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Thursday, March 12, 2020
Employment rose in 25 of the 26 largest counties in Texas from September 2018 to September 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2018.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Stanley W. Suchman noted that job growth in Williamson and Denton Counties ranked among the top 10 nationwide. Williamson County ranked sixth with an employment increase of 3.9 percent, and Denton ranked 10th (3.5 percent). Ector was the only large Texas county to record a job loss (-1.3 percent) during the period. (See table 1.)
Nationally, employment increased 1.1 percent over the year with 283 of the 355 largest U.S. counties reporting increases. New Hanover, NC, had the largest percentage increase in the country, up 5.8 percent over the year. Bay, FL, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment with a loss of 5.9 percent.
Among the largest counties in Texas, employment was highest in Harris County (2,350,400) in September 2019, followed by Dallas County (1,750,700). Three other counties (Tarrant, Bexar, and Travis) had employment levels exceeding 750,000. Together, the 26 largest Texas counties accounted for 80.4 percent of total employment within the state. Nationwide, the 355 largest counties made up 73.4 percent of total U.S. employment.
All large counties in Texas experienced average weekly wage gains from the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019. Among the large counties in Texas, Williamson had the largest increase in average weekly wages with a gain of 12.3 percent, which ranked third in the nation. Nationally, the average weekly wage increased 3.6 percent from a year ago to $1,093 in the third quarter of 2019.
Employment and wage levels (but not over-the-year changes) are also available for the 228 counties in Texas with annual average employment levels below 75,000 in 2018. Among these smaller counties, 204 had average weekly wages below the national average in September 2019. (See table 2.)
Large county wage changesAll of the 26 large Texas counties recorded wage gains from the third quarter of 2018 to the third quarter of 2019. Over-the-year wage growth in six large Texas counties ranked among the top 50 nationwide: Williamson (12.3 percent, 3rd), Smith (5.1 percent, 31st), Cameron, Dallas and Tarrant (4.9 percent, tied for 42nd), and Travis (4.8 percent, 47th). Brazoria County had the smallest over-the-year wage increase (0.9 percent, 339th) among the state’s large counties. Nationally, average weekly wages rose 3.6 percent.
Nationally, 350 of the 355 largest counties had over-the-year wage increases. Boulder, CO, had the largest percentage wage increase (+18.4 percent). The remaining five large counties registered wage declines during the period. Linn, IA, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease (-2.6 percent).
Large county average weekly wagesAverage weekly wages in 5 of the 26 large Texas counties were more than 15 percent above the national average of $1,093 in the third quarter of 2019. Midland County led at $1,459 per week and ranked 17th among the 355 large U.S. counties. Midland was followed by Harris ($1,315, 28th), Travis ($1,312, 29th), Dallas ($1,303, 32nd), and Collin ($1,278, 39th). Three additional Texas counties reported average weekly wages above the national average: Ector ($1,227, 49th), Williamson ($1,143, 82nd), and Brazoria ($1,095, 97th).
Texas also had a number of low-paying large counties. Three of the four lowest-paying large counties in the nation were located along the Texas-Mexico border: Cameron ($659, 355th), Hidalgo ($683, 353rd), and Webb ($712, 352nd). Other Texas counties with low national rankings included El Paso ($765, 346th), Brazos ($815, 334th), and Lubbock ($861, 304th).
Nationally, 98 large counties reported average weekly wages above the U.S. average in the third quarter of 2019. Santa Clara, CA, had the highest average weekly wage at $2,447. Average weekly wages were below the national average in 257 counties. At $659 a week, Cameron, TX, had the lowest average weekly wage.
Average weekly wages in smaller Texas countiesOf the 228 smaller Texas counties–those with employment below 75,000–24 reported average weekly wages above the national average of $1,093. Two of these smaller counties had wages that were also the highest in the state: Carson ($1,711) and Loving ($1,561). Real County registered the lowest weekly wage, averaging $511 in the third quarter of 2019.
When all 254 counties in Texas were considered, all but 32 had wages below the national average. Thirty-three counties reported average weekly wages under $700, 110 registered wages from $700 to $849, 64 had wages from $850 to $999, 23 had wages from $1,000 to $1,149, and 24 had wages of $1,150 or higher. (See chart 1.) The counties with the highest average weekly wages were concentrated around the larger metropolitan areas of Dallas, Houston, and Austin, as well as the smaller areas of Midland, Odessa, and Amarillo. Lower-paying counties tended to be located in the agricultural areas of central Texas, the Texas Panhandle, and along the Texas-Mexico border.
