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                                            For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                691-5902      Tuesday, October 26, 2004


            COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FIRST QUARTER 2004


   In March 2004, Prince William County, Va., had the largest over-the-
year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the
U.S., according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  Prince William County ex-
perienced an over-the-year employment gain of 8.0 percent, compared with
national job growth of 0.8 percent.  New York County, N.Y., had the largest
over-the-year gain in average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2004,
with an increase of 13.6 percent.  The U.S. average weekly wage increased
by 3.8 percent over the same time span.
   
   Of the 317 largest counties in the United States, 161 had over-the-year
percentage growth in employment above the national average in March 2004,
and 144 experienced changes below the national average.  Average weekly
wages grew faster than the national average in 103 of the largest U.S.
counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below the
national average in 203 counties.
   
   The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also
known as the ES-202 program.  The data are derived from reports submitted
by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The 8.4
million employer reports cover 127.8 million full- and part-time workers.
The attached tables and charts contain data for the nation and for the 317
U.S. counties with employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2003.  In addi-
tion, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in cal-
culating U.S. averages, or in the analysis in the text.  (See Technical
Note.)  March 2004 employment and 2004 first-quarter average weekly wages
for all states are provided in table 4 of this release.  Data for all
states, MSAs, counties, and the nation through the fourth quarter of 2003
are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/.  Preliminary
data for the first quarter of 2004 and revised data for 2003 will be
available in October on the BLS Web site.

Large County Employment
   
   The national employment total in March 2004 was 127.8 million, which
was 0.8 percent higher than in March 2003.  The 317 U.S. counties with
75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.6 percent of total U.S. covered
employment and 77.4 percent of total wages.  These 317 counties had a net
job gain of 680,700 over the year, comprising 64 percent of the U.S. net
over-the-year employment increase from March 2003.  The largest gains in
employment from March 2003 to March 2004 were recorded in the counties of
Orange, Calif. (49,900), Clark, Nev. (40,000), Maricopa, Ariz. (39,500),
Los Angeles, Calif. (29,500), and Riverside, Calif. (29,000).  (See
table A.)

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Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by March 2004 employment, March 2003-04
employment change, and March 2003-04 percent change in employment
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                            Employment in large counties
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                           |                            |
   March 2004 employment   |  Net change in employment, |   Percent change  
        (thousands)        |        March 2003-04       |   in employment, 
                           |         (thousands)        |   March 2003-04
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
U.S.              127,778.5|U.S.                 1,064.1|U.S.                 0.8       
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
Los Angeles, Calif. 4,054.6|Orange, Calif.          49.9|Prince William, Va.  8.0 
Cook, Ill.          2,474.0|Clark, Nev.             40.0|Rutherford, Tenn.    7.3    
New York, N.Y.      2,203.0|Maricopa, Ariz.         39.5|Marion, Fla.         6.4 
Harris, Texas       1,823.3|Los Angeles, Calif.     29.5|Placer, Calif.       6.3 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,611.2|Riverside, Calif.       29.0|Lee, Fla.            5.8 
Orange, Calif.      1,454.3|San Bernardino, Calif.  27.8|Collin, Texas        5.5 
Dallas, Texas       1,418.2|Fairfax, Va.            21.7|Loudoun, Va.         5.5 
San Diego, Calif.   1,264.0|Hillsborough, Fla.      21.4|Clark, Nev.          5.4 
King, Wash.         1,075.7|Orange, Fla.            18.4|Riverside, Calif.    5.4 
Miami-Dade, Fla.      982.9|San Diego, Calif.       16.4|Pasco, Fla.          5.2 
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   Employment increased in 222 counties from March 2003 to March 2004.
Prince William County, Va., had the largest over-the-year percentage
increase in employment (8.0 percent).  Rutherford County, Tenn., had the
next largest increase, 7.3 percent, followed by the counties of Marion,
Fla. (6.4 percent), Placer, Calif. (6.3 percent), and Lee, Fla. (5.8 per-
cent).  (See table 1.)
   
   Employment declined in 80 counties from March 2003 to March 2004.  The
largest percentage decline in employment was in Trumbull County, Ohio
(-3.2 percent), followed by the counties of St. Louis City, Mo. (-2.9 per-
cent), Oakland, Mich. (-2.5 percent), Wayne, Mich. (-2.4 percent), and San
Mateo, Calif. (-1.9 percent).  The largest absolute declines in employment
occurred in Wayne County, Mich. (-19,600), followed by the counties of
Oakland, Mich. (-18,200), Cook, Ill. (-12,600), Middlesex, Mass. (-9,600),
and Alameda, Calif. (-9,100).
   
Large County Average Weekly Wages

   The national average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2004 was $758,
which was 3.8 percent higher than in the first quarter of 2003.  Average
weekly wages were higher than the national average in 107 of the largest
317 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., held the top position among the
highest-paid large counties with an average weekly wage of $1,913.  Fairfield
County, Conn., was second with an average weekly wage of $1,492, followed by
Suffolk, Mass. ($1,405), Santa Clara, Calif. ($1,338), and Somerset, N.J.
($1,322).  (See table B.)
   
   New York County, N.Y., also led the nation in growth in average weekly
wages, with an increase of 13.6 percent from the first quarter of 2003.
Suffolk County, Mass., was second with 12.6 percent growth, followed by
the counties of San Mateo, Calif. (10.8 percent), Olmsted, Minn. (10.4
percent), and Loudoun, Va. (10.1 percent).
                                     
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Table B.  Top 10 counties ranked by first quarter 2004 average weekly wages, 
first quarter 2003-04 change in average weekly wages, and first quarter 
2003-04 percent change in average weekly wages
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                      Average weekly wage in large counties     
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                           |                         |    
   Average weekly wage,    | Change in average weekly|   Percent change in
    first quarter 2004     |    wage, first quarter  |  average weekly wage,     
                           |          2003-04        |  first quarter 2003-04 
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U.S.                   $758|U.S.                  $28|U.S.                 3.8  
---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------
New York, N.Y.       $1,913|New York, N.Y.       $229|New York, N.Y.      13.6  
Fairfield, Conn.      1,492|Suffolk, Mass.        157|Suffolk, Mass.      12.6  
Suffolk, Mass.        1,405|San Mateo, Calif.     117|San Mateo, Calif.   10.8  
Santa Clara, Calif.   1,338|Fairfield, Conn.      114|Olmsted, Minn.      10.4
Somerset, N.J.        1,322|Santa Clara, Calif.   100|Loudoun, Va.        10.1  
San Francisco, Calif. 1,312|Arlington, Va.         99|Washington, Ore.     9.7
Arlington, Va.        1,240|Loudoun, Va.           90|Arlington, Va.       8.7 
Washington, D.C.      1,221|Hudson, N.J.           89|Hudson, N.J.         8.6  
San Mateo, Calif.     1,203|Washington, D.C.       82|Fairfield, Conn.     8.3  
Fairfax, Va.          1,156|Olmsted, Minn.         79|Santa Clara, Calif.  8.1  
                           |Washington, Ore.       79|                          
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   There were 210 counties with an average weekly wage below the national
average in the first quarter of 2004.  The lowest average weekly wages were
reported in Cameron County, Texas ($445), followed by the counties of Hidalgo,
Texas ($451), Webb, Texas ($473), Horry, S.C. ($484), and Yakima, Wash. ($505).
(See table 1.)

