Table 1. Covered (1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties, third quarter 2008 (2)






Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 335 largest counties,
third quarter 2008(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          third quarter                Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2008       September    change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2008     September  percent   weekly    third    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2007-08(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2007-08(5)          
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(6).........       9,150.8     135,173.8      -0.8         -     $841       2.8         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          19.0         357.9      -1.6       233      863       3.1       123 
Madison, AL..............           9.0         183.1       2.2        13      913       2.0       221 
Mobile, AL...............          10.1         175.4       0.5        69      715       2.9       148 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.7         138.5       0.0       110      725       4.8        33 
Shelby, AL...............           5.0          75.7      -0.6       162      806       0.4       297 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.5          87.2       0.1       101      730       4.4        43 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.3         152.0       2.0        15      922       3.1       123 
Maricopa, AZ.............         103.0       1,761.0      -3.7       300      836       1.8       234 
Pima, AZ.................          21.3         370.5      -1.5       226      747       2.2       201 
Benton, AR...............           5.6          95.9      -0.8       179      760       6.7        10 
                                                                                                       
Pulaski, AR..............          15.1         252.2       0.3        84      765       2.0       221 
Washington, AR...........           5.8          92.1      -1.2       205      679       2.3       192 
Alameda, CA..............          54.3         684.0      -1.5       226    1,115       3.6        76 
Butte, CA................           8.0          77.0      -1.8       250      660       3.3       103 
Contra Costa, CA.........          30.1         339.9      -2.0       258    1,034       3.1       123 
Fresno, CA...............          30.5         372.4      -0.4       145      658       2.2       201 
Kern, CA.................          18.3         297.4       0.7        59      737       2.9       148 
Los Angeles, CA..........         428.8       4,141.1      -1.5       226      951       3.1       123 
Marin, CA................          12.1         109.5       0.3        84    1,029       0.7       287 
Monterey, CA.............          12.9         182.8      -0.1       121      747       1.5       255 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...............         102.5       1,469.5      -2.8       283      955       3.0       139 
Placer, CA...............          11.0         135.0      -3.8       303      815      -0.1       308 
Riverside, CA............          47.1         598.5      -5.6       319      716       2.1       211 
Sacramento, CA...........          54.4         623.6      -2.5       272      952       5.1        24 
San Bernardino, CA.......          49.1         642.8      -3.8       303      740       2.2       201 
San Diego, CA............          99.6       1,318.0      -1.2       205      921       3.8        66 
San Francisco, CA........          52.3         575.4       0.8        50    1,350       5.1        24 
San Joaquin, CA..........          18.0         224.5      -3.1       290      744       4.1        52 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.9         105.3      -2.0       258      714       3.9        62 
San Mateo, CA............          24.2         343.8       0.1       101    1,374       3.5        82 
                                                                                                       
Santa Barbara, CA........          14.4         189.8       0.0       110      788       1.2       264 
Santa Clara, CA..........          60.7         910.5       0.5        69    1,530      -3.4       326 
Santa Cruz, CA...........           9.1         102.1      -1.7       245      798       7.5         7 
Solano, CA...............          10.2         126.4      -2.5       272      853       7.7         6 
Sonoma, CA...............          18.9         193.0      -2.4       271      828       2.1       211 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.9         177.1      -1.6       233      723       4.0        57 
Tulare, CA...............           9.6         154.1       0.8        50      606       3.4        94 
Ventura, CA..............          23.7         314.3      -1.6       233      858       2.4       183 
Yolo, CA.................           5.9         104.0      -0.6       162      829       9.7         2 
Adams, CO................           9.4         155.8       1.0        39      792       3.1       123 
                                                                                                       
