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             COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  SECOND QUARTER 2003


   In June 2003, Loudoun County, Va., had the biggest over-the-year per-
centage 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.  Loudoun County, Va., experi-
enced an over-the-year employment gain of 5.2 percent, compared with a na-
tional decline of 0.5 percent.  Kent County, R.I., had the biggest over-
the-year gain in average weekly wages in the second quarter of 2003, with
an increase of 7.9 percent.  U.S. average weekly wages increased by 2.2
percent over the same timespan.
   
   Of the 315 largest counties in the United States, 184 had rates of over-
the-year employment growth above the national average in June 2003, and 119
experienced declines in employment greater than the national average.  Aver-
age weekly wages grew faster than the national average in 181 of the largest 
U.S. counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below the 
national average in 119 counties.
   
   The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled 
from 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.  These more 
than 8.2 million employer reports covered 129.2 million full- and part-
time workers in June 2003.  The attached tables contain data for the nation 
and for the 315 U.S. counties with employment levels of 75,000 or more.  
In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in 
calculating U.S. averages.  (See Technical Note.)  June 2003 employment and 
2003 second-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 first quarter of 2003 are available on the BLS Web site at 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/.  Preliminary data for the second quarter of
2003 and revised data for the first quarter of 2003 will be available 
later in January on the BLS Web site.
   
Large County Employment
   
   The national employment total in June 2003 was 129.2 million, which was
0.5 percent lower than in June 2002.  The 315 U.S. counties with 75,000 or
more employees accounted for 70.3 percent of total U.S. covered employment,
76.2 percent of total wages, and 86.2 percent of the net over-the-year em-
ployment decline from June 2002.  (San Juan, P.R., is not included in this
grouping of U.S. counties.)  The biggest gains in employment from June
2002 to June 2003 were recorded in the counties of Clark, Nev. (26,500),
Riverside, Calif. (22,500), Orange, Calif. (21,300), San Bernardino, Calif.
(11,500), and Orange, Fla. (10,900).  (See table A.)
   
   Loudoun County, Va., had the largest over-the-year percentage increase
in employment (5.2 percent), followed by the counties of Yakima, Wash. 
(4.8 percent), Lee, Fla. (4.6 percent), St. Charles, Mo. (4.3 percent), 
and Placer, Calif. (4.2 percent).  (See table 1).

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Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by June 2003 employment, June 2002-03 
employment change, and June 2002-03 percent change in employment
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                                     Employment
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                           |                            |
   June 2003 employment    |  Net change in employment, |   Percent change  
        (thousands)        |       June 2002-03         |   in employment, 
                           |        (thousands)         |    June 2002-03
---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------
U.S.              129,169.4|U.S.                  -628.3|U.S.             -0.5       
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Los Angeles, Calif. 4,060.4|Clark, Nev.             26.5|Loudoun, Va.      5.2 
Cook, Ill.          2,543.0|Riverside, Calif.       22.5|Yakima, Wash.     4.8    
New York, N.Y.      2,214.1|Orange, Calif.          21.3|Lee, Fla.         4.6 
Harris, Texas       1,837.2|San Bernardino, Calif.  11.5|St. Charles, Mo.  4.3 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,547.0|Orange, Fla.            10.9|Placer, Calif.    4.2 
Dallas, Texas       1,442.7|Maricopa, Ariz.         10.1|Rutherford, Tenn. 4.1 
Orange, Calif.      1,433.5|San Joaquin, Calif.      9.1|Pasco, Fla.       3.9 
San Diego, Calif.   1,263.1|Lee, Fla.                8.9|Thurston, Wash.   3.7 
King, Wash.         1,090.7|San Diego, Calif.        8.7|Hidalgo, Texas    3.6 
Miami-Dade, Fla.      966.5|Sacramento, Calif.       7.4|Clark, Nev.       3.5 
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   Employment declined in 167 counties from June 2002 to June 2003.  The
largest percentage decline in employment was in Sangamon County, Ill. 
(-5.9 percent), followed by the counties of Catawba, N.C. (-5.3 percent), 
Santa Clara, Calif., and Tulsa, Okla. (-5.1 percent each), and Wyandotte, 
Kan. (-4.4 percent).  The largest absolute declines in employment occurred 
in New York County, N.Y. (-54,600), followed by the counties of Santa Clara,
Calif. (-52,500), Cook, Ill. (-47,600), Dallas, Texas (-45,200), and Los
Angeles, Calif. (-30,800).

Large County Average Weekly Wages

   The national average weekly wage in the second quarter of 2003 was
$702, which was 2.2 percent higher than in the second quarter of 2002.
Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 114 of the
largest 315 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., comprised entirely of
the borough of Manhattan, held the top position among the highest-paid
large counties with an average weekly wage of $1,250.  Santa Clara County,
Calif., was second with an average weekly wage of $1,224, followed by
Washington, D.C. ($1,150), San Mateo County, Calif. ($1,127), and Arlington
County, Va. ($1,092).  (See table B.)
   
   Kent County, R.I., led the nation in growth in average weekly wages
with an increase of 7.9 percent.  Norfolk City, Va., and Pasco County,
Fla., were second with 7.1 percent growth each, followed by the counties 
of Williamson, Texas (6.6 percent), and San Mateo, Calif. (6.3 percent).  


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Table B.  Top 10 counties ranked by second quarter 2003 average weekly wages, 
second quarter 2002-03 change in average weekly wages, and second quarter 
2002-03 percent change in average weekly wages
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                                Average weekly wages      
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                           |                           |    
   Average weekly wages,   | Change in average weekly  |  Percent change in
    second quarter 2003    |   wages, second quarter   | average weekly wages,     
                           |          2002-03          | second quarter 2002-03 
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U.S.                   $702|U.S.                    $15|U.S.                 2.2  
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New York, N.Y.       $1,250|San Mateo, Calif.       $67|Kent, R.I.           7.9  
Santa Clara, Calif.   1,224|Washington, D.C.         55|Norfolk City, Va.    7.1  
Washington, D.C.      1,150|Kent, R.I.               49|Pasco, Fla.          7.1  
San Mateo, Calif.     1,127|Norfolk City, Va.        46|Williamson, Texas    6.6
Arlington, Va.        1,092|Williamson, Texas        46|San Mateo, Calif.    6.3  
Fairfield, Conn.      1,074|Chester, Pa.             44|Oklahoma, Okla.      5.5
San Francisco, Calif. 1,051|King, Wash.              38|Prince William, Va.  5.4 
Fairfax, Va.          1,044|Ventura, Calif.          38|Ventura, Calif.      5.4  
Suffolk, Mass.        1,039|Clayton, Ga.             36|Chester, Pa.         5.2  
Morris, N.J.          1,023|Morris, N.J.             36|Dane, Wis.           5.2  
                           |Pasco, Fla.              36|Marion, Fla.         5.2
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   There were 193 large counties with average weekly wages below the
national average.  The lowest average weekly wage (excluding San Juan,
P.R.) was reported in Cameron County, Texas ($443), followed by the
counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($444), Horry, S.C. ($472), Yakima, Wash.
($481), and Tulare, Calif. ($501).  (See table 1.)

