Technical information:  (202) 691-6567     USDL 04-1200
               http://www.bls.gov/cew/
                                           For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
Media contact:                691-5902     Thursday, July 8, 2004


   (This release was reissued on Tuesday, August 31, 2004, to correct 
data in the second column of table A and in the release text associated 
with table A.  See page 5 for corrections to data from prior releases.)
             
             
             COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FOURTH QUARTER 2003


   In December 2003, Clark County, Nev., and Loudoun County, Va., had the
largest over-the-year percentage increases 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.  Clark and
Loudoun counties experienced over-the-year employment gains of 5.2 percent
each, compared with zero job growth in the nation.  Collier County, Fla.,
had the largest over-the-year gain in average weekly wages in the fourth
quarter of 2003, with an increase of 9.7 percent.  The U.S. average weekly
wage increased by 3.6 percent over the same time span.
   
   Of the 315 largest counties in the United States, 171 had over-the-year
growth in employment and 137 experienced declines in employment, while the
national average employment level was unchanged.  Average weekly wages grew
faster than the national average in 166 of the largest U.S. counties, while
the percent change in average weekly wages was below the national average
in 144 counties.

   The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also
known as the ES-202 program.  The data are derived from reports submitted
by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The 8.3
million employer reports cover 129.3 million full- and part-time workers.
The attached tables and charts 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, or in the analysis in the text.  (See Technical Note.)  December
2003 employment and 2003 fourth-quarter average weekly wages for all states
are provided in table 4 of this release.  Data for all states, MSAs, coun-
ties, and the nation through the third quarter of 2003 are available on
the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/.  Preliminary data for the
fourth quarter of 2003 and revised data for the first, second, and third
quarters of 2003 will be available later in July on the BLS Web site.

Large County Employment
   
   The national employment total in December 2003 was 129.3 million, un-
changed from December 2002.  The 315 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more
employees accounted for 70.5 percent of total U.S. covered employment and
76.6 percent of total wages.  These 315 counties had a net job loss of
26,708 over the year.  The biggest gains in employment from December 2002
to December 2003 were recorded in the counties of Clark, Nev. (38,500)
Orange, Calif. (18,600), Riverside, Calif. (16,500), San Diego, Calif.
(15,900), and Fairfax, Va. (15,300).  (See table A.)
                                  
                                  - 2 -

Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by December 2003 employment, December 2002-03
employment change, and December 2002-03 percent change in employment
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Employment in large counties
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           |                            |
  December 2003 employment |  Net change in employment, |   Percent change  
        (thousands)        |     December 2002-03       |   in employment, 
                           |         (thousands)        |  December 2002-03
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
U.S.              129,341.5|U.S.                   -37.3|U.S.                 0.0       
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
Los Angeles, Calif. 4,075.3|Clark, Nev.             38.5|Clark, Nev.          5.2 
Cook, Ill.          2,539.8|Orange, Calif.          18.6|Loudoun, Va.         5.2    
New York, N.Y.      2,253.6|Riverside, Calif.       16.5|Prince William, Va.  5.1 
Harris, Texas       1,841.5|San Diego, Calif.       15.9|Rutherford, Tenn.    4.6 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,621.2|Fairfax, Va.            15.3|Hidalgo, Texas       4.4 
Dallas, Texas       1,450.8|San Bernardino, Calif.  14.7|Montgomery, Texas    4.3 
Orange, Calif.      1,436.6|Pinellas, Fla.          10.0|Placer, Calif.       4.3 
San Diego, Calif.   1,278.2|Wake, N.C.               8.9|Chesapeake City, Va. 4.2 
King, Wash.         1,100.6|Gwinnett, Ga.            8.2|Lee, Fla.            3.9 
Miami-Dade, Fla.      980.8|Orange, Fla.             8.0|Frederick, Md.       3.8 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
   
   Employment increased in 171 counties from December 2002 to December
2003.  Clark County, Nev., and Loudoun County, Va., had the largest over-
the-year percentage increases in employment (5.2 percent each).  Prince
William County, Va., had the next largest increase, 5.1 percent, followed
by the counties of Rutherford, Tenn. (4.6 percent), and Hidalgo, Texas (4.4
percent).  (See table 1.)
   
   Employment declined in 137 counties from December 2002 to December 2003.  
The largest percentage decline in employment was in San Mateo County, Calif. 
(-4.7 percent), followed by the counties of Sangamon, Ill. (-3.9 percent), 
Santa Clara, Calif. (-3.4 percent), Tulsa, Okla. (-3.0 percent), and Shawnee, 
Kan. (-2.9 percent).  The largest absolute declines in employment occurred 
in Cook County, Ill., (-30,800), followed by the counties of Santa Clara,
Calif. (-30,500), New York, N.Y. (-21,900), Dallas, Texas (-20,700), and
Middlesex, Mass (-20,400).

Large County Average Weekly Wages

   The national average weekly wage in the fourth quarter of 2003 was
$767, which was 3.6 percent higher than in the fourth quarter of 2002.
Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 109 of the
largest 315 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., held the top position
among the highest-paid large counties with an average weekly wage of $1,480.  
Santa Clara County, Calif., was second with an average weekly wage of $1,333, 
followed by Fairfield, Conn. ($1,308), Suffolk, Mass. ($1,245), and Washing-
ton, D.C. ($1,238).  (See table B.)
   
