For release 10:00 a.m. (ET), Wednesday, August 24, 2022 USDL-22-1713 

Technical Information: (202) 691-6567 • QCEWInfo@bls.gov • www.bls.gov/cew 

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES – FIRST QUARTER 2022 

From March 2021 to March 2022, employment increased in 349 of the 355 largest U.S. counties, the 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In March 2022, national employment increased to 147.6 

million, a 5.0-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and 

Wages (QCEW) program. Clark, NV, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain 

of 12.5 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for March 2022, and average weekly 

wage data are presented for first quarter 2022. 

Among the 355 largest counties, 348 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the first 

quarter of 2022, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,374, a 6.7-percent increase over 

the year. Peoria, IL, had the largest first quarter over-the-year wage gain at 25.8 percent. (See table 1.) 

Chart 1. Percent change in employment, March 2021 to March 2022, by largest and smallest gains and 

losses

 -0.8%

-0.4%

0.2%

0.3%

0.5%

0.5%

8.7%

8.7%

8.8%

8.8%

8.8%

9.3%

9.7%

10.1%

12.0%

12.5%

-2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14%

Jefferson, LA

Muscogee, GA

Montgomery, AL

Newport News City, VA

Bibb, GA

Hinds, MS

... Riverside, CA

Monterey, CA

New York, NY

Passaic, NJ

Atlantic, NJ

Travis, TX

Osceola, FL

San Francisco, CA

Orange, FL

Clark, NV
- 2 - 

Large County Employment in March 2022 

Clark, NV, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+12.5 percent). Within 

Clark, the largest employment increase occurred in leisure and hospitality, which gained 59,159 jobs 

over the year (+28.6 percent). 

Jefferson, LA, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment, with a loss of 

0.8 percent. Within Jefferson, education and health services had the largest employment decrease, with a 

loss of 1,893 jobs (-5.4 percent). 

Large County Average Weekly Wage in First Quarter 2022 

Peoria, IL, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages (+25.8 percent). 

Within Peoria, an average weekly wage gain of $1,157 (+43.2 percent) in manufacturing made the 

largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages. 

San Francisco, CA, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in average weekly wages, with a 

loss of 9.1 percent. Within San Francisco, leisure and hospitality had the largest impact, with an average 

weekly wage increase of $41 (+4.7 percent) over the year. 

Chart 2. Percent change in average weekly wage, first quarter 2021 to first quarter 2022, by largest gains 

and losses

-9.1%

-9.0%

-5.9%

-3.8%

-0.8%

12.0%

12.0%

12.0%

12.2%

12.6%

13.4%

13.6%

14.5%

16.4%

16.6%

25.8%

-12% -9% -6% -3% 0% 3% 6% 9% 12% 15% 18% 21% 24% 27% 30%

San Francisco, CA

San Mateo, CA

Montgomery, MD

Santa Clara, CA

Sonoma, CA

... St. Clair, IL

Osceola, FL

Lake, FL

Lee, FL

Manatee, FL

Allen, IN

Miami-Dade, FL

Hendricks, IN

Benton, AR

Elkhart, IN

Peoria, IL
- 3 - 

Ten Largest Counties 

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in employment. In March 2022, 

New York, NY, had the largest over-the-year employment percentage gain (+8.8 percent). Within New 

York, leisure and hospitality had the largest employment increase, with a gain of 92,700 jobs (+68.1 

percent). (See table 2.) 

All of the 10 largest counties had over-the-year percentage increases in average weekly wages. In first 

quarter 2022, Miami-Dade, FL, experienced the largest over-the-year percentage gain in average weekly 

wages (+13.6 percent). Within Miami-Dade, trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest impact, 

with an average weekly wage increase of $172 (+15.9 percent) over the year. 

For More Information 

The tables and charts included in this release contain data for the nation and for the 355 U.S. counties 

with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2021. March 2022 employment and first 

quarter 2022 average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 3 of this release. 

The QCEW Technical Note is available at www.bls.gov/cew/news-release-technical-note.htm. 

QCEW response rate tables are available at www.bls.gov/cew/response-rates/. 

The most current news release on quarterly measures of gross job flows is available from QCEW 

Business Employment Dynamics at www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewbd.pdf. 

Several BLS regional offices issue QCEW news releases targeted to local data users. Links to these 

releases are available at www.bls.gov/cew/regional-resources.htm. 

QCEW data are available in the Census Business Builder suite of web tools assisting business owners 

and regional analysts in data-driven decision making at www.census.gov/data/data-tools/cbb.html. 

The QCEW news release schedule is available at www.bls.gov/cew/release-calendar.htm. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

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The County Employment and Wages full data update for first quarter 2022 is scheduled to be 

released on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 

The County Employment and Wages news release for second quarter 2022 is scheduled to be 

released on Tuesday, November 22, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. (ET). 
- 4 - 

County Changes for the 2022 County Employment and Wages News Releases 

Counties with annual average employment of 75,000 or more in 2021 are included in this release and 

will be included in future 2022 releases. Twelve counties have been added to the publication tables: 

Baldwin, AL; Bay, FL; Forsyth, GA; Canyon, ID; Hendricks, IN; Cabarrus, NC; Iredell, NC; Pitt, 

NC; Greene, OH; Hays, TX; Potter, TX; and Washington, UT. No counties were dropped from the 

publication tables. 

Industry Changes to QCEW Data 

Beginning with the full release of first quarter 2022 data on September 7, 2022, the QCEW program 

will use the 2022 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as the 

basis for the publication of economic data by industry. 

For more information on the change to NAICS, please see the Federal Register notice at 

www.census.gov/naics/federal_register_notices/notices/fr21dc21.pdf. 

