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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, December 2020 to December 2021
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
8.2%
2.6%
5.4%
Cook, IL
5.3%
2.3%
6.4%
New York, NY
7.9%
-3.9%
6.6%
Harris, TX
5.2%
2.8%
5.9%
Maricopa, AZ
4.6%
8.6%
5.6%
Dallas, TX
5.8%
3.8%
5.6%
Orange, CA
7.4%
4.2%
2.8%
San Diego, CA
8.6%
3.3%
2.7%
King, WA
6.4%
-8.5%
7.3%
Miami-Dade, FL
7.5%
8.4%
11.4%
U.S. TOTAL
+5.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Los Angeles County, California
+8.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Cook County, Illinois
+5.3%(p) since Dec 2020
New York County, New York
+7.9%(p) since Dec 2020
Harris County, Texas
+5.2%(p) since Dec 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona
+4.6%(p) since Dec 2020
Dallas County, Texas
+5.8%(p) since Dec 2020
Orange County, California
+7.4%(p) since Dec 2020
San Diego County, California
+8.6%(p) since Dec 2020
U.S. TOTAL
+5.9%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Los Angeles County, California
+5.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Cook County, Illinois
+6.4%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
New York County, New York
+6.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Harris County, Texas
+5.9%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Maricopa County, Arizona
+5.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Dallas County, Texas
+5.6%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
Orange County, California
+2.8%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
San Diego County, California
+2.7%(p) since 4th Qtr of 2020
05/25/2022
From fourth quarter 2020 to fourth quarter 2021, Palm Beach, FL, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 15.6 percent. Clark, NV, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in December 2021 at 13.3 percent.
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06/08/2022
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the fourth 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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