   Eleven counties experienced over-the-year declines in average weekly
wages.  Trumbull County, Ohio, had the largest decrease, -3.0 percent,
followed by the counties of Williamson, Texas (-1.6 percent), Chester,
Penn. (-1.4 percent), Snohomish, Wash. (-1.3 percent), and Broome, N.Y.
(-0.8 percent).

Ten Largest U.S. Counties
   
   Of the 10 largest U.S. counties (based on 2003 employment levels), 6
reported increases in employment, while declines occurred in 4 from March
2003 to March 2004.  Orange County, Calif., experienced the fastest growth
in employment among the largest counties, with a 3.5 percent increase.  The
largest employment increases were in financial activities (10.3 percent)
and professional and business services (9.2 percent).  Orange County showed
employment gains in every industry group except natural resources and
mining, manufacturing, information, and government.  (See table 2.)  Maricopa
County, Ariz., had the next largest increase in employment, 2.5 percent, fol-
lowed by San Diego, Calif. (1.3 percent).  The largest decrease in employment
for the 10 largest counties was in Dallas County, Texas, with a 0.6 percent
decline.  The next largest declines in employment were recorded in Cook
County, Ill. (-0.5 percent), and Harris County, Texas (-0.2 percent).
   
   All of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw over-the-year increases in
average weekly wages.  New York County, N.Y., had the fastest growth in
wages among the top 10 counties, growing at a 13.6 percent rate.  New York
County's fastest growing supersectors were financial activities, where the
average weekly wage rose by 27.4 percent, and manufacturing, with a 9.5 per-
cent increase.  Dallas County, Texas, was second in wage growth, increasing
by 6.3 percent, followed by Cook County, Ill., and Miami-Dade County, Fla.,
where average wages increased by 5.2 percent each.  King County, Wash.,
experienced the smallest increase in average weekly wages among the largest
10 counties, rising by only 2.2 percent, primarily due to wage decreases in
the information supersector.  This was followed by Orange County, Calif.,
with an increase in average weekly wages of 3.8 percent and by two other
California counties, Los Angeles and San Diego (3.9 percent each).

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Largest County by State

   Table 3 shows March 2004 employment and the 2004 first-quarter average
weekly wage in the largest county in each state.  This table includes two
counties that have employment levels below 75,000 (Yellowstone, Mont., and
Laramie, Wyo.).  The employment levels in these counties in March 2004
ranged from approximately 4.1 million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to
39,100 in Laramie County, Wyo.  The highest average weekly wage of these
counties was in New York, N.Y. ($1,913), while the lowest average weekly
wage was in Yellowstone County, Mont. ($568).






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Technical Note

   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the
ES-202 program.  The data are derived from summaries of employment and to-
tal pay of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) 
legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).  The summaries 
are a result of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs 
that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment 
and wages of workers covered by UI.  Data for 2004 are preliminary and sub-
ject to revision.

   For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having
employment levels of 75,000 or greater.  Each year, these large counties
are selected on the basis of the preliminary annual average of employment
for the previous year.  The 318 counties discussed in this release were
derived using 2003 preliminary annual averages of employment.  These
counties will be included in all 2004 quarterly releases.  The counties
in table 2 are selected and sorted each year based on the annual average
employment from the preceding year.

   The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from
data released by the individual states.  These potential differences result
from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time and ongoing review
and editing.  The individual states determine their data release timetables.
   
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures

   The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment
measures for any given quarter.  Each of these measures--QCEW, Business
Employment Dynamics (BED), and Current Employment Statistics (CES)--makes
use of the quarterly UI employment reports in producing data; however, 
each measure has a somewhat different universe coverage, estimation pro-
cedure, and publication product.

   Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat
different measures of over-the-quarter employment change. It is important
to understand program differences and the intended uses of the program
products.  (See table below.)  Additional information on each program can 
be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the table below.

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Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     
           |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey: 
           |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 employers
           |  submitted by 8.4   |  ministrative records|
           |  million employers  |  submitted by 6.4    |
           |                     |  million private-sec-|
           |                     |  tor employers       |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
           |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
           |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
           |  to state and feder-|  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  al UI laws         |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
           |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
           |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
           |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
           |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
           |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
           |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
           |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
           |   ter               |                      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
           |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
           |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-    
           |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-  
           |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
           |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
           |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
           |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
           |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
           |  state, and national|  the national level  |
           |  levels by detailed |--Future expansions   |
           |  industry           |  will include data at|
           |                     |  the county, MSA, and|
           |                     |  state level by in-  |
           |                     |  dustry and size of  |
           |                     |  establishment       |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
           |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
           |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
           |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
           |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
           |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
           |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
           |   BLS establishment |  -Future:  Employment|   cators
           |   surveys           |   expansion and con- |
           |                     |   traction by size of|
           |                     |   establishment      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
Web sites  |                     |                      |
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Coverage
   
   Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SWAs by employers.  In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each 
of their establishments.  The employment and wage data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of more than 8 million employer 
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS.  These re-
ports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
   
   UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state.  In 2003, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 127.8 million
jobs.  The estimated 122.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjust-
ment for multiple jobholders) represented 96.6 percent of civilian wage 
and salary employment.  Covered workers received $4.826 trillion in pay,
representing 94.6 percent of the wage and salary component of personal
income and 43.9 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, 
elected officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domes-
tic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain 
small nonprofit organizations.

   State and federal UI laws change periodically.  These changes may have
an impact on the employment and wages reported by employers covered under
the UI program.  Coverage changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons
presented in this news release.  Effective January 1, 2004, the Washington
Employment Security Department no longer includes as covered wages an em-
ployee's income attributable to the transfer of shares of stock to the em-
ployee.  This change in wage coverage pertains to all establishments in
Washington State and contributes significantly to over-the-year changes in
wages in the state in 2004.

Concepts and methodology
   
   Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during
or received pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month.  With
few exceptions, all employees of covered firms are reported, including pro-
duction and sales workers, corporation officials, executives, supervisory 
personnel, and clerical workers.  Workers on paid vacations and part-time 
workers also are included.
   
   Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total
wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees,
as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the
quarter. These calculations are made using unrounded employment and wage
values.  The average wage values that can be calculated using rounded data
from the BLS database may differ from the averages reported.  Included in
the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, the cash
value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in
some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans
such as 401(k) plans and stock options.
   
   Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-
time workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-
paying occupations.  When comparing average weekly wage levels between
industries and/or states, these factors should be taken into consideration.
Percent changes are calculated using an adjusted version of the final 2003
quarterly data as the base data.  Final data for 2003 may differ from pre-
liminary data published earlier.
   
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   In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, states verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and own-
ership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from this process are in-
troduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year.  Changes 
resulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first 
quarter. 
   
   These changes in classifications are partially adjusted for in order to im-
prove the measure of economic change over time, as presented in this release.
Some changes in classification reflect economic events, while other changes
are simply the result of corrections and other noneconomic events.  Changes 
of an economic nature (such as a firm moving from one county to another or 
changing its primary economic activity) are not adjusted for in the over-the-
year change, because these changes are due to an actual event.  But to the ex-
tent possible, changes that are not economic in nature (such as a correction 
to a previously reported location or industry classification) are adjusted for 
in the measures of change presented in this release.
   