Additional statistics and other informationQCEW data for states have been included in this release in table 3. For additional information about quarterly employment and wages data, please read the Technical Note or visit www.bls.gov/cew.
Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online features comprehensive information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all states. The 2018 edition of this publication, which was published in September 2019, contains selected data produced by Business Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data from the first quarter 2019 version of this news release. Tables and additional content from the 2018 edition of Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online are now available at www.bls.gov/cew/publications/employment-and-wages-annual-averages/2018/home.htm. The 2019 edition of Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online will be available in September 2020.
The County Employment and Wages full data update for fourth quarter 2019 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Average weekly wage data by county are compiled under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from summaries of employment and total pay of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs). The average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels of those covered by UI programs. The result is then divided by 13, the number of weeks in a quarter. It is to be noted, therefore, that over-the-year wage changes for geographic areas may reflect shifts in the composition of employment by industry, occupation, and such other factors as hours of work. Thus, wages may vary among counties, metropolitan areas, or states for reasons other than changes in the average wage level. Data for all states, Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), counties, and the nation are available on the BLS Web site at www.bls.gov/cew/. However, data in QCEW press releases have been revised and may not match the data contained on the Bureau’s Web site.
QCEW data are not designed as a time series. QCEW data are simply the sums of individual establishment records reflecting the number of establishments that exist in a county or industry at a point in time. Establishments can move in or out of a county or industry for a number of reasons–some reflecting economic events, others reflecting administrative changes.
The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from data released by the individual states as well as from the data presented on the BLS Web site. These potential differences result from the states’ continuing receipt, review and editing of UI data over time. On the other hand, differences between data in this release and the data found on the BLS Web site are the result of adjustments made to improve over-the-year comparisons. Specifically, these adjustments account for administrative (noneconomic) changes such as a correction to a previously reported location or industry classification. Adjusting for these administrative changes allows users to more accurately assess changes of an economic nature (such as a firm moving from one county to another or changing its primary economic activity) over a 12-month period. Currently, adjusted data are available only from BLS press releases.
