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The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry.
Percent change in employment, average weekly wages, and establishments in 10 largest counties, total covered employment, September 2020 to September 2021
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
7.8%
3.1%
5.9%
Cook, IL
3.3%
3.2%
7.3%
New York, NY
5.8%
-3.7%
6.5%
Harris, TX
4.5%
3.0%
6.1%
Maricopa, AZ
4.4%
7.2%
7.7%
Dallas, TX
5.5%
3.8%
6.9%
Orange, CA
7.2%
4.8%
4.7%
San Diego, CA
7.4%
3.5%
4.7%
King, WA
4.7%
2.3%
7.0%
Miami-Dade, FL
7.7%
6.9%
10.7%
U.S. TOTAL +4.4%(p) since Sep 2020
Los Angeles County, California +7.8%(p) since Sep 2020
Cook County, Illinois +3.3%(p) since Sep 2020
New York County, New York +5.8%(p) since Sep 2020
Harris County, Texas +4.5%(p) since Sep 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona +4.4%(p) since Sep 2020
Dallas County, Texas +5.5%(p) since Sep 2020
Orange County, California +7.2%(p) since Sep 2020
San Diego County, California +7.4%(p) since Sep 2020
U.S. TOTAL +6.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Los Angeles County, California +5.9%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Cook County, Illinois +7.3%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
New York County, New York +6.5%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Harris County, Texas +6.1%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona +7.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Dallas County, Texas +6.9%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
Orange County, California +4.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
San Diego County, California +4.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2020
02/23/2022
From third quarter 2020 to third quarter 2021, San Mateo, CA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 27.2 percent. Honolulu, HI, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in September 2021 at 13.3 percent.
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03/09/2022
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database
through the third quarter of 2021. Links to updated databases, files, and tables
can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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