Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2008(2)
Employment Average weekly
wage(3)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2008 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, Average change,
2008 March weekly first
(thousands) 2007-08(4) wage quarter
2007-08(4)
United States(5)............................. 9,112.7 134,761.1 0.4 $905 2.4
Private industry........................... 8,820.9 112,728.2 0.2 913 2.4
Natural resources and mining............. 125.3 1,731.8 2.7 1,020 10.5
Construction............................. 890.0 7,020.0 -4.1 898 4.8
Manufacturing............................ 361.3 13,529.8 -2.3 1,079 1.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,923.2 26,031.1 0.2 745 1.9
Information.............................. 144.9 3,013.5 -0.1 1,469 2.3
Financial activities..................... 872.4 8,005.6 -1.7 1,898 0.2
Professional and business services....... 1,504.2 17,691.9 0.5 1,131 4.2
Education and health services............ 838.9 17,845.8 3.0 767 3.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 731.2 13,112.5 1.3 360 2.9
Other services........................... 1,194.1 4,444.1 1.0 547 3.4
Government................................. 291.8 22,032.9 1.3 868 2.7
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 425.0 4,229.6 0.4 992 2.1
Private industry........................... 421.0 3,617.0 -0.1 975 2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 11.4 -5.0 1,745 13.8
Construction............................. 14.0 149.6 -5.5 975 2.6
Manufacturing............................ 14.8 440.0 -3.4 1,084 5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 54.2 803.6 0.0 792 1.1
Information.............................. 8.5 214.6 2.2 1,723 0.5
Financial activities..................... 24.4 240.6 -4.3 1,807 0.3
Professional and business services....... 42.4 597.5 -1.5 1,165 4.3
Education and health services............ 27.9 492.5 2.9 848 3.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 26.7 397.9 1.2 528 3.5
Other services........................... 192.2 250.0 1.3 441 4.8
Government................................. 4.0 612.6 3.2 1,088 1.5
Cook, IL..................................... 138.2 2,490.4 -0.5 1,147 2.7
Private industry........................... 136.8 2,178.2 -0.5 1,167 2.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.0 -10.7 919 -6.5
Construction............................. 12.1 84.3 -4.9 1,315 9.2
Manufacturing............................ 7.0 229.4 -3.0 1,062 1.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.4 465.9 -1.1 838 2.7
Information.............................. 2.5 57.5 0.4 1,820 0.2
Financial activities..................... 15.7 209.6 -2.4 2,905 4.5
Professional and business services....... 28.5 431.2 -0.1 1,403 3.2
Education and health services............ 13.7 373.1 1.9 833 3.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.5 226.6 1.2 412 1.2
Other services........................... 14.2 95.6 0.6 721 2.9
Government................................. 1.4 312.2 -0.5 1,006 1.3
New York, NY................................. 118.5 2,376.0 1.7 2,805 -1.0
Private industry........................... 118.3 1,923.2 1.9 3,229 -1.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 -4.5 2,375 23.3
Construction............................. 2.3 36.2 8.9 1,596 8.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 36.0 -6.3 1,499 -4.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 21.7 246.4 0.8 1,211 0.8
Information.............................. 4.4 134.1 0.7 2,698 5.0
Financial activities..................... 18.7 377.6 0.7 9,840 -3.7
Professional and business services....... 24.7 489.3 1.9 2,343 3.8
Education and health services............ 8.7 293.1 1.5 989 3.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.3 213.9 3.7 766 2.7
Other services........................... 17.6 87.8 1.8 1,105 7.6
Government................................. 0.3 452.8 0.8 1,004 1.7
Harris, TX................................... 96.6 2,046.5 3.4 1,172 3.8
Private industry........................... 96.1 1,791.5 3.5 1,212 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 80.0 5.5 3,698 13.5
Construction............................. 6.7 157.0 5.4 1,042 3.6
Manufacturing............................ 4.7 184.1 2.7 1,524 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.2 426.9 3.3 1,068 1.6
Information.............................. 1.4 32.6 0.0 1,363 -4.0
Financial activities..................... 10.6 120.3 0.9 1,701 1.3
Professional and business services....... 19.3 337.7 3.6 1,293 4.0
Education and health services............ 10.2 216.5 4.6 839 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 176.8 3.0 384 2.7
Other services........................... 11.4 58.5 1.7 632 5.3
Government................................. 0.5 255.0 2.9 893 2.1
Maricopa, AZ................................. 101.7 1,805.2 -1.4 867 1.3
Private industry........................... 101.0 1,580.7 -1.9 865 1.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.7 -4.2 991 22.5
Construction............................. 11.0 144.5 -14.2 884 2.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 127.3 -4.6 1,252 5.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.4 372.2 -0.1 805 -1.2