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Area | Employment | Average weekly wage (1) | |||||
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September 2019 (thousands) | Percent change, September 2018-19 (2) | National ranking by percent change (3) | Average weekly wage | National ranking by level (3) | Percent change, third quarter 2018-19 (2) | National ranking by percent change (3) | |
United States (4) | 148,556.5 | 1.1 | -- | $1,093 | -- | 3.6 | -- |
Texas | 12,603.2 | 2.1 | -- | 1,109 | 12 | 4.1 | 10 |
Bell | 120.9 | 1.3 | 132 | 916 | 254 | 4.2 | 93 |
Bexar | 878.4 | 1.2 | 142 | 965 | 195 | 3.8 | 132 |
Brazoria | 116.6 | 2.0 | 69 | 1,095 | 97 | 0.9 | 339 |
Brazos | 109.2 | 2.2 | 60 | 815 | 334 | 3.6 | 157 |
Cameron | 141.5 | 1.5 | 110 | 659 | 355 | 4.9 | 42 |
Collin | 432.0 | 3.0 | 25 | 1,278 | 39 | 3.1 | 212 |
Dallas | 1,750.7 | 2.7 | 37 | 1,303 | 32 | 4.9 | 42 |
Denton | 260.9 | 3.5 | 10 | 962 | 198 | 3.0 | 227 |
Ector | 81.1 | -1.3 | 344 | 1,227 | 49 | 2.4 | 276 |
El Paso | 312.9 | 1.4 | 122 | 765 | 346 | 4.2 | 93 |
Fort Bend | 195.8 | 2.2 | 60 | 977 | 187 | 3.5 | 168 |
Galveston | 110.1 | 0.9 | 186 | 959 | 202 | 4.1 | 103 |
Harris | 2,350.4 | 1.9 | 76 | 1,315 | 28 | 3.1 | 212 |
Hidalgo | 265.0 | 2.3 | 54 | 683 | 353 | 3.6 | 157 |
Jefferson | 123.1 | 1.9 | 76 | 1,084 | 102 | 3.5 | 168 |
Lubbock | 141.6 | 1.1 | 153 | 861 | 304 | 4.1 | 103 |
McLennan | 114.4 | 1.4 | 122 | 892 | 281 | 4.4 | 78 |
Midland | 107.7 | 0.5 | 226 | 1,459 | 17 | 3.4 | 182 |
Montgomery | 192.0 | 2.6 | 43 | 1,061 | 119 | 4.2 | 93 |
Nueces | 163.4 | 1.1 | 153 | 937 | 225 | 2.9 | 238 |
Potter | 77.1 | 1.6 | 102 | 888 | 289 | 3.3 | 195 |
Smith | 103.4 | 0.4 | 238 | 893 | 280 | 5.1 | 31 |
Tarrant | 923.3 | 1.6 | 102 | 1,079 | 106 | 4.9 | 42 |
Travis | 779.9 | 3.1 | 21 | 1,312 | 29 | 4.8 | 47 |
Webb | 103.0 | 0.8 | 196 | 712 | 352 | 2.2 | 288 |
Williamson | 181.4 | 3.9 | 6 | 1,143 | 82 | 12.3 | 3 |
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. | |||||||
Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. |
Area | Employment September 2019 | Average weekly wage(1) |
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United States(2) | 148,556,525 | $1,093 |
Texas | 12,603,160 | 1,109 |
Anderson | 20,912 | 853 |
Andrews | 7,999 | 1,328 |
Angelina | 35,427 | 784 |
Aransas | 5,564 | 769 |
Archer | 1,787 | 731 |
Armstrong | 390 | 757 |
Atascosa | 14,283 | 1,046 |
Austin | 10,765 | 933 |
Bailey | 2,497 | 773 |
Bandera | 3,343 | 711 |
Bastrop | 18,681 | 776 |
Baylor | 1,417 | 666 |
Bee | 8,886 | 716 |
Bell | 120,913 | 916 |
Bexar | 878,443 | 965 |
Blanco | 3,361 | 983 |
Borden | 261 | 776 |
Bosque | 3,707 | 776 |
Bowie | 41,808 | 784 |
Brazoria | 116,600 | 1,095 |
