Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
third quarter 2022
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
third quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2022 Percent Percent
(thousands) September change, Third change,
2022 September quarter third
(thousands) 2021-22(2) 2022 quarter
2021-22(2)
United States(3) ............................ 11,608.9 151,239.6 4.3 $1,334 6.7
Private industry........................... 11,305.1 129,668.1 4.8 1,333 6.6
Natural resources and mining............. 143.2 1,931.9 4.4 1,240 9.9
Construction............................. 908.6 7,896.0 4.0 1,442 9.2
Manufacturing............................ 382.3 12,832.6 3.7 1,500 6.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 2,034.3 28,290.8 3.8 1,129 7.4
Information.............................. 265.7 3,056.7 6.1 2,761 -2.8
Financial activities..................... 1,039.0 8,617.7 2.8 1,942 3.5
Professional and business services....... 2,328.2 22,734.0 5.8 1,749 6.3
Education and health services............ 2,004.4 23,454.6 3.6 1,220 8.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 937.9 16,005.5 7.3 603 9.8
Other services........................... 871.4 4,405.7 5.0 960 9.2
Government................................. 303.8 21,571.6 1.1 1,341 8.0
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 546.8 4,492.8 4.2 1,476 4.8
Private industry........................... 540.4 3,932.7 4.9 1,433 4.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.4 3.1 1,860 57.4
Construction............................. 18.4 152.1 3.9 1,586 10.8
Manufacturing............................ 12.4 320.7 2.4 1,631 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 61.8 818.6 2.4 1,243 7.2
Information.............................. 14.1 230.7 (4) 2,550 (4)
Financial activities..................... 32.5 211.4 0.7 2,306 2.9
Professional and business services....... 61.9 655.5 5.4 1,799 2.9
Education and health services............ 261.6 860.9 3.7 1,111 7.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 42.8 518.3 9.7 892 9.7
Other services........................... 29.3 149.3 9.5 1,037 6.1
Government................................. 6.4 560.1 -0.6 1,783 8.1
Cook, IL..................................... 143.9 2,545.7 3.6 1,512 5.8
Private industry........................... 142.6 2,259.9 4.0 1,519 5.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.6 -5.8 1,317 18.4
Construction............................. 11.5 77.6 2.7 1,735 7.0
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 174.6 1.2 1,531 5.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 29.5 463.5 4.2 1,227 6.8
Information.............................. 3.0 51.8 6.2 2,641 -2.3
Financial activities..................... 14.4 203.8 0.9 2,535 1.1
Professional and business services....... 30.5 480.3 4.8 1,931 8.0
Education and health services............ 16.9 449.8 2.2 1,262 6.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.2 264.6 9.9 759 9.8
Other services........................... 16.5 92.0 3.3 1,204 9.9
Government................................. 1.3 285.8 0.7 1,453 8.8
Harris, TX................................... 126.4 2,366.1 5.2 1,522 7.5
Private industry........................... 125.8 2,094.8 5.7 1,531 7.4
Natural resources and mining............. 1.6 55.8 7.4 3,460 6.1
Construction............................. 8.5 163.5 7.4 1,595 8.6
Manufacturing............................ 5.1 169.8 5.4 1,802 10.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.5 486.6 4.7 1,394 5.4
Information.............................. 1.5 23.8 8.2 2,078 13.1
Financial activities..................... 13.9 134.4 4.8 2,005 3.8
Professional and business services....... 26.6 430.6 6.4 1,890 9.4
Education and health services............ 17.9 319.2 5.0 1,318 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 11.5 240.0 6.4 595 7.8
Other services........................... 11.7 68.1 2.5 1,065 12.3
Government................................. 0.6 271.4 1.6 1,451 7.6
New York, NY................................. 127.3 2,382.8 6.6 2,544 2.0
Private industry........................... 125.8 2,163.2 7.5 2,608 1.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.2 -1.3 2,444 9.7
Construction............................. 2.3 36.8 1.7 2,231 4.4
Manufacturing............................ 1.6 17.4 10.5 1,831 10.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.9 213.6 5.1 1,927 7.7
Information.............................. 5.8 198.7 1.9 3,622 2.1
Financial activities..................... 19.1 393.6 4.2 4,042 1.6
Professional and business services....... 27.0 579.4 5.9 2,875 1.1
Education and health services............ 10.3 357.6 4.6 1,758 6.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.8 258.0 28.4 1,241 3.8
Other services........................... 17.9 93.6 4.1 1,506 4.9
Government................................. 1.5 219.5 -1.5 1,906 8.2
Maricopa, AZ................................. 130.6 2,170.4 3.0 1,312 7.5
Private industry........................... 129.8 1,956.1 3.3 1,306 7.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.3 -3.6 1,247 9.5
Construction............................. 10.0 148.5 7.1 1,483 16.9