   The adjustment is made by reassigning year-ago data for establishments
with noneconomic changes into the classification shown in the current
data.  The year-ago totals are then recreated reflecting this reassignment
process.  The adjusted year-ago data are then used to calculate the over-
the-year change.  The adjusted year-ago data differ to some extent from the
data available on the BLS Web site.  This process results in a more accurate 
presentation of change in local economic activity than what would result 
from the simple comparison of current and year-ago data points.

   County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, after approval by the Secretary of
Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management
Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-
106.  Areas shown as counties include those designated as independent cities 
in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census areas where 
counties have not been created.  County data also are presented for the New 
England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more 
common designation used in New England (and New Jersey).  The regions re-
ferred to in this release are defined as census regions.
   
Additional statistics and other information
   
   An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive infor-
mation by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for 
the nation and all states.  Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2002
is available for sale from the BLS Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box
2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690, telephone 312-353-1880.  The 2002 bulletin
is now available in a portable document format (PDF) on the BLS Web site
at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn02.htm.  The 2003 annual bulletin will
be published in late 2004.  BLS also will make this bulletin available in
a PDF format on the BLS Web site.

   
   News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are 
available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics 
and Labor Turnover (Business Employment Dynamics), telephone 202-691-6467;
(http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: BDMInfo@bls.gov).
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
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Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 318 largest counties,
first quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                     Employment              Average weekly wage(5)  
                                                                                                     
                          Establishments,                                                            
                           first quarter                                            Percent          
        County(3)               2004         March      Percent   Ranking  Average  change,  Ranking 
                            (thousands)       2004      change,      by     weekly   first      by   
                                          (thousands)    March    percent    wage   quarter  percent 
                                                      2003-04(4)   change           2003-04   change 
                                                                                      (4)            
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
United States(6).........       8,367.2     127,778.5       0.8         -     $758      3.8        - 
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, AL............          18.4         368.7       0.2       212      766      3.2      140 
Madison, AL..............           7.8         161.4       2.1        77      760      0.1      302 
Mobile, AL...............           9.6         160.0      -1.6       307      592      1.9      240 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.5         130.7       1.5       103      618      2.8      170 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.1          77.2      -0.4       252      587      0.7      290 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         138.1       1.0       145      780      4.8       66 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.9       1,611.2       2.5        67      733      5.0       53 
Pima, AZ.................          17.6         335.2       1.8        90      626      1.8      248 
Benton, AR...............           4.3          83.2       3.4        36      775      3.2      140 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.2         239.2       1.0       145      669      5.0       53 
                                                                                                     
Washington, AR...........           5.0          85.1       3.1        46      566      4.2       86 
Alameda, CA..............          48.9         678.0      -1.3       293      979      5.0       53 
Contra Costa, CA.........          28.3         337.9      -0.3       248      972      6.0       34 
Fresno, CA...............          29.6         316.5       2.0        80      591      1.5      267 
Kern, CA.................          16.2         241.4       3.2        40      649      2.5      192 
Los Angeles, CA..........         364.7       4,054.6       0.7       172      846      3.9       97 
Marin, CA................          12.0         107.8       0.0       224      985      5.0       53 
Monterey, CA.............          12.2         156.6      -0.4       252      679      2.1      225 
Orange, CA...............          90.8       1,454.3       3.5        31      872      3.8      105 
Placer, CA...............           9.5         130.3       6.3         4      721      3.6      116 
                                                                                                     
Riverside, CA............          38.4         563.4       5.4         8      645      4.4       78 
Sacramento, CA...........          47.1         602.0       1.0       145      833      1.7      253 
San Bernardino, CA.......          42.3         600.1       4.9        12      645      2.5      192 
San Diego, CA............          87.0       1,264.0       1.3       119      806      3.9       97 
San Francisco, CA........          44.0         518.4      -1.4       302    1,312      6.1       32 
San Joaquin, CA..........          16.1         212.1       0.7       172      643      3.4      127 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           8.8          99.6       0.3       201      607      1.5      267 
San Mateo, CA............          23.3         328.2      -1.9       311    1,203     10.8        3 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.4         179.1       1.4       110      706      3.1      147 
Santa Clara, CA..........          52.8         846.5      -1.1       287    1,338      8.1       10 
                                                                                                     
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.5          91.9       0.7       172      735      3.8      105 
Solano, CA...............           9.6         125.1       0.2       212      716      6.7       21 
Sonoma, CA...............          17.4         189.8       1.2       124      706      0.6      291 
Stanislaus, CA...........          13.4         164.2       1.4       110     $624      1.6      259 
Tulare, CA...............           8.9         130.3       1.1       133      524      3.6      116 
Ventura, CA..............          20.9         308.6       1.7        93      824      6.6       24 
Yolo, CA.................           5.1          94.5       0.4       197      674      3.7      114 
Adams, CO................           8.5         138.5      -0.8       272      710      4.9       61 
Arapahoe, CO.............          18.6         264.6      -0.7       268      928      1.2      282 
Boulder, CO..............          11.6         149.0       0.3       201      923      6.0       34 
                                                                                                     
Denver, CO...............          24.0         418.0      -1.1       287      948      7.7       12 
El Paso, CO..............          15.7         231.3       0.8       163      687      1.9      240 
Jefferson, CO............          17.7         199.7       0.1       221      770      2.3      206 
Larimer, CO..............           9.1         118.9       2.0        80      661      2.8      170 
Fairfield, CT............          31.8         407.1       0.1       221    1,492      8.3        9 
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         474.1      -0.1       236    1,006      7.5       13 
New Haven, CT............          21.9         357.2       0.3       201      807      3.5      121 
New London, CT...........           6.6         125.6      -0.5       256      792      5.2       49 
New Castle, DE...........          18.6         277.3       1.9        87      957      2.2      215 
Washington, DC...........          30.2         654.7       0.8       163    1,221      7.2       15 
                                                                                                     
Alachua, FL..............           5.9         123.6       2.3        75      550      3.8      105 
Brevard, FL..............          12.6         194.6       4.8        13      705      6.5       25 
Broward, FL..............          57.9         693.7       0.8       163      707      5.8       39 
Collier, FL..............          10.5         126.3       3.3        38      636      5.0       53 
Duval, FL................          22.8         433.8       1.4       110      745      3.9       97 
Escambia, FL.............           7.4         126.0       3.6        29      571      2.1      225 
Hillsborough, FL.........          31.7         612.8       3.6        29      721      4.9       61 
Lee, FL..................          15.2         198.9       5.8         5      613      4.8       66 
Leon, FL.................           7.4         144.8       1.8        90      616      4.1       89 
Manatee, FL..............           7.1         118.6       5.1        11      559      1.8      248 
                                                                                                     
Marion, FL...............           6.5          91.0       6.4         3      530      2.9      161 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          81.6         982.9       0.9       154      729      5.2       49 
Okaloosa, FL.............           5.3          78.2      -1.7       310      575      6.1       32 
Orange, FL...............          30.1         621.1       3.1        46      688      5.0       53 
Palm Beach, FL...........          43.6         524.3       2.0        80      728      2.2      215 
Pasco, FL................           7.5          84.5       5.2        10      510      3.9       97 
Pinellas, FL.............          28.7         437.3       3.5        31      641      2.7      176 
Polk, FL.................          10.6         193.7       2.8        58      567      2.2      215 
Sarasota, FL.............          13.2         155.8       4.8        13     $606      4.8       66 
Seminole, FL.............          12.2         150.3       3.2        40      656      3.1      147 
                                                                                                     