Brazos | 109,181 | 815 |
Brewster | 4,096 | 787 |
Briscoe | 323 | 598 |
Brooks | 2,749 | 852 |
Brown | 15,341 | 735 |
Burleson | 4,555 | 902 |
Burnet | 14,824 | 821 |
Caldwell | 8,899 | 746 |
Calhoun | 12,873 | 1,314 |
Callahan | 2,510 | 802 |
Cameron | 141,467 | 659 |
Camp | 3,846 | 759 |
Carson | 5,037 | 1,711 |
Cass | 7,818 | 731 |
Castro | 2,517 | 721 |
Chambers | 18,138 | 1,269 |
Cherokee | 14,501 | 717 |
Childress | 2,525 | 737 |
Clay | 1,497 | 703 |
Cochran | 657 | 812 |
Coke | 736 | 761 |
Coleman | 1,962 | 614 |
Collin | 431,973 | 1,278 |
Collingsworth | 821 | 779 |
Colorado | 7,020 | 822 |
Comal | 60,194 | 843 |
Comanche | 3,847 | 675 |
Concho | 926 | 782 |
Cooke | 14,907 | 902 |
Coryell | 16,059 | 818 |
Cottle | 415 | 895 |
Crane | 1,148 | 1,119 |
Crockett | 1,458 | 823 |
Crosby | 1,265 | 728 |
Culberson | 1,221 | 1,050 |
Dallam | 4,484 | 874 |
Dallas | 1,750,722 | 1,303 |
Dawson | 4,270 | 789 |
De Witt | 7,938 | 878 |
Deaf Smith | 7,809 | 823 |
Delta | 1,004 | 512 |
Denton | 260,926 | 962 |
Dickens | 441 | 659 |
Dimmit | 6,504 | 1,074 |
Donley | 849 | 628 |
Duval | 3,534 | 753 |
Eastland | 7,519 | 1,037 |
Ector | 81,051 | 1,227 |
Edwards | 572 | 808 |
El Paso | 312,881 | 765 |
Ellis | 52,520 | 868 |
Erath | 16,906 | 714 |
Falls | 3,165 | 721 |
Fannin | 8,525 | 798 |
Fayette | 8,997 | 833 |
Fisher | 788 | 818 |
Floyd | 1,554 | 672 |
Foard | 378 | 572 |
Fort Bend | 195,792 | 977 |
Franklin | 3,127 | 824 |
Freestone | 4,613 | 805 |
Frio | 7,617 | 1,008 |
Gaines | 6,618 | 986 |
Galveston | 110,078 | 959 |
Garza | 1,858 | 834 |
Gillespie | 10,879 | 751 |
Glasscock | 581 | 993 |
Goliad | 1,297 | 835 |
Gonzales | 7,341 | 844 |
Gray | 7,749 | 961 |
Grayson | 47,276 | 851 |
Gregg | 76,321 | 919 |
Grimes | 7,320 | 992 |
Guadalupe | 42,137 | 867 |
Hale | 11,533 | 726 |
Hall | 758 | 572 |
Hamilton | 2,596 | 738 |
Hansford | 2,088 | 950 |
Hardeman | 1,333 | 716 |
Hardin | 12,757 | 836 |
Harris | 2,350,392 | 1,315 |
Harrison | 23,126 | 957 |
Hartley | 2,562 | 787 |
Haskell | 1,451 | 620 |
Hays | 73,520 | 815 |
Hemphill | 1,875 | 1,166 |
Henderson | 17,553 | 725 |
Hidalgo | 264,971 | 683 |
Hill | 10,166 | 809 |
Hockley | 9,677 | 1,154 |
Hood | 16,906 | 856 |
Hopkins | 12,989 | 768 |
Houston | 7,071 | 944 |
Howard | 13,659 | 1,003 |
Hudspeth | 1,516 | 1,171 |
Hunt | 27,705 | 964 |
Hutchinson | 8,014 | 1,157 |
Irion | 1,005 | 1,099 |
Jack | 2,597 | 928 |
Jackson | 6,165 | 891 |
Jasper | 9,460 | 802 |
Jeff Davis | 861 | 672 |
Jefferson | 123,076 | 1,084 |
Jim Hogg | 1,686 | 786 |
Jim Wells | 16,457 | 936 |
Johnson | 48,726 | 901 |
Jones | 3,004 | 746 |
Karnes | 6,752 | 1,096 |
Kaufman | 32,578 | 834 |
Kendall | 17,765 | 962 |
Kenedy | 507 | 1,358 |
Kent | 297 | 696 |
Kerr | 18,550 | 814 |
Kimble | 1,239 | 605 |
King | 152 | 743 |
Kinney | 1,055 | 984 |
Kleberg | 11,720 | 781 |
Knox | 1,073 | 862 |
La Salle | 3,526 | 1,411 |
Lamar | 22,209 | 819 |
Lamb | 4,057 | 821 |
Lampasas | 4,655 | 698 |
Lavaca | 5,484 | 770 |
Lee | 7,941 | 1,039 |
Leon | 5,059 | 1,030 |
Liberty | 18,835 | 903 |
