Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 329 largest counties,
first quarter 2012(2)
Employment Average weekly wage(4)
Establishments,
County(3) first quarter Percent Ranking Percent Ranking
2012 March change, by First change, by
(thousands) 2012 March percent quarter first percent
(thousands) 2011-12(5) change 2012 quarter change
2011-12(5)
United States(6)......... 9,211.8 130,175.4 1.8 - $984 5.4 -
Jefferson, AL............ 17.6 335.0 1.6 151 978 6.4 100
Madison, AL.............. 8.8 176.9 0.3 276 1,024 4.6 241
Mobile, AL............... 9.7 163.8 -0.5 315 790 6.3 110
Montgomery, AL........... 6.3 126.4 0.0 294 809 6.3 110
Tuscaloosa, AL........... 4.2 83.9 1.1 203 806 3.7 291
Anchorage Borough, AK.... 8.4 150.3 2.0 121 1,022 7.2 65
Maricopa, AZ............. 95.6 1,665.1 2.6 78 945 5.8 149
Pima, AZ................. 19.0 348.1 1.5 159 804 5.0 211
Benton, AR............... 5.5 96.1 3.1 45 1,166 5.2 194
Pulaski, AR.............. 14.3 241.5 1.0 217 861 5.6 162
Washington, AR........... 5.5 90.9 2.9 54 746 2.9 312
Alameda, CA.............. 57.9 646.5 2.5 86 1,276 7.2 65
Contra Costa, CA......... 30.7 317.2 0.9 228 1,256 4.0 276
Fresno, CA............... 31.8 325.8 1.4 175 736 3.7 291
Kern, CA................. 18.4 272.4 4.4 9 853 8.1 31
Los Angeles, CA.......... 448.8 3,925.0 1.4 175 1,090 4.2 265
Marin, CA................ 12.0 103.7 2.8 63 1,128 2.5 317
Monterey, CA............. 13.2 153.0 3.1 45 834 3.2 306
Orange, CA............... 106.0 1,386.8 1.8 137 1,095 5.2 194
Placer, CA............... 11.1 128.9 1.7 142 934 6.1 129
Riverside, CA............ 52.1 565.6 1.1 203 777 4.3 260
Sacramento, CA........... 55.3 580.1 0.8 238 1,081 6.0 139
San Bernardino, CA....... 53.0 602.4 1.0 217 790 5.2 194
San Diego, CA............ 102.3 1,253.4 1.1 203 1,076 7.5 44
San Francisco, CA........ 57.2 573.0 4.1 17 1,791 3.6 295
San Joaquin, CA.......... 18.1 199.1 1.0 217 785 4.8 224
San Luis Obispo, CA...... 9.8 102.6 2.8 63 775 4.3 260
San Mateo, CA............ 25.1 334.0 2.8 63 1,622 7.4 51
Santa Barbara, CA........ 14.8 179.0 2.9 54 924 6.5 93
Santa Clara, CA.......... 64.9 884.7 3.5 28 1,957 5.6 162
Santa Cruz, CA........... 9.3 86.9 0.9 228 902 10.0 10
Solano, CA............... 10.4 119.0 2.5 86 990 6.6 84
Sonoma, CA............... 19.4 172.2 0.6 250 867 3.1 310
Stanislaus, CA........... 15.3 158.7 1.3 184 803 7.4 51
Tulare, CA............... 9.6 137.8 2.9 54 649 4.0 276
Ventura, CA.............. 24.5 305.4 2.2 107 1,034 7.0 69
Yolo, CA................. 6.3 87.7 0.6 250 1,010 (7) -
Adams, CO................ 8.9 155.6 1.9 126 848 5.0 211
Arapahoe, CO............. 18.8 279.0 2.7 72 1,198 5.9 145
Boulder, CO.............. 12.9 158.6 3.1 45 1,126 6.6 84
Denver, CO............... 25.6 425.2 2.9 54 1,270 4.3 260