   Seven large counties showed over-the-year declines in average weekly
wages.  Brazoria County, Texas, had the largest decrease, registering a 
3.6 percent decline.  Shawnee, Kan., was second with a 2.7 percent decline,
followed by the counties of Elkhart, Ind. (-1.9 percent), Rockingham, N.H.
(-0.7 percent), and El Paso, Texas, Erie, Pa., and Sedgwick, Kan. (-0.2 per-
cent each).

Ten Largest U.S. Counties
   
   Of the 10 largest U.S. counties (based on 2002 employment levels), 3
experienced increases in employment and 7 experienced declines in employ-
ment from June 2002 to June 2003.  Orange County, Calif., experienced
the fastest growth in employment among the largest counties with a 0.9
percent increase.  Orange County's growth was due to employment increases
in every private industry supersector except natural resources and mining,
manufacturing, and information.  Government employment in Orange County
declined by 4.5 percent.  (See table 2.)  Maricopa County, Ariz., had the
next largest increase with employment rising by 0.7 percent, followed by
San Diego County, Calif., which experienced a 0.4 percent increase in
employment over this period.  The largest declines in employment for the
10 largest counties were in Dallas County, Texas, and New York County,
N.Y., which both decreased by 2.4 percent.  The next largest decline in
employment was recorded in Cook County, Ill., where employment fell by 
1.6 percent.
                                     
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   All of the 10 largest U.S. counties experienced over-the-year increases
in average weekly wages.  King County, Wash., had the fastest growth in
wages among the top 10 counties, growing at a 4.2 percent rate.  King
County's fastest growing supersectors were natural resources and mining,
where wages rose by 14.0 percent, and information with a 12.3 percent
increase.  Orange County, Calif., experienced growth in wages of 3.5
percent, followed by Miami-Dade County, Fla., with a 3.1 percent increase.
New York County, N.Y., experienced the smallest increase in average weekly
wages among the largest 10 counties, rising by only 0.6 percent.  This was
primarily due to wage decreases in the financial activities supersector.
This was followed by Dallas County, Texas, and Cook County, Ill., with
increases in average weekly wages of 0.8 percent and 1.2 percent,
respectively.

Largest County by State

   Table 3 shows the June 2003 employment and 2003 second-quarter average
weekly wages in the largest county for each state.  This table includes 
two counties that have employment below 75,000 (Yellowstone, Mont., and
Laramie, Wyo.).  The employment levels in these counties in June 2003
ranged from approximately 4 million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to
40,000 in Laramie County, Wyo.  The highest average weekly wages of these
counties were in New York, N.Y. ($1,250), while the lowest average weekly
wages were in Laramie, Wyo. ($553).
  
 
 
 


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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 Employment Security Agencies (SESAs).  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 2003 are preliminary 
and subject to revision.
   
   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.

Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
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           |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------------
Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey:      
           |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 employers
           |  submitted by 8.2   |  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 fed-  |  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  eral UI laws       |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
           |                     |                      |  self-employed
           |                     |                      |--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 SESAs 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 wages 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 2002, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 128.2 million
jobs.  The estimated 123.4 million workers in these jobs (after adjust-
ment for multiple jobholders) represented 99.1 percent of civilian wage 
and salary employment.  Covered workers received $4.713 trillion in pay,
representing 94.3 percent of the wage and salary component of personal
income and 45.1 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.

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 from unrounded employment and wage
values so the average wage values that can be calculated from data from
this database may differ from the averages reported, due to rounding.
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 the final 2002 quarterly data as the
base data.  Final data for 2002 may differ from preliminary data published
earlier.
   
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   In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, SESAs 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 the verification
process are introduced with the data reported for the first quarter of 
the year.  Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also are
introduced in the first quarter.  For these reasons, some data, especi-
ally at more detailed industry levels, may not be strictly comparable with
earlier years.  The 2002 second quarter data used to calculate the over-the-
year changes presented in this release were adjusted for changes in county
classification to make them comparable with data for the second quarter of
2003.  As a result, the adjusted 2002 second quarter data differ to some
extent from the data available on the BLS Web site.
   
   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.
   
Change in industry classification systems
   
   Beginning with the release of data for 2001 in 2002, publications pre-
senting data from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program
use the 2002 version of the North American Industry Classification System
(NAICS) as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by
industry.  NAICS is the product of a cooperative effort on the part of the
statistical agencies of the United States, Canada, and Mexico.  The NAICS
structure is significantly different from that of the 1987 Standard Indus-
trial Classification (SIC) system, which had been used for industry
classification purposes until 2002.  Due to the differences in NAICS and
SIC structures, industry data for 2001 are not comparable with the SIC-
based data for earlier years.
   
   NAICS uses a production-oriented approach to categorize economic units.
Units with similar production processes are classified in the same industry. 
NAICS focuses on how products and services are created, as opposed to the 
SIC focus on what is produced.  This approach yields significantly different 
industry groupings than those produced by the SIC approach.
   
   Data users will be able to work with new NAICS industrial groupings
that better reflect the workings of the U.S. economy.  For example, a new
industry sector called Information brings together units which turn infor-
mation into a commodity with units which distribute that commodity.  Infor-
mation's major components are publishing, broadcasting, telecommunications, 
information services, and data processing.  Under the SIC system, these units 
were spread across the manufacturing, communications, business services, and 
amusement services groups.  Another new sector of interest is Professional 
and technical services.  This sector is comprised of establishments engaged 
in activities where human capital is the major input.
   
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   Users interested in more information about NAICS can access the Bureau
of Labor Statistics Web page (http://www.bls.gov/bls/naics.htm) and the
U.S. Census Bureau Web page (http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/naics.html).
The NAICS 2002 manual is available from the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) Web page (http://www.ntis.gov/).
   
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 bulletin is 
now available in a portable document format (PDF) on the BLS Web site at
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn02.htm.
   
   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
individuals upon request.  Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone number:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 

Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 316 largest counties,
second quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                       Employment           Average weekly wages(5) 
                                                                                                   
                           Establishments,                                                          
                            second quarter              Percent                     Percent          
        County(3)                2003          June     change,   Ranking  Average  change,   Ranking 
                             (thousands)       2003      June       by     weekly   second      by   
                                           (thousands)  2002-03   percent   wages   quarter   percent 
                                                         (4)      change            2002-03   change 
                                                                                      (4)            
                                                                                                                                                                                                      
United States(6).........       8,232.5     129,169.4     -0.5        -     $702      2.2        - 
                                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.1         369.4     -1.2      232      700      2.2      183 
Madison, AL..............           7.5         159.7      2.7       18      766      2.7      132 
Mobile, AL...............           9.5         162.8     -1.1      226      574      2.5      159 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.4         129.8      0.1      139      609      3.0       96 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.0          76.0     -0.2      162      589      2.4      170 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.5         143.6      1.8       36      757      2.0      200 
Maricopa, AZ.............          79.4       1,547.0      0.7       89      710      2.9      108 
Pima, AZ.................          17.3         317.2     -0.1      149      631      4.3       29 
Benton, AR...............           3.9          82.3      1.9       32      621      3.2       79 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.1         240.2      0.5      107      634      1.8      221 
                                                                                                   