   Collier County, Fla., led the nation in growth in average weekly wages
with an increase of 9.7 percent.  Madison County, Ill., was second with 8.8
percent growth, followed by the counties of Washington, Ore. (8.5 percent),
Genesee, Mich. (8.0 percent), and Peoria, Ill. (7.6 percent).
                                  
                                  - 3 -
   
Table B.  Top 10 counties ranked by fourth quarter 2003 average weekly wages, 
fourth quarter 2002-03 change in average weekly wages, and fourth quarter 
2002-03 percent change in average weekly wages
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Average weekly wage in large counties     
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           |                         |    
   Average weekly wage,    | Change in average weekly|   Percent change in
   fourth quarter 2003     |   wage, fourth quarter  |  average weekly wage,     
                           |          2002-03        |  fourth quarter 2002-03 
------------------------------------------------------------------------------            
U.S.                   $767|U.S.                  $27|U.S.                 3.6  
---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------
New York, N.Y.       $1,480|New York, N.Y.        $99|Collier, Fla.        9.7  
Santa Clara, Calif.   1,333|Santa Clara, Calif.    86|Madison, Ill.        8.8  
Fairfield, Conn.      1,308|Suffolk, Mass.         75|Washington, Ore.     8.5  
Suffolk, Mass.        1,245|Fairfax, Va.           70|Genesee, Mich.       8.0
Washington, D.C.      1,238|Washington, Ore.       70|Peoria, Ill.         7.6  
San Mateo, Calif.     1,234|San Mateo, Calif.      67|Okaloosa, Fla.       7.5
Arlington, Va.        1,199|Collier, Fla.          62|Norfolk City, Va.    7.3 
San Francisco, Calif. 1,178|Philadelphia, Pa.      61|New York, N.Y.       7.2  
Somerset, N.J.        1,159|Genesee, Mich.         59|Philadelphia, Pa.    7.2  
Fairfax, Va.          1,158|Hudson, N.J.           56|Richmond, N.Y.       7.1  
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   
   There were 206 counties with an average weekly wage below the national
average.  The lowest average weekly wages were reported in Cameron County,
Texas ($480), followed by the counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($487), Yakima,
Wash. ($515), Horry, S.C. ($523), and Brazos, Texas ($537).  (See table 1.)

   Six large counties experienced declines in average weekly wages.  Broome 
County, N.Y., and Olmsted County, Minn., had the largest decreases, -3.3 per-
cent each, followed by the counties of Hamilton, Ind. (-1.5 percent), Arapa-
hoe, Colo. (-1.3 percent), and Santa Cruz, Calif. (-1.2 percent).

Ten Largest U.S. Counties
   
   Of the 10 largest U.S. counties (based on 2002 employment levels), 3 re-
ported increases in employment, while declines occurred in 6 from December 
2002 to December 2003.  Orange County, Calif., and San Diego County, Calif., 
experienced the fastest growth in employment among the largest counties with 
a 1.3 percent increase each.  Orange County showed employment gains in every 
private industry supersector, except manufacturing and information.  San 
Diego County had a similar experience, but also reported a decline in the 
natural resources and mining supersector.  Government employment in Orange 
County declined by 5.7 percent, whereas government employment in San Diego 
County increased by 0.1 percent.  (See table 2.)  King County, Wash., had 
the next largest increase in employment, 0.2 percent.  The largest decline 
in employment for the 10 largest counties was in Dallas County, Texas, -1.4 
percent.  The next largest declines in employment were recorded in Cook 
County, Ill., -1.2 percent, and in New York County, N.Y., -1.0 percent.
   
   All of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw over-the-year increases in
average weekly wages.  New York County, N.Y., had the fastest growth in
wages among the top 10 counties, growing at a 7.2 percent rate.  New York
County's fastest growing supersectors were financial activities, where the
average weekly wage rose by 16.1 percent, and information, with a 7.9 per-
cent increase.  Orange County, Calif., was second in wage growth, increasing 
by 5.3 percent, followed by Dallas County, Texas, where the average wage in-
creased by 4.3 percent.  King County, Wash., experienced the smallest in-
crease in average weekly wages among the largest 10 counties, rising by only 
0.2 percent, primarily due to wage decreases in the information supersector.  
This was followed by Harris County, Texas, and San Diego County, Calif., 
with increases in average weekly wages of 2.1 percent and 2.6 percent, re-
spectively.

                                  - 4 -

Largest County by State

   Table 3 shows December 2003 employment and 2003 fourth-quarter average
weekly wage in the largest county in 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 December 2003 ranged from 
approximately 4.1 million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to 39,500 in Laramie 
County, Wyo.  The highest average weekly wage of these counties was in New 
York, N.Y. ($1,480), while the lowest average weekly wage was in Laramie, 
Wyo. ($597).
                                  