For information on the use of the 2022 version of NAICS in QCEW, please see 

www.bls.gov/cew/classifications/industry/naics-2022.htm. 
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

United States4.............................. 11,299.0 147,648.4 5.0 - $1,374 6.7 -

Baldwin, AL.................................. 7.4 78.0 4.2 148 841 9.1 68

Jefferson, AL................................ 20.8 349.1 1.9 304 1,300 8.2 104

Madison, AL................................. 11.5 212.8 2.7 260 1,327 5.9 225

Mobile, AL.................................... 11.2 172.3 (5) - 1,018 6.5 202

Montgomery, AL........................... 6.8 125.7 0.2 349 1,014 6.7 189

Shelby, AL.................................... 6.6 84.2 2.0 301 1,242 7.3 155

Tuscaloosa, AL............................. 4.9 91.9 1.7 314 1,039 9.4 58

Anchorage, AK............................. 8.5 139.5 2.4 282 1,251 5.0 263

Maricopa, AZ................................ 125.3 2,158.1 4.6 128 1,308 7.3 155

Pima, AZ....................................... 21.2 378.7 3.7 195 1,061 5.2 255

Benton, AR................................... 7.6 131.0 5.0 109 1,913 16.4 3

Pulaski, AR................................... 14.5 248.7 3.8 181 1,134 7.1 163

Washington, AR........................... 6.6 114.6 4.5 134 1,016 11.3 17

Alameda, CA................................ 67.0 787.3 6.9 36 1,828 3.7 301

Butte, CA..................................... 8.1 79.2 4.9 115 944 2.7 322

Contra Costa, CA......................... 35.8 366.2 5.6 80 1,629 0.6 348

Fresno, CA................................... 39.0 402.9 7.2 24 982 5.0 263

Kern, CA....................................... 23.2 322.9 7.1 28 1,029 3.1 317

Los Angeles, CA........................... 526.1 4,455.0 7.2 24 1,487 3.4 308

Marin, CA..................................... 12.6 107.7 5.2 101 1,777 3.0 319

Merced, CA................................. 7.1 80.5 7.6 20 920 2.2 333

Monterey, CA............................... 14.4 180.1 8.7 9 1,047 1.6 343

Orange, CA.................................. 135.6 1,614.3 7.2 24 1,510 3.8 297

Placer, CA.................................... 14.6 181.9 7.0 32 1,302 3.8 297

Riverside, CA............................... 72.9 810.5 8.7 9 1,034 4.3 288

Sacramento, CA........................... 64.3 693.9 5.8 67 1,409 5.9 225

San Bernardino, CA..................... 67.2 829.9 6.5 41 1,053 5.3 250

San Diego, CA.............................. 121.7 1,495.9 7.9 17 1,484 3.4 308

San Francisco, CA....................... 61.2 732.4 10.1 3 3,393 -9.1 354

San Joaquin, CA.......................... 19.6 277.1 7.7 19 1,032 3.3 315

San Luis Obispo, CA.................... 10.9 118.6 5.5 82 1,062 3.4 308

San Mateo, CA............................. 29.4 417.9 7.0 32 3,300 -9.0 353

Santa Barbara, CA....................... 16.3 214.6 7.1 28 1,195 3.9 295

Santa Clara, CA........................... 76.4 1,103.5 6.1 56 3,334 -3.8 351

Santa Cruz, CA............................ 9.7 100.2 7.1 28 1,185 2.1 335

Solano, CA................................... 12.1 138.3 6.1 56 1,249 2.0 336

Sonoma, CA................................. 20.2 205.4 6.8 37 1,285 -0.8 350

Stanislaus, CA.............................. 16.6 194.5 5.9 65 1,089 4.2 292

Tulare, CA.................................... 12.4 165.6 7.4 22 899 5.4 246

Ventura, CA.................................. 28.8 328.2 5.8 67 1,292 2.3 331

Yolo, CA....................................... 7.3 107.4 5.2 101 1,294 5.5 242

Adams, CO................................... 13.3 233.5 (5) - 1,246 9.0 73

Arapahoe, CO.............................. 25.6 331.2 2.7 260 1,674 8.5 91

Boulder, CO.................................. 18.3 190.7 5.5 82 1,718 10.2 34

Denver, CO.................................. 41.2 542.7 8.5 11 1,887 6.7 189

Douglas, CO................................. 14.9 136.0 4.2 148 1,607 11.7 14

El Paso, CO.................................. 24.0 293.1 4.9 115 1,153 6.3 211

Jefferson, CO............................... 23.9 237.6 3.2 218 1,398 9.1 68

Larimer, CO.................................. 14.4 167.6 5.5 82 1,225 7.0 167

Weld, CO...................................... 8.9 109.1 3.9 174 1,212 11.9 12

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Fairfield, CT................................. 40.3 399.6 4.2 148 $2,451 10.5 24

