Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

County Employment and Wages

July 21, 2009

Elkhart County, Ind., had the biggest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-17.8 percent) in December 2008; nationally, jobs declined by 2.3 percent. St. Louis City, Mo., had the largest gain in average weekly wages (56.8 percent) in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with a national increase of 2.2 percent. More...
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• County Employment and Wages (HTML) (PDF)
• County Employment and Wages by State from BLS Regional Offices
• Quarterly Data on Business Employment Dynamics (HTML) (PDF)
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Annual Data Tables:

• Average Annual Wages for All Covered Workers by State (TXT) (PDF)
• Average Annual Wages for All Covered Workers by Metropolitan Area (TXT) (PDF)
• Average Annual Wages for All Covered Workers by Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (TXT) (PDF)

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