Washington, AR...........           4.8          84.2      1.1       65      556      3.9       38 
Alameda, CA..............          47.2         684.4     -2.5      287      916      1.7      231 
Contra Costa, CA.........          27.2         341.4     -0.8      205      870      1.3      258 
Fresno, CA...............          28.1         344.1      1.7       40      555      2.6      148 
Kern, CA.................          15.3         257.6      3.2       11      610      3.0       96 
Los Angeles, CA..........         340.7       4,060.4     -0.3      171      789      2.9      108 
Marin, CA................          11.7         111.9     -0.4      178      888      4.0       36 
Monterey, CA.............          11.7         181.6      0.6       98      629      3.5       60 
Orange, CA...............          87.1       1,433.5      0.9       80      800      3.5       60 
Placer, CA...............           9.1         124.7      4.2        5      713      3.9       38 
                                                                                                   
Riverside, CA............          35.5         546.5      3.0       13      609      3.4       64 
Sacramento, CA...........          44.4         605.6      1.6       43      782      2.5      159 
San Bernardino, CA.......          38.8         575.8      1.5       50      634      3.3       69 
San Diego, CA............          83.1       1,263.1      0.4      116      757      1.9      212 
San Francisco, CA........          42.6         530.9     -3.1      299    1,051      0.1      299 
San Joaquin, CA..........          15.0         226.0      2.9       15      607      2.0      200 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           8.5         102.7     -0.1      149      578      2.8      122 
San Mateo, CA............          23.1         334.5     -3.4      302    1,127      6.3        5 
Santa Barbara, CA........          12.9         188.5      0.7       89      654      3.0       96 
Santa Clara, CA..........          50.7         864.2     -5.1      309    1,224      2.7      132 
                                                                                                   
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.2         103.3     -1.5      245      650      0.5      294 
Solano, CA...............           9.0         128.7      1.0       70      655      2.2      183 
Sonoma, CA...............          16.7         192.8     -2.4      283      699      0.7      287 
Stanislaus, CA...........          12.6         171.8      1.0       70      594      2.8      122 
Tulare, CA...............           8.7         142.8     -0.1      149      501      4.6       22 
Ventura, CA..............          20.1         307.2      0.8       85      747      5.4        7 
Yolo, CA.................           4.9          91.7      1.3       54      (7)      (7)        - 
Adams, CO................           8.5         142.4     -4.2      307      673      2.0      200 
Arapahoe, CO.............          18.7         273.2     -2.7      293      860      2.9      108 
Boulder, CO..............          11.7         152.5     -3.6      305      846      2.8      122 
                                                                                                   
Denver, CO...............          24.2         428.2     -2.9      295      850      2.9      108 
El Paso, CO..............          15.5         235.9     -1.6      253      664      1.7      231 
Jefferson, CO............          17.7         206.8     -1.1      226      729      1.8      221 
Larimer, CO..............           9.0         123.5     -1.5      245      654      1.4      255 
Fairfield, CT............          31.8         418.1     -0.9      211    1,074      3.4       64 
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         485.2     -2.2      278      864      1.9      212 
New Haven, CT............          21.8         361.2     -2.4      283      774      3.3       69 
New London, CT...........           6.5         131.5      1.8       36      748      2.6      148 
New Castle, DE...........          17.7         279.2      1.0       70      833      3.3       69 
Washington, DC...........          29.4         651.6     -0.6      193    1,150      5.0       13 
                                                                                                   
Alachua, FL..............           5.6         120.0      1.6       43      560      4.7       19 
Brevard, FL..............          11.9         185.5      1.1       65      (7)      (7)        - 
Broward, FL..............          55.4         678.9      0.6       98      681      4.4       25 
Collier, FL..............          10.0         108.4      1.1       65      621      3.0       96 
Duval, FL................          21.4         426.3     -0.3      171      687      3.9       38 
Escambia, FL.............           7.0         119.9      2.3       24      558      3.7       50 
Hillsborough, FL.........          29.9         584.8      1.3       54      664      4.1       34 
Lee, FL..................          14.3         180.9      4.6        3      590      2.6      148 
Leon, FL.................           7.1         139.2      1.3       54      609      2.7      132 
Manatee, FL..............           6.5           (7)      (7)        -      558      0.9      277 
                                                                                                   
Marion, FL...............           6.0          84.5      1.1       65      530      5.2       10 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          78.9         966.5     -1.2      232      689      3.1       84 
Okaloosa, FL.............           4.8          79.5      0.4      116      (7)      (7)        - 
Orange, FL...............          28.3         596.7      2.3       24      649      1.7      231 
Palm Beach, FL...........          41.5         499.8      0.5      107      703      1.3      258 
Pasco, FL................           7.2          75.7      3.9        7      542      7.1        2 
Pinellas, FL.............          27.5         424.8      2.2       27      619      2.5      159 
Polk, FL.................          10.0         176.0     -0.7      196      570      3.6       54 
Sarasota, FL.............          12.4         144.0     -0.3      171      596      3.8       47 
Seminole, FL.............          11.4         145.4      0.6       98      635      2.4      170 
                                                                                                   
Volusia, FL..............           (7)           (7)      (7)        -      (7)      (7)        - 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          85.5     -0.1      149      600      2.2      183 
Chatham, GA..............           6.9         122.9     -0.3      171      596      3.1       84 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         108.5     -3.5      304      779      4.8       15 
Cobb, GA.................          19.5         294.3     -1.9      266      781      1.7      231 
De Kalb, GA..............          16.9         292.6     -1.2      232      782      2.9      108 
Fulton, GA...............          37.2         718.4     -2.0      270      916      1.8      221 
Gwinnett, GA.............          20.9         289.6     -1.0      218      760      2.2      183 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.7          96.0      0.7       89      571      0.9      277 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         102.9     -0.3      171      604      3.1       84 
                                                                                                   
Honolulu, HI.............          24.1         417.9      0.6       98      658      3.3       69 
Ada, ID..................          13.2         184.0      0.1      139      647      1.6      242 
Champaign, IL............           3.9          89.6     -0.1      149      604      1.3      258 
Cook, IL.................         125.8       2,543.0     -1.6      253      836      1.2      267 
Du Page, IL..............          32.0         571.8     -0.7      196      853      1.7      231 
Kane, IL.................          10.6         198.2     -0.5      185      647      2.7      132 
Lake, IL.................          18.5         327.3      0.5      107      847      3.2       79 
McHenry, IL..............           7.2          94.7      0.6       98      633      2.1      191 
McLean, IL...............           3.3          84.9     -0.4      178      727      2.8      122 
Madison, IL..............           5.6          96.4     -0.3      171      589      2.8      122 
                                                                                                   
Peoria, IL...............           4.5          97.2     -3.4      302      660      1.7      231 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.3          78.7     -1.1      226      667      3.9       38 
St. Clair, IL............           5.0          92.7      1.9       32      569      2.7      132 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.0         137.0     -5.9      312      709      1.4      255 
Will, IL.................          10.2         155.0      1.9       32      664      0.9      277 
Winnebago, IL............           6.6         136.1     -2.9      295      624      1.8      221 
Allen, IN................           8.6         175.3     -2.1      275      638      0.8      284 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.8         117.4      1.0       70      621     -1.9      307 
Hamilton, IN.............           5.9          86.2      2.9       15      717      1.3      258 
Lake, IN.................           9.8         194.5      2.7       18      635      3.4       64 
                                                                                                   