Douglas, CO.............. 9.5 92.1 4.2 10 1,077 -0.3 324
El Paso, CO.............. 16.7 233.8 0.7 242 857 5.5 166
Jefferson, CO............ 17.8 208.5 3.0 49 970 7.1 68
Larimer, CO.............. 10.0 128.3 3.0 49 826 3.6 295
Weld, CO................. 5.8 83.2 3.4 33 819 6.0 139
Fairfield, CT............ 32.6 402.3 1.8 137 1,942 2.9 312
Hartford, CT............. 25.5 485.7 1.4 175 1,320 4.4 256
New Haven, CT............ 22.3 350.9 1.6 151 1,003 5.4 179
New London, CT........... 6.9 121.4 -0.8 322 987 2.7 315
New Castle, DE........... 16.7 263.7 0.6 250 1,244 3.8 284
Washington, DC........... 35.3 712.1 1.3 184 1,602 4.0 276
Alachua, FL.............. 6.5 116.3 0.4 269 761 4.4 256
Brevard, FL.............. 14.5 187.7 -0.4 312 853 6.4 100
Broward, FL.............. 63.1 699.6 2.3 99 877 5.7 158
Collier, FL.............. 11.8 124.6 3.2 40 813 6.8 74
Duval, FL................ 26.9 437.3 -0.1 297 947 6.3 110
Escambia, FL............. 7.9 119.4 -0.4 312 725 5.4 179
Hillsborough, FL......... 37.9 589.2 2.1 115 920 4.7 233
Lake, FL................. 7.2 81.8 1.3 184 620 6.2 122
Lee, FL.................. 18.7 206.9 2.6 78 739 4.1 270
Leon, FL................. 8.2 137.5 -0.5 315 750 3.7 291
Manatee, FL.............. 9.4 106.3 4.2 10 706 5.5 166
Marion, FL............... 7.9 89.7 -0.1 297 643 5.2 194
Miami-Dade, FL........... 88.6 989.5 2.2 107 909 4.1 270
Okaloosa, FL............. 6.0 76.4 0.9 228 767 8.0 34
Orange, FL............... 36.0 676.5 3.0 49 846 5.0 211
Palm Beach, FL........... 49.5 509.4 2.5 86 934 5.2 194
Pasco, FL................ 10.0 99.8 0.9 228 624 4.7 233
Pinellas, FL............. 30.6 382.2 1.0 217 829 7.9 37
Polk, FL................. 12.4 191.9 -0.1 297 700 4.5 250
Sarasota, FL............. 14.4 139.4 2.8 63 755 4.6 241
Seminole, FL............. 13.7 157.8 2.1 115 774 5.6 162
Volusia, FL.............. 13.4 152.4 0.6 250 659 4.8 224
Bibb, GA................. 4.6 79.9 1.4 175 732 4.4 256
Chatham, GA.............. 7.6 132.0 2.3 99 801 6.2 122
Clayton, GA.............. 4.3 111.1 -0.8 322 981 0.1 323
Cobb, GA................. 21.3 301.9 2.6 78 1,057 3.9 280
De Kalb, GA.............. 17.8 276.1 0.2 283 1,034 3.5 299
Fulton, GA............... 41.1 711.7 2.2 107 1,406 5.1 205
Gwinnett, GA............. 24.0 306.3 1.7 142 940 6.3 110
Muscogee, GA............. 4.7 92.9 -0.5 315 781 4.6 241
Richmond, GA............. 4.7 99.0 -0.7 318 791 6.3 110
Honolulu, HI............. 24.5 440.6 0.8 238 870 6.1 129
Ada, ID.................. 13.7 195.1 2.9 54 810 4.5 250
Champaign, IL............ 4.2 86.9 0.4 269 795 6.1 129
Cook, IL................. 147.8 2,373.7 1.5 159 1,195 4.7 233
Du Page, IL.............. 37.0 559.8 1.9 126 1,161 6.2 122
Kane, IL................. 13.3 190.3 2.8 63 815 4.2 265