                                  - 5 -
  
  --------------------------------------------------------------------                               
 |           Correction of Data in Prior County Employment            |
 |                      and Wages News Releases                       |
 |                                                                    |
 |    In addition to the corrections made to the data in the second   |
 | column of table A in this release, corrections also have been made |
 | to data originally published in the second column of table A of    |
 | the second and third quarter 2003 County Employment and Wages news |
 | releases (USDL 04-6 and USDL 04-599).  Corrected data from these   |
 | releases are presented in the tables below.  All data released     |
 | through Create Customized Tables, Series Report, and FTP tools     |
 | on the BLS Web site are unaffected.                                |
  --------------------------------------------------------------------


Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by June 2003 employment, June 2002-03 employment
change, and June 2002-03 percent change in employment
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    Employment 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           |                            |
    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       
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Los Angeles, Calif. 4,060.4|Clark, Nev.             25.4|Loudoun, Va.         5.2 
Cook, Ill.          2,543.0|Riverside, Calif.       16.1|Yakima, Wash.        4.8    
New York, N.Y.      2,214.1|Orange, Fla.            13.4|Lee, Fla.            4.6 
Harris, Texas       1,837.2|Orange, Calif.          13.1|St. Charles, Mo.     4.3 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,547.0|Maricopa, Ariz.         10.5|Placer, Calif.       4.2 
Dallas, Texas       1,442.7|Sacramento, Calif.       9.3|Rutherford, Tenn.    4.1 
Orange, Calif.      1,433.5|Pinellas, Fla.           9.1|Pasco, Fla.          3.9
San Diego, Calif.   1,263.1|San Bernardino, Calif.   8.5|Thurston, Wash.      3.7 
King, Wash.         1,090.7|Lee, Fla.                8.0|Hidalgo, Texas       3.6 
Miami-Dade, Fla.      966.5|Kern, Calif.             8.0|Clark, Nev.          3.5 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   
   

  
Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by September 2003 employment, September 2002-03
employment change, and September 2002-03 percent change in employment
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Employment 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           |                            |
 September 2003 employment |  Net change in employment, |    Percent change  
        (thousands)        |      September 2002-03     |    in employment, 
                           |         (thousands)        |   September 2002-03
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
U.S.              128,546.3|U.S.                  -494.3|U.S.                -0.4       
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Los Angeles, Calif. 4,007.2|Clark, Nev.             32.6|Manatee, Fla.        5.7 
Cook, Ill.          2,529.5|Maricopa, Ariz.         17.5|Lee, Fla.            5.4   
New York, N.Y.      2,184.9|Orange, Calif.          16.1|Loudoun, Va.         5.4 
Harris, Texas       1,823.7|Riverside, Calif.       14.8|Gloucester, N.J.     4.6 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,571.3|San Bernardino, Calif.  14.4|Clark, Nev.          4.4 
Dallas, Texas       1,438.9|Pinellas, Fla.          11.3|Okaloosa, Fla.       4.4 
Orange, Calif.      1,426.5|San Diego, Calif.       10.8|Placer, Calif.       4.3 
San Diego, Calif.   1,256.7|Lee, Fla.                9.4|Hidalgo, Texas       4.0 
King, Wash.         1,095.4|Fairfax, Va.             9.0|Rutherford, Tenn.    3.9  
Miami-Dade, Fla.      965.2|Orange, Fla.             7.8|Pasco, Fla.          3.8 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------   

  
  



                                  - 5 -

Technical Note

   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the
ES-202 program.  The data are derived from summaries of employment and to-
tal pay of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) 
legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).  The summaries 
are a result of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs 
that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment 
and wages of workers covered by UI.  Data for 2003 are preliminary and sub-
ject 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.

                                  - 6 -

Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     
           |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey: 
           |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 employers
           |  submitted by 8.3   |  ministrative records|
           |  million employers  |  submitted by 6.4    |
           |                     |  million private sec-|
           |                     |  tor employers       |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI Coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
           |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
           |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
           |  to state and feder-|  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  al UI Laws         |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
           |                     |                      |  self-employed
           |                     |                      |--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  |   traction by size   |   jor economic indi-
           |   BLS establishment |   of establishment   |   cators
           |   survey            |                      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
Web sites  |                     |                      |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  
                                  - 7 -
   
Coverage
   
   Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SWAs by employers.  In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each 
of their establishments.  The employment and wage data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of more than 8 million employer 
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS.  These re-
ports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
   
   UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state.  In 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.
   
                                  - 8 -

   In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, states verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and own-
ership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from this process are in-
troduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year.  Changes 
resulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first 
quarter. 
   
   These changes in classifications are partially adjusted for in order to im-
prove the measure of economic change over time, as presented in this release.
Some changes in classification reflect economic events, while other changes
are simply the result of corrections and other noneconomic events.  Changes 
of an economic nature (such as a firm moving from one county to another or 
changing its primary economic activity) are not adjusted for in the over-the-
year change, because these changes are due to an actual event.  But to the ex-
tent possible, changes that are not economic in nature (such as a correction 
to a previously reported location or industry classification) are adjusted for 
in the measures of change presented in this release.
   
   The adjustment is made by reassigning year-ago data for establishments
with noneconomic changes into the classification shown in the current
data.  The year-ago totals are then recreated reflecting this reassignment
process.  The adjusted year-ago data are then used to calculate the over-
the-year change.  The adjusted year-ago data differ to some extent from the
data available on the BLS Web site.  This process results in a more accurate 
presentation of change in local economic activity than what would result 
from the simple comparison of current and year-ago data points.

   County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, after approval by the Secretary of
Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management
Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-
106.  Areas shown as counties include those designated as independent cities 
in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census areas where 
counties have not been created.  County data also are presented for the New 
England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more 
common designation used in New England (and New Jersey).  The regions re-
ferred to in this release are defined as census regions.
   
Additional statistics and other information
   
   An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive infor-
mation by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for 
the nation and all states.  Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2002
is available for sale from the BLS Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box
2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690, telephone 312-353-1880.  The 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,
fourth quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                     Employment              Average weekly wage(5)  
                                                                                                     
                          Establishments,                                                            
                          fourth quarter                Percent                     Percent          
        County(3)               2003        December    change,   Ranking  Average  change,  Ranking 
                            (thousands)       2003     December      by     weekly  fourth      by   
                                          (thousands)   2002-03   percent    wage   quarter  percent 
                                                          (4)      change           2002-03   change 
                                                                                      (4)            
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
United States(6).........       8,314.1     129,341.5       0.0         -     $767      3.6        - 
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, AL............          18.2         374.3       0.3       150      761      2.6      235 
Madison, AL..............           7.7         160.0       2.5        26      825      4.8       75 
Mobile, AL...............           9.5         161.7      -0.9       240      625      3.3      185 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.5         130.5       0.1       163      698      4.6       88 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.1          76.7       0.4       138      657      4.3      105 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         140.0       1.7        59      787      2.3      256 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.9       1,621.2       (7)         -      757      4.0      129 
Pima, AZ.................          17.6         335.6       1.3        74      669      4.5       92 
Benton, AR...............           4.1          83.1       3.4        14      679      6.3       21 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.2         242.9       1.1        88      716      4.5       92 
                                                                                                     
Washington, AR...........           4.9          85.6       1.5        66      603      3.1      201 
Alameda, CA..............          48.2         677.7      -2.3       297      981      3.2      195 
Contra Costa, CA.........          27.7         338.2      -1.0       249      928      2.4      249 
Fresno, CA...............          29.2         325.7       1.2        83      613      3.4      176 
Kern, CA.................          15.9         246.2       1.1        88      648      3.3      185 
Los Angeles, CA..........         356.0       4,075.3      -0.5       205      903      4.2      114 
Marin, CA................          11.9         111.4      -1.1       257    1,001      5.1       52 
Monterey, CA.............          11.9         149.9      -0.6       217      672      4.3      105 
Orange, CA...............          88.8       1,436.6       1.3        74      874      5.3       47 
Placer, CA...............           9.2         126.9       4.3         6      731      2.8      220 
                                                                                                     
Riverside, CA............          36.9         549.1       3.1        18      646      5.4       40 
Sacramento, CA...........          46.1         598.6       0.7       116      834      2.8      220 
San Bernardino, CA.......          40.8         592.0       2.5        26      674      3.5      171 
San Diego, CA............          85.3       1,278.2       1.3        74      815      2.6      235 
San Francisco, CA........          43.8         539.1      -0.9       240    1,178      3.5      171 
San Joaquin, CA..........          15.7         207.5      -0.5       205      675      4.3      105 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           8.6          97.7       0.5       132      632      4.1      122 
San Mateo, CA............          22.9         327.8      -4.7       312    1,234      5.7       32 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.1         171.1       0.2       158      728      4.9       67 
Santa Clara, CA..........          52.0         855.1      -3.4       310    1,333      6.9       11 
                                                                                                     
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.4          90.3      -1.4       271      715     -1.2      310 
Solano, CA...............           9.3         126.3       0.3       150      703      4.8       75 
Sonoma, CA...............          17.1         187.0      -2.8       305      753      2.7      227 
Stanislaus, CA...........          13.1         164.5       1.2        83      636      4.1      122 
Tulare, CA...............           8.8         133.1      -1.0       249      540      4.2      114 
Ventura, CA..............          20.4         301.6       0.1       163      812      3.3      185 
Yolo, CA.................           5.0          93.9       (7)         -      702      (7)        - 
Adams, CO................           8.5         139.1      -2.8       305      726      2.5      242 
Arapahoe, CO.............          18.7         272.0      -1.7       278      918     -1.3      311 
Boulder, CO..............          11.7         151.5      -1.7       278      924      4.4       99 
                                                                                                     
Denver, CO...............          24.1         425.7      -2.3       297      935      3.4      176 
El Paso, CO..............          15.6         233.8      -0.5       205      705      2.2      263 
Jefferson, CO............          17.8         204.6      -2.0       289      781      1.0      299 
Larimer, CO..............           9.0         120.3       0.1       163      708      1.3      295 
Fairfield, CT............          31.9         417.3      -0.3       191    1,308      3.2      195 
Hartford, CT.............          24.3         484.5      -0.9       240      946      3.4      176 
New Haven, CT............          22.0         362.8      -0.7       224      858      4.5       92 
New London, CT...........           6.6         129.8       1.3        74      816      2.8      220 
New Castle, DE...........          18.0         283.1       0.8       108      917      6.0       27 
Washington, DC...........          30.0         654.8      -0.4       198    1,238      3.9      136 
                                                                                                     
Alachua, FL..............           5.8         124.7       2.3        32      586      3.4      176 
Brevard, FL..............          12.1         190.5       2.2        35      714      3.0      209 
Broward, FL..............          56.5         691.6      -0.2       184      742      4.4       99 
Collier, FL..............          10.2         122.6       0.6       125      698      9.7        1 
Duval, FL................          21.8         431.6      -0.3       191      750      4.9       67 
Escambia, FL.............           7.1         122.7       0.8       108      595      2.2      263 
Hillsborough, FL.........          30.5         604.3       0.2       158      731      6.4       17 
Lee, FL..................          14.6         195.3       3.9         9      641      3.7      159 
Leon, FL.................           7.2         144.1      -0.1       176      653      0.9      300 
Manatee, FL..............           6.7         120.3       3.7        11      583      3.4      176 
                                                                                                     