Arapahoe, CO.............          19.6         282.9      -0.3       141    1,002       4.6        40 
Boulder, CO..............          13.1         162.3       0.9        45    1,020       3.1       123 
Denver, CO...............          26.0         453.3       0.5        69    1,031       3.6        76 
Douglas, CO..............           9.7          94.2       2.9         4      864       3.1       123 
El Paso, CO..............          17.6         245.3      -1.6       233      780       2.1       211 
Jefferson, CO............          18.9         212.4       0.2        97      883       5.2        22 
Larimer, CO..............          10.5         133.6       0.1       101      771       2.4       183 
Weld, CO.................           6.1          84.4       0.0       110      731       0.6       290 
Fairfield, CT............          33.1         418.8      -0.5       153    1,310       0.5       293 
Hartford, CT.............          25.6         506.7       0.3        84    1,012       0.9       275 
                                                                                                       
New Haven, CT............          22.7         364.0      -1.1       200      909       2.9       148 
New London, CT...........           7.0         131.8       0.4        76      864       1.1       266 
New Castle, DE...........          18.5         278.0      -1.5       226      981       2.6       174 
Washington, DC...........          33.8         688.2       1.4        24    1,391       1.0       270 
Alachua, FL..............           6.8         123.2      -0.6       162      723       2.0       221 
Brevard, FL..............          15.0         196.9      -4.2       308      793       3.5        82 
Broward, FL..............          65.9         728.6      -4.1       307      792       2.2       201 
Collier, FL..............          12.5         116.5      -7.4       325      749       (7)         - 
Duval, FL................          27.6         456.0      -3.4       295      797      -3.4       326 
Escambia, FL.............           8.2         125.0      -4.9       315      667       2.9       148 
                                                                                                       
Hillsborough, FL.........          38.1         604.0      -4.9       315      807       3.5        82 
Lake, FL.................           7.4          83.6      -4.5       312      606       1.7       244 
Lee, FL..................          20.2         201.1      -8.1       326      706       1.0       270 
Leon, FL.................           8.3         142.3      -2.6       277      750       4.2        46 
Manatee, FL..............           9.4         109.6      -1.8       250      663       0.8       281 
Marion, FL...............           8.7          98.9      -6.4       323      606       2.5       176 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          87.8         993.1      -3.2       291      842       2.2       201 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.2          78.4      -4.3       310      688       1.8       234 
Orange, FL...............          36.4         680.9      -2.5       272      764       1.3       260 
Palm Beach, FL...........          51.5         519.2      -4.6       313      811       0.9       275 
                                                                                                       
Pasco, FL................          10.3          99.4      -2.8       283      595       1.9       230 
Pinellas, FL.............          31.9         414.8      -4.4       311      737       3.4        94 
Polk, FL.................          12.9         197.1      -3.3       293      699       7.0         9 
Sarasota, FL.............          15.4         143.5      -7.1       324      709       1.0       270 
Seminole, FL.............          14.9         171.0      -5.8       320      712       0.8       281 
Volusia, FL..............          14.2         159.4      -5.9       322      615       2.8       156 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          84.8       0.8        50      669       2.0       221 
Chatham, GA..............           7.6         134.6      -2.6       277      728       3.4        94 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         111.8      -2.6       277      787     -14.6       328 
Cobb, GA.................          20.7         310.3      -2.8       283      906       3.2       110 
                                                                                                       
De Kalb, GA..............          16.7         293.9      -1.9       255      888       1.6       250 
Fulton, GA...............          39.1         741.7      -1.0       192    1,078       1.9       230 
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.4         315.1      -3.6       298      842      -3.1       325 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          94.5      -2.7       282      676      -2.0       321 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         101.1       0.2        97      733       3.2       110 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.7         444.6      -1.6       233      800       1.8       234 
Ada, ID..................          15.0         210.4      -1.5       226      746      -0.5       310 
Champaign, IL............           4.1          93.2       0.7        59      728       3.3       103 
Cook, IL.................         140.4       2,504.2      -1.3       212      988       2.8       156 
Du Page, IL..............          36.0         590.9      -1.9       255      990       0.9       275 
                                                                                                       