Hartford, CT.................................. 31.2 491.3 2.6 267 1,652 8.7 82

New Haven, CT............................ 26.6 364.1 4.4 139 1,279 6.2 214

New London, CT.......................... 8.1 113.0 5.3 96 1,424 8.0 115

New Castle, DE............................ 23.4 289.6 3.5 202 1,557 7.5 138

Sussex, DE.................................. 8.8 82.9 5.8 67 948 10.9 19

Washington, DC........................... 46.9 749.0 5.8 67 2,221 2.6 325

Alachua, FL.................................. 7.9 134.7 1.8 309 1,052 7.2 160

Bay, FL......................................... 6.4 76.7 1.7 314 926 7.4 146

Brevard, FL................................... 18.2 228.6 2.6 267 1,127 7.8 124

Broward, FL.................................. 81.6 824.2 4.6 128 1,287 11.4 16

Collier, FL..................................... 17.4 161.0 5.6 80 1,171 10.0 41

Duval, FL..................................... 34.5 541.5 3.8 181 1,300 9.2 64

Escambia, FL............................... 9.5 140.6 2.4 282 1,035 9.2 64

Hillsborough, FL........................... 53.4 737.1 5.3 96 1,322 8.4 94

Lake, FL....................................... 10.1 108.2 3.8 181 886 12.0 9

Lee, FL......................................... 26.9 288.7 5.2 101 1,056 12.2 8

Leon, FL....................................... 10.0 153.7 3.3 211 1,003 6.7 189

Manatee, FL................................. 13.7 133.5 3.5 202 1,009 12.6 7

Marion, FL.................................... 9.7 111.5 3.8 181 848 7.6 132

Miami-Dade, FL............................ 119.0 1,173.1 6.3 48 1,402 13.6 5

Okaloosa, FL................................ 7.5 88.9 1.9 304 1,062 9.0 73

Orange, FL................................... 53.3 876.9 12.0 2 1,181 6.8 181

Osceola, FL.................................. 9.5 104.8 9.7 4 875 12.0 9

Palm Beach, FL............................ 67.6 631.5 4.9 115 1,412 11.7 14

Pasco, FL..................................... 13.6 132.0 3.2 218 908 11.1 18

Pinellas, FL................................... 39.2 446.3 3.8 181 1,130 9.7 47

Polk, FL........................................ 17.5 252.0 3.6 198 969 9.6 52

St. Johns, FL............................... 10.0 88.2 5.7 75 1,081 10.1 38

St. Lucie, FL............................... 8.1 85.0 2.9 243 902 7.1 163

Sarasota, FL................................ 19.0 179.6 5.5 82 1,105 10.3 30

Seminole, FL................................ 17.5 205.2 3.3 211 1,131 3.0 319

Volusia, FL................................... 16.5 180.7 3.0 237 952 10.8 20

Bibb, GA....................................... 4.7 79.5 0.5 346 970 2.2 333

Chatham, GA................................ 9.6 163.8 4.2 148 1,046 9.4 58

Clayton, GA.................................. 5.0 118.8 8.4 14 1,187 3.2 316

Cobb, GA...................................... 26.6 371.7 3.5 202 1,433 6.6 197

DeKalb, GA................................. 21.8 300.4 4.2 148 1,388 10.2 34

Forsyth, GA.................................. 7.0 79.3 3.8 181 1,119 7.9 119

Fulton, GA.................................... 54.4 909.9 5.8 67 2,068 8.3 98

Gwinnett, GA................................ 31.3 367.8 4.6 128 1,207 7.5 138

Hall, GA....................................... 5.4 92.1 1.5 322 1,084 10.4 25

Muscogee, GA.............................. 5.2 90.9 -0.4 350 1,055 3.1 317

Richmond, GA.............................. 5.0 102.7 1.1 333 1,002 5.3 250

Honolulu, HI.................................. 28.5 433.7 6.5 41 1,186 3.6 305

Ada, ID......................................... 20.9 268.5 4.1 161 1,142 6.9 174

Canyon, ID................................. 6.9 83.0 5.8 67 828 9.7 47

Champaign, IL.............................. 4.3 92.7 3.5 202 1,082 2.0 336

Cook, IL........................................ 143.3 2,475.0 4.6 128 1,725 5.8 228

DuPage, IL................................. 35.3 597.1 3.2 218 1,529 8.7 82

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Kane, IL........................................ 13.0 206.2 (5) - $1,091 6.0 222

Lake, IL........................................ 20.6 318.6 2.8 254 2,072 8.8 79

McHenry, IL.................................. 8.0 93.4 2.9 243 959 4.6 277

McLean, IL.................................... 3.4 83.0 6.0 62 1,351 2.7 322

Madison, IL................................... 5.4 100.8 2.9 243 1,004 8.3 98

Peoria, IL...................................... 4.1 101.1 3.1 228 1,616 25.8 1

St. Clair, IL.................................... 5.1 86.7 1.4 324 1,005 12.0 9

Sangamon, IL............................... 4.9 125.7 1.8 309 1,189 4.4 284

Will, IL.......................................... 16.0 249.7 4.7 126 1,031 -0.1 349

Winnebago, IL.............................. 6.0 121.8 5.0 109 1,056 9.8 44

Allen, IN........................................ 9.7 191.5 3.8 181 1,107 13.4 6

Elkhart, IN..................................... 5.0 142.3 5.4 89 1,312 16.6 2

Hamilton, IN.................................. 11.2 152.5 6.5 41 1,298 8.1 108

Hendricks, IN............................... 3.9 80.1 5.5 82 934 14.5 4

Lake, IN........................................ 11.2 182.5 3.9 174 1,069 9.3 61

Marion, IN..................................... 26.5 598.6 3.9 174 1,435 8.1 108

St. Joseph, IN............................... 6.1 116.2 1.6 318 1,041 10.2 34

Tippecanoe, IN............................. 4.0 88.9 5.4 89 1,030 8.8 79

Vanderburgh, IN........................... 5.0 105.9 2.4 282 999 6.7 189

Johnson, IA.................................. 4.8 81.5 3.1 228 1,138 5.4 246

Linn, IA......................................... 7.5 125.5 2.6 267 1,219 9.5 54

Polk, IA........................................ 19.4 299.6 4.6 128 1,329 5.0 263

Scott, IA........................................ 5.9 87.2 3.8 181 1,012 8.1 108

Johnson, KS................................. 26.6 351.0 2.9 243 1,370 10.1 38

Sedgwick, KS............................... 13.3 250.9 4.0 168 1,056 8.9 76

Shawnee, KS................................ 5.1 95.9 1.3 330 1,043 8.1 108

Wyandotte, KS............................. 3.6 88.2 4.4 139 1,136 6.1 218

Boone, KY................................... 5.3 104.6 5.1 104 1,002 7.9 119

Fayette, KY................................... 12.9 194.1 5.4 89 1,116 9.5 54

Jefferson, KY................................ 29.3 465.8 2.8 254 1,293 6.4 207

Caddo, LA.................................... 7.8 105.4 1.1 333 981 9.1 68

Calcasieu, LA............................... 5.8 85.3 2.7 260 1,113 6.8 181

East Baton Rouge, LA.................. 18.3 260.5 3.5 202 1,139 8.0 115

Jefferson, LA................................ 15.5 178.3 -0.8 351 1,100 8.7 82

Lafayette, LA................................ 11.2 129.0 3.3 211 969 6.8 181

Orleans, LA.................................. 16.0 179.5 6.4 45 1,237 4.3 288

St. Tammany, LA.......................... 9.9 89.8 1.5 322 1,041 7.4 146

Cumberland, ME.......................... 15.6 179.2 1.8 309 1,293 7.4 146

Anne Arundel, MD........................ 15.6 266.1 2.5 276 1,381 3.9 295

Baltimore, MD............................... 21.3 362.7 3.0 237 1,271 1.0 346

Frederick, MD............................... 6.5 101.7 4.2 148 1,181 7.0 167

Harford, MD.................................. 5.9 91.8 3.3 211 1,158 3.4 308

Howard, MD................................. 10.3 163.6 2.9 243 1,565 1.8 341

Montgomery, MD.......................... 33.5 450.6 2.7 260 1,834 -5.9 352

Prince George's, MD.................... 16.6 304.9 4.0 168 1,263 3.4 308

Baltimore City, MD....................... 13.6 336.7 3.5 202 1,482 5.9 225

Barnstable, MA............................. 10.0 84.7 5.0 109 1,129 8.7 82

Bristol, MA.................................... 18.8 221.7 4.9 115 1,171 9.3 61

Essex, MA.................................... 30.0 312.3 4.6 128 1,382 2.5 329

Hampden, MA.............................. 20.0 204.1 4.2 148 1,091 7.3 155

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Middlesex, MA.............................. 61.1 908.5 4.1 161 $2,152 3.0 319