Volusia, FL..............          12.0         156.7       4.1        20      530      2.3      206 
Bibb, GA.................           4.8          87.1       3.0        54      614      2.3      206 
Chatham, GA..............           7.1         126.9       2.5        67      622      2.5      192 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         106.7       (7)         -      784      1.6      259 
Cobb, GA.................          20.0         299.9       1.4       110      821      1.7      253 
De Kalb, GA..............          17.1         288.8      -0.8       272      828      1.3      276 
Fulton, GA...............          37.4         722.0       0.6       180    1,043      2.5      192 
Gwinnett, GA.............          21.4         303.4       3.3        38      791      0.4      294 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          97.1       0.8       163      598      1.5      267 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         104.5       1.5       103      609      1.5      267 
                                                                                                     
Honolulu, HI.............          24.6         422.7       1.2       124      681      3.2      140 
Ada, ID..................          12.9         183.5       2.4        72      656      1.1      285 
Champaign, IL............           3.9          89.2       0.1       221      618      2.3      206 
Cook, IL.................         126.5       2,474.0      -0.5       256      953      5.2       49 
Du Page, IL..............          32.4         561.0      -0.5       256      888      3.6      116 
Kane, IL.................          10.9         193.2       0.3       201      678      2.6      184 
Lake, IL.................          18.9         311.3       0.0       224      932      3.2      140 
McHenry, IL..............           7.4          92.0       3.1        46      652      2.7      176 
McLean, IL...............           3.3          83.3      -1.3       293      733      3.5      121 
Madison, IL..............           5.6          93.7       0.2       212      618      4.9       61 
                                                                                                     
Peoria, IL...............           4.5          96.1       1.3       119      714      6.7       21 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.4          76.1      -1.3       293      676      2.6      184 
St. Clair, IL............           5.0          91.7       0.2       212      581      3.6      116 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.1         128.6       (7)         -      727      (7)        - 
Will, IL.................          10.7         154.1       3.4        36      683      1.5      267 
Winnebago, IL............           6.6         133.9       0.3       201      643      0.6      291 
Allen, IN................           8.8         176.2      -0.1       236      660      0.3      297 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9         119.1       4.6        16      625      1.3      276 
Hamilton, IN.............           6.2          84.6       3.0        54      812      4.0       94 
Lake, IN.................           9.9         188.3      -1.1       287      659      3.8      105 
                                                                                                     
Marion, IN...............          23.8         567.9       0.2       212      810      5.6       43 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         121.7       0.2       212      633      1.6      259 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.0      -0.9       277     $632      2.8      170 
Linn, IA.................           6.0         114.3       0.4       197      709      4.3       82 
Polk, IA.................          14.0         255.4       2.0        80      781      4.7       70 
Scott, IA................           5.1          83.1       0.3       201      596      3.3      137 
Johnson, KS..............          18.4         289.0       1.3       119      816      3.0      153 
Sedgwick, KS.............          11.6         237.3      -1.0       280      677      2.0      231 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.7          95.3      -1.3       293      625      3.0      153 
Fayette, KY..............           8.7         164.2       0.9       154      699      4.2       86 
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         411.0      -0.5       256      750      5.6       43 
Caddo, LA................           6.9         118.6       1.0       145      607      3.8      105 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.6          81.8      -1.0       280      618      6.9       16 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          12.9         246.4       3.2        40      636      2.6      184 
Jefferson, LA............          13.8         212.6       0.0       224      604      3.4      127 
Lafayette, LA............           7.5         118.3      -0.5       256      625      1.5      267 
Orleans, LA..............          12.4         250.0       0.5       187      724      6.3       29 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.4         165.0       1.7        93      696      5.0       53 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          13.3         211.7       3.5        31      775      5.3       47 
Baltimore, MD............          20.4         360.5       1.2       124      787      6.9       16 
                                                                                                     
Frederick, MD............           5.4          88.9       4.2        18      743      6.8       19 
Howard, MD...............           7.8         137.1       0.9       154      850      3.3      137 
Montgomery, MD...........          31.0         446.5       0.5       187    1,014      7.8       11 
Prince Georges, MD.......          14.7         310.5       2.0        80      787      2.7      176 
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.9         353.4      -1.4       302      885      6.9       16 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.1          83.5       1.5       103      652      3.0      153 
Bristol, MA..............          15.0         215.6       0.7       172      648      1.3      276 
Essex, MA................          20.5         289.1      -1.4       302      790      1.8      248 
Hampden, MA..............          13.8         196.2       0.0       224      708      2.2      215 
Middlesex, MA............          47.6         772.2      -1.2       292    1,072      6.8       19 
                                                                                                     
Norfolk, MA..............          21.7         312.7      -0.8       272      916      3.2      140 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.4         166.7       0.9       154      704      2.0      231 
Suffolk, MA..............          22.2         552.4      -1.4       302    1,405     12.6        2 
Worcester, MA............          20.1         311.9       0.0       224      748      2.3      206 
Genesee, MI..............           8.6         152.7      -0.4       252      716     -0.3      309 
Ingham, MI...............           7.0         166.0      -1.3       293      718     -0.7      311 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         114.3      -0.2       241      742      4.1       89 
Kent, MI.................          14.5         328.3       0.7       172     $682      0.0      304 
Macomb, MI...............          18.1         317.6       0.5       187      828     -0.6      310 
Oakland, MI..............          41.5         702.8      -2.5       313      923      0.2      300 
                                                                                                     
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         108.3       0.5       187      654      2.3      206 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.6          88.1      -1.1       287      677      (7)        - 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.2         193.0      -0.2       241      868      4.7       70 
Wayne, MI................          35.2         785.5      -2.4       312      893      2.9      161 
Anoka, MN................           7.4         108.7       1.2       124      710      2.9      161 
Dakota, MN...............           9.6         163.1       1.1       133      752      2.2      215 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.6         806.7      -0.7       268      983      6.5       25 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.3          85.9       1.4       110      837     10.4        4 
Ramsey, MN...............          14.9         319.5      -0.9       277      881      5.9       36 
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          90.9      -1.3       293      637      3.7      114 
                                                                                                     
Stearns, MN..............           4.2          75.8       1.1       133      579      2.8      170 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          88.7       0.6       180      538      0.2      300 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         129.9       0.3       201      646      2.9      161 
Boone, MO................           4.2          76.4       0.8       163      566      3.9       97 
Clay, MO.................           4.9          84.9      -1.0       280      682      2.7      176 
Greene, MO...............           8.0         144.1       0.3       201      560      2.8      170 
Jackson, MO..............          18.7         360.0      -1.0       280      764      2.3      206 
St. Charles, MO..........           7.2         109.5       3.8        26      642      1.7      253 
St. Louis, MO............          33.8         609.2      -1.3       293      813      3.8      105 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.3         223.0      -2.9       314      905      4.9       61 
                                                                                                     
