520,900 | 8.4 | 1,496 |
Hamilton, TN |
3.2 | 206,100 | 9.0 | 1,164 |
Knox, TN |
2.9 | 242,200 | 4.6 | 1,100 |
Rutherford, TN |
4.2 | 138,500 | 6.8 | 1,032 |
Shelby, TN |
2.6 | 488,500 | 6.6 | 1,259 |
Williamson, TN |
6.3 | 145,300 | 9.7 | 1,727 |
Bell, TX |
3.1 | 124,100 | 5.8 | 1,015 |
Bexar, TX |
5.3 | 885,300 | 6.7 | 1,192 |
Brazoria, TX |
5.7 | 116,700 | 11.8 | 1,282 |
Brazos, TX |
6.7 | 116,800 | 6.2 | 942 |
Cameron, TX |
3.8 | 148,900 | 7.6 | 736 |
Collin, TX |
7.5 | 492,500 | 6.8 | 1,636 |
Dallas, TX |
6.1 | 1,767,500 | 8.5 | 1,690 |
Denton, TX |
5.7 | 287,600 | 6.9 | 1,148 |
El Paso, TX |
3.3 | 311,400 | 6.5 | 864 |
Fort Bend, TX |
8.1 | 225,800 | 7.5 | 1,097 |
Galveston, TX |
5.0 | 118,100 | 4.8 | 1,061 |
Harris, TX |
5.0 | 2,305,200 | 10.3 | 1,681 |
Hays, TX |
- | 82,800 | 10.7 | 912 |
Hidalgo, TX |
5.4 | 277,300 | 6.5 | 737 |
Jefferson, TX |
3.2 | 114,900 | 7.7 | 1,224 |
Lubbock, TX |
3.9 | 145,600 | 7.4 | 930 |
McLennan, TX |
3.7 | 119,200 | 7.4 | 990 |
Midland, TX |
8.1 | 103,100 | 5.7 | 1,719 |
Montgomery, TX |
6.1 | 207,300 | 10.3 | 1,383 |
Nueces, TX |
2.0 | 154,800 | 6.4 | 1,018 |
Potter, TX |
1.4 | 76,600 | 8.9 | 1,013 |
Smith, TX |
3.6 | 106,800 | 9.1 | 1,003 |
Tarrant, TX |
4.9 | 950,800 | 8.3 | 1,286 |
Travis, TX |
9.3 | 853,600 | 7.2 | 1,707 |
Webb, TX |
4.5 | 101,400 | 7.6 | 795 |
Williamson, TX |
7.0 | 202,400 | 3.4 | 1,571 |
Davis, UT |
2.7 | 135,800 | 7.7 | 1,003 |
Salt Lake, UT |
4.4 | 755,600 | 9.6 | 1,348 |
Utah, UT |
5.8 | 283,400 | 3.4 | 1,106 |
Washington, UT |
5.4 | 79,200 | 9.5 | 807 |
Weber, UT |
3.0 | 115,500 | 8.6 | 975 |
Chittenden, VT |
5.1 | 100,100 | 7.6 | 1,279 |
Arlington, VA |
1.1 | 171,900 | 4.9 | 2,207 |
Chesterfield, VA |
3.8 | 137,500 | 8.6 | 1,070 |
Fairfax, VA |
1.8 | 608,100 | 4.5 | 2,055 |
Henrico, VA |
1.2 | 185,300 | 8.0 | 1,317 |
Loudoun, VA |
4.0 | 174,200 | 5.3 | 1,493 |
Prince William, VA |
3.3 | 131,200 | 5.3 | 1,069 |
Alexandria City, VA |
3.1 | 84,100 | 3.7 | 1,637 |
Chesapeake City, VA |
1.0 | 102,400 | 5.8 | 999 |
Newport News City, VA |
0.3 | 101,200 | 10.0 | 1,184 |
Norfolk City, VA |
2.4 | 136,600 | 6.9 | 1,262 |
Richmond City, VA |
2.6 | 151,000 | 9.5 | 1,596 |
Virginia Beach City, VA |
1.4 | 169,500 | 7.8 | 983 |
Benton, WA |
5.1 | 91,600 | 1.1 | 1,184 |
Clark, WA |
7.4 | 173,500 | 4.3 | 1,266 |
King, WA |
7.1 | 1,433,700 | 2.0 | 2,195 |
Kitsap, WA |
4.5 | 91,000 | 3.8 | 1,161 |
Pierce, WA |
5.1 | 321,700 | 6.6 | 1,185 |
Snohomish, WA |
3.8 | 282,400 | 7.5 | 1,410 |
Spokane, WA |
5.4 | 234,600 | 4.6 | 1,108 |
Thurston, WA |
6.3 | 122,700 | 4.8 | 1,211 |
Whatcom, WA |
6.8 | 91,000 | 6.7 | 1,102 |
Yakima, WA |
4.2 | 112,100 | 5.2 | 863 |
Kanawha, WV |
0.6 | 91,600 | 5.5 | 1,041 |