Norfolk, MA................................... 27.2 334.7 4.3 147 1,540 4.8 271

Plymouth, MA............................... 17.6 186.0 4.4 139 1,212 7.4 146

Suffolk, MA................................... 34.7 686.3 6.2 52 2,753 7.7 126

Worcester, MA.............................. 28.7 346.9 5.7 75 1,294 5.1 259

Genesee, MI................................. 7.3 126.7 2.4 282 973 3.7 301

Ingham, MI................................... 6.7 145.7 3.1 228 1,236 8.6 87

Kalamazoo, MI............................. 6.0 118.2 3.0 237 1,196 6.8 181

Kent, MI....................................... 17.0 400.5 5.8 67 1,130 7.1 163

Macomb, MI.................................. 19.7 325.9 4.9 115 1,268 6.8 181

Oakland, MI.................................. 43.6 705.9 3.2 218 1,391 4.5 282

Ottawa, MI.................................... 6.5 126.5 3.2 218 1,018 4.6 277

Saginaw, MI.................................. 4.0 78.4 3.6 198 1,028 8.4 94

Washtenaw, MI............................. 9.6 211.3 4.7 126 1,300 2.0 336

Wayne, MI.................................... 36.1 707.3 4.1 161 1,390 7.5 138

Anoka, MN.................................... 8.3 124.4 2.3 289 1,124 5.1 259

Dakota, MN.................................. 11.2 180.0 2.1 298 1,318 8.8 79

Hennepin, MN.............................. 42.9 884.2 2.7 260 1,788 6.9 174

Olmsted, MN................................ 3.9 98.2 1.3 330 1,346 2.6 325

Ramsey, MN................................. 14.8 312.4 1.6 318 1,456 5.6 238

St. Louis, MN................................ 5.4 91.0 1.7 314 1,040 7.5 138

Stearns, MN................................. 4.5 81.9 1.4 324 1,130 8.9 76

Washington, MN........................... 6.5 87.9 2.3 289 1,063 3.6 305

Harrison, MS................................ 4.7 85.6 3.5 202 865 9.2 64

Hinds, MS..................................... 5.5 112.2 0.5 346 1,023 7.6 132

Boone, MO................................... 5.3 96.0 2.6 267 1,019 1.9 340

Clay, MO...................................... 6.3 105.4 1.4 324 1,072 10.1 38

Greene, MO.................................. 10.1 172.2 3.2 218 978 7.2 160

Jackson, MO................................ 23.9 362.2 1.6 318 1,244 2.7 322

St. Charles, MO............................ 10.4 154.6 1.7 314 1,099 7.9 119

St. Louis, MO................................ 43.1 580.2 1.8 309 1,400 7.5 138

St. Louis City, MO........................ 15.1 219.2 2.9 243 1,455 5.6 238

Yellowstone, MT........................... 7.0 83.5 2.7 260 1,045 6.0 222

Douglas, NE................................. 20.3 329.5 0.7 344 1,263 10.7 22

Lancaster, NE............................... 10.8 167.7 1.4 324 1,011 6.5 202

Clark, NV..................................... 59.4 1,024.2 12.5 1 1,127 7.4 146

Washoe, NV................................. 15.8 228.1 4.9 115 1,181 7.9 119

Hillsborough, NH.......................... 12.7 199.7 2.6 267 1,424 8.5 91

Rockingham, NH.......................... 11.7 147.3 3.9 174 1,330 7.7 126

Atlantic, NJ................................... 7.2 120.1 8.8 6 1,075 7.5 138

Bergen, NJ................................... 36.2 425.4 6.2 52 1,500 4.7 275

Burlington, NJ............................... 12.3 202.6 4.9 115 1,334 5.8 228

Camden, NJ................................. 13.8 200.8 6.2 52 1,211 3.5 307

Essex, NJ.................................... 23.7 330.9 7.0 32 1,657 2.3 331

Gloucester, NJ.............................. 7.2 120.6 8.5 11 998 4.6 277

Hudson, NJ................................... 18.6 269.3 8.5 11 2,041 6.0 222

Mercer, NJ.................................... 12.1 260.9 5.5 82 1,881 4.8 271

Middlesex, NJ.............................. 25.1 429.9 6.2 52 1,527 5.1 259

Monmouth, NJ.............................. 21.9 258.9 6.4 45 1,287 5.1 259

Morris, NJ..................................... 18.2 291.5 5.7 75 2,146 0.9 347

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Ocean, NJ.................................... 15.4 170.0 6.0 62 $996 5.0 263

Passaic, NJ.................................. 14.6 164.7 8.8 6 1,165 (5) -

Somerset, NJ............................... 10.9 187.9 4.9 115 2,301 1.1 344

Union, NJ..................................... 16.4 225.7 5.4 89 1,644 2.6 325

Bernalillo, NM............................... 22.3 332.0 5.3 96 1,080 6.6 197

Albany, NY................................... 10.5 221.3 2.2 294 1,429 8.7 82

Bronx, NY..................................... 20.2 313.8 3.1 228 1,186 4.3 288

Broome, NY.................................. 4.3 79.0 1.9 304 1,052 9.1 68

Dutchess, NY............................... 8.8 106.9 3.1 228 1,248 9.3 61

Erie, NY........................................ 25.1 445.9 4.2 148 1,173 7.6 132