Douglas, NE..............          14.6         303.1      -0.3       248      712      2.6      184 
Lancaster, NE............           7.4         148.6       1.3       119      609      3.0      153 
Clark, NV................          37.9         784.0       5.4         8      693      5.8       39 
Washoe, NV...............          12.5         198.2       3.1        46      693      2.8      170 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         191.6       2.1        77      806      2.9      161 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.6         130.2       2.7        64      762      4.7       70 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.5         139.6       0.8       163      667      2.1      225 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.1         444.9       0.8       163      966      3.0      153 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.1         195.9       1.5       103      798      2.7      176 
Camden, NJ...............          13.3         204.8       2.8        58      764      1.5      267 
                                                                                                     
Essex, NJ................          21.3         358.1       0.2       212    1,036      5.4       46 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.0          97.1       3.7        28     $674      3.9       97 
Hudson, NJ...............          13.8         231.5      -1.3       293    1,121      8.6        8 
Mercer, NJ...............          10.6         212.1       1.1       133      987      1.9      240 
Middlesex, NJ............          20.5         390.5       1.4       110    1,019      3.5      121 
Monmouth, NJ.............          19.8         247.9       3.2        40      824      1.7      253 
Morris, NJ...............          17.6         277.3       0.9       154    1,145      3.4      127 
Ocean, NJ................          11.4         139.3       3.2        40      638      1.3      276 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.4         176.6       2.3        75      794      1.9      240 
Somerset, NJ.............           9.9         166.4      -1.6       307    1,322      1.9      240 
                                                                                                     
Union, NJ................          15.0         236.8       0.0       224      964      3.2      140 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.8         310.6       1.4       110      644      2.4      201 
Albany, NY...............           9.5         226.6       0.6       180      778      2.2      215 
Bronx, NY................          15.3         211.8      -1.6       307      686      1.9      240 
Broome, NY...............           4.4          93.9      -1.0       280      589     -0.8      312 
Dutchess, NY.............           7.7         115.8       1.2       124      769      1.9      240 
Erie, NY.................          23.2         453.1       1.1       133      671      2.1      225 
Kings, NY................          41.7         441.6       0.5       187      665      5.6       43 
Monroe, NY...............          17.6         375.8      -0.5       256      755      3.6      116 
Nassau, NY...............          50.3         593.3       1.1       133      831      4.4       78 
                                                                                                     
New York, NY.............         112.3       2,203.0      -0.1       236    1,913     13.6        1 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         106.5      -0.2       241      581      2.7      176 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.6         243.7       0.4       197      693      1.2      282 
Orange, NY...............           9.1         124.5       1.4       110      623      3.0      153 
Queens, NY...............          39.8         468.4      -0.5       256      749      3.0      153 
Richmond, NY.............           8.0          87.2       0.5       187      659      4.9       61 
Rockland, NY.............           9.2         109.8       1.0       145      800      4.0       94 
Suffolk, NY..............          47.2         587.9       1.0       145      783      2.5      192 
Westchester, NY..........          35.0         403.6       0.6       180    1,065      7.4       14 
Buncombe, NC.............           6.8         104.3       1.2       124      562      1.4      274 
                                                                                                     
Catawba, NC..............           4.3          86.8      -0.7       268      560      1.6      259 
Cumberland, NC...........           5.6         109.8       1.1       133      547      1.1      285 
Durham, NC...............           6.1         166.9       1.5       103    1,052      6.4       28 
Forsyth, NC..............           8.3         173.5       0.2       212      732      2.4      201 
Guilford, NC.............          13.6         264.3       0.0       224      676      1.3      276 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.1         498.6      -0.2       241      991      5.7       42 
New Hanover, NC..........           6.3          88.4       2.4        72     $587      3.5      121 
Wake, NC.................          23.0         383.4       2.7        64      760      2.7      176 
Cass, ND.................           5.3          85.5       3.0        54      605      3.8      105 
Butler, OH...............           6.9         132.4       3.9        24      653      0.5      293 
                                                                                                     
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.5         746.2      -0.6       264      790      3.1      147 
Franklin, OH.............          29.6         672.9      -0.2       241      762      2.7      176 
Hamilton, OH.............          24.8         534.0      -0.8       272      830      3.5      121 
Lake, OH.................           6.7          97.0       1.1       133      630     -0.2      307 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3         100.2       1.2       124      639      3.4      127 
Lucas, OH................          11.0         223.1      -0.4       252      680     -0.1      306 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.5         103.3       0.4       197      564      2.4      201 
Montgomery, OH...........          13.3         281.3      -1.1       287      705      1.6      259 
Stark, OH................           9.1         163.6      -0.7       268      593      1.0      288 
Summit, OH...............          14.8         260.2       0.5       187      713      1.4      274 
                                                                                                     
Trumbull, OH.............           4.9          83.1      -3.2       315      654     -3.0      316 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.7         398.9       0.5       187      645      4.2       86 
Tulsa, OK................          18.3         317.2      -1.0       280      676      4.3       82 
Clackamas, OR............          11.6         134.9       2.8        58      684      4.1       89 
Jackson, OR..............           6.2          77.2       3.2        40      555      2.2      215 
Lane, OR.................          10.5         137.6       1.1       133      573      2.3      206 
Marion, OR...............           8.5         125.1       1.6        99      588      2.4      201 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         414.8       0.0       224      764      2.1      225 
Washington, OR...........          14.5         218.7      -0.1       236      890      9.7        6 
Allegheny, PA............          37.0         684.7      -0.1       236      804      4.6       75 
                                                                                                     
Berks, PA................           9.0         159.9       1.9        87      651     -0.2      307 
Bucks, PA................          19.9         250.0       1.7        93      715      3.2      140 
Chester, PA..............          14.8         220.3       1.6        99      938     -1.4      314 
Cumberland, PA...........           5.7         125.0       1.2       124      704      2.2      215 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.0         171.9       0.7       172      759      4.1       89 
Delaware, PA.............          13.9         209.1       0.9       154      808      4.8       66 
Erie, PA.................           7.2         123.7       1.0       145      578      2.5      192 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.8          97.3       1.5       103      567      0.4      294 
Lancaster, PA............          11.7         221.4       2.0        80      633      0.3      297 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.4         170.2       1.7        93      741      2.9      161 
                                                                                                     
Luzerne, PA..............           8.1         139.2       0.5       187     $595      3.1      147 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.7         473.8       0.0       224    1,004      6.7       21 
Northampton, PA..........           6.2          91.4       1.5       103      646      2.9      161 
Philadelphia, PA.........          28.3         629.6       (7)         -      891      5.9       36 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.5         132.4       2.6        66      580      1.6      259 
York, PA.................           8.7         166.2       3.1        46      668      1.8      248 
Kent, RI.................           5.5          79.5       2.5        67      678      5.9       36 
Providence, RI...........          17.5         281.2      -0.6       264      755      1.2      282 
Charleston, SC...........          11.3         189.4       2.5        67      608      2.0      231 
Greenville, SC...........          11.8         224.3      -0.9       277      670      0.1      302 
                                                                                                     
