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Employment and wages up in largest counties, March 2023 to March 2024
September 04, 2024
Nine of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year increases in employment from March 2023 to March 2024. Maricopa County (part of the Phoenix metropolitan area), Arizona, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+2.6 percent). Within Maricopa, education and health services had the largest employment increase and rose by 17,477 (+4.7 percent).
Employment percent change in the 10 largest counties, March 2023–24
County
Percent change
Employment, March 2024
Maricopa, AZ
2.6
2,297,300
Miami-Dade, FL
2.5
1,255,900
Orange, CA
1.7
1,656,700
Harris, TX
1.6
2,439,200
Los Angeles, CA
1.3
4,525,400
San Diego, CA
0.8
1,531,200
New York, NY
0.5
2,431,400
Dallas, TX
0.2
1,806,200
King, WA
0.2
1,448,700
Cook, IL
-0.1
2,537,900
Employment in Miami-Dade County, Florida, grew 2.5 percent over the year ending March 2024, to 1,256,000. Over the same period, employment in Orange County, California, grew 1.7 percent to 1,657,000.
Average weekly wage percent change in the 10 larges counties, first quarter, 2023–24
County
Percent change
Average weekly wage (U.S. dollars), first quarter 2024
King, WA
6.1
2,504
Miami-Dade, FL
5.1
1,601
San Diego, CA
4.8
1,657
New York, NY
4.5
4,105
Dallas, TX
4.3
1,862
Los Angeles, CA
4.2
1,630
Harris, TX
3.3
1,914
Orange, CA
3.2
1,630
Maricopa, AZ
2.9
1,449
Cook, IL
1.6
1,836
All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the first quarter of 2024, King County (which includes Seattle), Washington, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly wages (+6.1 percent).
United States Department of Labor