Kings, NY..................................... 70.3 810.0 7.2 24 1,055 3.7 301

Monroe, NY.................................. 19.3 367.7 3.2 218 1,165 5.8 228

Nassau, NY.................................. 55.8 609.3 5.0 109 1,403 4.4 284

New York, NY............................... 128.3 2,315.8 8.8 6 4,064 2.5 329

Oneida, NY................................... 5.3 97.9 1.0 337 1,028 10.4 25

Onondaga, NY.............................. 12.8 233.3 2.8 254 1,211 10.3 30

Orange, NY.................................. 11.3 146.4 6.0 62 1,094 7.3 155

Queens, NY.................................. 56.2 683.5 6.4 45 1,199 4.7 275

Richmond, NY.............................. 10.5 130.7 6.1 56 1,131 4.4 284

Rockland, NY............................... 11.8 126.1 5.5 82 1,213 5.4 246

Saratoga, NY................................ 6.3 85.7 4.5 134 1,235 7.0 167

Suffolk, NY................................... 55.3 635.2 3.6 198 1,335 5.2 255

Westchester, NY.......................... 37.1 406.4 4.4 139 1,843 7.0 167

Buncombe, NC............................. 11.5 134.2 6.3 48 970 8.3 98

Cabarrus, NC............................... 5.9 81.4 4.4 139 960 9.7 47

Catawba, NC................................ 4.9 88.6 4.1 161 1,005 10.8 20

Cumberland, NC........................... 7.0 120.9 2.4 282 931 7.4 146

Durham, NC................................. 10.3 226.6 3.8 181 1,713 5.3 250

Forsyth, NC.................................. 10.5 189.4 2.8 254 1,246 10.2 34

Guilford, NC.................................. 16.9 282.2 2.3 289 1,129 9.8 44

Iredell, NC.................................. 6.4 80.2 4.0 168 1,179 6.9 174

Mecklenburg, NC.......................... 46.7 742.1 5.9 65 1,738 5.0 263

New Hanover, NC........................ 10.1 121.9 4.5 134 1,068 2.6 325

Pitt, NC....................................... 4.2 78.0 3.0 237 991 6.3 211

Wake, NC..................................... 44.3 602.2 6.1 56 1,418 7.0 167

Cass, ND...................................... 8.3 120.2 2.5 276 1,146 6.2 214

Butler, OH..................................... 8.5 152.4 2.5 276 1,139 8.2 104

Cuyahoga, OH.............................. 38.2 693.0 2.8 254 1,368 8.1 108

Delaware, OH............................... 6.4 89.6 4.4 139 1,378 4.9 268

Franklin, OH................................. 37.3 751.3 3.7 195 1,330 6.1 218

Greene, OH.................................. 3.9 75.3 1.0 337 1,207 4.2 292

Hamilton, OH................................ 26.1 502.1 3.0 237 1,465 6.9 174

Lake, OH...................................... 6.5 91.0 2.2 294 997 5.4 246

Lorain, OH.................................... 6.5 94.0 2.9 243 944 6.1 218

Lucas, OH.................................... 10.6 194.2 1.1 333 1,133 8.6 87

Mahoning, OH.............................. 6.0 92.3 2.5 276 884 7.9 119

Montgomery, OH.......................... 12.6 244.4 2.1 298 1,074 6.4 207

Stark, OH..................................... 9.0 151.9 0.8 342 941 5.6 238

Summit, OH................................. 15.2 250.6 0.9 341 1,178 9.4 58

Warren, OH................................. 5.9 95.8 2.6 267 1,217 4.9 268

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Cleveland, OK.............................. 6.6 87.1 2.1 298 $882 6.7 189

Oklahoma, OK.............................. 30.4 464.1 4.2 148 1,162 8.4 94

Tulsa, OK..................................... 24.3 352.6 2.3 289 1,108 5.7 233

Clackamas, OR............................ 16.9 169.2 4.9 115 1,246 8.0 115

Deschutes, OR............................. 10.8 86.6 3.1 228 1,121 9.8 44

Jackson, OR................................ 8.2 88.1 0.8 342 1,022 8.3 98

Lane, OR...................................... 13.5 153.3 3.3 211 1,017 6.9 174

Marion, OR................................... 12.1 160.1 4.0 168 1,089 8.1 108

Multnomah, OR............................ 39.5 496.9 4.8 125 1,435 6.1 218

Washington, OR........................... 21.9 299.5 4.2 148 1,690 6.2 214

Allegheny, PA............................... 36.8 650.4 2.6 267 1,436 5.2 255

Berks, PA..................................... 8.9 166.8 2.8 254 1,117 6.7 189

Bucks, PA..................................... 21.1 260.6 4.4 139 1,192 8.2 104

Butler, PA..................................... 5.2 83.7 2.2 294 1,132 6.5 202

Chester, PA.................................. 16.4 243.8 3.4 210 1,717 4.1 294

Cumberland, PA........................... 6.9 134.0 2.5 276 1,123 5.5 242

Dauphin, PA................................ 7.6 178.6 2.9 243 1,249 5.7 233

Delaware, PA............................... 14.5 216.2 3.9 174 1,414 7.3 155

Erie, PA........................................ 6.9 115.3 2.9 243 916 5.7 233

Lackawanna, PA.......................... 5.6 94.0 4.1 161 928 4.4 284

Lancaster, PA............................... 14.4 243.6 4.0 168 1,049 7.7 126

Lehigh, PA.................................... 9.1 194.0 4.2 148 1,213 7.7 126

Luzerne, PA.................................. 7.5 140.9 5.3 96 966 3.8 297

Montgomery, PA........................... 29.0 496.9 3.2 218 1,777 5.5 242

Northampton, PA.......................... 7.0 117.6 4.1 161 1,067 6.6 197

Philadelphia, PA........................... 35.4 676.1 6.5 41 1,507 7.0 167

Washington, PA............................ 5.7 83.4 3.8 181 1,495 1.7 342

Westmoreland, PA....................... 9.2 127.4 2.9 243 992 7.1 163

York, PA....................................... 9.4 178.0 4.1 161 1,083 8.1 108

Providence, RI.............................. 21.2 278.0 3.9 174 1,287 6.4 207

Charleston, SC............................. 19.8 258.1 5.1 104 1,192 10.4 25

Greenville, SC.............................. 18.0 281.7 3.1 228 1,082 7.4 146

Horry, SC..................................... 11.1 131.8 6.6 40 789 9.7 47

Lexington, SC............................... 8.1 125.4 3.5 202 929 5.7 233

Richland, SC................................ 11.7 218.5 1.9 304 1,090 6.3 211

Spartanburg, SC........................... 7.5 148.5 1.6 318 1,004 8.3 98

York, SC....................................... 7.8 101.3 2.3 289 1,118 10.4 25

Minnehaha, SD............................. 9.1 129.4 3.8 181 1,143 9.9 43

Davidson, TN................................ 30.6 520.9 7.8 18 1,496 8.4 94

Hamilton, TN................................ 12.1 206.1 3.2 218 1,164 9.0 73

Knox, TN...................................... 15.4 242.2 2.9 243 1,100 4.6 277

Rutherford, TN.............................. 7.5 138.5 4.2 148 1,032 6.8 181

Shelby, TN.................................... 23.5 488.5 2.6 267 1,259 6.6 197

Williamson, TN............................. 12.5 145.3 6.3 48 1,727 9.7 47

Bell, TX......................................... 6.4 124.1 3.1 228 1,015 5.8 228

Bexar, TX..................................... 45.1 885.3 5.3 96 1,192 6.7 189

Brazoria, TX................................. 6.6 116.7 5.7 75 1,282 11.8 13

Brazos, TX.................................... 5.1 116.8 6.7 39 942 6.2 214

Cameron, TX................................ 7.0 148.9 3.8 181 736 7.6 132

Collin, TX...................................... 33.2 492.5 7.5 21 1,636 6.8 181

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Dallas, TX..................................... 85.4 1,767.5 6.1 56 $1,690 8.5 91

Denton, TX.................................. 19.5 287.6 5.7 75 1,148 6.9 174

El Paso, TX.................................. 16.7 311.4 3.3 211 864 6.5 202

Fort Bend, TX............................... 17.3 225.8 8.1 15 1,097 7.5 138

Galveston, TX............................... 6.8 118.1 5.0 109 1,061 4.8 271

Harris, TX..................................... 125.5 2,305.2 5.0 109 1,681 10.3 30