Limestone | 8,127 | 859 |
Lipscomb | 1,327 | 841 |
Live Oak | 4,220 | 1,135 |
Llano | 4,903 | 735 |
Loving | 288 | 1,561 |
Lubbock | 141,585 | 861 |
Lynn | 1,471 | 927 |
Madison | 4,330 | 766 |
Marion | 1,964 | 626 |
Martin | 2,817 | 1,165 |
Mason | 1,046 | 642 |
Matagorda | 10,814 | 993 |
Maverick | 17,926 | 674 |
McCulloch | 2,514 | 804 |
McLennan | 114,375 | 892 |
McMullen | 622 | 969 |
Medina | 10,147 | 740 |
Menard | 456 | 534 |
Midland | 107,687 | 1,459 |
Milam | 5,220 | 793 |
Mills | 1,292 | 676 |
Mitchell | 1,943 | 805 |
Montague | 4,958 | 767 |
Montgomery | 192,011 | 1,061 |
Moore | 11,367 | 890 |
Morris | 3,791 | 937 |
Motley | 326 | 549 |
Nacogdoches | 22,271 | 736 |
Navarro | 17,630 | 758 |
Newton | 1,277 | 725 |
Nolan | 6,464 | 850 |
Nueces | 163,358 | 937 |
Ochiltree | 4,445 | 919 |
Oldham | 973 | 796 |
Orange | 22,564 | 1,025 |
Palo Pinto | 8,715 | 884 |
Panola | 8,252 | 930 |
Parker | 34,924 | 866 |
Parmer | 5,799 | 863 |
Pecos | 5,632 | 946 |
Polk | 11,572 | 799 |
Potter | 77,104 | 888 |
Presidio | 2,153 | 863 |
Rains | 1,980 | 662 |
Randall | 32,531 | 832 |
Reagan | 2,073 | 1,362 |
Real | 710 | 511 |
Red River | 2,682 | 677 |
Reeves | 9,158 | 1,319 |
Refugio | 2,336 | 834 |
Roberts | 260 | 932 |
Robertson | 4,389 | 861 |
Rockwall | 32,807 | 819 |
Runnels | 2,907 | 718 |
Rusk | 13,737 | 853 |
Sabine | 2,448 | 712 |
San Augustine | 2,150 | 828 |
San Jacinto | 2,156 | 709 |
San Patricio | 18,657 | 929 |
San Saba | 1,849 | 800 |
Schleicher | 758 | 940 |
Scurry | 6,465 | 1,077 |
Shackelford | 1,309 | 1,089 |
Shelby | 8,606 | 782 |
Sherman | 1,069 | 813 |
Smith | 103,371 | 893 |
Somervell | 3,692 | 1,117 |
Starr | 14,816 | 613 |
Stephens | 3,267 | 731 |
Sterling | 522 | 817 |
Stonewall | 487 | 786 |
Sutton | 1,610 | 1,142 |
Swisher | 1,844 | 680 |
Tarrant | 923,263 | 1,079 |
Taylor | 65,172 | 837 |
Terrell | 266 | 832 |
Terry | 3,502 | 835 |
Throckmorton | 379 | 595 |
Titus | 16,347 | 742 |
Tom Green | 47,773 | 860 |
Travis | 779,855 | 1,312 |
Trinity | 2,270 | 668 |
Tyler | 3,905 | 688 |
Upshur | 7,249 | 765 |
Upton | 1,693 | 1,438 |
Uvalde | 9,883 | 687 |
Val Verde | 18,492 | 719 |
Van Zandt | 11,312 | 691 |
Victoria | 38,722 | 905 |
Walker | 25,454 | 797 |
Waller | 18,217 | 896 |
Ward | 6,267 | 1,225 |
Washington | 15,406 | 778 |
Webb | 102,968 | 712 |
Wharton | 16,378 | 832 |
Wheeler | 1,951 | 919 |
Wichita | 54,774 | 791 |
Wilbarger | 5,890 | 734 |
Willacy | 3,989 | 734 |
Williamson | 181,431 | 1,143 |
Wilson | 8,994 | 781 |
Winkler | 3,542 | 1,342 |
Wise | 20,901 | 911 |
Wood | 10,450 | 734 |
Yoakum | 3,623 | 1,225 |
Young | 6,717 | 799 |
Zapata | 3,422 | 1,007 |
Zavala | 2,331 | 782 |
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. | ||
Note: Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. Data are preliminary. |
State | Employment | Average weekly wage (1) | ||||
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September 2019 (thousands) | Percent change, September 2018-19 | Average weekly wage | National ranking by level | Percent change, third quarter 2018-19 | National ranking by percent change | |