Kane, IL.................          12.8         208.2      -2.9       286      765       3.1       123 
Lake, IL.................          21.1         335.8      -1.2       205    1,037       6.5        13 
McHenry, IL..............           8.5         103.6      -1.3       212      729       1.8       234 
McLean, IL...............           3.7          86.9       0.6        64      818       4.3        44 
Madison, IL..............           6.0          96.6       0.3        84      723       9.2         3 
Peoria, IL...............           4.8         105.7       1.0        39      806       4.0        57 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          79.9       0.4        76      823      -2.6       324 
St. Clair, IL............           5.5          98.4       1.2        30      694       2.8       156 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.2         129.4      -0.5       153      850       3.8        66 
Will, IL.................          13.8         199.0       1.0        39      751       3.2       110 
                                                                                                       
Winnebago, IL............           7.0         136.1      -1.4       221      739       3.5        82 
Allen, IN................           9.1         183.1      -1.0       192      702       1.6       250 
Elkhart, IN..............           5.0         112.3     -10.8       327      667      -2.2       322 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.7         113.6       1.0        39      809       0.5       293 
Lake, IN.................          10.3         195.9       0.1       101      771       5.0        28 
Marion, IN...............          24.2         580.5      -0.7       174      852       2.7       161 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.1         123.3      -2.0       258      715       5.0        28 
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.3          77.3      -0.3       141      725       2.7       161 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         108.2       0.6        64      702       3.8        66 
Linn, IA.................           6.3         126.4       1.9        17      826       4.7        36 
                                                                                                       
Polk, IA.................          14.9         276.3       0.6        64      831       3.5        82 
Scott, IA................           5.3          90.1       0.9        45      697       2.3       192 
Johnson, KS..............          20.6         318.1       0.1       101      867       4.0        57 
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.2         258.0      -0.2       132      763       3.8        66 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          96.8       1.1        37      710       3.5        82 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          81.7      -0.2       132      830       7.5         7 
Boone, KY................           3.5          75.2       1.7        20      724      -1.4       316 
Fayette, KY..............           9.1         176.2       (7)         -      754       2.7       161 
Jefferson, KY............          22.3         426.4      -2.3       269      799       1.1       266 
Caddo, LA................           7.4         125.3      -0.7       174      717       5.8        15 
                                                                                                       
Calcasieu, LA............           4.9          85.8      -0.5       153      750       7.8         5 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          14.4         261.4      -0.1       121      790       6.6        12 
Jefferson, LA............          14.0         195.0      -1.1       200      777       3.3       103 
Lafayette, LA............           8.8         135.0      -0.2       132      826       6.7        10 
Orleans, LA..............          10.6         170.7       (7)         -      901       1.5       255 
St. Tammany, LA..........           7.2          74.0      -0.6       162      699       4.2        46 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.0         174.0      -0.1       121      768       3.4        94 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.5         234.0      -0.4       145      891       1.8       234 
Baltimore, MD............          21.5         373.0      -1.3       212      858       3.1       123 
Frederick, MD............           6.0          94.3      -1.7       245      819       2.4       183 
                                                                                                       
Harford, MD..............           5.6          83.5       (7)         -      785       (7)         - 
Howard, MD...............           8.7         148.4       (7)         -      979       3.4        94 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.8         459.0      -0.4       145    1,122       2.9       148 
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.7         312.7      -1.4       221      933       3.6        76 
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.9         340.8      -1.0       192      988       5.2        22 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2          96.9      -1.6       233      709       3.1       123 
Bristol, MA..............          15.4         216.6      -2.0       258      751       3.9        62 
Essex, MA................          20.9         301.4      -0.2       132      888       0.9       275 
Hampden, MA..............          14.4         200.2      -0.4       145      785       3.2       110 
Middlesex, MA............          47.6         825.1       0.8        50    1,200       1.8       234 
                                                                                                       