Hays, TX....................................... 5.7 82.8 (5) - 912 10.7 22

Hidalgo, TX................................... 13.6 277.3 5.4 89 737 6.5 202

Jefferson, TX................................ 5.9 114.9 3.2 218 1,224 7.7 126

Lubbock, TX................................. 8.2 145.6 3.9 174 930 7.4 146

McLennan, TX.............................. 5.9 119.2 3.7 195 990 7.4 146

Midland, TX.................................. 6.3 103.1 8.1 15 1,719 5.7 233

Montgomery, TX........................... 14.3 207.3 6.1 56 1,383 10.3 30

Nueces, TX.................................. 8.5 154.8 2.0 301 1,018 6.4 207

Potter, TX..................................... 4.0 76.6 1.4 324 1,013 8.9 76

Smith, TX..................................... 6.7 106.8 3.6 198 1,003 9.1 68

Tarrant, TX................................... 49.9 950.8 4.9 115 1,286 8.3 98

Travis, TX..................................... 51.2 853.6 9.3 5 1,707 7.2 160

Webb, TX..................................... 5.8 101.4 4.5 134 795 7.6 132

Williamson, TX............................. 14.8 202.4 7.0 32 1,571 3.4 308

Davis, UT..................................... 9.9 135.8 2.7 260 1,003 7.7 126

Salt Lake, UT................................ 58.9 755.6 4.4 139 1,348 9.6 52

Utah, UT....................................... 20.8 283.4 5.8 67 1,106 3.4 308

Washington, UT........................... 7.6 79.2 5.4 89 807 9.5 54

Weber, UT.................................... 7.1 115.5 3.0 237 975 8.6 87

Chittenden, VT............................. 8.5 100.1 5.1 104 1,279 7.6 132

Arlington, VA................................ 9.8 171.9 1.1 333 2,207 4.9 268

Chesterfield, VA........................... 10.2 137.5 3.8 181 1,070 8.6 87

Fairfax, VA.................................... 39.4 608.1 1.8 309 2,055 4.5 282

Henrico, VA.................................. 12.5 185.3 1.2 332 1,317 8.0 115

Loudoun, VA................................ 14.2 174.2 4.0 168 1,493 5.3 250

Prince William, VA........................ 10.4 131.2 3.3 211 1,069 5.3 250

Alexandria City, VA...................... 6.6 84.1 3.1 228 1,637 3.7 301

Chesapeake City, VA................... 6.7 102.4 1.0 337 999 5.8 228

Newport News City, VA................ 4.3 101.2 0.3 348 1,184 10.0 41

Norfolk City, VA........................... 6.4 136.6 2.4 282 1,262 6.9 174

Richmond City, VA....................... 8.7 151.0 2.6 267 1,596 9.5 54

Virginia Beach City, VA................ 13.4 169.5 1.4 324 983 7.8 124

Benton, WA.................................. 6.6 91.6 5.1 104 1,184 1.1 344

Clark, WA..................................... 17.9 173.5 7.4 22 1,266 4.3 288

King, WA...................................... 98.0 1,433.7 7.1 28 2,195 2.0 336

Kitsap, WA.................................... 7.8 91.0 4.5 134 1,161 3.8 297

Pierce, WA................................... 26.0 321.7 5.1 104 1,185 6.6 197

Snohomish, WA............................ 24.2 282.4 3.8 181 1,410 7.5 138

Spokane, WA............................... 18.7 234.6 5.4 89 1,108 4.6 277

Thurston, WA............................... 9.5 122.7 6.3 48 1,211 4.8 271

Whatcom, WA.............................. 8.2 91.0 6.8 37 1,102 6.7 189

Yakima, WA................................. 8.6 112.1 4.2 148 863 5.2 255

Kanawha, WV............................... 5.7 91.6 0.6 345 1,041 5.5 242

Brown, WI..................................... 7.2 153.0 2.2 294 1,126 8.2 104

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 1. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 356 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 2

County1

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-223

Ranking by

percent

change

Dane, WI...................................... 17.2 337.5 2.5 276 $1,346 6.8 181

Milwaukee, WI.............................. 28.2 461.4 2.4 282 1,292 10.4 25

Outagamie, WI............................. 5.7 104.0 1.9 304 1,099 9.2 64

Waukesha, WI.............................. 13.9 237.3 2.0 301 1,306 7.0 167

Winnebago, WI............................. 4.1 90.9 1.0 337 1,130 5.6 238

San Juan, PR............................... 11.5 246.4 7.7 (6) 703 1.4 (6)

1 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.

2 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

3 Percent changes were computed from employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.

4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

5 Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.

6 This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.

Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal

Employees (UCFE) programs. These 355 U.S. counties comprise 73 percent of the total covered workers in the U.S.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,

first quarter 2022

Employment Average weekly wage 1

County by NAICS supersector

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-222

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-222

United States3................................................................ 11,299.0 147,648.4 5.0 $1,374 6.7

 Private industry........................................................... 10,996.2 126,152.4 5.7 1,398 6.9

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 142.1 1,682.3 2.7 1,359 12.1

 Construction............................................................. 889.9 7,417.4 3.7 1,308 5.6

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 376.4 12,632.4 3.2 1,560 7.7

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 2,003.9 28,042.6 4.4 1,115 10.6

 Information............................................................... 246.9 2,981.3 7.7 3,083 -0.6

 Financial activities.................................................... 1,018.1 8,485.7 2.7 2,953 7.6

 Professional and business services......................... 2,236.7 22,105.5 6.2 1,866 7.5

 Education and health services................................. 1,965.7 23,126.2 2.1 1,095 7.0

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 922.0 15,032.7 16.8 540 14.9

 Other services.......................................................... 856.7 4,296.6 7.0 885 5.7

 Government................................................................ 302.8 21,495.9 1.3 1,233 4.5

Los Angeles, CA............................................................ 526.1 4,455.0 7.2 1,487 3.4

 Private industry........................................................... 519.7 3,892.9 7.9 1,462 3.6

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.6 6.5 6.5 1,221 8.8

 Construction............................................................. 18.2 149.5 0.7 1,440 4.5

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 12.4 319.1 2.1 1,628 4.4

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 61.0 821.9 3.9 1,228 11.0

 Information............................................................... 13.9 226.2 5.4 2,928 2.2

 Financial activities.................................................... 32.4 212.5 1.6 3,122 11.9

 Professional and business services......................... 61.3 641.3 6.5 1,854 2.1

 Education and health services................................. 246.8 875.0 6.2 995 1.5

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 42.2 495.0 31.8 835 10.6

 Other services.......................................................... 29.3 144.4 17.7 927 -4.1