Lake, IL................. 22.0 313.4 1.3 184 1,344 10.3 8
McHenry, IL.............. 8.6 91.4 1.8 137 769 6.2 122
McLean, IL............... 3.8 85.2 0.3 276 949 5.0 211
Madison, IL.............. 6.0 93.5 -1.5 327 775 5.2 194
Peoria, IL............... 4.7 102.1 1.7 142 1,039 10.3 8
St. Clair, IL............ 5.6 93.1 -0.9 324 753 6.1 129
Sangamon, IL............. 5.3 127.8 0.1 291 946 3.4 301
Will, IL................. 15.1 198.6 2.2 107 830 5.3 186
Winnebago, IL............ 6.8 123.2 0.3 276 818 6.6 84
Allen, IN................ 9.0 173.3 1.4 175 810 8.0 34
Elkhart, IN.............. 4.9 106.9 4.1 17 750 7.3 59
Hamilton, IN............. 8.6 112.1 3.2 40 952 3.3 305
Lake, IN................. 10.4 186.0 2.0 121 852 8.4 26
Marion, IN............... 24.1 555.7 2.8 63 1,029 4.1 270
St. Joseph, IN........... 6.1 114.5 -0.3 306 760 5.6 162
Tippecanoe, IN........... 3.3 77.4 3.3 38 829 6.6 84
Vanderburgh, IN.......... 4.9 105.8 1.2 197 766 5.7 158
Johnson, IA.............. 3.6 76.9 1.8 137 836 6.2 122
Linn, IA................. 6.3 125.2 1.5 159 905 6.7 77
Polk, IA................. 15.0 266.8 2.8 63 992 5.4 179
Scott, IA................ 5.2 86.3 1.6 151 765 5.8 149
Johnson, KS.............. 22.0 306.9 3.7 25 1,016 6.4 100
Sedgwick, KS............. 12.6 238.7 0.9 228 880 7.6 42
Shawnee, KS.............. 4.9 94.5 0.5 262 795 6.7 77
Wyandotte, KS............ 3.3 82.8 4.0 19 893 8.2 29
Fayette, KY.............. 9.4 174.8 1.9 126 849 5.2 194
Jefferson, KY............ 22.0 418.4 2.4 95 955 8.6 22
Caddo, LA................ 7.5 120.2 -0.3 306 769 4.8 224
Calcasieu, LA............ 4.9 82.8 0.3 276 826 7.4 51
East Baton Rouge, LA..... 14.8 256.6 1.1 203 877 5.7 158
Jefferson, LA............ 13.9 190.1 -0.9 324 868 5.1 205
Lafayette, LA............ 9.1 137.0 3.9 22 918 7.4 51
Orleans, LA.............. 11.3 177.4 3.2 40 979 1.2 319
St. Tammany, LA.......... 7.5 78.8 2.7 72 817 6.4 100
Cumberland, ME........... 12.6 165.1 0.6 250 868 3.8 284
Anne Arundel, MD......... 14.5 234.4 3.6 27 1,042 9.3 17
Baltimore, MD............ 21.1 361.0 1.3 184 977 6.1 129
Frederick, MD............ 6.1 91.6 -0.1 297 958 4.6 241
Harford, MD.............. 5.6 86.1 4.7 5 895 5.5 166
Howard, MD............... 9.1 155.6 2.8 63 1,202 4.6 241
Montgomery, MD........... 32.8 447.6 1.1 203 1,355 3.4 301
Prince Georges, MD....... 15.5 298.8 0.5 262 984 5.0 211
Baltimore City, MD....... 13.8 327.7 -0.3 306 1,173 8.5 23
Barnstable, MA........... 9.2 80.1 2.0 121 808 6.6 84
Bristol, MA.............. 16.5 207.6 0.9 228 844 6.7 77
Essex, MA................ 22.3 298.0 1.5 159 1,006 4.7 233
Hampden, MA.............. 15.6 194.3 1.2 197 858 5.5 166
Middlesex, MA............ 50.8 811.5 1.7 142 1,459 6.3 110
Norfolk, MA.............. 24.2 314.4 1.5 159 1,133 6.5 93
Plymouth, MA............. 14.5 171.0 1.9 126 858 5.3 186
Suffolk, MA.............. 24.2 589.7 2.2 107 1,708 4.5 250
Worcester, MA............ 22.0 313.8 1.3 184 947 4.5 250
Genesee, MI.............. 7.1 128.5 1.9 126 794 6.6 84
Ingham, MI............... 6.2 152.8 0.2 283 916 5.4 179
Kalamazoo, MI............ 5.2 108.9 1.1 203 874 7.5 44
Kent, MI................. 13.6 325.7 4.6 6 847 7.2 65
Macomb, MI............... 16.6 285.4 2.4 95 982 4.4 256
Oakland, MI.............. 36.6 643.2 3.3 38 1,081 6.0 139
Ottawa, MI............... 5.4 105.3 4.2 10 747 4.6 241
Saginaw, MI.............. 4.1 81.9 2.0 121 760 0.7 321
Washtenaw, MI............ 7.8 191.3 1.9 126 974 5.8 149
Wayne, MI................ 30.5 677.0 1.9 126 1,070 4.9 218
Anoka, MN................ 7.2 107.6 2.6 78 870 4.8 224
Dakota, MN............... 9.9 168.3 0.7 242 954 7.4 51
Hennepin, MN............. 43.3 833.2 3.4 33 1,274 6.3 110
Olmsted, MN.............. 3.5 88.5 2.9 54 1,001 3.8 284
Ramsey, MN............... 14.0 312.1 1.0 217 1,116 3.0 311
St. Louis, MN............ 5.6 90.9 0.0 294 781 8.0 34
Stearns, MN.............. 4.4 79.6 2.7 72 736 5.1 205
Harrison, MS............. 4.4 81.9 -0.3 306 702 5.1 205
Hinds, MS................ 6.0 121.5 0.3 276 802 3.4 301
Boone, MO................ 4.5 85.5 3.9 22 724 4.5 250
Clay, MO................. 5.0 88.6 0.8 238 884 4.9 218
Greene, MO............... 8.0 152.3 3.9 22 707 7.3 59
Jackson, MO.............. 18.4 342.4 0.4 269 960 6.5 93
St. Charles, MO.......... 8.2 124.1 2.5 86 784 5.2 194
St. Louis, MO............ 31.8 561.0 0.2 283 1,023 5.7 158
St. Louis City, MO....... 9.1 217.0 1.3 184 1,155 9.4 14
Yellowstone, MT.......... 6.0 76.2 2.2 107 769 6.5 93
Douglas, NE.............. 17.1 311.5 1.5 159 898 5.3 186
Lancaster, NE............ 9.1 155.8 2.9 54 749 5.3 186
Clark, NV................ 47.9 807.9 1.5 159 836 5.8 149
Washoe, NV............... 13.5 180.3 0.6 250 828 4.9 218
Hillsborough, NH......... 11.8 186.2 0.6 250 1,031 5.3 186
Rockingham, NH........... 10.5 131.5 1.5 159 891 4.2 265
Atlantic, NJ............. 6.7 130.8 1.9 126 801 3.8 284
Bergen, NJ............... 33.3 423.1 1.7 142 1,207 4.9 218
Burlington, NJ........... 11.0 191.5 1.1 203 1,008 5.1 205
Camden, NJ............... 12.2 191.1 0.5 262 955 5.8 149
Essex, NJ................ 20.6 338.1 0.7 242 1,320 7.7 38
Gloucester, NJ........... 6.2 96.3 0.1 291 810 5.3 186
Hudson, NJ............... 13.9 232.0 1.0 217 1,514 -0.4 325
Mercer, NJ............... 11.0 228.3 1.3 184 1,391 7.5 44
Middlesex, NJ............ 21.8 380.2 2.3 99 1,338 13.6 2
Monmouth, NJ............. 20.0 237.5 -0.4 312 967 2.7 315
Morris, NJ............... 17.4 269.2 1.6 151 1,595 9.5 13
Ocean, NJ................ 12.2 143.6 2.3 99 769 3.8 284
Passaic, NJ.............. 12.3 169.6 0.7 242 956 5.5 166
Somerset, NJ............. 10.1 169.3 1.5 159 1,881 -1.6 326
Union, NJ................ 14.5 217.5 1.0 217 1,265 5.4 179
Bernalillo, NM........... 17.6 306.5 -0.3 306 825 5.5 166
Albany, NY............... 10.0 216.7 0.2 283 973 3.8 284
Bronx, NY................ 17.1 234.1 -0.1 297 851 4.0 276
Broome, NY............... 4.6 89.6 -0.2 303 728 3.4 301
Dutchess, NY............. 8.2 110.0 0.7 242 958 4.6 241
Erie, NY................. 23.8 449.4 1.1 203 842 6.0 139
Kings, NY................ 52.6 518.1 2.8 63 754 4.1 270
Monroe, NY............... 18.2 370.7 1.4 175 892 5.1 205
Nassau, NY............... 52.8 587.1 2.4 95 1,058 4.1 270
New York, NY............. 122.8 2,360.9 2.3 99 2,464 -6.3 327
Oneida, NY............... 5.3 103.8 -0.7 318 739 4.2 265
Onondaga, NY............. 12.9 238.4 0.5 262 874 5.3 186
Orange, NY............... 9.9 129.2 0.5 262 789 4.9 218
Queens, NY............... 46.9 513.9 2.9 54 877 3.7 291
Richmond, NY............. 9.0 91.3 0.6 250 778 2.8 314
Rockland, NY............. 10.0 113.1 0.9 228 1,055 6.2 122
Saratoga, NY............. 5.5 75.5 3.2 40 836 7.0 69
Suffolk, NY.............. 50.8 608.6 1.6 151 1,046 7.7 38
Westchester, NY.......... 36.2 401.0 0.7 242 1,399 4.7 233
Buncombe, NC............. 8.0 111.9 1.5 159 714 5.8 149
Catawba, NC.............. 4.4 78.3 0.2 283 705 1.9 318
Cumberland, NC........... 6.3 119.1 0.3 276 729 5.0 211
Durham, NC............... 7.3 182.8 2.5 86 1,381 8.1 31
Forsyth, NC.............. 9.0 173.5 2.4 95 945 5.5 166
Guilford, NC............. 14.1 261.7 1.1 203 854 6.8 74
Mecklenburg, NC.......... 32.9 563.6 2.9 54 1,274 3.2 306
New Hanover, NC.......... 7.4 95.8 1.4 175 749 3.2 306
Wake, NC................. 29.6 448.3 2.7 72 960 4.7 233
Cass, ND................. 6.1 103.8 3.7 25 829 8.4 26
Butler, OH............... 7.4 137.5 1.1 203 831 6.3 110
Cuyahoga, OH............. 35.6 689.2 1.9 126 1,003 5.4 179
Delaware, OH............. 4.3 76.8 4.6 6 1,073 7.6 42
Franklin, OH............. 29.6 659.6 2.6 78 972 5.5 166
Hamilton, OH............. 23.1 484.2 1.7 142 1,092 9.7 11
Lake, OH................. 6.4 92.1 1.5 159 802 3.8 284
Lorain, OH............... 6.0 93.6 2.3 99 796 6.1 129
Lucas, OH................ 10.1 198.5 2.2 107 837 5.3 186
Mahoning, OH............. 5.9 95.7 1.6 151 671 7.0 69
Montgomery, OH........... 12.1 241.5 1.1 203 831 6.3 110
Stark, OH................ 8.8 151.6 1.9 126 745 6.0 139
Summit, OH............... 14.3 252.8 2.0 121 897 6.7 77
Oklahoma, OK............. 24.7 424.7 2.6 78 912 9.4 14
Tulsa, OK................ 20.4 330.3 1.3 184 914 11.3 6
Clackamas, OR............ 12.7 136.6 1.5 159 840 5.5 166
Lane, OR................. 10.8 135.4 0.8 238 710 5.8 149
