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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
First Quarter 2013
From March 2012 to March 2013, employment increased in 282 of the 334 largest U.S. counties, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fort Bend, Texas, posted the largest increase, with a gain
of 7.0 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 1.6 percent. Within Fort Bend, the
largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 2,204 jobs over the year
(12.5 percent). Sangamon, Ill., had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment among the largest
counties in the U.S. with a loss of 2.4 percent. County employment and wage data are compiled under
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, which produces detailed
information on county employment and wages within 6 months after the end of each quarter.
The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 0.6 percent to $989 in the first quarter of
2013. San Mateo, Calif., had the largest over-the-year increase in average weekly wages with a gain of
14.8 percent. Within San Mateo, an average weekly wage gain of $2,996 or 104.1 percent in information
had the largest contribution to the increase in average weekly wages. Williamson, Texas, experienced
the largest decrease in average weekly wages with a loss of 13.4 percent over the year.
Chart 1. Large counties ranked by percent increase in
employment, March 2012-13
(U.S. average = 1.6 percent)
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
7.0
6.9
6.0
Fort Bend,
Texas
Midland,
Texas
Elkhart,
Ind.
5.6
Douglas,
Colo.
5.5
Utah,
Utah
Chart 2. Large counties ranked by percent increase in
average weekly wages, first quarter 2012-13
(U.S. average = 0.6 percent)
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
14.8
14.3
11.8
San Mateo,
Calif.
Benton,
Ark.
McLean,
Ill.
6.7
6.7
Clayton,
Ga.
Somerset,
N.J.
Table A. Large counties ranked by March 2013 employment, March 2012-13 employment
increase, and March 2012-13 percent increase in employment
Employment in large counties
March 2013 employment
(thousands)
United States
Los Angeles, Calif.
New York, N.Y.
Cook, Ill.
Harris, Texas
Maricopa, Ariz.
Dallas, Texas
Orange, Calif.
San Diego, Calif.
King, Wash.
Miami-Dade, Fla.
132,338.9
4,041.3
2,403.9
2,394.0
2,163.6
1,710.2
1,473.4
1,433.5
1,297.9
1,175.0
1,016.2
Increase in employment,
March 2012-13
(thousands)
United States
Percent increase in employment,
March 2012-13
2,082.4
Los Angeles, Calif.
Harris, Texas
Maricopa, Ariz.
Dallas, Texas
New York, N.Y.
Orange, Calif.
King, Wash.
Santa Clara, Calif.
San Diego, Calif.
Cook, Ill.
85.7
77.7
43.0
41.3
39.2
38.9
35.4
33.8
29.1
27.4
United States
1.6
Fort Bend, Texas
Midland, Texas
Elkhart, Ind.
Douglas, Colo.
Utah, Utah
Rutherford, Tenn.
Placer, Calif.
Montgomery, Texas
Brazos, Texas
Weld, Colo.
7.0
6.9
6.0
5.6
5.5
5.3
5.2
5.0
4.7
4.4
Large County Employment
In March 2013, national employment was 132.3 million (as measured by the QCEW program). Over the
year employment was up by 1.6 percent or 2.1 million. The 334 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more jobs
accounted for 71.6 percent of total U.S. employment and 77.7 percent of total wages. These 334
counties had a net job growth of 1.6 million over the year, accounting for 78.6 percent of the overall
U.S. employment increase. (See chart 3.)
Fort Bend, Texas, had the largest percentage increase in employment (7.0 percent) among the largest
U.S. counties. The five counties with the largest increases in employment level were Los Angeles,
Calif.; Harris, Texas; Maricopa, Ariz.; Dallas, Texas; and New York, N.Y. These counties had a
combined over-the-year employment gain of 286,800 jobs, which was 13.8 percent of the overall job
increase for the U.S. (See table A.)
Employment declined in 46 of the large counties from March 2012 to March 2013. Sangamon, Ill., had
the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-2.4 percent). Within Sangamon,
professional and business services had the largest decrease in employment with a loss of 1,630 jobs
(-14.5 percent). Vanderburgh, Ind., had the second largest percentage decrease in employment, followed
by Broome, N.Y., and Jefferson, Texas, which tied for the third largest percentage decrease. Two
counties, Peoria, Ill., and Oneida, N.Y., tied for the fifth largest percentage decrease. (See table 1.)
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Table B. Large counties ranked by first quarter 2013 average weekly wages, first quarter 2012-13
increase in average weekly wages, and first quarter 2012-13 percent increase in average weekly wages
Average weekly wage in large counties
Average weekly wage,
first quarter 2013
United States
New York, N.Y.
Somerset, N.J.
Santa Clara, Calif.
Fairfield, Conn.
San Mateo, Calif.
San Francisco, Calif.
Suffolk, Mass.
Arlington, Va.
Washington, D.C.
Morris, N.J.
Increase in average weekly
wage, first quarter 2012-13
$989
$2,448
2,009
1,937
1,878
1,859
1,778
1,698
1,621
1,613
1,582
United States
Percent increase in average
weekly wage, first
quarter 2012-13
$6
San Mateo, Calif.
Benton, Ark.
Somerset, N.J.
McLean, Ill.
Mercer, N.J.
Clayton, Ga.
Williamson, Tenn.
Ramsey, Minn.
Lake, Ill.
Hampden, Mass.
$239
168
126
112
89
58
53
49
41
41
United States
San Mateo, Calif.
Benton, Ark.
McLean, Ill.
Clayton, Ga.
Somerset, N.J.
Mercer, N.J.
Hampden, Mass.
Williamson, Tenn.
Winnebago, Wis.
Ramsey, Minn.
0.6
14.8
14.3
11.8
6.7
6.7
6.4
4.8
4.6
4.6
4.4
Large County Average Weekly Wages
Average weekly wages for the nation increased 0.6 percent during the year ending in the first quarter of
2013. Among the 334 largest counties, 232 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. (See
chart 4.) San Mateo, Calif., had the largest wage increase among the largest U.S. counties (14.8 percent).
Of the 334 largest counties, 92 experienced over-the-year decreases in average weekly wages.
Williamson, Texas, had the largest average weekly wage decrease with a loss of 13.4 percent. Within
Williamson, trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest impact on the county’s average weekly
wage decrease. Within this industry, average weekly wages declined by $436 (-24.2 percent) over the
year. Middlesex, N.J., had the second largest decrease in average weekly wages, followed by Peoria, Ill.;
Washington, Ore.; and Santa Cruz, Calif. (See table 1.)
Ten Largest U.S. Counties
All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment in March 2013.
Harris, Texas, had the largest gain (3.7 percent). Within Harris, professional and business services had
the largest over-the-year employment level increase among all private industry groups with a gain of
16,474 jobs or 4.7 percent. Cook, Ill., had the smallest percentage increase in employment (1.2 percent)
among the 10 largest counties. (See table 2.)
Three of the 10 largest U.S. counties had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. King,
Wash., experienced the largest gain in average weekly wages (1.6 percent). Within King, professional
and business services had the largest impact on the county’s average weekly wage growth. Within this
industry, average weekly wages increased by $42 or 2.7 percent over the year. Los Angeles, Calif., had
the largest average weekly wage decrease (-1.8 percent) among the 10 largest counties.
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For More Information
The tables and charts included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 334 U.S. counties
with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2012. March 2013 employment and 2013
first quarter average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 3 of this release.
The employment and wage data by county are compiled under the QCEW program, also known as the
ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports submitted by every employer subject to
unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The 9.2 million employer reports cover 132.3 million full- and parttime workers. For additional information about the quarterly employment and wages data, please read
the Technical Note. Data for the first quarter of 2013 will be available later at http://www.bls.gov/cew/.