 Government................................................................ 6.4 562.0 2.6 1,664 3.0

Cook, IL......................................................................... 143.3 2,475.0 4.6 1,725 5.8

 Private industry........................................................... 142.0 2,194.3 4.9 1,753 5.3

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.1 1.7 5.5 1,104 -1.0

 Construction............................................................. 11.4 68.1 4.9 1,645 4.0

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 5.7 174.1 0.1 1,540 7.9

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 29.3 459.7 4.3 1,269 12.3

 Information............................................................... 2.9 50.4 4.2 3,080 6.9

 Financial activities.................................................... 14.5 201.4 -0.6 4,836 4.7

 Professional and business services......................... 30.5 466.4 3.9 2,121 8.0

 Education and health services................................. 16.7 441.9 1.0 1,139 8.2

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 14.2 239.5 28.8 629 12.3

 Other services.......................................................... 16.5 90.9 4.7 1,134 3.2

 Government................................................................ 1.3 280.7 2.2 1,502 10.5

Harris, TX.................................................................. 125.5 2,305.2 5.0 1,681 10.3

 Private industry........................................................... 125.0 2,034.9 5.4 1,731 10.9

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 1.6 53.1 2.0 5,321 14.8

 Construction............................................................. 8.4 157.3 3.1 1,635 6.5

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 5.1 166.2 3.8 2,016 13.9

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 26.3 476.3 4.8 1,523 10.4

 Information............................................................... 1.5 23.4 13.8 2,131 6.4

 Financial activities.................................................... 13.8 130.0 2.2 2,952 14.5

 Professional and business services......................... 26.2 416.6 6.0 2,202 13.8

 Education and health services................................. 17.5 307.3 3.4 1,214 8.6

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 11.3 232.9 12.7 534 12.2

 Other services.......................................................... 11.8 68.4 4.4 992 9.5

 Government................................................................ 0.6 270.3 1.7 1,308 3.7

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 1

County by NAICS supersector

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-222

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-222

New York, 128.3 2,315.8 8.8 $4,064 2.5

 Private industry........................................................... 126.9 2,091.8 9.8 4,311 1.6

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.0 0.2 -1.9 3,287 19.7

 Construction............................................................. 2.4 36.1 -1.0 2,232 6.2

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 1.7 16.5 15.6 1,940 4.8

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 16.9 211.0 9.0 1,999 6.8

 Information............................................................... 5.7 197.1 7.8 4,337 -0.9

 Financial activities.................................................... 19.0 380.5 1.7 12,190 7.7

 Professional and business services......................... 28.0 560.2 5.7 3,496 6.7

 Education and health services................................. 10.2 359.2 3.3 1,622 6.6

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 14.0 228.7 68.1 1,082 6.2

 Other services.......................................................... 18.1 91.7 6.6 1,530 1.7

 Government................................................................ 1.5 224.0 0.5 1,770 9.6

Maricopa, AZ................................................................. 125.3 2,158.1 4.6 1,308 7.3

 Private industry........................................................... 124.5 1,946.9 5.1 1,321 7.6

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.5 7.6 0.4 2,255 25.8

 Construction............................................................. 9.7 143.0 6.1 1,367 9.1

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 3.7 137.0 3.1 1,737 4.0

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 23.2 436.1 5.8 1,166 10.5

 Information............................................................... 3.0 38.3 6.5 2,257 4.6

 Financial activities.................................................... 16.7 196.7 -1.7 2,110 7.3

 Professional and business services......................... 32.8 358.4 2.7 1,459 10.4

 Education and health services................................. 15.4 345.4 3.6 1,147 7.9

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 9.9 225.4 15.0 610 13.6

 Other services.......................................................... 8.1 56.2 9.2 886 6.4

 Government................................................................ 0.8 211.1 0.2 1,188 4.7

Dallas, TX...................................................................... 85.4 1,767.5 6.1 1,690 8.5

 Private industry........................................................... 84.9 1,592.4 6.8 1,726 8.6

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.5 7.1 0.4 5,348 46.6

 Construction............................................................. 5.3 91.5 2.2 1,523 5.5

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 3.0 120.3 2.7 1,992 -0.5

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 16.8 377.5 7.4 1,365 11.2

 Information............................................................... 1.7 46.4 3.3 3,184 6.6

 Financial activities.................................................... 10.9 163.8 5.1 3,072 11.2

 Professional and business services......................... 20.4 391.8 9.5 1,952 8.7

 Education and health services................................. 10.5 199.2 2.3 1,270 8.3

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 7.5 151.1 13.0 634 20.8

 Other services.......................................................... 7.4 41.6 7.7 1,133 7.5

 Government................................................................ 0.5 175.2 0.1 1,359 4.5

Orange, CA.................................................................... 135.6 1,614.3 7.2 1,510 3.8

 Private industry........................................................... 134.2 1,463.3 7.7 1,495 3.6

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.2 2.1 -13.6 997 13.2

 Construction............................................................. 8.1 103.3 2.2 1,593 6.1

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 5.4 153.2 3.1 1,959 6.1

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 18.9 249.7 3.0 1,306 11.0

 Information............................................................... 1.6 23.8 5.4 3,040 2.4

 Financial activities.................................................... 14.2 114.0 -2.1 2,904 8.2

 Professional and business services......................... 25.1 313.7 2.6 1,782 7.5

 Education and health services................................. 42.0 244.2 7.0 1,056 1.7

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 10.2 210.8 41.0 614 14.6

 Other services.......................................................... 8.1 48.0 15.4 818 1.9

 Government................................................................ 1.4 151.0 2.8 1,650 6.1

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 1

County by NAICS supersector

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-222

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-222

San Diego, CA............................................................... 121.7 1,495.9 7.9 $1,484 3.4

 Private industry........................................................... 119.8 1,261.2 8.9 1,479 3.5

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.7 9.7 3.2 882 6.7

 Construction............................................................. 8.4 86.6 6.6 1,450 7.9

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 3.7 116.3 3.0 2,126 2.5

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 15.4 218.1 3.5 1,169 11.0

 Information............................................................... 1.5 21.5 9.5 2,483 6.3

 Financial activities.................................................... 12.0 76.2 2.3 2,335 4.4

 Professional and business services......................... 22.7 278.2 6.9 2,180 7.0

 Education and health services................................. 37.0 220.6 5.9 1,071 0.2

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 9.4 184.0 32.2 621 14.6

 Other services.......................................................... 8.6 49.6 19.1 766 2.5

 Government................................................................ 1.9 234.7 2.7 1,512 3.3

King, WA........................................................................ 98.0 1,433.7 7.1 2,195 2.0