Marion, OR............... 9.4 127.5 -0.3 306 728 4.1 270
Multnomah, OR............ 29.6 437.4 2.7 72 979 6.8 74
Washington, OR........... 16.4 245.6 2.1 115 1,205 7.3 59
Allegheny, PA............ 35.8 675.9 1.4 175 1,067 7.7 38
Berks, PA................ 9.0 162.8 1.3 184 832 6.7 77
Bucks, PA................ 19.8 245.0 0.2 283 894 5.2 194
Butler, PA............... 4.9 82.2 2.3 99 861 6.7 77
Chester, PA.............. 15.2 234.1 0.5 262 1,255 8.5 23
Cumberland, PA........... 6.1 121.7 0.4 269 873 7.4 51
Dauphin, PA.............. 7.5 173.9 0.6 250 966 8.8 21
Delaware, PA............. 13.9 209.4 1.0 217 1,082 6.5 93
Erie, PA................. 7.7 123.6 1.2 197 746 7.3 59
Lackawanna, PA........... 5.9 96.0 -0.1 297 719 7.0 69
Lancaster, PA............ 12.7 216.5 1.0 217 775 5.9 145
Lehigh, PA............... 8.7 173.6 1.5 159 950 8.1 31
Luzerne, PA.............. 7.8 136.9 0.2 283 743 8.9 19
Montgomery, PA........... 27.5 460.7 0.6 250 1,294 7.4 51
Northampton, PA.......... 6.6 101.7 2.3 99 840 6.3 110
Philadelphia, PA......... 36.0 626.7 0.0 294 1,148 6.3 110
Washington, PA........... 5.7 84.3 4.2 10 995 12.4 3
Westmoreland, PA......... 9.5 131.4 1.7 142 761 6.1 129
York, PA................. 9.1 170.3 0.9 228 826 4.8 224
Providence, RI........... 17.2 267.1 1.2 197 970 8.5 23
Charleston, SC........... 11.8 213.9 3.4 33 834 7.5 44
Greenville, SC........... 12.0 232.9 2.6 78 820 6.6 84
Horry, SC................ 7.6 104.7 2.5 86 559 4.9 218
Lexington, SC............ 5.6 95.2 1.6 151 683 6.1 129
Richland, SC............. 9.0 204.6 1.3 184 832 4.7 233
Spartanburg, SC.......... 5.8 114.9 3.2 40 802 5.4 179
Minnehaha, SD............ 6.5 113.8 1.8 137 798 6.5 93
Davidson, TN............. 18.3 424.4 2.7 72 1,013 9.0 18
Hamilton, TN............. 8.4 183.8 2.6 78 843 7.4 51
Knox, TN................. 10.9 218.0 1.2 197 804 7.3 59
Rutherford, TN........... 4.4 101.5 5.3 3 821 5.9 145
Shelby, TN............... 19.1 466.8 2.1 115 970 6.0 139
Williamson, TN........... 6.2 96.2 5.6 2 1,125 5.9 145
Bell, TX................. 4.9 107.2 0.2 283 773 5.0 211
Bexar, TX................ 35.0 743.0 1.5 159 886 5.5 166
Brazoria, TX............. 5.0 91.8 3.4 33 943 3.2 306
Brazos, TX............... 3.9 86.2 -0.7 318 701 6.4 100
Cameron, TX.............. 6.4 129.5 1.7 142 570 5.2 194
Collin, TX............... 19.1 302.8 3.4 33 1,197 11.8 5
Dallas, TX............... 69.0 1,446.5 2.5 86 1,213 5.5 166
Denton, TX............... 11.5 182.6 4.2 10 833 6.4 100
El Paso, TX.............. 14.1 275.0 0.5 262 669 6.9 73
Fort Bend, TX............ 9.7 140.7 4.6 6 1,025 4.6 241
Galveston, TX............ 5.4 95.5 0.4 269 867 4.8 224
Gregg, TX................ 4.2 78.9 6.0 1 883 10.9 7
Harris, TX............... 102.9 2,085.3 3.5 28 1,340 6.4 100
Hidalgo, TX.............. 11.4 230.1 1.3 184 579 4.7 233
Jefferson, TX............ 5.9 122.7 1.2 197 988 7.5 44
Lubbock, TX.............. 7.1 123.9 -0.7 318 700 7.5 44
McLennan, TX............. 4.9 100.3 0.6 250 766 5.8 149
Montgomery, TX........... 9.1 138.3 4.9 4 968 8.3 28
Nueces, TX............... 7.9 154.6 2.2 107 821 9.6 12
Smith, TX................ 5.7 92.7 0.4 269 766 3.9 280
Tarrant, TX.............. 38.5 771.7 2.5 86 954 6.6 84
Travis, TX............... 31.9 595.9 3.1 45 1,063 6.1 129
Webb, TX................. 4.9 90.7 3.5 28 624 5.8 149
Williamson, TX........... 7.9 131.7 2.5 86 1,213 27.4 1
Davis, UT................ 7.2 105.0 4.2 10 763 8.2 29
Salt Lake, UT............ 37.0 578.7 3.5 28 911 6.4 100
Utah, UT................. 12.7 171.4 4.2 10 724 6.5 93
Weber, UT................ 5.4 89.8 2.1 115 682 6.2 122
Chittenden, VT........... 6.1 95.9 3.0 49 915 4.6 241
Arlington, VA............ 8.5 164.9 -1.3 326 1,617 4.3 260
Chesterfield, VA......... 7.8 115.1 1.3 184 857 3.6 295
Fairfax, VA.............. 35.1 585.1 2.1 115 1,562 5.5 166
Henrico, VA.............. 10.2 175.4 1.6 151 1,031 1.1 320
Loudoun, VA.............. 10.0 137.6 1.7 142 1,161 6.7 77
Prince William, VA....... 8.0 110.8 4.0 19 831 6.4 100
Alexandria City, VA...... 6.3 94.3 1.1 203 1,286 4.8 224
Chesapeake City, VA...... 5.7 95.0 1.5 159 757 4.8 224
Newport News City, VA.... 3.8 96.8 1.5 159 926 12.1 4
Norfolk City, VA......... 5.7 137.9 0.4 269 927 7.5 44
Richmond City, VA........ 7.1 148.4 1.0 217 1,113 3.9 280
Virginia Beach City, VA.. 11.4 161.2 0.9 228 745 3.9 280
Benton, WA............... 5.7 77.4 -3.9 328 959 0.6 322
Clark, WA................ 13.6 127.2 1.9 126 848 6.3 110
King, WA................. 82.7 1,144.4 3.0 49 1,265 6.4 100
Kitsap, WA............... 6.7 79.6 -0.2 303 868 8.9 19
Pierce, WA............... 21.8 260.8 0.6 250 840 4.5 250
Snohomish, WA............ 19.3 252.8 4.0 19 1,061 9.4 14
Spokane, WA.............. 15.9 195.5 0.7 242 806 7.3 59
Thurston, WA............. 7.5 96.3 -0.2 303 829 3.6 295
Whatcom, WA.............. 6.9 80.2 3.5 28 796 6.6 84
Yakima, WA............... 8.8 95.2 0.9 228 632 4.3 260
Kanawha, WV.............. 6.0 104.7 1.1 203 836 4.8 224
Brown, WI................ 6.5 144.3 1.1 203 836 4.2 265
Dane, WI................. 13.9 299.7 1.4 175 941 7.7 38
Milwaukee, WI............ 22.8 464.0 0.1 291 981 5.5 166
Outagamie, WI............ 5.0 100.2 1.0 217 793 5.2 194
Waukesha, WI............. 12.5 222.4 0.7 242 953 6.1 129
Winnebago, WI............ 3.6 88.0 0.3 276 869 3.5 299
San Juan, PR............. 11.3 265.0 1.7 (8) 618 3.7 (8)
(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 328 U.S. counties comprise 71.1 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.