Marion, IN...............          23.4         575.7     -1.2      232      727      2.0      200 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         123.6     -0.5      185      620      1.8      221 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         109.0     -0.1      149      599      1.0      273 
Linn, IA.................           5.9         116.1     -2.1      275      672      2.4      170 
Polk, IA.................          13.6         262.8     -0.7      196      695      3.9       38 
Scott, IA................           4.9          85.2     -0.2      162      580      2.5      159 
Johnson, KS..............          18.5         291.8     -0.1      149      735      2.9      108 
Sedgwick, KS.............          11.6         239.2     -3.8      306      649     -0.2      303 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          97.1     -2.5      287      602     -2.7      308 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.1          75.3     -4.4      308      691      0.1      299 
                                                                                                   
Fayette, KY..............           8.7         164.5     -1.0      218      651      2.5      159 
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         421.1     -0.2      162      688      2.7      132 
Caddo, LA................           7.1         119.6     -0.5      185      601      3.1       84 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.6          82.4     -0.9      211      572      1.4      255 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.2         243.1      1.4       52      614      2.5      159 
Jefferson, LA............          14.1         212.3     -1.2      232      584      2.8      122 
Lafayette, LA............           7.5         119.9      0.0      145      615      2.2      183 
Orleans, LA..............          12.9         253.3      0.3      124      659      3.3       69 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.0         170.2     -0.1      149      639      2.7      132 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          12.9         208.0     -0.2      162      737      3.9       38 
                                                                                                   
Baltimore, MD............          20.0         360.2     -0.2      162      721      2.3      179 
Frederick, MD............           5.2          87.7      2.2       27      678      2.6      148 
Howard, MD...............           7.6         137.0      1.0       70      797      3.2       79 
Montgomery, MD...........          30.7         456.9      0.7       89      917      2.7      132 
Prince Georges, MD.......          14.5         312.3      0.8       85      775      3.3       69 
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.9         369.2     -0.6      193      803      3.1       84 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.0         101.3      0.7       89      616      3.7       50 
Bristol, MA..............          14.6         220.6     -0.7      196      645      0.9      277 
Essex, MA................          20.1         301.0     -2.2      278      765      2.8      122 
Hampden, MA..............          13.3         202.8     -1.9      266      657      3.1       84 
                                                                                                   
Middlesex, MA............          46.8         797.6     -3.2      300      984      1.9      212 
Norfolk, MA..............          21.4         323.0     -1.7      259      857      2.5      159 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.1         173.8      0.0      145      712      5.0       13 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.9         563.8     -3.2      300    1,039      0.3      297 
Worcester, MA............          19.7         319.1     -0.7      196      737      2.6      148 
Genesee, MI..............           8.6         155.6     -2.6      291      681      0.7      287 
Ingham, MI...............           7.1         171.6     -1.4      242      693      1.2      267 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         117.4     -0.2      162      664      4.4       25 
Kent, MI.................          14.4         332.6     -1.7      259      675      3.1       84 
Macomb, MI...............          18.0         326.2     -0.9      211      792      0.1      299 
                                                                                                   
Oakland, MI..............          41.7         739.7     -1.5      245      874      2.1      191 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         111.9     -1.3      239      655      3.5       60 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.6          92.6     -0.2      162      661      0.6      291 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.1         192.5     -1.4      242      819      2.4      170 
Wayne, MI................          35.4         816.6     -1.8      265      824      1.7      231 
Anoka, MN................           7.3         112.8      0.1      139      724      3.9       38 
Dakota, MN...............           9.6         169.0      3.0       13      713      1.9      212 
Hennepin, MN.............          41.1         827.8     -1.2      232      891      3.1       84 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.3          87.6      0.9       80      779      3.0       96 
Ramsey, MN...............          15.1         330.0     -0.1      149      812      3.2       79 
                                                                                                   
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          95.4      0.4      116      595      0.7      287 
Stearns, MN..............           4.1          76.8     -0.1      149      584      1.6      242 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          89.9      1.6       43      522      2.8      122 
Hinds, MS................           6.6         130.5     -1.9      266      627      3.6       54 
Boone, MO................           4.2          76.7     -0.4      178      561      1.3      258 
Clay, MO.................           4.8          87.0     -0.8      205      670      3.1       84 
Greene, MO...............           7.9         144.3      1.5       50      559      2.0      200 
Jackson, MO..............          18.8         368.8     -2.9      295      730      2.0      200 
St. Charles, MO..........           7.0         108.9      4.3        4      611      2.3      179 
St. Louis, MO............          33.8         630.4     -1.5      245      770      3.1       84 
                                                                                                   
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.4         229.6     -2.9      295      792      2.2      183 
Douglas, NE..............          14.7         313.3     -1.2      232      657      4.6       22 
Lancaster, NE............           7.3         150.6      0.3      124      588      2.1      191 
Clark, NV................          34.5         750.3      3.5       10      655      3.6       54 
Washoe, NV...............          11.7         195.7      1.6       43      665      3.3       69 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.1         192.5      1.3       54      769      4.8       15 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.5         133.4     -0.3      171      694     -0.7      306 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.5         147.5      1.2       63      647      3.0       96 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         455.7      0.9       80      898      2.4      170 
Burlington, NJ...........           (7)           (7)      (7)        -      (7)      (7)        - 
                                                                                                   
Camden, NJ...............          13.1         207.0      1.0       70      727      4.6       22 
Essex, NJ................          21.2         362.9     -0.4      178      895      2.3      179 
Gloucester, NJ...........           5.9          97.6      2.7       18      647      2.5      159 
Hudson, NJ...............          13.7         234.6     -1.1      226      900      2.9      108 
Mercer, NJ...............          10.4         222.8      1.6       43      881      1.1      271 
Middlesex, NJ............          20.5         395.9     -2.0      270      889      1.7      231 
Monmouth, NJ.............          19.6         252.7      0.1      139      779      2.8      122 
Morris, NJ...............          17.5         281.2     -0.5      185    1,023      3.6       54 
Ocean, NJ................          11.4         148.7      2.1       30      609      2.7      132 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.4         177.7     -0.5      185      765      1.5      250 
                                                                                                   
Somerset, NJ.............           (7)           (7)      (7)        -      (7)      (7)        - 
Union, NJ................          14.9         242.4      2.5       21      899      2.7      132 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.0         310.8      0.2      134      634      2.9      108 
Albany, NY...............           9.4         228.5     -0.5      185      744      3.0       96 
Bronx, NY................          15.1         214.9     -0.7      196      693      2.7      132 
Broome, NY...............           4.4          95.8     -2.6      291      604      3.1       84 
Dutchess, NY.............           7.5         117.1      1.7       40      738      1.2      267 
Erie, NY.................          23.2         457.6     -0.5      185      625      1.6      242 
Kings, NY................          41.1         442.1      0.3      124      626      3.3       69 
Monroe, NY...............          17.5         387.0     -1.0      218      730      4.4       25 
                                                                                                   