Additional information about the QCEW data may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6567.
Several BLS regional offices are issuing QCEW news releases targeted to local data users. For links to
these releases, see http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewregional.htm.
The County Employment and Wages release for second quarter 2013 is scheduled to be released
on Wednesday, December 18, 2013.
County Changes for the 2013 County Employment and Wages News Releases
Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2012 are included in this release and
will be included in future 2013 releases. Six counties have been added to the publication tables:
Boone, Ky.; Warren, Ohio; Jackson, Ore.; York, S.C.; Midland, Texas; and Potter, Texas.
Updated MSA Definitions
New Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) definitions, and those for other types of Core Based
Statistical Areas (CBSA), were announced in March 2013. The QCEW program will be using those
definitions for tabulating data referencing 2013 and future years and will begin releasing that data
effective with today’s release. Prior year data will not be re-tabulated to the new definitions.
For more information regarding the new area definitions, see
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg_statpolicy#ms.
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Notable Industry Changes
Each first quarter, QCEW incorporates improved industry assignments. Usually this activity is
distributed across industries. In 2013, the improvements also include substantial changes to two
specific industries--funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles (NAICS 525) as well as private
households (NAICS 814110).
Establishments in funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles are legal entities with little to no
employment. Establishments with employees who manage such funds are typically coded in other
financial investment activities (NAICS 5239), although they may also be classified as other industries
within finance. The QCEW program examined establishments with employment classified within
funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles and reclassified them into other industries based on each
establishment’s primary economic activity.
The QCEW program also reviewed establishments that provide non-medical, home-based services
for the elderly and persons with disabilities and classified these establishments into services for the
elderly and persons with disabilities (NAICS 624120). Many of these establishments were previously
classified in the private households industry.
These changes apply not only to the data published by QCEW, but also data based on QCEW such as
BLS Current Employment Statistics (CES) and Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Personal
Income. For more information about the industry changes affecting the data in these programs,
contact the QCEW program at (202) 691-6567, the CES program at (202) 691-6555, or BEA at (202)
606-9272.
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Technical Note
These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, 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 summaries are
a result of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on
the employment and wages of workers covered by UI. QCEW data
in this release are based on the 2012 North American Industry Classification System. Data for 2013 are preliminary and subject to
revision.
For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having
employment levels of 75,000 or greater. In addition, data for San
Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in calculating U.S.
averages, rankings, or in the analysis in the text. Each year, these
large counties are selected on the basis of the preliminary annual
average of employment for the previous year. The 335 counties
presented in this release were derived using 2012 preliminary annual averages of employment. For 2013 data, six counties have been
added to the publication tables: Boone, Ky.; Warren, Ohio; Jackson,
Ore.; York, S.C.; Midland, Texas; and Potter, Texas. These counties
will be included in all 2013 quarterly releases. The counties in table
2 are selected and sorted each year based on the annual average
employment from the preceding year.
Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
QCEW
BED
Source
· Count of UI administrative records
submitted by 9.2 million establishments in first quarter of 2013
Coverage
· UI and UCFE coverage, including all · UI coverage, excluding government,
employers subject to state and federprivate households, and establishal UI laws
ments with zero employment
· Count of longitudinally-linked UI
administrative records submitted by
6.8 million private-sector employers
CES
· Sample survey: 557,000 establishments
Nonfarm wage and salary jobs:
· UI coverage, excluding agriculture, private
households, and self-employed workers
· Other employment, including railroads,
religious organizations, and other nonUI-covered jobs
Publication fre- · Quarterly
quency
— 6 months after the end of each
quarter
· Quarterly
— 8 months after the end of each
quarter
· Monthly
— Usually first Friday of following
month
· Links each new UI quarter to longitudinal database and directly summarizes gross job gains and losses
· Uses UI file as a sampling frame and to
annually realign sample-based estimates
to population counts (benchmarking)
Use of UI file
· Directly summarizes and publishes
each new quarter of UI data
Principal
products
· Provides a quarterly and annual
· Provides quarterly employer dynamics · Provides current monthly estimates of
data on establishment openings, closuniverse count of establishments,
employment, hours, and earnings at the
ings, expansions, and contractions at
employment, and wages at the counMSA, state, and national level by industhe national level by NAICS
ty, MSA, state, and national levels by
try
supersectors and by size of firm, and
detailed industry
at the state private-sector total level
· Future expansions will include data
with greater industry detail and data at
the county and MSA level
Principal uses
· Major uses include:
— Detailed locality data
— Periodic universe counts for
benchmarking sample survey estimates
— Sample frame for BLS establishment surveys
· Major uses include:
· Major uses include:
— Principal national economic indicator
— Business cycle analysis
— Official time series for employment
— Analysis of employer dynamics
change measures
underlying economic expansions
and contractions
— Input into other major economic indicators
— Analysis of employment expansion
and contraction by size of firm
Program Web
sites
· www.bls.gov/cew/
· www.bls.gov/bdm/
· www.bls.gov/ces/
The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ
from data released by the individual states. These potential differences result from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time
and ongoing review and editing. The individual states determine
their data release timetables.
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment
measures
The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment measures for any given quarter. Each of these measures—
QCEW, Business Employment Dynamics (BED), and Current Employment Statistics (CES)—makes use of the quarterly UI employment reports in producing data; however, each measure has a somewhat different universe coverage, estimation procedure, and publication product.
Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in
somewhat different measures of employment change over time. It is
important to understand program differences and the intended uses
of the program products. (See table.) Additional information on each
program can be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the
table.
Coverage
Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws
are compiled from quarterly contribution reports submitted to the
SWAs by employers. For federal civilian workers covered by the
Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) program, employment and wage data are compiled from quarterly reports submitted by four major federal payroll processing centers on
behalf of all federal agencies, with the exception of a few agencies
which still report directly to the individual SWA. In addition to the
quarterly contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within a state complete a questionnaire, called the
"Multiple Worksite Report," which provides detailed information on
the location and industry of each of their establishments. QCEW
employment and wage data are derived from microdata summaries
of 9.1 million employer reports of employment and wages submitted
by states to the BLS in 2012. These reports are based on place of
employment rather than place of residence.
UI and UCFE coverage is broad and has been basically comparable from state to state since 1978, when the 1976 amendments to the
Federal Unemployment Tax Act became effective, expanding coverage to include most State and local government employees. In 2012,
UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 131.7 million jobs. The
estimated 126.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for
multiple jobholders) represented 95.5 percent of civilian wage and
salary employment. Covered workers received $6.491 trillion in pay,
representing 93.7 percent of the wage and salary component of personal income and 40.0 percent of the gross domestic product.
Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the
Armed Forces, elected officials in most states, most employees of
railroads, some domestic workers, most student workers at schools,
and employees of certain small nonprofit organizations.
State and federal UI laws change periodically. These changes may
have an impact on the employment and wages reported by employers covered under the UI program. Coverage changes may affect the
over-the-year comparisons presented in this news release.
Concepts and methodology
Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who
worked during or received pay for the pay period including the 12th
of the month. With few exceptions, all employees of covered firms
are reported, including production and sales workers, corporation
officials, executives, supervisory personnel, and clerical workers.
Workers on paid vacations and part-time workers also are included.
Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly
total wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels
(all employees, as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for
the 13 weeks in the quarter. These calculations are made using unrounded employment and wage values. The average wage values that
can be calculated using rounded data from the BLS database may
differ from the averages reported. Included in the quarterly wage
data are non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, the cash value of
meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in
some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans such as 401(k) plans and stock options. Over-the-year
comparisons of average weekly wages may reflect fluctuations in
average monthly employment and/or total quarterly wages between
the current quarter and prior year levels.
Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to
part-time workers as well as the number of individuals in highpaying and low-paying occupations and the incidence of pay periods
within a quarter. For instance, the average weekly wage of the workforce could increase significantly when there is a large decline in the
number of employees that had been receiving below-average wages.
Wages may include payments to workers not present in the employment counts because they did not work during the pay period including the 12th of the month. When comparing average weekly wage
levels between industries, states, or quarters, these factors should be
taken into consideration.
Wages measured by QCEW may be subject to periodic and sometimes large fluctuations. This variability may be due to calendar
effects resulting from some quarters having more pay dates than
others. The effect is most visible in counties with a dominant employer. In particular, this effect has been observed in counties where
government employers represent a large fraction of overall employment. Similar calendar effects can result from private sector pay
practices. However, these effects are typically less pronounced for
two reasons: employment is less concentrated in a single private
employer, and private employers use a variety of pay period types
(weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly).
For example, the effect on over-the-year pay comparisons can be
pronounced in federal government due to the uniform nature of federal payroll processing. Most federal employees are paid on a biweekly pay schedule. As a result, in some quarters federal wages
include six pay dates, while in other quarters there are seven pay
dates. Over-the-year comparisons of average weekly wages may also
reflect this calendar effect. Growth in average weekly wages may be
attributed, in part, to a comparison of quarterly wages for the current
year, which include seven pay dates, with year-ago wages that reflect
only six pay dates. An opposite effect will occur when wages in the
current quarter reflecting six pay dates are compared with year-ago
wages for a quarter including seven pay dates.
In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and
ownership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.
Changes in establishment classification codes resulting from this
process are introduced with the data reported for the first quarter of
the year. Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also
are introduced in the first quarter.
QCEW data are not designed as a time series. QCEW data are
simply the sums of individual establishment records and reflect 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. For example, economic change
would come from a firm relocating into the county; administrative
change would come from a company correcting its county designation.
The over-the-year changes of employment and wages presented in
this release have been adjusted to account for most of the administrative corrections made to the underlying establishment reports. This is
done by modifying the prior-year levels used to calculate the overthe-year changes. Percent changes are calculated using an adjusted
version of the final 2012 quarterly data as the base data. The adjusted
prior-year levels used to calculate the over-the-year percent change
in employment and wages are not published. These adjusted prioryear levels do not match the unadjusted data maintained on the BLS
Web site. Over-the-year change calculations based on data from the
Web site, or from data published in prior BLS news releases, may
differ substantially from the over-the-year changes presented in this
news release.
The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change
measures presented in this release account for most of the administrative changes—those occurring when employers update the industry, location, and ownership information of their establishments. The
most common adjustments for administrative change are the result of
updated information about the county location of individual establishments. Included in these adjustments are administrative changes
involving the classification of establishments that were previously
reported in the unknown or statewide county or unknown industry
categories. Beginning with the first quarter of 2008, adjusted data
account for administrative changes caused by multi-unit employers
who start reporting for each individual establishment rather than as a
single entity. Beginning with the second quarter of 2011, adjusted
data account for selected large administrative changes in employment and wages. These new adjustments allow QCEW to include
county employment and wage growth rates in this news release that
would otherwise not meet publication standards.
The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change
measures presented in any County Employment and Wages news
release are valid for comparisons between the starting and ending
points (a 12-month period) used in that particular release. Comparisons may not be valid for any time period other than the one featured
in a release even if the changes were calculated using adjusted data.
County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, after approval by
the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106. Areas shown as
counties include those designated as independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census areas where
counties have not been created. County data also are presented for
the New England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more common designation used in New England (and
New Jersey). The regions referred to in this release are defined as
census regions.
Additional statistics and other information
Employment and Wages Annual Averages Online features comprehensive information by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all states. The 2012 edition
of this publication, which will be available shortly after this release,
contains selected data produced by Business Employment Dynamics
(BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data from this
news release. Tables and additional content from Employment and
Wages Annual Averages 2012 will be available online at
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn12.htm.
News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are
available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics
and Labor Turnover (Business Employment Dynamics), telephone
(202)
691-6467;
(http://www.bls.gov/bdm/);
(e-mail:
[email protected]).
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD
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Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ²
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
United States⁶..............................
9,193.5
132,338.9
1.6
-
$989
0.6
-
Jefferson, AL................................
Madison, AL.................................
Mobile, AL....................................
Montgomery, AL...........................
Tuscaloosa, AL.............................
Anchorage Borough, AK...............
Maricopa, AZ................................
Pima, AZ.......................................
Benton, AR...................................
Pulaski, AR...................................
17.8
9.0
9.7
6.4
4.3
8.3
94.3
18.9
5.6
14.5
336.6
180.1
163.4
128.7
85.7
150.7
1,710.2
352.1
98.4
243.8
0.9
1.8
0.0
1.7
2.0
0.1
2.6
0.9
2.7
0.6
199
133
283
142
117
273
74
199
63
232
983
1,030
812
781
797
1,038
945
809
1,339
853
0.5
0.3
2.8
-3.1
-1.0
1.5
0.0
1.0
14.3
-0.9
179
200
24
328
299
90
233
133
2
296
Washington, AR...........................
Alameda, CA................................
Contra Costa, CA.........................
Fresno, CA...................................
Kern, CA.......................................
Los Angeles, CA...........................
Marin, CA.....................................
Monterey, CA...............................
Orange, CA..................................
Placer, CA....................................
5.7
54.6
28.8
29.1
16.8
412.4
11.6
12.2
102.8
10.8
93.7
672.8
328.6
336.5
284.6
4,041.3
106.9
156.7
1,433.5
135.9
3.1
3.2
3.0
3.0
3.7
2.2
2.9
1.8
2.8
5.2
41
36
45
45
19
101
51
133
57
7
759
1,249
1,251
736
848
1,061
1,138
834
1,086
933
1.6
-1.6
0.1
0.3
0.0
-1.8
1.2
0.5
-0.5
1.4
78
311
216
200
233
317
115
179
269
99
Riverside, CA...............................
Sacramento, CA...........................
San Bernardino, CA.....................
San Diego, CA..............................
San Francisco, CA.......................
San Joaquin, CA..........................
San Luis Obispo, CA....................
San Mateo, CA.............................
Santa Barbara, CA.......................
Santa Clara, CA...........................
48.4
49.0
47.4
100.4
54.6
15.9
9.4
24.5
14.1
62.0
592.6
598.0
622.4
1,297.9
603.8
206.7
107.1
349.0
183.4
923.6
3.4
1.8
2.3
2.3
4.3
2.5
3.5
3.4
3.3
3.8
29
133
91
91
11
84
25
29
32
15
770
1,054
791
1,056
1,778
785
785
1,859
900
1,937
0.1
-1.7
0.4
-1.7
-0.7
0.5
1.9
14.8
-1.9
-0.2
216
314
192
314
283
179
57
1
318
249
Santa Cruz, CA............................
Solano, CA...................................
Sonoma, CA.................................
Stanislaus, CA..............................
Tulare, CA....................................
Ventura, CA..................................
Yolo, CA.......................................
Adams, CO...................................
Arapahoe, CO..............................
Boulder, CO..................................
8.9
9.6
18.0
13.7
8.7
23.7
6.1
9.0
19.3
13.3
91.1
123.4
179.5
165.0
140.7
312.6
89.3
169.0
290.4
161.8
4.2
3.1
3.4
3.8
1.9
2.1
1.7
3.7
3.7
2.7
12
41
29
15
125
107
142
19
19
63
865
1,019
863
791
649
1,027
977
893
1,193
1,120
-3.4
3.6
0.7
-1.0
1.1
0.3
-2.8
1.4
1.0
-0.1
330
12
168
299
122
200
325
99
133
243
Denver, CO..................................
Douglas, CO.................................
El Paso, CO..................................
Jefferson, CO...............................
Larimer, CO..................................
Weld, CO......................................
Fairfield, CT.................................
Hartford, CT..................................
New Haven, CT............................
New London, CT..........................
26.8
10.0
17.0
17.9
10.3
5.9
33.1
25.9
22.7
7.0
432.5
99.6
239.8
212.3
133.5
88.2
406.5
489.0
352.4
121.0
4.0
5.6
2.3
2.8
3.8
4.4
0.7
0.4
-0.2
-0.7
14
4
91
57
15
10
225
250
290
311
1,265
1,109
858
946
824
825
1,878
1,315
1,013
975
0.0
-1.9
-0.5
-2.3
0.1
0.5
-1.9
-0.5
1.4
-1.1
233
318
269
323
216
179
318
269
99
302
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
New Castle, DE............................
Washington, DC...........................
Alachua, FL..................................
Brevard, FL...................................
Broward, FL..................................
Collier, FL.....................................
Duval, FL.....................................
Escambia, FL...............................
Hillsborough, FL...........................
Lake, FL.......................................
16.7
35.5
6.7
14.7
64.7
12.2
27.5
8.0
38.8
7.4
266.3
717.6
118.3
189.3
716.3
127.3
446.5
121.4
603.7
83.9
1.2
1.0
0.6
0.4
2.4
2.3
2.4
1.4
2.1
2.7
178
193
232
250
86
91
86
164
107
63
$1,235
1,613
769
848
878
823
963
722
925
624
-0.6
0.5
1.7
-0.5
0.1
1.4
1.4
-0.1
0.4
1.1
279
179
71
269
216
99
99
243
192
122
Lee, FL.........................................
Leon, FL.......................................
Manatee, FL.................................
Marion, FL....................................
Miami-Dade, FL............................
Okaloosa, FL................................
Orange, FL...................................
Palm Beach, FL............................
Pasco, FL.....................................
Pinellas, FL...................................
19.3
8.3
9.5
8.0
92.2
6.1
37.1
50.7
10.1
31.1
213.9
136.8
108.2
91.7
1,016.2
77.3
703.5
525.7
100.8
390.4
2.7
-0.3
2.1
0.9
2.6
0.2
3.2
2.8
1.4
1.9
63
295
107
199
74
269
36
57
164
125
738
748
705
649
912
780
846
936
638
823
0.3
-0.5
0.1
1.1
0.9
0.8
0.1
0.5
1.9
-0.8
200
269
216
122
141
154
216
179
57
290
Polk, FL........................................
Sarasota, FL................................
Seminole, FL................................
Volusia, FL...................................
Bibb, GA.......................................
Chatham, GA................................
Clayton, GA..................................
Cobb, GA......................................
De Kalb, GA.................................
Fulton, GA....................................
12.5
14.6
14.0
13.4
4.5
7.9
4.3
21.9
18.1
42.4
196.9
144.3
159.3
154.0
79.2
135.6
110.1
309.1
272.1
736.5
1.6
3.2
1.5
0.9
-0.2
2.6
0.0
2.0
0.4
3.3
150
36
156
199
290
74
283
117
250
32
706
763
792
659
745
810
920
1,092
1,011
1,419
1.1
0.5
2.1
0.2
2.1
0.2
6.7
1.8
-0.5
-0.7
122
179
47
210
47
210
4
65
269
283
Gwinnett, GA................................
Muscogee, GA..............................
Richmond, GA..............................
Honolulu, HI..................................
Ada, ID.........................................
Champaign, IL..............................
Cook, IL........................................
Du Page, IL..................................
Kane, IL........................................
Lake, IL........................................
24.4
4.7
4.7
24.7
13.6
4.3
151.0
37.7
13.5
22.4
307.0
93.6
99.6
451.1
202.2
87.7
2,394.0
581.2
195.9
316.8
1.6
-0.5
0.8
2.1
3.5
0.8
1.2
1.7
1.0
0.9
150
305
212
107
25
212
178
142
193
199
953
784
794
878
805
826
1,185
1,160
823
1,379
1.6
0.9
0.0
1.0
-0.4
4.0
-1.0
-0.1
2.1
3.1
78
141
233
133
259
11
299
243
47
19
McHenry, IL..................................
McLean, IL....................................
Madison, IL...................................
Peoria, IL......................................
St. Clair, IL....................................
Sangamon, IL...............................
Will, IL..........................................
Winnebago, IL..............................
Allen, IN........................................
Elkhart, IN.....................................
8.7
3.8
6.0
4.7
5.6
5.3
15.5
6.9
9.0
4.8
90.8
84.7
94.4
101.5
92.2
123.1
202.5
122.4
172.3
113.3
-0.4
0.9
0.0
-1.8
-1.4
-2.4
0.4
-1.5
0.5
6.0
299
199
283
329
324
334
250
326
243
3
781
1,059
787
973
752
962
827
814
809
756
2.0
11.8
1.3
-5.5
-0.4
2.2
0.7
0.0
-0.4
0.9
54
3
108
332
259
46
168
233
259
141
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
Hamilton, IN..................................
Lake, IN........................................
Marion, IN.....................................
St. Joseph, IN...............................
Tippecanoe, IN.............................
Vanderburgh, IN...........................
Johnson, IA..................................
Linn, IA.........................................
Polk, IA........................................
Scott, IA........................................
8.7
10.4
24.0
6.0
3.3
4.8
3.8
6.4
15.4
5.4
116.1
186.9
563.3
114.3
78.3
103.7
78.7
124.9
271.3
87.0
2.6
0.7
1.2
-0.5
-0.4
-2.0
2.2
-0.4
1.8
0.8
74
225
178
305
299
333
101
299
133
212
$983
869
1,052
768
818
776
845
926
1,014
770
2.9
2.4
2.6
1.2
-0.8
1.3
1.1
2.4
1.5
0.8
23
39
31
115
290
108
122
39
90
154
Johnson, KS.................................
Sedgwick, KS...............................
Shawnee, KS................................
Wyandotte, KS.............................
Boone, KY...................................
Fayette, KY...................................
Jefferson, KY................................
Caddo, LA....................................
Calcasieu, LA...............................
East Baton Rouge, LA..................
20.7
12.1
4.7
3.2
3.9
9.9
23.3
7.4
4.9
14.5
314.6
240.1
94.5
81.2
76.1
178.3
427.0
117.1
85.5
262.3
2.7
0.7
-0.2
0.7
1.3
2.0
2.3
-1.6
2.2
1.4
63
225
290
225
172
117
91
327
101
164
1,018
867
807
891
817
844
962
760
831
907
-0.1
-1.6
1.6
-0.8
0.4
-0.6
0.7
-0.7
0.5
2.8
243
311
78
290
192
279
168
283
179
24
Jefferson, LA................................
Lafayette, LA................................
Orleans, LA..................................
St. Tammany, LA..........................
Cumberland, ME..........................
Anne Arundel, MD........................
Baltimore, MD...............................
Frederick, MD...............................
Harford, MD..................................
Howard, MD.................................
13.6
9.1
11.1
7.5
12.6
14.9
21.5
6.3
5.7
9.5
191.2
139.4
178.7
79.9
165.8
247.2
359.3
94.1
87.6
157.0
0.0
2.7
2.3
2.1
0.6
1.8
0.8
0.8
0.3
0.6
283
63
91
107
232
133
212
212
260
232
856
913
965
843
896
1,065
976
946
917
1,188
-0.3
0.0
-1.5
2.8
3.5
-0.2
0.6
-0.9
2.5
0.1
254
233
310
24
15
249
176
296
36
216
Montgomery, MD..........................