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 141.7 5.1 1,701 -0.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.1 423.9 1.1 1,185 9.0
Information.............................. 3.1 38.4 2.7 2,065 2.4
Financial activities..................... 17.3 192.9 -2.4 1,701 7.6
Professional and business services....... 34.4 364.0 3.7 1,431 7.4
Education and health services............ 15.9 348.7 2.7 1,249 7.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.1 225.9 5.8 673 12.5
Other services........................... 8.4 57.6 5.3 996 10.8
Government................................. 0.8 214.3 0.9 1,373 6.4
Dallas, TX................................... 85.9 1,819.0 5.7 1,576 8.5
Private industry........................... 85.3 1,642.2 6.3 1,587 8.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.8 11.5 3,109 13.2
Construction............................. 5.4 95.1 5.3 1,647 13.6
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 122.7 5.2 1,657 5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.9 385.2 6.6 1,381 (4)
Information.............................. 1.7 46.9 5.0 2,418 8.6
Financial activities..................... 10.9 167.9 3.6 2,214 7.4
Professional and business services....... 20.6 406.8 7.7 1,897 8.6
Education and health services............ 10.6 204.6 4.2 1,356 10.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 161.1 9.4 658 11.0
Other services........................... 7.3 42.0 2.8 1,107 11.9
Government................................. 0.5 176.8 0.8 1,476 8.6
Orange, CA................................... 140.8 1,639.6 4.6 1,460 4.7
Private industry........................... 139.4 1,492.4 4.7 1,443 4.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 1.8 -24.6 1,166 18.4
Construction............................. 8.1 106.3 3.7 1,757 9.9
Manufacturing............................ 5.4 154.8 2.8 1,880 8.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 19.0 252.2 3.6 1,283 4.1
Information.............................. 1.6 23.8 2.1 2,732 5.6
Financial activities..................... 14.4 109.3 -4.7 2,289 1.6
Professional and business services....... 25.4 327.0 4.5 1,656 3.3
Education and health services............ 45.3 243.8 6.6 1,189 7.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.2 220.7 9.7 694 5.3
Other services........................... 8.2 49.9 9.7 908 7.1
Government................................. 1.4 147.2 3.1 1,636 9.9
San Diego, CA................................ 126.3 1,514.9 4.8 1,489 6.6
Private industry........................... 124.4 1,283.1 5.5 1,446 5.5
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 9.8 0.3 950 4.6
Construction............................. 8.6 87.6 3.7 1,566 10.0
Manufacturing............................ 3.7 116.6 2.6 1,851 0.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.6 219.3 3.3 1,159 7.5
Information.............................. 1.5 21.2 3.6 2,860 4.3
Financial activities..................... 12.1 74.6 -0.4 1,872 1.0
Professional and business services....... 22.8 278.1 5.3 2,065 7.4
Education and health services............ 39.9 223.6 5.0 1,222 7.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.5 197.7 11.4 729 9.8
Other services........................... 8.6 52.0 12.1 856 8.1
Government................................. 1.9 231.8 1.2 1,737 12.6
King, WA..................................... 84.7 1,470.7 5.0 2,244 2.3
Private industry........................... 84.0 1,302.3 5.7 2,306 1.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 3.1 -2.1 1,650 21.7
Construction............................. 7.1 79.6 3.4 1,788 8.6
Manufacturing............................ 2.6 93.2 4.8 1,988 5.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.4 230.9 3.6 1,566 6.7
Information.............................. 3.8 142.3 8.3 5,890 -9.0
Financial activities..................... 7.7 71.7 1.6 2,295 1.7
Professional and business services....... 22.6 326.4 6.9 2,763 4.2
Education and health services............ 9.5 181.4 3.3 1,338 8.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.6 129.0 12.4 837 10.3
Other services........................... 9.6 44.7 5.2 1,189 4.8
Government................................. 0.6 168.4 -0.2 1,759 5.8
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 119.9 1,196.7 5.6 1,353 8.8
Private industry........................... 119.6 1,061.0 6.3 1,334 9.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.4 2.7 826 7.3
Construction............................. 7.9 53.3 5.3 1,267 10.8
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 42.4 5.3 1,203 8.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 26.1 295.7 5.1 1,209 9.8
Information.............................. 2.4 21.1 9.7 2,390 11.6
Financial activities..................... 13.1 82.0 4.5 2,114 7.7
Professional and business services....... 29.6 182.3 8.0 1,639 15.3
Education and health services............ 15.2 198.1 5.0 1,285 4.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.6 138.1 9.9 853 10.5
Other services........................... 8.6 36.0 2.4 919 12.2
Government................................. 0.3 135.7 0.3 1,505 3.7
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2021 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