Nassau, NY...............          49.7         603.8      0.8       85      805      3.7       50 
New York, NY.............         111.8       2,214.1     -2.4      283    1,250      0.6      291 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         110.1      0.7       89      560      2.6      148 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.4         248.6     -0.1      149      670      2.3      179 
Orange, NY...............           8.9         126.1      1.3       54      (7)      (7)        - 
Queens, NY...............          39.2         477.5      0.1      139      725      3.0       96 
Richmond, NY.............           7.7          88.7      0.0      145      645      1.7      231 
Rockland, NY.............           9.1         112.2      0.3      124      775      2.6      148 
Suffolk, NY..............          46.3         603.9      0.6       98      757      2.9      108 
Westchester, NY..........          34.7         410.5      0.1      139      919      2.5      159 
                                                                                                   
Buncombe, NC.............           6.6         104.5      1.7       40      549      1.9      212 
Catawba, NC..............           4.3          85.6     -5.3      311      556      0.0      302 
Cumberland, NC...........           5.5         109.2     -0.1      149      548      2.0      200 
Durham, NC...............           6.1         160.2     -2.1      275      899      2.0      200 
Forsyth, NC..............           8.3         174.1     -1.5      245      672      2.0      200 
Guilford, NC.............          13.6         266.5     -0.7      196      644      1.6      242 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          26.9         504.9     -1.0      218      807      1.1      271 
New Hanover, NC..........           6.2          88.3      0.3      124      568      0.4      295 
Wake, NC.................          22.5         381.8      0.5      107      716      0.7      287 
Cass, ND.................           5.1          86.6      3.2       11      568      2.5      159 
                                                                                                   
Butler, OH...............           6.8         130.7      1.6       43      630      1.6      242 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.8         772.3     -0.4      178      731      2.7      132 
Franklin, OH.............          29.8         687.3     -1.5      245      714      2.4      170 
Hamilton, OH.............          25.3         552.3      0.4      116      753      1.8      221 
Lake, OH.................           6.7          98.7     -0.9      211      617      4.8       15 
Lorain, OH...............           6.2         102.8      0.4      116      621      1.5      250 
Lucas, OH................          11.0         226.9     -1.6      253      662      2.6      148 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.5         106.4     -0.7      196      534      2.5      159 
Montgomery, OH...........          13.4         289.7     -1.0      218      682      2.1      191 
Stark, OH................           9.1         169.2     -2.0      270      574      1.8      221 
                                                                                                   
Summit, OH...............          14.8         259.3     -0.8      205      664      2.9      108 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.9          87.6     -2.2      278      637      1.8      221 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.5         398.8     -2.7      293      618      5.5        6 
Tulsa, OK................          18.1         317.8     -5.1      309      642      4.2       32 
Clackamas, OR............          10.9         133.9     -1.7      259      675      3.2       79 
Lane, OR.................          10.1         138.1     -1.4      242      579      3.6       54 
Marion, OR...............           8.2         132.2      0.7       89      575      2.1      191 
Multnomah, OR............          25.1         419.4     -2.5      287      732      1.0      273 
Washington, OR...........          13.8         221.5     -1.9      266      793      0.6      291 
Allegheny, PA............          35.6         701.5     -1.6      253      738      2.2      183 
                                                                                                   
Berks, PA................           8.7         160.9     -2.3      282      669      3.9       38 
Bucks, PA................          19.7         256.0      1.9       32      696      3.7       50 
Chester, PA..............          14.5         219.4      1.0       70      895      5.2       10 
Cumberland, PA...........           5.5         125.0      0.2      134      687      3.8       47 
Dauphin, PA..............           6.8         177.6     -0.2      162      694      3.4       64 
Delaware, PA.............          13.7         210.4     -1.7      259      772      4.7       19 
Erie, PA.................           7.1         126.6     -1.0      218      565     -0.2      303 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          98.3      0.3      124      551      2.0      200 
Lancaster, PA............          11.4         223.3      0.3      124      625      3.3       69 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.1         172.6      1.0       70      706      0.4      295 
                                                                                                   
Luzerne, PA..............           7.8         141.9      0.5      107      576      2.7      132 
Montgomery, PA...........          26.9         479.8     -0.9      211      849      3.0       96 
Northampton, PA..........           5.9          92.6      1.1       65      627      1.5      250 
Philadelphia, PA.........          27.3         646.9     -1.6      253      813      3.8       47 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.2         133.3     -2.0      270      575      2.1      191 
York, PA.................           8.4         164.4     -0.4      178      622      2.0      200 
Kent, RI.................           5.4          79.8      2.5       21      672      7.9        1 
Providence, RI...........          17.3         289.7      0.2      134      681      2.6      148 
Charleston, SC...........          12.9         188.7      1.8       36      591      4.4       25 
Greenville, SC...........          13.3         223.5      0.4      116      628      0.3      297 
                                                                                                   
Horry, SC................           8.6         108.3      2.3       24      472      1.7      231 
Lexington, SC............           6.1          83.7      0.5      107      546      1.5      250 
Richland, SC.............          10.5         203.6     -0.1      149      612      2.7      132 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.9         115.4     -0.7      196      629      1.3      258 
Minnehaha, SD............           5.8         109.6      0.5      107      586      3.9       38 
Davidson, TN.............          17.9         424.3      1.3       54      696      0.9      277 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.2         187.3      0.8       85      629      3.3       69 
Knox, TN.................          10.2         211.0      1.3       54      611      2.9      108 
Rutherford, TN...........           3.5          83.1      4.1        6      674      2.9      108 
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         497.4      0.9       80      710      2.2      183 
                                                                                                   
Bell, TX.................           4.1          88.9     -0.6      193      543      4.8       15 
Bexar, TX................          29.1         657.8      0.3      124      604      2.7      132 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.0          75.8      0.3      124      665     -3.6      309 
Brazos, TX...............           3.4          73.7      0.5      107      511      4.3       29 
Cameron, TX..............           6.0         114.5     -0.8      205      443      3.0       96 
Collin, TX...............          11.5         192.8      1.4       52      783      0.8      284 
Dallas, TX...............          67.3       1,442.7     -2.4      283      853      0.8      284 
Denton, TX...............           7.9         127.5      0.4      116      601      2.4      170 
El Paso, TX..............          12.3         248.8     -1.3      239      510     -0.2      303 
Fort Bend, TX............           6.0          97.2     -1.0      218      699      1.0      273 
                                                                                                   
Galveston, TX............           4.7          90.7      1.3       54      614      1.3      258 
Harris, TX...............          87.7       1,837.2     -1.1      226      818      2.0      200 
Hidalgo, TX..............           8.9         180.4      3.6        9      444      2.8      122 
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         117.2     -1.0      218      642      4.7       19 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.4         114.4     -1.3      239      531      2.9      108 
McLennan, TX.............           4.6          98.3      0.2      134      558      4.1       34 
Montgomery, TX...........           6.0          86.8      2.8       17      628      1.9      212 
Nueces, TX...............           7.9         143.4     -0.5      185      571      2.1      191 
Smith, TX................           4.8          84.8      0.4      116      593      0.9      277 
Tarrant, TX..............          33.1         692.9     -1.7      259      726      1.0      273 
                                                                                                   
