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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 2022 to September 2023
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
-1.0%
2.6%
0.4%
Cook, IL
0.8%
2.1%
-1.7%
New York, NY
1.3%
1.1%
0.8%
Harris, TX
2.5%
-1.2%
0.4%
Maricopa, AZ
2.1%
5.6%
-0.8%
Dallas, TX
0.7%
-1.4%
-0.2%
Orange, CA
0.5%
3.3%
-1.2%
San Diego, CA
0.7%
3.7%
-1.6%
King, WA
-0.4%
0.4%
1.8%
Miami-Dade, FL
2.8%
5.0%
-1.0%
U.S. TOTAL
+1.5%(p) since Sep 2022
Los Angeles County, California
-1.0%(p) since Sep 2022
Cook County, Illinois
+0.8%(p) since Sep 2022
New York County, New York
+1.3%(p) since Sep 2022
Harris County, Texas
+2.5%(p) since Sep 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
+2.1%(p) since Sep 2022
Dallas County, Texas
+0.7%(p) since Sep 2022
Orange County, California
+0.5%(p) since Sep 2022
San Diego County, California
+0.7%(p) since Sep 2022
U.S. TOTAL
+0.1%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Los Angeles County, California
+0.4%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Cook County, Illinois
-1.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
New York County, New York
+0.8%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Harris County, Texas
+0.4%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Maricopa County, Arizona
-0.8%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Dallas County, Texas
-0.2%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
Orange County, California
-1.2%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
San Diego County, California
-1.6%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2022
02/21/2024
From third quarter 2022 to third quarter 2023, Clayton, GA, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 7.7 percent. Hall, GA, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in September 2023 at 5.4 percent.
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03/06/2024
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third quarter of 2023. Links to updated databases, files, and tables can be found at www.bls.gov/web/cewdat.supp.toc.htm.
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