Brown, WI |
2.2 | 153,000 | 8.2 | 1,126 |
Dane, WI |
2.5 | 337,500 | 6.8 | 1,346 |
Milwaukee, WI |
2.4 | 461,400 | 10.4 | 1,292 |
Outagamie, WI |
1.9 | 104,000 | 9.2 | 1,099 |
Waukesha, WI |
2.0 | 237,300 | 7.0 | 1,306 |
Winnebago, WI |
1.0 | 90,900 | 5.6 | 1,130 |
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Average weekly wages increased in 348 of the 355 largest U.S. counties from March 2021 to March 2022, with the largest percentage increases occurring in Peoria County, Illinois (+25.8 percent), Elkhart County, Indiana (+16.6 percent), and Benton County, Arkansas (+16.4 percent). In the first quarter of 2022, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,374, a 6.7-percent increase over the year.
All of the 10 largest U.S. counties had over-the-year percentage increases in both employment and average weekly wages in March 2022. New York County, New York, had the largest percentage gain in employment, at 8.8 percent, while Miami-Dade County, Florida, had the largest percentage gain in average weekly wages, at 13.6 percent.
County | Percent change in employment | Employment, March 2022 | Percent change in average weekly wages | Average weekly wages, March 2022 |
---|---|---|---|---|
United States |
5.0% | 147,648,400 | 6.7% | $1,374 |
Maricopa, AZ |
4.6 | 2,158,100 | 7.3 | 1,308 |
Los Angeles, CA |
7.2 | 4,455,000 | 3.4 | 1,487 |
Orange, CA |
7.2 | 1,614,300 | 3.8 | 1,510 |
San Diego, CA |
7.9 | 1,495,900 | 3.4 | 1,484 |
Miami-Dade, FL |
6.3 | 1,173,100 | 13.6 | 1,402 |
Cook, IL |
4.6 | 2,475,000 | 5.8 | 1,725 |
New York, NY |
8.8 | 2,315,800 | 2.5 | 4,064 |
Dallas, TX |
6.1 | 1,767,500 | 8.5 | 1,690 |
Harris, TX |
5.0 | 2,305,200 | 10.3 | 1,681 |
King, WA |
7.1 | 1,433,700 | 2.0 | 2,195 |
In March 2022, 9 of the 10 largest U.S. counties had average weekly wages above the national level of $1,374, with Maricopa County, Arizona ($1,308) being the exception. Cook County, Illinois had an over-the-year increase below the national rate in both employment (+4.6 percent) and average weekly wages (+5.8 percent).
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program and are preliminary. Large counties are defined as having employment of at least 75,000. To learn more, see “County Employment and Wages – First Quarter 2022.” You can view employment data for the nation, states, counties, and metropolitan areas through the data viewer tool.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up in 349 of the 355 largest U.S. counties from March 2021 to March 2022 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2022/employment-up-in-349-of-the-355-largest-u-s-counties-from-march-2021-to-march-2022.htm (visited December 07, 2024).