Travis, TX...............          24.0         509.3     -2.0      270      792      2.9      108 
Williamson, TX...........           4.7          82.8      2.2       27      741      6.6        4 
Davis, UT................           5.8          91.4      0.6       98      576      4.3       29 
Salt Lake, UT............          32.9         514.3     -0.8      205      646      1.3      258 
Utah, UT.................          10.1         142.7      0.0      145      550      2.6      148 
Weber, UT................           5.0          86.0      0.5      107      540      1.9      212 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.6          95.2     -0.8      205      702      3.5       60 
Arlington, VA............           6.8         150.7     -1.7      259    1,092      1.6      242 
Chesterfield, VA.........           6.5         111.3     -0.2      162      640      0.9      277 
Fairfax, VA..............          29.5         538.5      0.9       80    1,044      3.1       84 
                                                                                                   
Henrico, VA..............           7.9         167.8     -0.4      178      737      1.5      250 
Loudoun, VA..............           5.7         106.1      5.2        1      924      1.3      258 
Prince William, VA.......           5.5          90.8      2.1       30      626      5.4        7 
Alexandria City, VA......           5.5          92.4      1.2       63      903      2.7      132 
Chesapeake City, VA......           4.6          90.4      2.4       23      552      3.4       64 
Newport News City, VA....           3.6          96.3      0.6       98      642      1.9      212 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.5         144.6     -1.5      245      691      7.1        2 
Richmond City, VA........           6.9         159.4     -2.2      278      782      1.2      267 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          10.3         168.5      0.7       89      543      3.6       54 
Clark, WA................          11.1         116.5      1.3       54      657      1.7      231 
                                                                                                   
King, WA.................          86.3       1,090.7     -1.5      245      950      4.2       32 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.6          77.7      1.0       70      638      2.1      191 
Pierce, WA...............          21.3         244.7      1.6       43      642      3.0       96 
Snohomish, WA............          17.1         209.3      0.3      124      725      2.4      170 
Spokane, WA..............          15.7         193.0      1.0       70      573      1.6      242 
Thurston, WA.............           6.8          90.1      3.7        8      653      1.9      212 
Yakima, WA...............           9.5         102.8      4.8        2      481      2.1      191 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         109.6     -0.9      211      624      1.8      221 
Brown, WI................           6.7         144.9      0.6       98      650      3.0       96 
Dane, WI.................          13.4         283.9      0.7       89      707      5.2       10 
                                                                                                   
Milwaukee, WI............          22.4         504.1     -1.1      226      701      1.6      242 
Outagamie, WI............           4.9          99.6      1.8       36      619      1.8      221 
Racine, WI...............           4.3          76.9     -1.6      253      676      4.0       36 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.2         227.1      0.2      134      722      2.6      148 
Winnebago, WI............           3.9          87.8     -2.5      287      671      2.4      170 
                                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          11.4         306.7     -0.9      211      460      5.3        9 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.  These 315 U.S. counties comprise 70.3 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,
second quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
                                                                        Employment       Average weekly 
                                                                                            wages(4)    
                                                                                                        
                                                     Establishments,                                      
           County by NAICS supersector               second quarter              Percent           Percent
                                                          2003          June     change, Average   change,
                                                      (thousands)       2003      June    weekly   second 
                                                                    (thousands)  2002-03  wages    quarter
                                                                                   (3)             2002-03
                                                                                                     (3)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
United States(5)..................................       8,232.5     129,169.4     -0.5    $702      2.2
  Private industry................................       7,966.5     108,223.1     -0.7     691      2.1
    Natural resources and mining..................         124.3       1,798.8      0.2     617      2.2
    Construction..................................         801.8       6,855.5     -0.4     733      1.1
    Manufacturing.................................         380.4      14,546.7     -5.2     851      2.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........       1,856.9      25,042.2     -1.0     617      2.0
    Information...................................         146.9       3,187.6     -6.0   1,069      3.0
    Financial activities..........................         759.0       7,884.4      1.8     996      3.5
    Professional and business services............       1,317.2      15,946.2     -0.9     829      2.0
    Education and health services.................         723.5      15,714.0      2.5     654      3.2
    Leisure and hospitality.......................         663.9      12,657.0      0.9     299      1.7
    Other services................................       1,047.4       4,344.2      0.2     458      2.2
  Government......................................         266.0      20,946.3      0.5     761      3.3
                                                                                                        
Los Angeles, CA...................................         340.7       4,060.4     -0.3     789      2.9
  Private industry................................         336.9       3,461.0      0.1     768      2.7
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.6          12.1      0.9     865     11.9
    Construction..................................          12.8         134.8      1.2     775     -1.9
    Manufacturing.................................          18.1         503.7     -6.8     787      1.8
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          53.5         767.1     -0.5     686      3.2
    Information...................................           9.2         199.3     -4.2   1,298      3.8
    Financial activities..........................          22.7         236.1      1.3   1,151      2.0
    Professional and business services............          39.6         568.1      1.4     896      5.7
    Education and health services.................          26.1         446.9      3.6     716      3.6
    Leisure and hospitality.......................          24.9         372.5      3.4     462      3.1
    Other services................................         129.0         219.2      5.1     394      1.5
  Government......................................           3.9         599.4     -2.1     905      3.5
                                                                                                        
Cook, IL..........................................         125.8       2,543.0     -1.6     836      1.2
  Private industry................................         124.7       2,213.0     -1.9     826      1.3
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.1           1.6      0.4     880      1.7
    Construction..................................          10.3          99.6     -0.8   1,027      2.6
    Manufacturing.................................           7.9         269.1     -6.0     858      2.6
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          26.6         480.7     -1.6     693      0.6
    Information...................................           2.5          66.6     -6.9   1,094      1.1
    Financial activities..........................          13.6         220.2     -0.3   1,283      0.9
    Professional and business services............          25.9         404.5     -3.7   1,034      1.5
    Education and health services.................          12.1         343.6      0.0     709      3.8
    Leisure and hospitality.......................          10.4         225.4      2.8     357      1.7
    Other services................................          12.7          97.2     -1.7     605      2.7
  Government......................................           1.1         330.0     -0.2     902     -0.3
                                                                                                        
New York, NY......................................         111.8       2,214.1     -2.4   1,250      0.6
  Private industry................................         111.6       1,762.3     -2.2   1,343      0.1
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.0           0.1     12.7   1,052     -7.1
    Construction..................................           2.2          31.3     -3.4   1,270      0.8
    Manufacturing.................................           3.6          47.7    -10.5     985     10.5
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          22.5         235.2     -0.3     967      1.0
    Information...................................           4.5         130.2     -8.3   1,576      3.5
    Financial activities..........................          17.0         352.4     -3.3   2,284     -2.8
    Professional and business services............          22.8         426.7     -3.8   1,510      3.2
    Education and health services.................           7.8         267.3      1.5     821      2.8
    Leisure and hospitality.......................          10.1         180.0      0.6     623      1.3
    Other services................................          16.0          82.0      0.6     742      3.1
  Government......................................           0.2         451.8     -2.9     889      4.2
                                                                                                        