Information.............................. 1.7 30.9 3.5 1,164 0.9
Financial activities..................... 13.0 145.0 -4.4 1,238 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 22.6 306.8 -1.9 870 1.6
Education and health services............ 9.9 206.5 4.6 879 3.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.3 187.1 0.6 405 0.0
Other services........................... 7.2 50.5 1.0 577 4.2
Government................................. 0.7 224.5 2.8 880 3.0
Orange, CA................................... 100.1 1,504.9 -1.1 1,019 1.2
Private industry........................... 98.7 1,347.3 -1.4 1,001 0.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 6.5 0.7 563 -0.2
Construction............................. 7.0 94.5 -8.2 1,080 0.7
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 174.2 -2.2 1,188 3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.5 276.2 -0.4 918 -1.2
Information.............................. 1.4 29.7 -2.7 1,544 10.9
Financial activities..................... 11.0 115.7 -13.6 1,722 (6)
Professional and business services....... 19.0 273.9 -1.7 1,124 3.7
Education and health services............ 9.9 146.8 4.2 863 3.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.1 175.1 3.5 397 0.3
Other services........................... 15.3 47.9 1.7 560 0.4
Government................................. 1.4 157.6 1.5 1,170 3.0
Dallas, TX................................... 67.8 1,489.7 2.0 1,119 2.6
Private industry........................... 67.3 1,322.2 1.9 1,145 2.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 8.0 13.6 3,497 20.2
Construction............................. 4.4 84.0 3.7 953 1.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.1 135.4 -3.3 1,320 1.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.1 304.5 1.4 1,003 2.8
Information.............................. 1.7 49.6 0.3 1,694 5.2
Financial activities..................... 8.8 144.1 (6) 1,869 2.2
Professional and business services....... 14.7 279.0 3.8 1,236 3.3
Education and health services............ 6.6 148.6 3.6 891 3.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 5.3 128.8 2.6 509 -2.9
Other services........................... 6.5 38.9 1.7 625 3.1
Government................................. 0.5 167.4 2.6 913 3.4
San Diego, CA................................ 97.8 1,327.6 0.0 945 1.9
Private industry........................... 96.5 1,098.1 -0.5 936 1.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.8 11.3 0.7 534 4.3
Construction............................. 7.1 78.0 -12.3 985 3.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 103.1 -0.2 1,316 5.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.4 216.1 -1.7 772 3.8
Information.............................. 1.3 38.2 1.9 1,910 -4.8
Financial activities..................... 9.7 76.4 -6.5 1,329 -2.4
Professional and business services....... 16.1 217.2 -0.2 1,170 3.5
Education and health services............ 8.1 135.2 4.1 840 3.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.9 160.4 2.0 422 1.7
Other services........................... 24.3 55.9 1.4 482 0.6
Government................................. 1.3 229.5 2.7 986 2.2
King, WA..................................... 76.8 1,186.2 2.7 1,125 4.2
Private industry........................... 76.3 1,030.4 2.9 1,142 4.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.1 0.4 1,621 -0.5
Construction............................. 6.9 71.3 4.9 1,086 6.7
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 112.5 1.4 1,443 4.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.1 220.2 2.1 958 1.9
Information.............................. 1.8 77.8 5.2 2,144 12.8
Financial activities..................... 7.1 76.1 0.3 1,651 -1.8
Professional and business services....... 13.7 189.6 3.3 1,306 3.7
Education and health services............ 6.5 124.4 4.2 837 5.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.2 110.0 3.6 447 -1.1
Other services........................... 16.2 45.4 0.6 599 7.7
Government................................. 0.5 155.8 1.5 1,010 3.0
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 88.2 1,029.9 -1.0 871 1.5
Private industry........................... 87.8 876.6 -1.2 837 1.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 10.8 -6.5 465 -1.5
Construction............................. 6.5 50.9 -11.4 812 1.0
Manufacturing............................ 2.7 46.0 -6.3 774 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.5 253.7 -0.2 777 1.0
Information.............................. 1.6 20.1 -3.6 1,354 -3.2
Financial activities..................... 10.6 70.5 -3.0 1,483 4.0
Professional and business services....... 17.9 135.6 -4.1 992 0.7
Education and health services............ 9.4 141.7 3.9 796 3.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 5.9 107.0 0.1 506 1.8
Other services........................... 7.6 37.2 2.5 526 1.3
Government................................. 0.4 153.3 0.2 1,062 2.5
(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) 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.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