Norfolk, MA..............          23.7         327.0       0.4        76      971       0.7       287 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.7         177.3      -1.3       212      786       3.4        94 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.7         591.8       0.4        76    1,321       2.2       201 
Worcester, MA............          20.6         320.8      -0.6       162      859       3.4        94 
Genesee, MI..............           7.9         135.5      -5.1       317      738       0.3       302 
Ingham, MI...............           6.8         159.5      -2.1       264      806       3.2       110 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.6         113.4      -2.3       269      784       6.4        14 
Kent, MI.................          14.3         329.8      -3.5       296      757       3.0       139 
Macomb, MI...............          17.7         298.8      -5.8       320      853      -2.4       323 
Oakland, MI..............          39.2         671.0      -3.5       296      966       0.9       275 
                                                                                                       
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         109.8      -2.6       277      730       3.0       139 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.3          83.7      -3.7       300      703       0.1       306 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.1         187.3      -2.5       272      944      -0.9       313 
Wayne, MI................          32.1         717.9      -4.2       308      942       1.4       259 
Anoka, MN................           7.8         114.8      -1.6       233      769       0.3       302 
Dakota, MN...............          10.6         175.1      -1.2       205      801       3.4        94 
Hennepin, MN.............          42.2         840.7      -0.8       179    1,102       5.4        20 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.5          90.6      -1.0       192      949       5.1        24 
Ramsey, MN...............          15.2         335.2      -0.2       132      933       3.7        73 
St. Louis, MN............           5.9          98.3       0.4        76      696       3.9        62 
                                                                                                       
Stearns, MN..............           4.5          83.0       0.3        84      679       3.2       110 
Harrison, MS.............           4.6          86.1      -2.0       258      664       3.4        94 
Hinds, MS................           6.4         126.6      -0.6       162      745       4.3        44 
Boone, MO................           4.6          83.5       0.0       110      660       3.6        76 
Clay, MO.................           5.1          90.2      -1.3       212      765      -1.7       319 
Greene, MO...............           8.2         156.2      -1.6       233      653       2.5       176 
Jackson, MO..............          18.7         370.0      -0.1       121      851       3.0       139 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.2         123.2      -2.1       264      695       0.4       297 
St. Louis, MO............          32.9         605.6      -1.0       192      890       1.8       234 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.5         237.9       1.6        21      937       5.5        18 
                                                                                                       
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.8          78.5       0.7        59      688       2.4       183 
Douglas, NE..............          16.0         321.4       0.9        45      820       4.9        31 
Lancaster, NE............           8.1         158.2       0.3        84      687       3.2       110 
Clark, NV................          50.9         903.7      -2.0       258      812       2.0       221 
Washoe, NV...............          14.6         208.5      -5.4       318      796       2.3       192 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.4         196.5      -0.6       162      924       2.7       161 
Rockingham, NH...........          11.0         138.6      -1.8       250      796       1.7       244 
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.1         147.0       0.0       110      740       2.2       201 
Bergen, NJ...............          35.0         445.7      -1.3       212    1,031       2.3       192 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.6         198.9      -2.6       277      890       1.8       234 
                                                                                                       
Camden, NJ...............          13.3         207.7      -0.5       153      858       2.8       156 
Essex, NJ................          21.7         357.2      -0.5       153    1,038       1.8       234 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.4         103.9       0.4        76      763       2.7       161 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.2         236.2      -0.8       179    1,162       4.1        52 
Mercer, NJ...............          11.4         229.5       0.3        84    1,063       3.2       110 
Middlesex, NJ............          22.3         399.0      -2.1       264    1,033       4.1        52 
Monmouth, NJ.............          21.1         257.2      -0.6       162      888       1.3       260 
Morris, NJ...............          18.4         285.6      -0.7       174    1,178       2.7       161 
Ocean, NJ................          12.7         152.8      -0.9       189      689       1.6       250 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.9         174.5      -1.4       221      873       2.5       176 
                                                                                                       