United States (2) | 148,556.5 | 1.1 | $1,093 | -- | 3.6 | -- |
Alabama | 1,989.5 | 1.1 | 919 | 36 | 3.8 | 18 |
Alaska | 338.0 | 1.2 | 1,105 | 14 | 3.7 | 21 |
Arizona | 2,913.4 | 2.6 | 1,018 | 22 | 4.5 | 4 |
Arkansas | 1,222.8 | 0.0 | 841 | 49 | 3.8 | 18 |
California | 17,713.1 | 1.4 | 1,309 | 5 | 3.8 | 18 |
Colorado | 2,749.0 | 2.4 | 1,170 | 8 | 6.1 | 1 |
Connecticut | 1,676.6 | -0.3 | 1,236 | 6 | 2.3 | 50 |
Delaware | 453.2 | 1.1 | 1,078 | 15 | 3.3 | 32 |
District of Columbia | 776.4 | 0.6 | 1,851 | 1 | 2.5 | 49 |
Florida | 8,838.2 | 1.7 | 955 | 29 | 3.4 | 27 |
Georgia | 4,509.7 | 1.4 | 1,026 | 20 | 3.4 | 27 |
Hawaii | 654.1 | -0.3 | 1,012 | 23 | 3.9 | 15 |
Idaho | 765.2 | 2.9 | 838 | 50 | 4.1 | 10 |
Illinois | 6,023.1 | 0.0 | 1,125 | 10 | 3.6 | 23 |
Indiana | 3,083.5 | 0.3 | 914 | 37 | 3.5 | 26 |
Iowa | 1,556.9 | 0.1 | 914 | 37 | 3.0 | 39 |
Kansas | 1,395.9 | 0.4 | 893 | 43 | 2.9 | 43 |
Kentucky | 1,910.8 | 0.7 | 884 | 45 | 3.4 | 27 |
Louisiana | 1,913.5 | -0.3 | 923 | 35 | 2.6 | 47 |
Maine | 632.6 | 0.9 | 887 | 44 | 4.2 | 7 |
Maryland | 2,696.9 | 0.2 | 1,169 | 9 | 3.6 | 23 |
Massachusetts | 3,642.5 | 0.9 | 1,359 | 2 | 4.2 | 7 |
Michigan | 4,375.8 | 0.2 | 1,021 | 21 | 3.0 | 39 |
Minnesota | 2,917.8 | 0.4 | 1,107 | 13 | 3.0 | 39 |
Mississippi | 1,135.8 | 0.1 | 768 | 51 | 2.7 | 46 |
Missouri | 2,826.5 | 0.6 | 942 | 31 | 3.9 | 15 |
Montana | 478.9 | 1.2 | 848 | 48 | 3.9 | 15 |
Nebraska | 984.7 | 0.3 | 908 | 39 | 4.0 | 13 |
Nevada | 1,412.2 | 2.1 | 973 | 26 | 4.1 | 10 |
New Hampshire | 667.9 | 0.8 | 1,075 | 16 | 3.4 | 27 |
New Jersey | 4,104.0 | 0.9 | 1,217 | 7 | 3.0 | 39 |
New Mexico | 842.1 | 1.7 | 899 | 40 | 5.1 | 2 |
New York | 9,575.4 | 1.1 | 1,314 | 4 | 3.3 | 32 |
North Carolina | 4,501.3 | 2.2 | 972 | 27 | 3.6 | 23 |
North Dakota | 428.4 | 0.9 | 1,028 | 19 | 3.3 | 32 |
Ohio | 5,443.3 | 0.3 | 976 | 25 | 3.1 | 37 |
Oklahoma | 1,628.8 | 0.5 | 897 | 41 | 2.6 | 47 |
Oregon | 1,970.7 | 1.4 | 1,037 | 18 | 3.2 | 35 |
Pennsylvania | 5,947.9 | 0.8 | 1,064 | 17 | 3.2 | 35 |
Rhode Island | 491.3 | 0.6 | 991 | 24 | 2.8 | 44 |
South Carolina | 2,132.4 | 2.2 | 866 | 46 | 3.7 | 21 |
South Dakota | 433.4 | 0.4 | 855 | 47 | 3.4 | 27 |
Tennessee | 3,060.8 | 1.9 | 966 | 28 | 2.8 | 44 |
Texas | 12,603.2 | 2.1 | 1,109 | 12 | 4.1 | 10 |
Utah | 1,535.2 | 2.8 | 954 | 30 | 4.8 | 3 |
Vermont | 311.0 | 0.0 | 927 | 34 | 4.3 | 5 |
Virginia | 3,931.4 | 1.0 | 1,125 | 10 | 4.0 | 13 |
Washington | 3,489.8 | 2.1 | 1,335 | 3 | 4.3 | 5 |
West Virginia | 694.4 | -1.8 | 897 | 41 | 0.3 | 51 |
Wisconsin | 2,893.8 | 0.1 | 929 | 33 | 3.1 | 37 |
Wyoming | 283.1 | 1.5 | 942 | 31 | 4.2 | 7 |
Puerto Rico | 878.9 | 1.9 | 528 | (3) | -0.8 | (3) |
Virgin Islands | 37.8 | 9.6 | 1,012 | (3) | 12.8 | (3) |
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data. | ||||||
Note: Data are preliminary. Covered employment and wages includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. |
Last Modified Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020