Prince Georges, MD.....................
Baltimore City, MD.......................
Barnstable, MA.............................
Bristol, MA....................................
Essex, MA....................................
Hampden, MA..............................
Middlesex, MA..............................
Norfolk, MA...................................
Plymouth, MA...............................
33.8
15.9
14.1
8.9
16.2
21.9
15.6
49.5
23.5
14.1
448.2
299.0
331.4
81.4
208.9
300.0
194.1
823.8
321.6
173.6
0.3
-0.2
0.8
1.4
0.0
0.3
-0.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
260
290
212
164
283
260
299
156
156
150
1,317
988
1,161
816
850
1,021
899
1,465
1,137
878
-3.1
0.2
-1.2
0.9
0.8
1.7
4.8
0.4
0.4
2.3
328
210
304
141
154
71
7
192
192
42
Suffolk, MA...................................
Worcester, MA..............................
Genesee, MI.................................
Ingham, MI...................................
Kalamazoo, MI.............................
Kent, MI.......................................
Macomb, MI..................................
Oakland, MI..................................
Ottawa, MI....................................
Saginaw, MI..................................
23.9
21.6
7.3
6.4
5.4
14.2
17.5
38.7
5.7
4.2
598.8
316.7
131.0
149.8
109.9
341.8
297.2
668.9
107.8
82.0
1.7
0.1
1.3
0.8
0.2
3.0
3.1
2.7
2.7
0.1
142
273
172
212
269
45
41
63
63
273
1,698
952
776
949
907
839
974
1,072
755
780
-0.7
0.8
-2.3
2.5
3.3
-1.4
-0.1
-0.8
1.2
2.8
283
154
323
36
17
308
243
290
115
24
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
Washtenaw, MI.............................
Wayne, MI....................................
Anoka, MN....................................
Dakota, MN..................................
Hennepin, MN..............................
Olmsted, MN................................
Ramsey, MN.................................
St. Louis, MN................................
Stearns, MN.................................
Harrison, MS................................
8.3
31.7
7.2
10.0
42.3
3.5
13.9
5.6
4.4
4.4
196.7
681.6
111.7
172.9
846.0
91.3
315.3
93.7
79.7
82.2
2.3
0.9
3.0
2.1
2.6
2.4
1.9
2.5
1.1
0.3
91
199
45
107
74
86
125
84
186
260
$989
1,053
873
965
1,274
1,005
1,169
788
748
703
0.8
-1.3
0.1
1.6
-0.2
0.2
4.4
0.9
1.8
0.7
154
307
216
78
249
210
10
141
65
168
Hinds, MS.....................................
Boone, MO...................................
Clay, MO......................................
Greene, MO..................................
Jackson, MO................................
St. Charles, MO............................
St. Louis, MO................................
St. Louis City, MO........................
Yellowstone, MT...........................
Douglas, NE.................................
6.0
4.6
5.2
8.1
19.0
8.4
32.7
9.7
6.2
18.0
120.3
87.3
87.2
153.1
346.9
127.7
563.9
221.2
76.7
315.3
-0.7
2.0
-0.6
0.8
0.8
2.0
0.8
0.2
2.1
1.2
311
117
309
212
212
117
212
269
107
178
814
739
858
711
983
793
1,031
1,120
783
914
1.2
2.1
1.5
0.9
1.3
-0.4
-0.5
0.2
1.4
1.9
115
47
90
141
108
259
269
210
99
57
Lancaster, NE...............................
Clark, NV.....................................
Washoe, NV.................................
Hillsborough, NH..........................
Rockingham, NH..........................
Atlantic, NJ...................................
Bergen, NJ...................................
Burlington, NJ...............................
Camden, NJ.................................
Essex, NJ....................................
9.6
49.9
13.7
12.0
10.5
6.6
32.9
11.0
12.0
20.4
157.4
828.7
183.9
187.9
132.9
128.5
425.5
196.4
193.8
335.1
1.0
2.6
1.8
0.6
0.9
-1.4
1.0
2.6
0.5
0.3
193
74
133
232
199
324
193
74
243
260
760
831
832
1,042
917
796
1,187
1,013
962
1,326
1.6
-0.6
0.5
0.8
2.6
-0.7
-1.7
1.0
1.4
0.8
78
279
179
154
31
283
314
133
99
154
Gloucester, NJ..............................
Hudson, NJ...................................
Mercer, NJ....................................
Middlesex, NJ..............................
Monmouth, NJ..............................
Morris, NJ.....................................
Ocean, NJ....................................
Passaic, NJ..................................
Somerset, NJ...............................
Union, NJ.....................................
6.1
14.0
10.9
21.7
19.9
17.1
12.3
12.2
10.1
14.3
96.4
235.0
229.5
386.6
237.8
272.5
147.0
167.8
173.0
221.2
0.1
1.4
0.3
1.0
0.5
0.6
1.9
-0.7
1.1
1.3
273
164
260
193
243
232
125
311
186
172
823
1,521
1,477
1,257
985
1,582
786
964
2,009
1,249
1.6
0.3
6.4
-5.8
1.8
0.0
1.3
1.2
6.7
-0.8
78
200
6
333
65
233
108
115
4
290
Bernalillo, NM...............................
Albany, NY...................................
Bronx, NY.....................................
Broome, NY..................................
Dutchess, NY...............................
Erie, NY........................................
Kings, NY.....................................
Monroe, NY..................................
Nassau, NY..................................
New York, NY...............................
17.8
10.1
17.3
4.6
8.3
24.1
54.8
18.4
53.0
124.7
307.4
221.0
240.9
87.9
109.5
450.6
527.5
370.8
587.1
2,403.9
0.5
1.2
2.2
-1.9
-0.6
0.3
1.7
-0.2
0.8
1.7
243
178
101
331
309
260
142
290
212
142
829
998
864
734
958
853
750
903
1,078
2,448
0.1
2.6
1.2
0.8
0.1
1.1
0.8
1.5
0.9
-0.5
216
31
115
154
216
122
154
90
141
269
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
Oneida, NY...................................
Onondaga, NY..............................
Orange, NY..................................
Queens, NY..................................
Richmond, NY..............................
Rockland, NY...............................
Saratoga, NY................................
Suffolk, NY...................................
Westchester, NY..........................
Buncombe, NC.............................
5.3
13.0
9.9
48.3
9.2
10.0
5.6
51.2
36.2
7.9
102.1
238.5
130.7
525.3
93.4
114.1
77.2
614.8
399.8
115.4
-1.8
0.1
0.5
2.2
2.8
-0.3
1.8
0.6
-0.4
3.0
329
273
243
101
57
295
133
232
299
45
$761
882
789
894
784
1,042
861
1,033
1,370
717
3.0
0.9
0.0
1.7
0.9
-0.6
3.1
-1.1
-2.8
0.8
21
141
233
71
141
279
19
302
325
154
Catawba, NC................................
Cumberland, NC...........................
Durham, NC.................................
Forsyth, NC..................................
Guilford, NC..................................
Mecklenburg, NC..........................
New Hanover, NC........................
Wake, NC.....................................
Cass, ND......................................
Butler, OH.....................................
4.3
6.2
7.3
8.9
14.0
32.5
7.3
29.4
6.2
7.5
79.9
118.6
182.4
175.9
266.7
579.2
98.0
465.9
107.3
136.4
1.1
-0.8
2.0
1.7
1.5
3.0
1.2
3.2
3.5
0.4
186
316
117
142
156
45
178
36
25
250
709
748
1,319
927
867
1,315
762
989
837
848
1.6
1.8
-2.2
-1.2
1.8
3.0
2.3
1.4
1.1
1.8
78
65
322
304
65
21
42
99
122
65
Cuyahoga, OH..............................