Somerset, NJ.............          10.4         172.9      -0.8       179    1,233       2.6       174 
Union, NJ................          15.3         232.1      -1.1       200    1,057       0.4       297 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         335.6       0.2        97      763       3.8        66 
Albany, NY...............          10.0         227.7       0.0       110      878       5.3        21 
Bronx, NY................          16.0         227.5       2.3         9      836       (7)         - 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          95.3      -0.6       162      696       4.8        33 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.4         115.4      -1.3       212      860       1.7       244 
Erie, NY.................          23.7         463.8       1.2        30      736       3.1       123 
Kings, NY................          46.4         478.2       1.4        24      735       2.1       211 
Monroe, NY...............          18.1         381.1       0.3        84      817       1.5       255 
                                                                                                       
Nassau, NY...............          52.7         601.7      -0.5       153      915       0.2       305 
New York, NY.............         118.9       2,363.8       0.6        64    1,552       0.5       293 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         109.7      -0.2       132      671       3.2       110 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         254.3      -0.3       141      774       2.2       201 
Orange, NY...............          10.0         132.0      -0.2       132      711       3.3       103 
Queens, NY...............          43.7         506.9       1.2        30      836       3.0       139 
Richmond, NY.............           8.8          93.3       0.8        50      769       2.5       176 
Rockland, NY.............           9.9         116.0      -0.1       121      918       5.8        15 
Saratoga, NY.............           5.4          76.2      -0.8       179      708       1.7       244 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.7         626.3      -0.4       145      969       8.6         4 
                                                                                                       
Westchester, NY..........          36.6         420.7      -0.1       121    1,086       1.6       250 
Buncombe, NC.............           8.2         115.8      -1.4       221      666       3.1       123 
Catawba, NC..............           4.7          85.2      -3.6       298      637       0.5       293 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.3         120.8       2.3         9      654       0.3       302 
Durham, NC...............           7.1         184.3      -0.8       179    1,115       0.9       275 
Forsyth, NC..............           9.3         184.1      -1.0       192      764       1.2       264 
Guilford, NC.............          14.8         278.9      -1.1       200      758       5.0        28 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          33.3         570.0       0.0       110      956       3.5        82 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.5         103.3      -3.3       293      696       3.1       123 
Wake, NC.................          28.9         453.6       0.7        59      836       2.7       161 
                                                                                                       
Cass, ND.................           5.9         101.1       2.6         5      723       5.1        24 
Butler, OH...............           7.5         147.3      -1.2       205      743      -1.6       317 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.1         732.3      -1.7       245      853       2.4       183 
Franklin, OH.............          30.3         678.7      -0.8       179      851       2.3       192 
Hamilton, OH.............          24.3         515.4      -0.6       162      933       4.9        31 
Lake, OH.................           6.8         100.5      -0.7       174      685       2.7       161 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3          99.1      -1.4       221      710       1.3       260 
Lucas, OH................          10.8         212.2      -3.8       303      737       0.4       297 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.5         103.0      -1.9       255      616       3.5        82 
Montgomery, OH...........          13.0         261.1      -3.0       288      787       4.5        42 
                                                                                                       
Stark, OH................           9.1         160.9      -1.6       233      658       2.3       192 
Summit, OH...............          15.1         273.9      -0.4       145      756       2.3       192 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.7          76.3      -1.8       250      713       2.9       148 
Warren, OH...............           4.3          76.9      -1.7       245      719       3.3       103 
Oklahoma, OK.............          24.0         427.1       1.2        30      784       4.7        36 
Tulsa, OK................          19.4         351.8       1.0        39      767       3.0       139 
Clackamas, OR............          12.8         151.7       0.3        84      772       0.8       281 
Jackson, OR..............           6.7          83.7      -2.9       286      634       1.1       266 
Lane, OR.................          11.0         147.1      -3.0       288      684       3.5        82 
Marion, OR...............           9.5         145.1       0.6        64      673       2.0       221 
                                                                                                       