Marion, FL...............           6.2          88.6       3.3        16      568      3.8      150 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          80.2         980.8      -0.5       205      765      3.5      171 
Okaloosa, FL.............           5.0          80.7       3.0        21      588      7.5        6 
Orange, FL...............          29.0         617.2       1.3        74      707      3.5      171 
Palm Beach, FL...........          42.5         521.8      -0.5       205      770      3.6      168 
Pasco, FL................           7.2          82.8       1.8        53      558      4.9       67 
Pinellas, FL.............          27.9         436.7       2.3        32      671      1.5      290 
Polk, FL.................          10.1         188.3      -0.7       224      617      4.9       67 
Sarasota, FL.............          12.6         151.1      -1.6       276      648      5.7       32 
Seminole, FL.............          11.7         150.6       0.8       108      683      2.7      227 
                                                                                                     
Volusia, FL..............          11.5         151.2       1.1        88      583      4.5       92 
Bibb, GA.................           4.8          87.3       2.2        35      642      0.0      308 
Chatham, GA..............           7.0         126.6       1.6        63      639      1.8      280 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         109.6      -1.7       278      784      3.7      159 
Cobb, GA.................          19.8         303.4       2.5        26      850      4.3      105 
De Kalb, GA..............          17.1         295.7      -0.2       184      832      2.5      242 
Fulton, GA...............          37.7         732.5      -1.3       267      990      3.6      168 
Gwinnett, GA.............          21.4         298.0       2.8        23      823      1.5      290 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          97.0       0.9        99      603     -0.5      309 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         106.0       0.9        99      641      3.7      159 
                                                                                                     
Honolulu, HI.............          24.5         427.0       0.7       116      704      3.7      159 
Ada, ID..................          13.0         184.9       1.0        95      685      1.9      278 
Champaign, IL............           3.9          90.5      -0.6       217      659      2.0      273 
Cook, IL.................         126.7       2,539.8      -1.2       262      922      3.0      209 
Du Page, IL..............          32.3         571.2      -0.6       217      921      2.4      249 
Kane, IL.................          10.8         198.5       0.6       125      718      2.3      256 
Lake, IL.................          18.8         320.3      -0.5       205      976      3.3      185 
McHenry, IL..............           7.3          93.2       0.7       116      695      1.9      278 
McLean, IL...............           3.4          86.0      -0.7       224      758      3.3      185 
Madison, IL..............           5.6          94.9      -1.7       278      666      8.8        2 
                                                                                                     
Peoria, IL...............           4.6          97.1      -1.9       288      749      7.6        5 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.4          77.4      -0.7       224      792      4.9       67 
St. Clair, IL............           5.1          93.6       1.2        83      605      2.9      215 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.1         136.3      -3.9       311      754      0.3      305 
Will, IL.................          10.4         155.7       2.4        29      731      0.6      304 
Winnebago, IL............           6.6         137.1      -1.0       249      672      2.3      256 
Allen, IN................           8.7         179.8      -1.7       278      678      2.6      235 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.8         117.8       1.8        53      685      5.4       40 
Hamilton, IN.............           6.0          85.9       3.4        14      780     -1.5      312 
Lake, IN.................           9.9         191.2      -0.9       240      689      5.0       59 
                                                                                                     
Marion, IN...............          23.7         578.1      -0.5       205      800      3.8      150 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         124.9      -0.1       176      670      5.7       32 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         108.3      -1.0       249      666      5.4       40 
Linn, IA.................           5.9         115.8      -1.2       262      732      5.0       59 
Polk, IA.................          13.8         262.7       0.3       150      763      5.0       59 
Scott, IA................           5.0          85.5       0.4       138      643      3.9      136 
Johnson, KS..............          18.8         293.8       0.6       125      783      2.1      267 
Sedgwick, KS.............          11.6         240.4      -1.6       276      699      1.2      298 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          95.9      -2.9       308      641      4.1      122 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          76.6      -0.4       198      744      4.3      105 
                                                                                                     
Fayette, KY..............           8.7         167.5       0.0       173      696      4.7       82 
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         421.5      -0.3       191      752      3.7      159 
Caddo, LA................           7.0         121.1       1.4        67      647      4.0      129 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.5          81.9      -1.8       283      625      3.1      201 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          12.9         246.2       2.1        39      659      2.3      256 
Jefferson, LA............          13.7         213.8       0.3       150      647      3.4      176 
Lafayette, LA............           7.4         120.9       0.7       116      682      2.6      235 
Orleans, LA..............          12.3         251.3       0.7       116      717      1.6      288 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.3         172.2       1.8        53      718      5.9       31 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          13.1         209.4       1.4        67      797      2.4      249 
                                                                                                     