Horry, SC................           7.5         100.4       3.1        46      484      0.8      289 
Lexington, SC............           5.3          85.0       0.8       163      550      3.4      127 
Richland, SC.............           9.1         203.9       0.0       224      632      2.1      225 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.0         109.7      -0.3       248      629      1.3      276 
Minnehaha, SD............           5.9         106.3       1.1       133      612      2.9      161 
Davidson, TN.............          17.9         425.1       0.7       172      746      3.5      121 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.3         188.9       0.9       154      626      2.5      192 
Knox, TN.................          10.3         213.4       2.5        67      632      3.4      127 
Rutherford, TN...........           3.6          87.7       7.3         2      651      2.0      231 
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         491.9      -0.2       241      757      3.4      127 
                                                                                                     
Bell, TX.................           4.2          90.1       1.8        90      542      0.4      294 
Bexar, TX................          29.5         656.7       0.6       180      670      5.0       53 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.1          75.7      -0.5       256      749      6.5       25 
Brazos, TX...............           3.5          78.0       1.0       145      520      3.4      127 
Cameron, TX..............           6.1         116.1       0.6       180      445      1.6      259 
Collin, TX...............          12.5         202.8       5.5         6      844      4.3       82 
Dallas, TX...............          67.7       1,418.2      -0.6       264      947      6.3       29 
Denton, TX...............           8.4         131.8       3.1        46      621      2.0      231 
El Paso, TX..............          12.5         251.7       0.2       212      514      2.4      201 
Fort Bend, TX............           6.3          99.3       2.0        80      773      4.3       82 
                                                                                                     
Galveston, TX............           4.8          87.5      -1.0       280      652      2.0      231 
Harris, TX...............          89.4       1,823.3      -0.2       241      898      4.4       78 
Hidalgo, TX..............           9.3         187.6       3.9        24      451      1.6      259 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         117.4       1.0       145      672      4.7       70 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.4         114.8      -0.8       272     $549      2.0      231 
McLennan, TX.............           4.7          98.3       1.7        93      571      1.8      248 
Montgomery, TX...........           6.3          89.8       4.7        15      641      3.1      147 
Nueces, TX...............           8.0         143.6       0.9       154      601      2.6      184 
Potter, TX...............           3.9          77.4       2.9        57      562      3.1      147 
Smith, TX................           4.9          85.5       1.3       119      622      5.2       49 
                                                                                                     
Tarrant, TX..............          33.7         689.6       0.3       201      770      3.9       97 
Travis, TX...............          24.8         509.6       1.2       124      836      2.6      184 
Webb, TX.................           4.3          78.0       3.1        46      473      1.7      253 
Williamson, TX...........           5.0          84.4       3.5        31      795     -1.6      315 
Davis, UT................           6.1          90.0       3.5        31      603      1.9      240 
Salt Lake, UT............          33.3         512.5       1.1       133      671      3.4      127 
Utah, UT.................          10.6         145.4       4.1        20      544      0.0      304 
Weber, UT................           5.2          86.8       1.6        99      537      2.5      192 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          92.7       1.1       133      730      1.7      253 
Arlington, VA............           6.9         151.6       2.8        58    1,240      8.7        7 
                                                                                                     
Chesterfield, VA.........           6.6         111.5       2.8        58      667      4.1       89 
Fairfax, VA..............          29.7         533.9       4.2        18    1,156      5.3       47 
Henrico, VA..............           8.2         164.3       0.0       224      824      4.7       70 
Loudoun, VA..............           6.2         109.8       5.5         6      979     10.1        5 
Prince William, VA.......           5.8          92.9       8.0         1      637      2.2      215 
Alexandria City, VA......           5.7          91.6       0.5       187      924      3.0      153 
Chesapeake City, VA......           4.8          91.6       4.1        20      571      4.0       94 
Newport News City, VA....           3.7          96.5       2.1        77      652      2.0      231 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.6         144.6       0.6       180      720      3.4      127 
Richmond City, VA........           6.9         157.5      -0.3       248      905      3.9       97 
                                                                                                     
Virginia Beach City, VA..          10.6         167.2       3.8        26      566      2.5      192 
Clark, WA................          10.0         117.6       4.0        23      663      2.6      184 
King, WA.................          75.2       1,075.7       0.3       201      940      2.2      215 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.0          79.1       4.3        17      686      3.8      105 
Pierce, WA...............          19.0         244.7       1.9        87      667      4.4       78 
Snohomish, WA............          15.6         207.5       0.8       163      736     -1.3      313 
Spokane, WA..............          14.1         189.1       0.9       154      598      2.6      184 
Thurston, WA.............           6.1          90.7       1.6        99      661      2.3      206 
Yakima, WA...............           8.0          88.0       0.3       201      505      3.3      137 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         107.3      -0.6       264     $646      1.1      285 
                                                                                                     
Brown, WI................           6.8         143.2       2.4        72      661      2.0      231 
Dane, WI.................          13.8         283.9       1.4       110      728      4.6       75 
Milwaukee, WI............          22.3         491.1      -1.3       293      770      4.6       75 
Outagamie, WI............           5.0          97.3       2.8        58      660      3.8      105 
Racine, WI...............           4.3          74.3       0.0       224      672      2.9      161 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.4         220.6       0.7       172      739      0.3      297 
Winnebago, WI............           4.0          84.7      -1.4       302      744      5.8       39 
                                                                                                     
San Juan, PR.............          12.9         322.8       1.7        93      487      6.3       29 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 317 U.S. counties comprise 70.6 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
  7 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.





Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the ten largest counties,
first quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(4)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               first quarter                                           
         County by NAICS supersector                2004                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)      March      change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2004       March    weekly    first  
                                                              (thousands) 2003-04(3)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2003-04(3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(5).............................       8,367.2     127,778.5       0.8     $758       3.8 
  Private industry...........................       8,095.7     106,575.5       1.0      758       4.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............         123.0       1,557.3       2.0      720       6.7 
    Construction.............................         811.5       6,506.1       3.5      732       1.4 
    Manufacturing............................         373.7      14,177.7      -2.9      916       3.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,858.2      24,814.5       0.6      647       2.2 
    Information..............................         145.0       3,120.6      -2.8    1,231       6.9 
    Financial activities.....................         778.9       7,818.2       0.9    1,413      11.7 
    Professional and business services.......       1,335.2      15,994.0       2.4      907       4.9 
    Education and health services............         740.9      16,005.0       2.1      656       3.0 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         675.1      12,031.7       2.6      311       2.6 
    Other services...........................       1,081.5       4,261.8       0.4      468       2.2 
  Government.................................         271.5      21,203.0       0.0      758       2.6 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         364.7       4,054.6       0.7      846       3.9 
  Private industry...........................         360.9       3,466.8       1.2      825       4.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6          11.4      -0.9    1,388      47.3 
    Construction.............................          13.0         133.7       2.5      796       1.4 
    Manufacturing............................          17.7         485.6      -5.1      854       4.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          54.5         760.6       0.3      689       1.3 
    Information..............................           9.3         213.9       0.4    1,456       4.6 
    Financial activities.....................          23.3         236.6       1.3    1,479      15.3 
    Professional and business services.......          41.2         573.1       4.0      944       1.5 
    Education and health services............          27.1         460.3       2.9      718       3.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          26.2         367.2       4.2      475       5.1 
    Other services...........................         147.6         223.8       4.7      391      -3.9 
  Government.................................           3.8         587.8      -2.1      968       4.2 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         126.5       2,474.0      -0.5      953       5.2 
  Private industry...........................         125.2       2,152.9      -0.3      961       5.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.2      -9.8      949       7.6 
    Construction.............................          10.4          88.2       0.2    1,082       3.3 
    Manufacturing............................           7.6         256.8      -4.0      915       2.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.5         470.7      -0.3      725       1.1 
    Information..............................           2.5          63.1      -4.6    1,418       9.4 
    Financial activities.....................          13.9         215.0      -0.1    2,099      15.6 
    Professional and business services.......          25.9         396.0      -0.6    1,196       5.8 
    Education and health services............          12.3         351.2       2.0      699       1.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.5         211.0       2.9     $355       1.1 
    Other services...........................          12.7          94.4      -1.1      620       0.8 
  Government.................................           1.2         321.1      -2.2      895       3.1 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         112.3       2,203.0      -0.1    1,913      13.6 
  Private industry...........................         112.1       1,756.7       0.0    2,154      15.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1       1.0    1,639      -6.1 
    Construction.............................           2.1          28.1      -3.2    1,293      -1.4 
    Manufacturing............................           3.4          46.3      -3.3    1,155       9.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.9         228.5      -0.3    1,045       3.3 
    Information..............................           4.3         126.3      -5.2    2,130       8.1 
    Financial activities.....................          16.8         346.4      -0.8    5,680      27.4 
    Professional and business services.......          22.4         432.0       1.6    1,799       7.3 
    Education and health services............           7.9         273.3       0.9      855       2.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         184.6       1.6      676       7.0 
    Other services...........................          16.1          81.3      -1.3      809       6.3 
  Government.................................           0.2         446.3      -0.5      970      -1.6 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          89.4       1,823.3      -0.2      898       4.4 
  Private industry...........................          89.0       1,576.9      -0.5      920       4.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.2          62.4       2.8    2,516      12.7 
    Construction.............................           6.4         134.8      -5.8      832       3.7 
    Manufacturing............................           4.6         162.4      -2.5    1,133       4.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.1         385.5      -0.7      847       3.7 
    Information..............................           1.4          33.5      -4.1    1,123       2.6 
    Financial activities.....................           9.7         113.0       2.3    1,269       6.3 
    Professional and business services.......          17.2         280.0      -0.5      961       4.2 
    Education and health services............           8.9         187.9       1.9      730       3.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         157.6       1.6      326       4.2 
    Other services...........................          10.4          56.2      -1.7      521       3.2 
  Government.................................           0.4         246.4       1.2      754       0.5 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          80.9       1,611.2       2.5      733       5.0 
  Private industry...........................          80.4       1,393.1       2.8      737       5.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.4       4.3      540       0.7 
    Construction.............................           8.4         131.7       7.2      712       1.6 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         127.6      -1.5    1,074       7.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.5         324.4       2.8      721       5.4 
    Information..............................           1.6          35.7      -5.5     $909       8.1 
    Financial activities.....................           9.6         132.5       0.0      988       5.7 
    Professional and business services.......          17.8         259.2       2.9      740       8.3 
    Education and health services............           7.7         163.3       6.1      739       6.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.6         160.2       2.8      353       4.7 
    Other services...........................           5.7          45.3       1.5      480       2.8 
  Government.................................           0.5         218.0       0.6      705       1.6 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.7       1,418.2      -0.6      947       6.3 
  Private industry...........................          67.2       1,261.5      -0.6      967       6.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           6.2       1.1    2,308       4.7 
    Construction.............................           4.4          73.3      -0.2      795       4.9 
    Manufacturing............................           3.4         143.6      -1.7    1,096       8.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.6         305.7      -1.6      905       4.7 
    Information..............................           1.8          61.7      -6.1    1,466      11.7 
    Financial activities.....................           8.6         138.4       0.7    1,409      10.9 
    Professional and business services.......          13.9         236.1       0.9    1,016       6.2 
    Education and health services............           6.1         128.8       0.9      815       4.0 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.1         123.8      -0.3      457       6.0 
    Other services...........................           6.7          41.6      -3.5      557       1.8 
  Government.................................           0.4         156.7      -0.4      790       1.5 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          90.8       1,454.3       3.5      872       3.8 
  Private industry...........................          89.4       1,303.6       4.2      860       4.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           7.8     -12.9      535      15.1 
    Construction.............................           6.5          87.5       5.7      882       2.2 
    Manufacturing............................           6.0         183.1      -1.8    1,015       8.0 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.4         261.7       1.3      820       3.9 
    Information..............................           1.5          34.2      -3.4    1,286       7.0 
    Financial activities.....................          10.0         133.6      10.3    1,448       7.9 
    Professional and business services.......          18.0         258.1       9.2      872      -0.2 
    Education and health services............           9.3         129.1       4.9      744       6.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.8         162.1       5.5      346       0.9 
    Other services...........................          13.4          46.1       4.4      501       3.1 
  Government.................................           1.4         150.6      -2.1      983      -0.1 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          87.0       1,264.0       1.3      806       3.9 
  Private industry...........................          85.6       1,044.7       2.2      791       4.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.9          11.6       3.3     $472       6.1 
    Construction.............................           6.5          82.6       8.8      800       2.8 
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         104.1      -2.9    1,082       8.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.3         208.5       3.0      649       0.8 
    Information..............................           1.4          36.1      -4.1    1,738      32.1 
    Financial activities.....................           9.0          81.3       4.8    1,167       4.9 
    Professional and business services.......          15.4         208.9       3.8      936       1.3 
    Education and health services............           7.6         120.4       1.2      695       5.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         139.7       0.2      346       3.3 
    Other services...........................          20.1          51.3       2.3      425      -0.7 
  Government.................................           1.4         219.3      -2.8      875       0.2 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          75.2       1,075.7       0.3      940       2.2 
  Private industry...........................          74.6         922.2       0.3      953       1.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.2      -3.9    1,221       5.2 
    Construction.............................           6.1          54.0       4.3      871       0.3 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6         101.5      -4.1    1,131      -3.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.6         212.1      -0.2      817       4.2 
    Information..............................           1.5          64.9      -3.8    1,977      -6.3 
    Financial activities.....................           6.1          76.1       0.7    1,309      10.6 
    Professional and business services.......          11.8         155.2       2.7    1,127       8.1 
    Education and health services............           5.9         109.6       2.4      689       3.0 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4          99.4       3.8      395       1.8 
    Other services...........................          20.1          46.2      -5.8      466       6.2 
  Government.................................           0.6         153.4       0.1      863       3.7 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          81.6         982.9       0.9      729       5.2 
  Private industry...........................          81.3         829.7       0.9      713       5.3 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          11.3      -1.4      362       4.6 
    Construction.............................           5.0          40.9       3.2      717       1.7 
    Manufacturing............................           2.8          50.9      -4.2      666       6.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.7         238.8      -0.7      671       1.5 
    Information..............................           1.7          27.1      -2.2    1,048       2.3 
    Financial activities.....................           8.6          66.2       2.4    1,173       9.8 
    Professional and business services.......          16.2         134.4       2.5      832       6.8 
    Education and health services............           8.0         123.9       1.8      724       7.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4          97.7       2.7      402       9.2 
    Other services...........................           7.7          35.2       0.1      430       2.1 
  Government.................................           0.3         153.1       0.4     $816       4.9 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  4 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  5 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.





Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county by
state, first quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(5)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           first quarter                                           
        County(3)               2004                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)      March      change,  Average   change, 
                                              2004       March    weekly    first  
                                          (thousands) 2003-04(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2003-04(4)
                                                                                                                                                                      
United States(6).........       8,367.2     127,778.5       0.8     $758       3.8 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.4         368.7       0.2      766       3.2 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         138.1       1.0      780       4.8 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.9       1,611.2       2.5      733       5.0 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.2         239.2       1.0      669       5.0 
Los Angeles, CA..........         364.7       4,054.6       0.7      846       3.9 
Denver, CO...............          24.0         418.0      -1.1      948       7.7 
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         474.1      -0.1    1,006       7.5 
New Castle, DE...........          18.6         277.3       1.9      957       2.2 
Washington, DC...........          30.2         654.7       0.8    1,221       7.2 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          81.6         982.9       0.9      729       5.2 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          37.4         722.0       0.6    1,043       2.5 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.6         422.7       1.2      681       3.2 
Ada, ID..................          12.9         183.5       2.4      656       1.1 
Cook, IL.................         126.5       2,474.0      -0.5      953       5.2 
Marion, IN...............          23.8         567.9       0.2      810       5.6 
Polk, IA.................          14.0         255.4       2.0      781       4.7 
Johnson, KS..............          18.4         289.0       1.3      816       3.0 
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         411.0      -0.5      750       5.6 
Orleans, LA..............          12.4         250.0       0.5      724       6.3 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.4         165.0       1.7      696       5.0 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          31.0         446.5       0.5    1,014       7.8 
Middlesex, MA............          47.6         772.2      -1.2    1,072       6.8 
Wayne, MI................          35.2         785.5      -2.4      893       2.9 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.6         806.7      -0.7      983       6.5 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         129.9       0.3      646       2.9 
St. Louis, MO............          33.8         609.2      -1.3      813       3.8 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.7          68.6       2.8      568       6.6 
Douglas, NE..............          14.6         303.1      -0.3      712       2.6 
Clark, NV................          37.9         784.0       5.4      693       5.8 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         191.6       2.1      806       2.9 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          34.1         444.9       0.8      966       3.0 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.8         310.6       1.4      644       2.4 
New York, NY.............         112.3       2,203.0      -0.1    1,913      13.6 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.1         498.6      -0.2     $991       5.7 
Cass, ND.................           5.3          85.5       3.0      605       3.8 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.5         746.2      -0.6      790       3.1 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.7         398.9       0.5      645       4.2 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         414.8       0.0      764       2.1 
Allegheny, PA............          37.0         684.7      -0.1      804       4.6 
Providence, RI...........          17.5         281.2      -0.6      755       1.2 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          11.8         224.3      -0.9      670       0.1 
Minnehaha, SD............           5.9         106.3       1.1      612       2.9 
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         491.9      -0.2      757       3.4 
Harris, TX...............          89.4       1,823.3      -0.2      898       4.4 
Salt Lake, UT............          33.3         512.5       1.1      671       3.4 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          92.7       1.1      730       1.7 
Fairfax, VA..............          29.7         533.9       4.2    1,156       5.3 
King, WA.................          75.2       1,075.7       0.3      940       2.2 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         107.3      -0.6      646       1.1 
Milwaukee, WI............          22.3         491.1      -1.3      770       4.6 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           2.8          39.1       2.8      586       4.5 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          12.9         322.8       1.7      487       6.3 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.7          23.2      -0.7      559      -1.1 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted
for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands.






Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
first quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           first quarter                                         
          State                 2004                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)      March      change,  Average  change,
                                              2004       March    weekly   first 
                                          (thousands)   2003-04    wage   quarter
                                                                          2003-04
                                                                                                                                                                  
United States(4).........       8,367.2     127,778.5       0.8     $758      3.8
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         113.0       1,835.1       0.9      626      2.3
Alaska...................          20.0         285.1       1.0      732      3.5
Arizona..................         127.4       2,340.1       2.5      682      4.3
Arkansas.................          75.7       1,128.5       1.4      563      3.3
California...............       1,214.0      14,873.5       1.1      854      4.4
Colorado.................         160.4       2,109.0       0.5      772      3.9
Connecticut..............         109.3       1,614.6       0.1    1,042      6.4
Delaware.................          28.1         401.2       2.2      844      2.4
District of Columbia.....          30.2         654.7       0.8    1,221      7.2
Florida..................         518.9       7,478.3       2.4      657      4.3
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         249.2       3,831.5       1.8      728      1.8
Hawaii...................          37.8         578.7       1.7      656      3.1
Idaho....................          48.3         570.2       1.8      552      2.2
Illinois.................         326.3       5,614.6      -0.4      823      4.0
Indiana..................         153.4       2,806.2       0.6      661      3.0
Iowa.....................          91.3       1,391.8       0.9      606      3.9
Kansas...................          81.4       1,280.5       0.2      621      2.3
Kentucky.................         105.8       1,711.9       0.8      623      3.1
Louisiana................         115.0       1,862.1       0.9      602      3.6
Maine....................          47.8         575.9       1.0      605      2.9
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         151.7       2,431.7       1.3      816      5.3
Massachusetts............         207.6       3,084.8      -0.6      954      6.0
Michigan.................         254.5       4,235.3      -0.8      771      1.2
Minnesota................         157.3       2,526.8      -0.2      777      5.0
Mississippi..............          65.9       1,100.0       0.9      533      2.1
Missouri.................         167.4       2,601.4       0.0      665      2.6
Montana..................          42.1         392.2       2.0      515      4.7
Nebraska.................          54.8         866.9       0.6      595      2.8
Nevada...................          62.1       1,112.9       4.7      695      5.0
New Hampshire............          46.6         602.2       1.7      725      3.7
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         265.1       3,843.8       1.1      945      3.3
New Mexico...............          50.8         749.6       1.8      584      3.4
New York.................         552.9       8,186.5       0.2    1,056      8.0
North Carolina...........         228.1       3,721.9       0.7     $670      2.9
North Dakota.............          24.0         312.2       1.6      541      4.2
Ohio.....................         291.4       5,211.6       0.1      691      1.6
Oklahoma.................          92.6       1,413.1       0.2      582      3.4
Oregon...................         120.9       1,560.1       1.1      675      3.5
Pennsylvania.............         333.3       5,439.2       0.4      736      3.2
Rhode Island.............          34.9         463.7       0.6      728      2.1
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         108.0       1,768.3       0.3      596      1.9
South Dakota.............          28.1         358.0       1.0      531      3.3
Tennessee................         129.3       2,622.3       1.6      651      3.0
Texas....................         506.8       9,244.0       0.6      737      3.9
Utah.....................          73.8       1,051.7       2.4      599      2.4
Vermont..................          24.1         294.7       1.0      615      2.7
Virginia.................         204.9       3,443.9       2.3      772      4.6
Washington...............         206.5       2,633.1       1.3      757      2.0
West Virginia............          47.6         675.9       1.2      569      1.4
Wisconsin................         158.8       2,647.8       0.5      657      3.0
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          22.1         239.3       3.4      583      4.1
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          50.5       1,036.8       1.5      422      5.0
Virgin Islands...........           3.1          42.8       1.3      576     -1.9

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands.