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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, March 2021 to March 2022
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
7.7%
1.8%
3.6%
Cook, IL
4.6%
4.0%
6.2%
New York, NY
8.8%
1.7%
2.6%
Harris, TX
3.9%
2.4%
10.7%
Maricopa, AZ
4.7%
9.1%
7.5%
Dallas, TX
4.7%
2.9%
9.2%
Orange, CA
6.7%
4.3%
4.2%
San Diego, CA
8.2%
3.8%
3.3%
King, WA
6.7%
3.5%
1.9%
Miami-Dade, FL
6.6%
6.5%
14.1%
U.S. TOTAL +4.0%(p) since Jun 2021
Los Angeles County, California +5.7%(p) since Jun 2021
Cook County, Illinois +3.8%(p) since Jun 2021
New York County, New York +8.1%(p) since Jun 2021
Harris County, Texas +3.5%(p) since Jun 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona +3.0%(p) since Jun 2021
Dallas County, Texas +3.7%(p) since Jun 2021
Orange County, California +5.1%(p) since Jun 2021
San Diego County, California +5.8%(p) since Jun 2021
U.S. TOTAL +4.3%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Los Angeles County, California +2.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Cook County, Illinois +4.9%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
New York County, New York -0.5%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Harris County, Texas +5.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona +5.7%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Dallas County, Texas +6.8%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
Orange County, California +2.3%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
San Diego County, California +3.2%(p) since 2nd Qtr of 2021
11/22/2022
From second quarter 2021 to second quarter 2022, Saratoga, NY, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 16.3 percent. Orange, FL, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in June 2022 at 9.7 percent.
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09/07/2022
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the first quarter of 2022. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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