Harris, TX........................................          87.7       1,837.2     -1.1     818      2.0
  Private industry................................          87.3       1,596.6     -1.8     830      1.7
    Natural resources and mining..................           1.2          60.8      4.4   1,870      2.4
    Construction..................................           6.3         142.8     -2.2     789     -0.6
    Manufacturing.................................           4.7         167.9     -5.5   1,051      3.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          20.9         390.5     -3.7     779      3.7
    Information...................................           1.4          34.5     -4.6   1,025      0.6
    Financial activities..........................           9.2         112.0      0.3   1,016      1.3
    Professional and business services............          16.7         278.8     -3.0     904      1.1
    Education and health services.................           8.6         185.8      1.7     721      1.7
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           6.4         161.5      2.3     315     -2.2
    Other services................................          10.3          58.2     -3.4     502      1.8
  Government......................................           0.4         240.6      3.6     738      4.2
                                                                                                        
Maricopa, AZ......................................          79.4       1,547.0      0.7     710      2.9
  Private industry................................          78.9       1,354.9      0.2     694      3.0
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.5          10.4     -1.4     456      0.9
    Construction..................................           8.4         127.5      1.6     712      3.5
    Manufacturing.................................           3.3         126.0     -7.3     972      4.4
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          18.7         315.7     -0.4     684      2.2
    Information...................................           1.6          37.5     -2.6     858      3.0
    Financial activities..........................           9.3         131.3      2.5     882      6.4
    Professional and business services............          17.8         253.7      1.0     683      2.4
    Education and health services.................           7.4         154.5      5.2     729      3.0
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           5.5         151.8      0.8     334      0.9
    Other services................................           5.6          44.9     -2.9     481      2.6
  Government......................................           0.5         192.2      4.0     816      3.2
                                                                                                        
Dallas, TX........................................          67.3       1,442.7     -2.4     853      0.8
  Private industry................................          66.9       1,285.9     -3.1     862      0.8
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.5           6.4      (6)   2,421      (6)
    Construction..................................           4.5          75.4     -5.4     808      4.0
    Manufacturing.................................           3.4         146.5     -6.6     988     -3.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          15.6         319.6     -3.6     835      2.0
    Information...................................           1.8          64.9     -9.4   1,156     -2.0
    Financial activities..........................           8.4         139.1      0.5   1,087      2.9
    Professional and business services............          13.8         232.2     -3.5     954      2.0
    Education and health services.................           6.1         129.8      3.5     767      1.9
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           5.0         127.2     -1.6     383      1.1
    Other services................................           6.7          42.4     -3.1     535      0.9
  Government......................................           0.4         156.8      4.2     780      1.8
                                                                                                        
Orange, CA........................................          87.1       1,433.5      0.9     800      3.5
  Private industry................................          85.7       1,283.4      1.6     789      3.3
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.2           8.3     -8.3     494      1.6
    Construction..................................           6.4          84.4      6.4     851      2.3
    Manufacturing.................................           6.1         183.3     -6.1     919      5.3
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          17.3         265.5      0.3     751      0.0
    Information...................................           1.5          34.3     -7.5   1,092      3.1
    Financial activities..........................           9.5         123.7     11.7   1,228     10.8
    Professional and business services............          17.2         253.2      3.0     829     -0.1
    Education and health services.................           8.9         123.9      6.5     728     -0.3
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           6.6         160.4      0.0     352      5.7
    Other services................................          11.8          46.0      3.8     480      0.8
  Government......................................           1.4         150.1     -4.5     891      6.2
                                                                                                        
San Diego, CA.....................................          83.1       1,263.1      0.4     757      1.9
  Private industry................................          81.8       1,040.5      0.4     737      1.2
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.9          12.0     -1.6     469      1.1
    Construction..................................           6.3          80.0      1.5     785      1.6
    Manufacturing.................................           3.6         107.2     -6.9   1,007      5.2
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          14.1         206.2      0.9     635      1.4
    Information...................................           1.4          37.0     -2.6   1,328     -6.3
    Financial activities..........................           8.7          81.0      6.2   1,002      5.5
    Professional and business services............          14.6         201.2     -0.6     883     -0.5
    Education and health services.................           7.5         120.7      2.3     677      4.0
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           6.4         142.1      1.3     330      3.8
    Other services................................          18.1          52.9      5.4     426      1.7
  Government......................................           1.4         222.6      0.0     849      4.9
                                                                                                        
King, WA..........................................          86.3       1,090.7     -1.5     950      4.2
  Private industry................................          85.7         936.5     -1.8     966      4.4
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.5           3.1    -12.9   1,187     14.0
    Construction..................................           6.9          54.5     -2.3     866     -0.6
    Manufacturing.................................           2.8         104.4    -10.7   1,097      2.6
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          15.9         216.0     -1.7     759      0.3
    Information...................................           1.7          67.3     -2.2   2,794     12.3
    Financial activities..........................           6.3          76.6      2.3   1,082      8.6
    Professional and business services............          12.8         155.1     -1.6   1,076      6.1
    Education and health services.................           6.1         107.9      1.2     700      3.1
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           5.6         101.9      0.6     374      0.5
    Other services................................          27.1          49.7      2.4     435     -2.2
  Government......................................           0.6         154.1      0.7     855      3.0
                                                                                                        
Miami-Dade, FL....................................          78.9         966.5     -1.2     689      3.1
  Private industry................................          78.6         814.3     -1.6     659      2.6
    Natural resources and mining..................           0.5           8.8      4.3     381     -7.5
    Construction..................................           4.8          40.1      0.8     704     -1.3
    Manufacturing.................................           2.8          51.4     -7.9     622      3.3
    Trade, transportation, and utilities..........          23.2         239.3     -2.2     630      1.4
    Information...................................           1.7          27.4     -9.2     946      3.6
    Financial activities..........................           8.1          64.8      1.9     933      1.5
    Professional and business services............          15.5         130.8     -5.8     782      5.7
    Education and health services.................           7.7         123.0      2.4     681      5.1
    Leisure and hospitality.......................           5.2          91.1      1.4     377      3.3
    Other services................................           7.4          34.9     -1.4     424      2.4
  Government......................................           0.3         152.1      1.0     851      4.8

  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.
  6 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.



Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county
by state, second quarter 2003(2)
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                               Employment       Average weekly 
                                                                   wages(5)    
                                                                               
                            Establishments,                                      
        County(3)           second quarter              Percent          Percent
                                2003           June     change,  Average change,
                             (thousands)       2003      June    weekly  second 
                                           (thousands)  2002-03   wages  quarter
                                                         (4)             2002-03
                                                                           (4)  
                                                                                                                                                              
United States(6).........       8,232.5     129,169.4     -0.5    $702      2.2
                                                                               
Jefferson, AL............          18.1         369.4     -1.2     700      2.2
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.5         143.6      1.8     757      2.0
Maricopa, AZ.............          79.4       1,547.0      0.7     710      2.9
Pulaski, AR..............          13.1         240.2      0.5     634      1.8
Los Angeles, CA..........         340.7       4,060.4     -0.3     789      2.9
Denver, CO...............          24.2         428.2     -2.9     850      2.9
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         485.2     -2.2     864      1.9
New Castle, DE...........          17.7         279.2      1.0     833      3.3
Washington, DC...........          29.4         651.6     -0.6   1,150      5.0
Miami-Dade, FL...........          78.9         966.5     -1.2     689      3.1
                                                                               