Baltimore, MD............          20.0         361.9      -0.1       176      807      3.1      201 
Frederick, MD............           5.3          88.7       3.8        10      724      1.7      284 
Howard, MD...............           7.6         138.5       1.7        59      873      3.2      195 
Montgomery, MD...........          30.8         455.5       0.4       138    1,006      4.7       82 
Prince Georges, MD.......          14.6         316.7       1.4        67      828      4.0      129 
Baltimore City, MD.......          14.1         368.7      -0.4       198      870      3.8      150 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.1          88.0       0.9        99      690      2.7      227 
Bristol, MA..............          14.9         220.4       0.4       138      701      6.4       17 
Essex, MA................          20.4         294.1      -2.5       301      844      5.1       52 
Hampden, MA..............          13.7         199.1      -2.1       291      728      5.4       40 
                                                                                                     
Middlesex, MA............          47.5         790.6      -2.5       301    1,085      5.0       59 
Norfolk, MA..............          21.7         319.5      -1.3       267      971      5.0       59 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.3         171.3       0.4       138      762      4.4       99 
Suffolk, MA..............          22.2         563.4      -2.8       305    1,245      6.4       17 
Worcester, MA............          20.0         319.0      -0.5       205      799      6.3       21 
Genesee, MI..............           8.6         156.8      -1.5       273      794      8.0        4 
Ingham, MI...............           7.0         171.7       0.1       163      764      3.9      136 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         116.5      -0.2       184      737      4.5       92 
Kent, MI.................          14.4         337.3       0.1       163      744      2.2      263 
Macomb, MI...............          18.0         325.6      -0.4       198      884      3.9      136 
                                                                                                     
Oakland, MI..............          41.3         728.5      -1.8       283      984      3.3      185 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         110.0      -0.2       184      720      1.3      295 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.6          92.3      -0.9       240      751      4.7       82 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.1         197.5      -1.1       257      885      4.2      114 
Wayne, MI................          35.2         820.3      -1.5       273      907      5.3       47 
Anoka, MN................           7.4         111.7       0.8       108      753      2.0      273 
Dakota, MN...............           9.7         167.2       1.9        51      760      2.4      249 
Hennepin, MN.............          41.4         829.1      -1.0       249      957      3.8      150 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.3          87.2       0.4       138      762     -3.3      313 
Ramsey, MN...............          15.1         327.5      -0.9       240      871      3.9      136 
                                                                                                     
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          92.8      -2.2       294      621      2.5      242 
Stearns, MN..............           4.2          77.1      -0.5       205      632      3.9      136 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          89.6       3.1        18      543      3.2      195 
Hinds, MS................           6.6         132.4       1.1        88      680      2.6      235 
Boone, MO................           4.2          77.3      -0.7       224      600      2.7      227 
Clay, MO.................           4.8          85.9      -0.4       198      716      3.2      195 
Greene, MO...............           7.9         145.9       0.7       116      589      3.7      159 
Jackson, MO..............          18.7         365.6      -2.4       300      780      2.1      267 
St. Charles, MO..........           7.1         108.2       1.8        53      659      3.1      201 
St. Louis, MO............          33.7         625.2      -1.8       283      820      2.6      235 
                                                                                                     
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.3         227.4      -2.7       303      836      2.6      235 
Douglas, NE..............          15.0         314.3      -0.3       191      705      2.5      242 
Lancaster, NE............           7.5         150.5       1.3        74      631      2.1      267 
Clark, NV................          36.6         779.9       5.2         1      715      4.8       75 
Washoe, NV...............          12.2         200.1       2.1        39      739      5.3       47 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         195.8       1.1        88      876      4.8       75 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.6         133.8       1.0        95      799      2.4      249 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.6         144.3       1.9        51      698      3.4      176 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.7         455.3      -0.5       205    1,029      5.0       59 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.1         198.5       2.2        35      819      1.5      290 
                                                                                                     
Camden, NJ...............          13.4         207.2       1.6        63      838      (7)        - 
Essex, NJ................          21.6         364.0      -0.6       217    1,000      4.6       88 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.1          99.3       3.6        12      713      3.9      136 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.0         236.8      -1.8       283      989      6.0       27 
Mercer, NJ...............          10.6         223.5       2.4        29      988      4.2      114 
Middlesex, NJ............          20.8         396.3      -1.3       267      995      4.6       88 
Monmouth, NJ.............          20.0         249.9       0.4       138      882      3.9      136 
Morris, NJ...............          17.8         283.1      -0.2       184    1,135      2.3      256 
Ocean, NJ................          11.5         141.4       1.7        59      691      2.7      227 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.6         178.3      -0.7       224      854      2.9      215 
                                                                                                     
Somerset, NJ.............          10.0         165.8       (7)         -    1,159      1.7      284 
Union, NJ................          15.2         243.5       2.8        23      991      0.1      307 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.7         313.9       0.5       132      690      5.2       50 
Albany, NY...............           9.5         232.2       0.9        99      802      5.5       37 
Bronx, NY................          15.1         215.1      -2.1       291      744      4.2      114 
Broome, NY...............           4.4          95.9      -2.2       294      613     -3.3      313 
Dutchess, NY.............           7.6         116.8       0.4       138      776      2.2      263 
Erie, NY.................          23.1         461.5       0.1       163      682      4.4       99 
Kings, NY................          41.3         448.5       0.1       163      708      4.4       99 
Monroe, NY...............          17.5         388.2      -0.3       191      748      4.0      129 
                                                                                                     
Nassau, NY...............          50.0         608.7       0.2       158      904      6.0       27 
New York, NY.............         111.9       2,253.6      -1.0       249    1,480      7.2        8 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         109.2      -0.3       191      599      3.5      171 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.5         247.5      -0.5       205      734      3.8      150 
Orange, NY...............           9.0         127.4       0.8       108      664      5.1       52 
Queens, NY...............          39.7         477.3      -0.7       224      797      3.0      209 
Richmond, NY.............           7.9          90.4      -0.8       234      726      7.1       10 
Rockland, NY.............           9.2         113.4       0.4       138      832      5.1       52 
Suffolk, NY..............          46.8         600.6       1.0        95      838      3.3      185 
Westchester, NY..........          34.7         413.0      -0.2       184    1,035      5.6       35 
                                                                                                     
Buncombe, NC.............           6.7         106.2       1.4        67      617      4.8       75 
Catawba, NC..............           4.3          86.8      -2.7       303      614      4.1      122 
Cumberland, NC...........           5.6         110.8       0.5       132      579      3.0      209 
Durham, NC...............           6.2         164.4       0.9        99      955      4.3      105 
Forsyth, NC..............           8.4         176.8       0.1       163      730      4.4       99 
Guilford, NC.............          13.7         267.2      -0.9       240      705      5.4       40 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.5         508.9       0.0       173      878      4.9       67 
New Hanover, NC..........           6.3          89.2       2.0        48      629      4.1      122 
Wake, NC.................          23.2         389.7       2.3        32      783      4.7       82 
Cass, ND.................           5.2          86.5       1.8        53      630      2.4      249 
                                                                                                     
Butler, OH...............           6.9         131.3       1.3        74      690      3.1      201 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          39.2         767.8      -0.8       234      803      4.7       82 
Franklin, OH.............          29.9         696.5      -0.4       198      765      4.1      122 
Hamilton, OH.............          25.4         550.2      -0.1       176      828      4.5       92 
Lake, OH.................           6.8          98.6       0.7       116      641      0.8      303 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3         100.9      -0.1       176      677      5.6       35 
Lucas, OH................          11.1         228.9      -0.5       205      717      4.8       75 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.6         105.7      -1.1       257      582      3.4      176 
Montgomery, OH...........          13.5         288.7      -1.1       257      755      4.7       82 
Stark, OH................           9.1         166.8      -2.2       294      609      2.4      249 
                                                                                                     
Summit, OH...............          14.9         265.2      -0.3       191      724      3.9      136 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.9          86.0      -2.1       291      729      6.6       14 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.6         404.3      -0.8       234      671      6.2       24 
Tulsa, OK................          18.0         319.4      -3.0       309      681      3.0      209 
Clackamas, OR............          11.2         134.5       0.9        99      722      4.2      114 
Lane, OR.................          10.3         138.1      -1.2       262      614      2.7      227 
Marion, OR...............           8.4         126.7       2.0        48      613      1.8      280 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         426.0      -0.7       224      780      1.7      284 
Washington, OR...........          14.1         221.7      -0.6       217      889      8.5        3 
Allegheny, PA............          36.3         695.7      -1.2       262      802      3.8      150 
                                                                                                     
Berks, PA................           8.9         163.1       0.6       125      715      4.1      122 
Bucks, PA................          19.3         253.1       0.7       116      763      5.0       59 
Chester, PA..............          14.2         221.0       1.7        59      964      4.3      105 
Cumberland, PA...........           5.5         125.2       0.5       132      715      3.8      150 
Dauphin, PA..............           6.9         174.2      -0.4       198      754      6.5       15 
Delaware, PA.............          13.8         211.4      -2.3       297      852      6.8       12 
Erie, PA.................           7.1         125.9       0.1       163      613      2.0      273 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.6          98.7       0.8       108      594      5.1       52 
Lancaster, PA............          11.7         222.5       0.1       163      679      4.6       88 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.2         171.0       1.8        53      783      4.0      129 
                                                                                                     
Luzerne, PA..............           7.8         141.6       1.4        67      608      2.7      227 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.4         481.9      -0.8       234      936      5.1       52 
Northampton, PA..........           5.9          92.5       0.6       125      677      4.5       92 
Philadelphia, PA.........          27.8         652.6      -1.1       257      903      7.2        8 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.3         132.7      -0.6       217      612      3.2      195 
York, PA.................           8.4         166.3       0.9        99      668      3.7      159 
Kent, RI.................           5.5          81.3       2.1        39      689      3.9      136 
Providence, RI...........          17.4         290.7       0.4       138      763      5.5       37 
Charleston, SC...........          11.3         189.7       2.7        25      633      3.8      150 
Greenville, SC...........          11.9         225.4       0.5       132      683      1.8      280 
                                                                                                     
Horry, SC................           7.5          97.8       (7)         -      523      2.8      220 
Lexington, SC............           5.2          84.6       0.9        99      595      3.7      159 
Richland, SC.............           9.2         208.9       0.3       150      659      2.5      242 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.1         117.7      -0.6       217      669      1.8      280 
Minnehaha, SD............           5.9         109.0       0.8       108      644      4.0      129 
Davidson, TN.............          18.0         432.3       1.1        88      778      3.7      159 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.3         191.2       1.1        88      683      5.4       40 
Knox, TN.................          10.2         213.0       1.2        83      679      3.3      185 
Rutherford, TN...........           3.6          86.7       4.6         4      712      6.7       13 
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         501.5       0.6       125      792      4.9       67 
                                                                                                     
