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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 2021 to September 2022
County
Percent change in employment
Percent change in establishments
Percent change in average weekly wages
Los Angeles, CA
4.4%
3.7%
4.8%
Cook, IL
3.7%
2.4%
6.0%
New York, NY
6.8%
2.4%
2.0%
Harris, TX
4.1%
0.9%
7.6%
Maricopa, AZ
3.1%
8.4%
7.5%
Dallas, TX
4.2%
1.1%
8.8%
Orange, CA
4.5%
5.4%
4.7%
San Diego, CA
4.8%
5.2%
6.4%
King, WA
4.4%
-12.9%
1.2%
Miami-Dade, FL
5.8%
4.2%
9.4%
U.S. TOTAL
+4.3%(p) since Sep 2021
Los Angeles County, California
+4.4%(p) since Sep 2021
Cook County, Illinois
+3.7%(p) since Sep 2021
New York County, New York
+6.8%(p) since Sep 2021
Harris County, Texas
+4.1%(p) since Sep 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
+3.1%(p) since Sep 2021
Dallas County, Texas
+4.2%(p) since Sep 2021
Orange County, California
+4.5%(p) since Sep 2021
San Diego County, California
+4.8%(p) since Sep 2021
U.S. TOTAL
+6.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Los Angeles County, California
+4.8%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Cook County, Illinois
+6.0%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
New York County, New York
+2.0%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Harris County, Texas
+7.6%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Maricopa County, Arizona
+7.5%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Dallas County, Texas
+8.8%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
Orange County, California
+4.7%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
San Diego County, California
+6.4%(p) since 3rd Qtr of 2021
02/22/2023
From third quarter 2021 to third quarter 2022, Midland, TX, had the largest county percentage increase in average weekly wages at 13.9 percent. Orleans, LA, had the largest county over-the-year percentage increase in employment in September 2022 at 10.7 percent.
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03/08/2023
BLS updated the full Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) database through the third 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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