Fulton, GA...............          37.2         718.4     -2.0     916      1.8
Honolulu, HI.............          24.1         417.9      0.6     658      3.3
Ada, ID..................          13.2         184.0      0.1     647      1.6
Cook, IL.................         125.8       2,543.0     -1.6     836      1.2
Marion, IN...............          23.4         575.7     -1.2     727      2.0
Polk, IA.................          13.6         262.8     -0.7     695      3.9
Johnson, KS..............          18.5         291.8     -0.1     735      2.9
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         421.1     -0.2     688      2.7
Orleans, LA..............          12.9         253.3      0.3     659      3.3
Cumberland, ME...........          11.0         170.2     -0.1     639      2.7
                                                                               
Montgomery, MD...........          30.7         456.9      0.7     917      2.7
Middlesex, MA............          46.8         797.6     -3.2     984      1.9
Wayne, MI................          35.4         816.6     -1.8     824      1.7
Hennepin, MN.............          41.1         827.8     -1.2     891      3.1
Hinds, MS................           6.6         130.5     -1.9     627      3.6
St. Louis, MO............          33.8         630.4     -1.5     770      3.1
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.7          69.9      0.6     572      4.2
Douglas, NE..............          14.7         313.3     -1.2     657      4.6
Clark, NV................          34.5         750.3      3.5     655      3.6
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.1         192.5      1.3     769      4.8
                                                                               
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         455.7      0.9     898      2.4
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.0         310.8      0.2     634      2.9
New York, NY.............         111.8       2,214.1     -2.4   1,250      0.6
Mecklenburg, NC..........          26.9         504.9     -1.0     807      1.1
Cass, ND.................           5.1          86.6      3.2     568      2.5
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.8         772.3     -0.4     731      2.7
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.5         398.8     -2.7     618      5.5
Multnomah, OR............          25.1         419.4     -2.5     732      1.0
Allegheny, PA............          35.6         701.5     -1.6     738      2.2
Providence, RI...........          17.3         289.7      0.2     681      2.6
                                                                               
Greenville, SC...........          13.3         223.5      0.4     628      0.3
Minnehaha, SD............           5.8         109.6      0.5     586      3.9
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         497.4      0.9     710      2.2
Harris, TX...............          87.7       1,837.2     -1.1     818      2.0
Salt Lake, UT............          32.9         514.3     -0.8     646      1.3
Chittenden, VT...........           5.6          95.2     -0.8     702      3.5
Fairfax, VA..............          29.5         538.5      0.9   1,044      3.1
King, WA.................          86.3       1,090.7     -1.5     950      4.2
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         109.6     -0.9     624      1.8
Milwaukee, WI............          22.4         504.1     -1.1     701      1.6
                                                                               
Laramie, WY..............           2.8          40.0      3.0     553      3.6
                                                                               
San Juan, PR.............          11.4         306.7     -0.9     460      5.3
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.7          22.9      0.1     577      8.9

  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, 
second quarter 2003(2)
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                               Employment       Average weekly 
                                                                   wages(3)    
                            Establishments,                                      
                            second quarter                                      
          State                  2003                   Percent          Percent
                              (thousands)      June     change,  Average change,
                                               2003       June   weekly  second 
                                           (thousands)  2002-03   wages  quarter
                                                                         2002-03 
                                                                                                                                                              
United States(4).........       8,232.5     129,169.4     -0.5    $702      2.2
                                                                               
Alabama..................         110.4       1,828.1     -0.6     602      2.7
Alaska...................          19.4         305.7      1.9     723      2.3
Arizona..................         123.8       2,221.9      0.7     673      3.2
Arkansas.................          74.8       1,123.3     -0.9     546      2.1
California...............       1,145.6      15,065.0     -0.1     790      2.3
Colorado.................         159.7       2,144.6     -2.2     724      2.3
Connecticut..............         108.8       1,652.3     -1.6     874      2.7
Delaware.................          26.5         408.9      0.4     748      2.9
District of Columbia.....          29.4         651.6     -0.6   1,150      5.0
Florida..................         494.0       7,181.1      1.2     630      2.9
                                                                               
Georgia..................         242.1       3,790.5     -1.0     684      2.1
Hawaii...................          36.8         569.6      0.9     635      3.6
Idaho....................          49.2         590.5      0.7     538      2.1
Illinois.................         323.7       5,773.8     -1.4     751      1.5
Indiana..................         152.0       2,839.7     -0.5     623      1.6
Iowa.....................          89.7       1,428.3     -1.1     572      2.7
Kansas...................          82.0       1,298.4     -2.2     591      1.2
Kentucky.................         106.0       1,727.5     -0.5     608      2.7
Louisiana................         116.6       1,867.2      0.0     579      2.1
Maine....................          46.9         605.5     -0.7     569      3.1
                                                                               
Maryland.................         149.9       2,470.0      0.3     761      3.1
Massachusetts............         203.2       3,200.1     -2.2     849      1.6
Michigan.................         251.4       4,399.7     -1.5     728      2.0
Minnesota................         157.6       2,631.6     -0.1     723      2.7
Mississippi..............          64.9       1,095.5     -1.7     521      3.0
Missouri.................         165.8       2,655.3     -0.4     639      2.1
Montana..................          42.0         404.9      1.1     521      3.8
Nebraska.................          54.9         887.5     -0.4     565      3.5
Nevada...................          57.3       1,077.2      2.8     658      3.6
New Hampshire............          46.3         614.7      0.1     692      2.2
                                                                               
New Jersey...............         263.2       3,935.7     -0.1     850      2.7
New Mexico...............          50.8         755.2      1.1     579      1.6
New York.................         549.8       8,347.6     -0.7     851      1.8
North Carolina...........         224.6       3,728.6     -1.1     621      1.0
North Dakota.............          23.8         319.1      0.6     516      3.4
Ohio.....................         292.6       5,348.4     -0.9     654      2.2
Oklahoma.................          91.5       1,404.4     -3.1     566      4.2
Oregon...................         116.1       1,586.4     -1.1     651      1.4
Pennsylvania.............         324.2       5,548.3     -0.6     689      2.8
Rhode Island.............          34.5         482.2      0.8     671      3.4
                                                                               
South Carolina...........         123.5       1,786.8     -0.3     578      1.9
South Dakota.............          27.8         374.9      0.1     507      3.3
Tennessee................         127.8       2,611.7     -0.2     628      1.9
Texas....................         498.5       9,250.4     -0.7     686      1.6
Utah.....................          71.5       1,047.9     -0.1     588      1.9
Vermont..................          24.0         297.8     -0.9     609      3.2
Virginia.................         200.2       3,453.2     -0.1     719      2.7
Washington...............         233.2       2,701.1      0.6     747      2.9
West Virginia............          46.9         685.7     -0.6     573      3.1
Wisconsin................         155.0       2,741.3     -0.3     628      2.3
                                                                               
Wyoming..................          21.9         252.7      0.9     563      2.9
                                                                               
Puerto Rico..............          43.6         977.0     -1.1     400      5.0
Virgin Islands...........           3.2          41.5     -3.7     602      2.0

  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.