Delaware, OH...............................
Franklin, OH.................................
Hamilton, OH................................
Lake, OH......................................
Lorain, OH....................................
Lucas, OH....................................
Mahoning, OH..............................
Montgomery, OH..........................
Stark, OH.....................................
35.6
4.4
29.7
23.1
6.3
6.1
10.1
5.9
12.0
8.8
696.5
78.5
674.8
485.2
91.6
92.4
198.3
96.1
239.7
153.2
0.9
2.3
1.9
0.1
-0.3
-1.0
-0.3
0.4
-0.5
0.9
199
91
125
273
295
317
295
250
305
199
1,012
1,084
985
1,109
825
794
852
671
836
737
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.6
3.4
-0.4
1.1
0.1
0.8
-0.9
176
141
115
78
16
259
122
216
154
296
Summit, OH.................................
Warren, OH.................................
Oklahoma, OK..............................
Tulsa, OK.....................................
Clackamas, OR............................
Jackson, OR................................
Lane, OR......................................
Marion, OR...................................
Multnomah, OR............................
Washington, OR...........................
14.2
4.3
25.3
20.9
13.1
6.7
11.0
9.6
30.7
17.1
251.4
76.3
431.9
334.7
141.0
76.5
137.1
130.8
445.6
250.5
-0.1
0.8
1.3
1.4
2.9
3.3
1.3
2.3
2.0
1.8
289
212
172
164
51
32
172
91
117
133
895
835
935
932
849
696
717
739
986
1,161
0.3
1.7
1.7
2.5
0.6
1.5
1.1
1.5
0.8
-3.5
200
71
71
36
176
90
122
90
154
331
Allegheny, PA...............................
Berks, PA.....................................
Bucks, PA.....................................
Butler, PA.....................................
Chester, PA..................................
Cumberland, PA...........................
Dauphin, PA................................
Delaware, PA...............................
Erie, PA........................................
Lackawanna, PA..........................
35.0
8.9
19.5
4.9
15.2
6.0
7.3
13.8
7.1
5.8
678.0
163.5
245.2
83.2
236.6
123.3
175.0
209.0
122.1
96.3
0.5
0.6
0.0
-0.7
0.5
1.1
0.2
0.7
-1.3
0.1
243
232
283
311
243
186
269
225
323
273
1,080
835
906
894
1,240
894
989
1,057
758
721
1.9
0.2
1.3
2.3
-1.4
2.1
2.6
-1.2
1.6
0.3
57
210
108
42
308
47
31
304
78
200
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
Lancaster, PA...............................
Lehigh, PA....................................
Luzerne, PA..................................
Montgomery, PA...........................
Northampton, PA..........................
Philadelphia, PA...........................
Washington, PA............................
Westmoreland, PA.......................
York, PA.......................................
Providence, RI..............................
12.8
8.6
7.6
27.1
6.6
34.9
5.4
9.3
8.9
17.4
217.5
175.3
137.4
464.6
103.1
634.0
84.3
130.4
168.9
266.9
0.4
0.7
-0.4
0.4
0.9
0.7
0.1
-1.0
-0.7
0.3
250
225
299
250
199
225
273
317
311
260
$787
944
746
1,290
844
1,158
991
760
838
999
1.7
-0.4
0.5
-0.5
1.6
0.8
0.3
0.1
1.3
2.7
71
259
179
269
78
154
200
216
108
28
Charleston, SC.............................
Greenville, SC..............................
Horry, SC.....................................
Lexington, SC...............................
Richland, SC................................
Spartanburg, SC...........................
York, SC.......................................
Minnehaha, SD.............................
Davidson, TN................................
Hamilton, TN................................
12.2
12.4
7.7
5.8
9.0
5.8
4.7
6.6
18.7
8.6
215.3
234.7
107.1
100.6
205.5
118.5
75.9
116.0
435.7
185.3
1.9
2.1
2.1
2.7
0.8
2.1
1.3
2.3
2.4
1.0
125
107
107
63
212
107
172
91
86
193
839
834
564
715
835
794
762
809
1,008
838
1.0
0.5
0.9
2.6
1.5
-0.3
0.1
1.3
-0.3
-0.8
133
179
141
31
90
254
216
108
254
290
Knox, TN......................................
Rutherford, TN..............................
Shelby, TN....................................
Williamson, TN.............................
Bell, TX.........................................
Bexar, TX.....................................
Brazoria, TX.................................
Brazos, TX....................................
Cameron, TX................................
Collin, TX......................................
11.0
4.6
19.3
6.6
4.9
35.8
5.1
4.0
6.3
19.9
218.4
106.7
471.0
100.7
109.2
764.9
94.7
91.3
131.0
320.4
0.3
5.3
1.1
3.8
1.2
2.9
2.8
4.7
0.6
3.7
260
6
186
15
178
51
57
9
232
19
831
815
979
1,201
788
891
966
696
573
1,173
3.6
-0.2
0.1
4.6
1.9
0.7
3.2
-0.1
1.1
-2.9
12
249
216
8
57
168
18
243
122
327
Dallas, TX.....................................
Denton, TX..................................
El Paso, TX..................................
Fort Bend, TX...............................
Galveston, TX...............................
Gregg, TX.....................................
Harris, TX.....................................
Hidalgo, TX...................................
Jefferson, TX................................
Lubbock, TX.................................
69.7
11.9
14.2
10.2
5.6
4.2
104.9
11.6
5.8
7.1
1,473.4
190.8
280.1
153.7
98.0
78.0
2,163.6
234.6
119.3
127.4
2.9
3.5
1.5
7.0
2.7
1.6
3.7
1.9
-1.9
2.6
51
25
156
1
63
150
19
125
331
74
1,215
868
664
1,029
882
845
1,333
580
979
714
0.4
2.7
-0.4
0.1
2.1
-1.9
-0.4
0.0
-0.5
2.1
192
28
259
216
47
318
259
233
269
47
McLennan, TX..............................
Midland, TX..................................
Montgomery, TX...........................
Nueces, TX..................................
Potter, TX.....................................
Smith, TX.....................................
Tarrant, TX...................................
Travis, TX.....................................
Webb, TX.....................................
Williamson, TX.............................
4.9
5.1
9.5
8.0
3.9
5.8
39.1
33.1
5.0
8.2
101.6
82.9
146.8
160.2
76.9
94.3
795.6
625.3
91.9
136.7
1.2
6.9
5.0
3.2
1.5
1.6
2.4
4.1
1.5
3.3
178
2
8
36
156
150
86
13
156
32
767
1,207
998
835
755
763
960
1,058
632
1,053
0.3
0.5
1.0
2.0
0.4
0.1
0.7
-0.4
1.0
-13.4
200
179
133
54
192
216
168
259
133
334
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ⁴
Employment
County³
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁵
Ranking by
percent
change
Davis, UT.....................................
Salt Lake, UT................................
Utah, UT.......................................
Weber, UT....................................
Chittenden, VT.............................
Arlington, VA................................
Chesterfield, VA...........................
Fairfax, VA....................................
Henrico, VA..................................
Loudoun, VA................................
7.4
38.1
13.1
5.4
6.2
8.8
8.0
35.5
10.4
10.3
107.2
598.8
181.3
92.8
96.3
164.7
119.1
586.2
178.9
143.7
2.2
3.6
5.5
2.6
0.1
-1.6
2.6
0.9
1.6
2.9
101
24
5
74
273
327
74
199
150
51
$769
916
729
687
930
1,621
860
1,565
1,039
1,198
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.1
1.6
-0.3
1.4
0.4
1.0
2.4
168
179
154
216
78
254
99
192
133
39
Prince William, VA........................