 Private industry........................................................... 97.3 1,263.6 7.8 2,272 1.7

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.4 3.0 6.1 1,299 24.0

 Construction............................................................. 7.2 74.3 0.1 1,581 0.1

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 2.6 89.5 2.7 2,189 14.3

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 13.6 227.3 4.2 1,574 11.2

 Information............................................................... 3.5 138.7 7.9 5,421 -5.8

 Financial activities.................................................... 7.7 71.9 3.8 2,975 5.5

 Professional and business services......................... 22.2 317.5 10.1 2,768 2.3

 Education and health services................................. 23.1 180.4 3.3 1,206 4.9

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 7.6 117.4 32.7 707 16.9

 Other services.......................................................... 9.5 43.5 8.6 1,098 -3.9

 Government................................................................ 0.7 170.1 1.6 1,629 3.0

Miami-Dade, FL............................................................. 119.0 1,173.1 6.3 1,402 13.6

 Private industry........................................................... 118.7 1,037.6 7.3 1,411 14.5

 Natural resources and mining.................................. 0.6 10.8 11.0 743 9.4

 Construction............................................................. 7.7 49.6 -2.0 1,354 22.1

 Manufacturing.......................................................... 3.2 40.7 1.8 1,190 16.4

 Trade, transportation, and utilities............................ 26.2 291.8 5.9 1,255 15.9

 Information............................................................... 2.4 20.2 10.3 2,894 20.7

 Financial activities.................................................... 13.0 79.8 3.3 3,061 15.3

 Professional and business services......................... 29.3 176.8 8.7 1,636 12.7

 Education and health services................................. 15.1 194.4 5.9 1,212 12.3

 Leisure and hospitality............................................. 8.5 134.6 17.9 817 18.6

 Other services.......................................................... 8.7 35.7 2.5 872 15.0

 Government................................................................ 0.3 135.4 -0.6 1,334 6.8

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.

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.
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state,

first quarter 2022

Employment Average weekly wage 1

State

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-22

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-22

United States2.......................................... 11,299.0 147,648.4 5.0 $1,374 6.7

Alabama................................................... 143.7 1,990.4 2.5 1,072 8.2

Alaska...................................................... 24.2 303.9 2.8 1,178 4.9

Arizona..................................................... 195.8 3,048.2 5.0 1,234 7.5

Arkansas.................................................. 98.3 1,232.7 3.1 1,060 10.9

California.................................................. 1,667.6 17,720.8 7.7 1,644 1.0

Colorado.................................................. 238.0 2,767.9 5.1 1,455 8.8

Connecticut.............................................. 135.7 1,618.6 4.3 1,716 9.2

Delaware.................................................. 38.1 447.8 3.9 1,362 7.5

District of Columbia.................................. 46.9 749.1 5.8 2,221 2.6

Florida...................................................... 844.0 9,249.2 6.1 1,222 10.8

Georgia.................................................... 359.6 4,615.2 5.0 1,301 8.8

Hawaii...................................................... 50.4 612.1 7.9 1,135 4.2

Idaho........................................................ 83.6 806.4 4.7 982 8.5

Illinois....................................................... 403.8 5,808.8 4.5 1,487 7.3

Indiana..................................................... 183.0 3,071.1 3.7 1,127 9.8

Iowa......................................................... 108.2 1,511.6 2.5 1,080 7.6

Kansas..................................................... 93.1 1,369.8 2.5 1,073 9.0

Kentucky.................................................. 137.5 1,911.5 4.0 1,038 7.6

Louisiana................................................. 147.6 1,820.6 1.3 1,058 8.6

Maine....................................................... 60.4 604.1 2.8 1,103 10.3

Maryland.................................................. 179.9 2,623.1 3.9 1,410 2.0

Massachusetts......................................... 286.6 3,516.0 5.3 1,827 5.9

Michigan.................................................. 282.2 4,212.5 4.6 1,225 6.2

Minnesota................................................ 194.1 2,772.6 2.7 1,374 6.8

Mississippi............................................... 77.9 1,134.2 2.9 879 8.5

Missouri................................................... 227.1 2,788.2 3.0 1,128 7.0

Montana................................................... 57.5 479.9 3.1 991 8.3

Nebraska................................................. 78.7 965.4 1.5 1,079 9.2

Nevada.................................................... 102.7 1,441.3 11.6 1,164 8.0

New Hampshire....................................... 61.1 659.9 4.3 1,361 7.8

New Jersey.............................................. 317.9 4,085.1 7.2 1,606 4.6

New Mexico............................................. 68.0 817.4 5.1 1,018 6.5

New York................................................. 681.3 9,107.2 6.0 1,972 5.6

North Carolina.......................................... 335.8 4,638.3 4.8 1,241 9.2

North Dakota............................................ 33.3 400.5 2.7 1,106 6.9

Ohio......................................................... 320.5 5,299.0 3.1 1,179 7.5

Oklahoma................................................ 120.7 1,601.8 2.9 1,012 8.0

Oregon..................................................... 175.1 1,921.9 4.0 1,259 7.4

Pennsylvania........................................... 384.0 5,778.2 4.3 1,309 6.9

Rhode Island............................................ 45.0 469.3 4.7 1,249 6.8

South Carolina......................................... 164.1 2,142.9 3.9 1,043 9.2

South Dakota........................................... 37.8 432.0 3.5 1,012 8.6

Tennessee............................................... 198.1 3,104.1 4.6 1,172 8.8

Texas....................................................... 788.4 12,985.4 6.1 1,369 8.7

Utah......................................................... 126.5 1,625.6 4.5 1,152 8.2

Vermont................................................... 29.3 295.8 3.9 1,107 7.7

Virginia..................................................... 310.8 3,889.4 3.1 1,366 6.6

Washington.............................................. 277.3 3,453.4 6.0 1,596 3.8

West Virginia........................................... 55.2 668.1 2.9 968 6.1

Wisconsin................................................ 193.9 2,816.5 2.9 1,137 8.7

 See footnotes at end of table.
Table 3. Covered establishments, employment, and wages by state,

first quarter 2022 - Continued

Employment Average weekly wage 1

State

Establishments,

first quarter

2022

(thousands)

March

2022

(thousands)

Percent

change,

March

2021-22

First

quarter

2022

Percent

change,

first quarter

2021-22

Wyoming.................................................. 28.9 263.6 2.6 $1,059 11.2

Puerto Rico.............................................. 48.7 917.1 6.8 579 2.8

Virgin Islands........................................... 3.5 34.8 -0.3 947 -3.7

1 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.

2 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.

Note: Data are preliminary. Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for

Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.