Multnomah, OR............          28.2         451.7       0.4        76      858       2.1       211 
Washington, OR...........          16.2         248.1      -1.6       233      985       1.9       230 
Allegheny, PA............          35.4         686.8      -0.1       121      886       2.7       161 
Berks, PA................           9.3         168.3      -0.2       132      770       0.8       281 
Bucks, PA................          20.2         260.8      -1.8       250      819       3.9        62 
Butler, PA...............           4.9          81.1       1.1        37      747       4.2        46 
Chester, PA..............          15.2         244.2       0.9        45    1,024      -1.9       320 
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         125.8      -0.9       189      774       1.7       244 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.4         183.1       0.1       101      820       2.1       211 
Delaware, PA.............          13.7         210.7       0.1       101      878       3.7        73 
                                                                                                       
Erie, PA.................           7.4         128.5      -0.5       153      680       3.3       103 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.9         101.2      -1.0       192      651       3.5        82 
Lancaster, PA............          12.5         229.4      -0.8       179      720       2.7       161 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.8         178.9      -0.2       132      829      -0.6       312 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.9         143.6       0.0       110      663       1.8       234 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.6         487.7       0.3        84    1,012       1.5       255 
Northampton, PA..........           6.5          99.0      -1.6       233      743       3.2       110 
Philadelphia, PA.........          31.0         634.8       0.7        59    1,021       4.6        40 
Washington, PA...........           5.4          81.3       2.3         9      739       2.4       183 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.5         137.6       0.3        84      684       4.0        57 
                                                                                                       
York, PA.................           9.2         178.7       0.2        97      741       1.9       230 
Kent, RI.................           5.7          78.5      -4.7       314      732       0.7       287 
Providence, RI...........          18.1         281.9      -2.2       268      805       3.5        82 
Charleston, SC...........          12.7         212.6      -0.6       162      723       3.1       123 
Greenville, SC...........          12.9         241.1       0.8        50      728       2.2       201 
Horry, SC................           8.5         116.9      -3.8       303      537       0.4       297 
Lexington, SC............           5.8          98.4      -0.6       162      652       2.2       201 
Richland, SC.............           9.6         215.2      -1.1       200      749       2.7       161 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.2         119.2      -3.2       291      734       4.0        57 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.4         116.7       1.4        24      717       3.2       110 
                                                                                                       
Davidson, TN.............          18.7         437.4      -2.1       264      861       2.4       183 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.6         193.4      -0.5       153      718       1.0       270 
Knox, TN.................          11.3         230.1       0.0       110      711       2.0       221 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.4          97.7      -3.7       300      840      17.3         1 
Shelby, TN...............          20.0         500.6      -1.7       245      855       0.6       290 
Williamson, TN...........           6.0          87.1      -0.4       145      915       5.8        15 
Bell, TX.................           4.6         103.0       1.9        17      663       2.5       176 
Bexar, TX................          32.5         729.1       1.2        30      734       2.1       211 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.6          86.0       0.1       101      800       0.8       281 
Brazos, TX...............           3.8          85.2       1.0        39      646       3.2       110 
                                                                                                       
Cameron, TX..............           6.4         122.4      -0.1       121      538       4.1        52 
Collin, TX...............          17.2         294.8       2.0        15      997       1.1       266 
Dallas, TX...............          68.2       1,489.1       0.5        69    1,025       2.4       183 
Denton, TX...............          10.6         168.8       1.4        24      738       3.1       123 
El Paso, TX..............          13.5         271.4       1.2        30      601       0.8       281 
Fort Bend, TX............           8.4         128.9       2.5         6      865       2.1       211 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          95.7       0.4        76      803       3.5        82 
Harris, TX...............          97.3       2,047.2       1.3        29    1,050       3.0       139 
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.6         214.8       1.2        30      549       3.8        66 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         123.3      -1.3       212      820       3.8        66 
                                                                                                       
Lubbock, TX..............           6.8         124.7       1.9        17      641       4.2        46 
McLennan, TX.............           4.9         103.2       (7)         -      685       4.1        52 
Montgomery, TX...........           8.2         125.8       3.0         3      785       5.5        18 
Nueces, TX...............           8.1         155.0       2.5         6      728       2.5       176 
Potter, TX...............           3.8          77.2       3.1         2      729       (7)         - 
Smith, TX................           5.3          94.4       2.4         8      743       4.2        46 
Tarrant, TX..............          37.4         769.5       0.8        50      843       1.0       270 
Travis, TX...............          29.0         581.5       1.6        21      924       1.3       260 
Webb, TX.................           4.8          88.5      -0.4       145      559       2.0       221 
Williamson, TX...........           7.2         120.8       1.6        21      800       3.1       123 
                                                                                                       
Davis, UT................           7.3         103.5      -1.5       226      659      -1.1       314 
Salt Lake, UT............          38.5         591.7       0.5        69      796       3.0       139 
Utah, UT.................          13.1         175.8      -1.3       212      665       3.3       103 
Weber, UT................           5.7          94.4      -0.8       179      637       3.6        76 
Chittenden, VT...........           6.0          95.6      -0.3       141      838       3.2       110 
Arlington, VA............           7.8         156.2       0.8        50    1,348      -1.3       315 
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.6         118.9      -2.5       272      774       3.6        76 
Fairfax, VA..............          34.0         587.0       0.3        84    1,295       4.2        46 
Henrico, VA..............           9.7         177.2      -1.5       226      852       2.3       192 
Loudoun, VA..............           9.1         133.3       2.3         9    1,006      -0.3       309 
                                                                                                       
Prince William, VA.......           7.3         103.3      -0.8       179      775       2.8       156 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.2         100.9       0.9        45    1,160       2.4       183 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.8          99.3      -1.6       233      678       2.3       192 
Newport News City, VA....           4.0          98.6      -1.2       205      769       2.1       211 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.9         144.1       0.0       110      815      -1.6       317 
Richmond City, VA........           7.5         159.0       (7)         -      954       (7)         - 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.7         174.7      -0.9       189      656       2.0       221 
Clark, WA................          12.5         134.4       0.5        69      777       3.7        73 
King, WA.................          78.5       1,198.7       1.4        24    1,162       2.9       148 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.8          83.8      -0.1       121      766      -0.5       310 
                                                                                                       
Pierce, WA...............          21.1         278.4      -0.1       121      774       2.7       161 
Snohomish, WA............          18.2         256.0       0.3        84      856       1.7       244 
Spokane, WA..............          15.6         211.5       0.1       101      700       2.9       148 
Thurston, WA.............           7.1         102.0       2.1        14      786       0.6       290 
Whatcom, WA..............           7.0          83.3       0.8        50      679       3.0       139 
Yakima, WA...............           8.3         111.2       3.2         1      580       2.1       211 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         108.5      -0.5       153      738       4.8        33 
Brown, WI................           6.8         148.7      -1.0       192      754       4.7        36 
Dane, WI.................          14.3         304.1       (7)         -      823       (7)         - 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.5         498.3      -0.1       121      839       4.7        36 
                                                                                                       
Outagamie, WI............           5.1         104.2       0.0       110      719       1.6       250 
Racine, WI...............           4.2          76.4      -0.7       174      756       2.7       161 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.4         233.7      -1.2       205      836       2.5       176 
Winnebago, WI............           3.8          91.1       0.5        69      768       0.0       307 
San Juan, PR.............          13.1         283.5      -1.2       (8)      569       6.0       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 334 U.S. counties comprise 71.2 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) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
(8) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.




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