Alexandria City, VA......................
Chesapeake City, VA...................
Newport News City, VA................
Norfolk City, VA...........................
Richmond City, VA.......................
Virginia Beach City, VA................
Benton, WA..................................
Clark, WA.....................................
King, WA......................................
8.2
6.4
5.8
3.7
5.7
7.1
11.4
5.9
14.1
84.1
115.1
95.4
94.7
96.6
135.8
146.8
165.8
77.4
131.0
1,175.0
2.9
1.4
0.4
0.9
-1.1
-0.5
1.7
-1.2
2.7
3.1
51
164
250
199
320
305
142
322
63
41
831
1,296
764
962
936
1,111
755
948
867
1,288
-0.4
0.7
1.9
3.6
1.5
-0.7
0.3
-0.7
1.9
1.6
259
168
57
12
90
283
200
283
57
78
Kitsap, WA....................................
Pierce, WA...................................
Snohomish, WA............................
Spokane, WA...............................
Thurston, WA...............................
Whatcom, WA..............................
Yakima, WA.................................
Kanawha, WV...............................
Brown, WI.....................................
Dane, WI......................................
6.8
22.3
19.9
16.3
7.8
7.1
9.1
6.0
6.5
14.2
79.3
264.9
260.2
199.6
98.6
81.0
96.0
103.9
144.7
303.7
0.1
1.4
2.8
2.0
1.8
0.4
1.9
-1.1
0.6
1.1
273
164
57
117
133
250
125
320
232
186
876
864
1,085
814
846
802
641
821
838
938
0.9
2.7
1.7
0.9
2.3
1.1
1.9
-1.6
-0.2
-0.3
141
28
71
141
42
122
57
311
249
254
Milwaukee, WI..............................
Outagamie, WI.............................
Waukesha, WI..............................
Winnebago, WI.............................
San Juan, PR...............................
23.7
5.0
12.5
3.6
11.2
469.8
100.8
224.5
88.3
260.7
0.6
1.5
1.1
-1.0
-1.0
232
156
186
317
(⁷)
975
805
971
909
617
0.0
2.0
1.5
4.6
-0.3
233
54
90
8
(⁷)
¹ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. These
334 U.S. counties comprise 71.6 percent of the total covered workers in the U.S.
² Data are preliminary.
³ Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
⁴ Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
⁵ Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical
Note.
⁶ Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
⁷ This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.
Table 2. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ²
Average weekly wage ³
Employment
County by NAICS supersector
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁴
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁴
United States⁵.................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
9,193.5
8,899.6
132.2
745.2
335.3
1,897.2
143.8
815.6
1,622.7
1,415.9
777.2
794.2
293.9
132,338.9
110,877.4
1,880.6
5,476.8
11,908.5
25,080.6
2,682.6
7,539.8
18,132.5
20,157.2
13,703.0
4,100.7
21,461.5
1.6
2.0
1.8
3.4
0.9
1.3
0.1
1.8
2.9
1.9
2.8
0.6
-0.4
$989
995
1,190
979
1,227
819
1,772
1,924
1,288
837
382
620
958
0.6
0.5
-0.3
0.9
0.1
0.9
3.6
1.1
-0.6
1.2
-0.3
1.5
0.9
Los Angeles, CA..............................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
412.4
406.7
0.4
12.2
12.5
51.7
8.4
22.3
43.1
179.3
27.9
25.2
5.7
4,041.3
3,503.8
10.3
112.7
365.4
761.6
193.9
210.4
581.0
690.5
424.0
138.8
537.5
2.2
2.9
7.5
5.6
-0.3
1.8
3.7
0.7
2.6
5.2
4.7
-2.6
-2.3
1,061
1,037
1,615
1,039
1,219
851
1,922
1,931
1,297
782
541
635
1,216
-1.8
-2.1
-7.1
0.7
0.3
0.2
-7.0
-3.0
-2.2
-2.1
-3.4
3.3
0.4
Cook, IL...........................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
151.0
149.6
0.1
12.4
6.6
29.7
2.7
15.6
32.0
15.9
13.4
16.5
1.4
2,394.0
2,095.7
0.7
56.2
187.1
443.3
53.7
181.8
420.6
415.6
238.9
94.1
298.3
1.2
1.4
-6.4
-0.3
-1.4
1.9
-1.4
-0.7
2.8
1.4
3.1
-0.9
-0.2
1,185
1,191
823
1,297
1,171
900
1,958
2,788
1,524
872
447
819
1,140
-1.0
-1.2
-5.0
-0.6
-0.5
-0.2
3.5
-5.0
-0.2
1.0
-2.2
2.9
0.5
New York, NY..................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
124.7
124.4
0.0
2.1
2.3
20.9
4.4
18.9
26.0
9.4
13.1
19.5
0.3
2,403.9
1,965.8
0.1
32.7
25.5
251.2
139.5
348.1
494.3
318.0
254.6
93.8
438.1
1.7
2.0
8.8
7.3
-0.7
1.8
1.1
-1.1
3.0
2.4
1.8
3.3
0.2
2,448
2,744
2,201
1,674
1,488
1,318
2,939
7,659
2,444
1,175
791
1,040
1,119
-0.5
-0.8
-20.4
1.9
-8.3
-1.3
3.3
2.3
-4.4
4.4
0.1
-0.2
0.5
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ³
Employment
County by NAICS supersector
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁴
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁴
Harris, TX........................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
104.9
104.4
1.7
6.5
4.6
23.6
1.2
10.8
21.0
14.4
8.7
11.3
0.5
2,163.6
1,906.2
92.2
145.9
193.0
444.5
28.0
114.6
370.4
258.8
197.6
60.1
257.4
3.7
4.1
8.0
6.3
4.6
3.2
-4.0
2.5
4.7
3.2
4.7
3.9
0.7
$1,333
1,376
3,984
1,258
1,641
1,248
1,455
1,967
1,526
936
410
712
1,016
-0.4
-0.8
-5.8
3.7
-1.2
-0.9
2.5
2.1
-1.9
1.2
-2.6
0.1
2.0
Maricopa, AZ....................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
94.3
93.6
0.5
7.4
3.1
20.7
1.6
10.7
21.7
10.6
7.3
6.4
0.7
1,710.2
1,501.1
8.3
88.2
113.2
335.9
31.5
148.7
283.9
251.4
188.6
47.2
209.1
2.6
2.9
3.5
6.2
1.4
0.3
2.6
5.5
4.2
2.0
3.1
0.3
0.4
945
953
1,180
940
1,473
871
1,289
1,439
1,004
892
433
620
889
0.0
0.0
-7.3
0.6
-3.0
-2.0
2.2
4.9
0.3
-0.7
0.7
1.8
0.6
Dallas, TX........................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
69.7
69.2
0.6
3.9
2.7
15.1
1.5
8.5
15.4
8.5
6.0
6.6
0.5
1,473.4
1,310.3
9.0
70.0
110.0
294.6
46.6
145.8
286.2
174.0
134.9
38.6
163.1
2.9
3.3
7.1
5.9
-1.4
2.5
3.4
4.0
4.4
3.4
4.2
1.8
-0.3
1,215
1,237
4,291
1,041
1,547
1,038
2,323
1,921
1,314
1,006
472
714
1,039
0.4
0.2
-17.9
3.8
2.1
-1.3
4.8
2.0
-0.5
1.0
-3.3
3.0
1.6
Orange, CA......................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
102.8
101.5
0.2
6.0
4.8
16.3
1.2
9.7
19.1
23.3
7.5
6.1
1.3
1,433.5
1,291.0
3.5
73.7
157.1
248.3
24.9
111.7
262.0
179.4
185.2
40.1
142.5
2.8
3.2
5.2
7.2
0.2
1.9
1.5
4.8
3.2
3.6
4.9
-0.8
-0.8
1,086
1,064
664
1,120
1,357
979
1,730
1,789
1,235
861
432
622
1,288
-0.5
-0.2
-11.5
0.4
-0.3
-0.1
3.6
0.2
0.1
-1.1
-2.0
2.1
-1.7
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ³
Employment
County by NAICS supersector
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13⁴
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13⁴
San Diego, CA................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
100.4
99.0
0.7
5.9
2.9
13.8
1.1
8.5
16.5
29.2
7.3
6.5
1.4
1,297.9
1,079.3
10.0
58.7
94.6
207.4
24.0
71.0
225.3
177.6
161.5
44.5
218.6
2.3
2.8
-2.5
5.4
0.3
2.0
-1.3
3.2
3.5
2.4
3.7
1.5
-0.1
$1,056
1,032
577
1,030
1,533
867
1,615
1,542
1,433
859
425
556
1,179
-1.7
-1.7
0.7
-3.3
-1.0
3.0
-3.2
-1.5
-4.8
0.1
-1.2
1.1
-0.8
King, WA.........................................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
84.1
83.6
0.4
5.3
2.2
14.3
1.8
6.3
14.1
25.1
6.4
7.8
0.5
1,175.0
1,017.5
2.5
49.9
104.1
214.6
80.6
64.0
193.6
154.8
114.3
38.8
157.5
3.1
3.6
-5.5
11.2
3.3
4.4
0.9
2.7
4.6
0.9
4.2
1.8
0.2
1,288
1,308
1,708
1,164
1,738
1,109
2,507
1,852
1,586
890
453
792
1,162
1.6
1.6
20.5
0.6
1.1
2.5
-1.5
3.6
2.7
1.9
1.8
3.3
2.1
Miami-Dade, FL...............................................................
Private industry.............................................................
Natural resources and mining....................................
Construction...............................................................
Manufacturing............................................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities..............................
Information.................................................................
Financial activities......................................................
Professional and business services...........................
Education and health services...................................
Leisure and hospitality...............................................
Other services............................................................
Government..................................................................
92.2
91.9
0.5
5.2
2.6
27.2
1.5
9.4
19.3
10.2
7.0
8.1
0.3
1,016.2
878.0
9.4
31.7
35.4
258.4
17.3
67.8
136.5
159.4
124.8
36.4
138.2
2.6
3.0
-7.2
7.8
-1.3
2.2
2.2
2.9
5.1
1.0
5.3
3.4
-0.1
912
897
525
814
872
841
1,471
1,632
1,066
887
514
552
1,012
0.9
0.8
10.1
-4.9
2.2
0.8
1.4
5.4
-2.4
1.4
-0.2
2.0
2.3
¹ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
² Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2012 annual average employment.
³ Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
⁴ Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
⁵ Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Table 3. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages by state,
first quarter 2013 ²
Average weekly wage ³
Employment
State
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13
United States⁴..........................................
9,193.5
132,338.9
1.6
$989
0.6
Alabama....................................................
Alaska........................................................
Arizona......................................................
Arkansas...................................................
California...................................................
Colorado....................................................
Connecticut...............................................
Delaware...................................................
District of Columbia...................................
Florida.......................................................
117.4
21.8
146.8
86.6
1,315.6
173.7
112.3
27.8
35.5
621.6
1,840.4
317.9
2,494.6
1,151.1
15,168.9
2,298.0
1,618.4
403.7
717.6
7,540.7
1.0
0.5
2.2
0.0
3.0
3.0
0.4
1.4
1.0
2.2
812
988
891
765
1,116
1,004
1,319
1,070
1,613
843
0.5
1.5
0.6
2.4
-0.2
0.1
-0.5
-0.2
0.5
0.7
Georgia......................................................
Hawaii........................................................
Idaho.........................................................
Illinois........................................................
Indiana.......................................................
Iowa...........................................................
Kansas......................................................
Kentucky....................................................
Louisiana...................................................
Maine.........................................................
273.7
38.6
53.2
398.1
160.6
96.9
83.9
115.1
127.1
49.4
3,878.7
616.3
613.4
5,601.4
2,808.1
1,463.2
1,322.0
1,765.2
1,885.8
561.6
1.8
2.4
3.0
0.7
1.1
1.0
0.7
0.9
1.0
0.0
940
842
695
1,058
832
799
807
791
847
771
1.0
1.2
0.6
-0.2
1.2
1.8
0.4
0.8
1.3
1.8
Maryland....................................................
Massachusetts..........................................
Michigan....................................................
Minnesota..................................................
Mississippi.................................................
Missouri.....................................................
Montana....................................................
Nebraska...................................................
Nevada......................................................
New Hampshire.........................................
170.0
222.9
239.1
170.2
70.0
179.8
42.9
68.7
74.2
48.9
2,509.0
3,218.5
3,950.7
2,632.9
1,088.9
2,610.3
427.4
914.9
1,144.1
606.0
0.8
1.0
2.1
1.9
0.4
0.7
1.9
1.0
2.3
0.7
1,066
1,236
922
1,002
696
842
707
777
844
938
-0.6
0.7
0.3
1.2
1.2
0.6
0.1
1.7
-0.2
1.6
New Jersey...............................................
New Mexico...............................................
New York..................................................
North Carolina...........................................
North Dakota.............................................
Ohio...........................................................
Oklahoma..................................................
Oregon......................................................
Pennsylvania.............................................
Rhode Island.............................................
262.7
55.8
612.6
255.1
30.2
287.7
105.3
136.1
348.2
35.4
3,780.4
784.7
8,565.7
3,934.4
415.0
5,004.8
1,551.3
1,644.4
5,543.3
445.3
1.1
0.6
1.0
1.6
4.4
0.7
1.2
1.9
0.1
0.8
1,234
778
1,362
884
885
884
823
864
968
954
0.6
-0.6
0.4
1.7
3.1
1.1
2.4
0.0
0.9
2.4
South Carolina..........................................
South Dakota............................................
Tennessee.................................................
Texas.........................................................
Utah...........................................................
Vermont.....................................................
Virginia......................................................
Washington...............................................
West Virginia.............................................
Wisconsin..................................................
114.9
31.5
143.6
602.5
85.7
24.4
243.0
240.7
49.6
160.7
1,823.7
394.3
2,675.0
10,928.5
1,233.4
299.3
3,616.8
2,890.8
701.0
2,664.9
1.4
1.0
1.5
3.0
3.3
0.7
0.9
2.3
-0.7
0.9
773
709
854
1,015
804
791
1,027
1,028
767
833
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.3
0.6
2.3
0.8
1.8
-0.1
0.8
See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Covered¹ establishments, employment, and wages by state,
first quarter 2013 ² - Continued
Average weekly wage ³
Employment
State
Establishments,
first quarter
2013
(thousands)
March
2013
(thousands)
Percent
change,
March
2012-13
First
quarter
2013
Percent
change,
first quarter
2012-13
Wyoming...................................................
25.5
272.2
0.1
$859
0.8
Puerto Rico...............................................
Virgin Islands............................................
48.3
3.4
931.3
39.8
0.0
-6.7
515
726
-1.2
0.4
¹ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE)
programs.
² Data are preliminary.
³ Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
⁴ Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
Chart 3. Percent change in employment in counties with 75,000 or more employees,
March 2012-13 (U.S. average = 1.6 percent)
Largest Counties
U.S. average or lower
Higher than U.S. average
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 2013
Chart 4. Percent change in average weekly wage in counties with 75,000
or more employees, first quarter 2012-13 (U.S. average = 0.6 percent)
Largest Counties
U.S. average or lower
Higher than U.S. average
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics
September 2013