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Employment up 1.7 percent in Miami-Dade county, wages up 4.1 percent in New York county

December 31, 2025

Employment grew 1.7 percent in Miami-Dade, Florida, from June 2024 to June 2025, the highest percentage growth among the 10 largest U.S. counties. In Cook, Illinois (part of the Chicago area) employment increased 0.6 percent, while in Orange, California (Los Angeles area), employment increased by 0.4 percent.
Percent change in employment and average weekly wages in 10 largest counties, June 2024 to June 2025
County Percent change
in employment		 Percent change in
average weekly wages

Miami-Dade, FL

 1.7 3.7

Cook, IL

 0.6 3.7

Orange, CA

 0.4 3.7

Los Angeles, CA

 0.1 1.6

Dallas, TX

 0.0 2.0

Harris, TX

 0.0 3.8

New York, NY

 0.0 4.1

Maricopa, AZ

 -0.1 3.4

San Diego, CA

 -0.4 2.2

King, WA

 -0.6 -0.2

Over the same period, employment decreases ranging from 0.1 percent to 0.6 percent were recorded in Maricopa county (Phoenix area), Arizona; San Diego county, California; and King county (Seattle area), Washington.

During the year ended June 2025, average weekly wages increased in 9 of the 10 largest counties. In percentage terms, wage increases ranged from 1.6 percent in Los Angeles county, California, to 4.1 percent in New York county (Manhattan), New York. Average weekly wages decreased slightly in King, Washington.

These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. To learn more, see “County Employment and Wages Update – Second Quarter 2025.” Also see charts related to the latest County Employment and Wages news release. Data for the nation, states, counties, and metropolitan areas can be found in the data viewer tool.

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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up 1.7 percent in Miami-Dade county, wages up 4.1 percent in New York county at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2025/employment-up-1-7-percent-in-miami-dade-county-wages-up-4-1-percent-in-new-york-county.htm (visited January 28, 2026).