Bell, TX.................           4.1          90.2       0.6       125      568      2.9      215 
Bexar, TX................          29.5         659.9       0.5       132      675      6.1       25 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.0          75.7      -1.0       249      719      1.4      293 
Brazos, TX...............           3.4          78.0       0.3       150      537      4.3      105 
Cameron, TX..............           6.0         115.3      -0.1       176      480      3.9      136 
Collin, TX...............          12.1         198.5       2.1        39      844      1.4      293 
Dallas, TX...............          68.6       1,450.8      -1.4       271      952      4.3      105 
Denton, TX...............           8.2         131.6       2.1        39      654      1.7      284 
El Paso, TX..............          12.5         254.1      -0.8       234      553      5.1       52 
Fort Bend, TX............           6.2          98.3       0.0       173      766      3.8      150 
                                                                                                     
Galveston, TX............           4.7          86.8      -1.8       283      666      0.9      300 
Harris, TX...............          89.4       1,841.5      -0.9       240      906      2.1      267 
Hidalgo, TX..............           9.1         186.3       4.4         5      487      3.0      209 
Jefferson, TX............           5.9         117.5      -0.1       176      732      6.1       25 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.4         116.4      -0.7       224      574      2.9      215 
McLennan, TX.............           4.7          98.1       0.2       158      605      2.0      273 
Montgomery, TX...........           6.1          88.2       4.3         6      700      0.9      300 
Nueces, TX...............           8.0         143.9      -0.1       176      640      3.9      136 
Smith, TX................           4.8          85.6      -0.2       184      661      3.1      201 
Tarrant, TX..............          33.7         693.5      -0.9       240      793      2.3      256 
                                                                                                     
Travis, TX...............          24.7         511.4      -1.3       267      863      3.9      136 
Williamson, TX...........           4.8          84.3       3.2        17      751      1.6      288 
Davis, UT................           6.0          90.9       2.1        39      615      2.8      220 
Salt Lake, UT............          33.8         523.3       0.3       150      700      2.8      220 
Utah, UT.................          10.5         147.1       2.1        39      589      2.1      267 
Weber, UT................           5.1          87.1       1.4        67      578      2.1      267 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          95.3       0.4       138      769      4.9       67 
Arlington, VA............           6.9         153.5       1.2        83    1,199      4.0      129 
Chesterfield, VA.........           6.6         112.8       2.1        39      697      3.6      168 
Fairfax, VA..............          30.0         548.1       2.9        22    1,158      6.4       17 
                                                                                                     
Henrico, VA..............           8.1         171.5       1.4        67      773      2.7      227 
Loudoun, VA..............           5.9         108.0       5.2         1      965      3.1      201 
Prince William, VA.......           5.7          91.9       5.1         3      688      4.2      114 
Alexandria City, VA......           5.6          92.2       1.3        74      986      2.5      242 
Chesapeake City, VA......           4.7          93.3       4.2         8      595      3.3      185 
Newport News City, VA....           3.7          97.6       1.6        63      694      5.5       37 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.5         146.0      -1.0       249      746      7.3        7 
Richmond City, VA........           7.0         159.3      -1.5       273      856      6.3       21 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          10.4         170.5       2.0        48      609      6.5       15 
Clark, WA................          10.7         117.7       3.5        13      680      2.9      215 
                                                                                                     
King, WA.................          81.6       1,100.6       0.2       158      935      0.2      306 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.3          79.2       3.1        18      678      5.4       40 
Pierce, WA...............          20.4         246.2       2.2        35      668      4.2      114 
Snohomish, WA............          16.3         208.0       0.8       108      757      1.3      295 
Spokane, WA..............          15.2         191.2       0.7       116      604      2.5      242 
Thurston, WA.............           6.5          89.7       2.4        29      673      2.0      273 
Yakima, WA...............           9.2          86.0       0.9        99      515      2.8      220 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         109.6      -0.7       224      654      2.3      256 
Brown, WI................           6.8         146.0       1.3        74      714      3.3      185 
Dane, WI.................          13.6         290.9       1.0        95      748      3.9      136 
                                                                                                     
Milwaukee, WI............          22.6         502.0      -1.2       262      772      5.2       50 
Outagamie, WI............           4.9          98.8       0.4       138      669      3.4      176 
Racine, WI...............           4.3          76.1      -0.8       234      761      4.8       75 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.4         226.0       0.3       150      791      3.1      201 
Winnebago, WI............           4.0          87.2      -2.0       289      741      5.0       59 
                                                                                                     
San Juan, PR.............          13.0         335.5       2.1        39      512      6.0       27 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.  These 315 U.S. counties comprise 70.5 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,
fourth quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(4)     
                                                                                                       
                                              Establishments,                                          
         County by NAICS supersector          fourth quarter                Percent            Percent 
                                                    2003        December    change,  Average   change, 
                                                (thousands)       2003     December   weekly   fourth  
                                                              (thousands)   2002-03    wage    quarter 
                                                                              (3)              2002-03 
                                                                                                 (3)   
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
United States(5).............................       8,314.1     129,341.5       0.0     $767       3.6 
  Private industry...........................       8,048.7     108,215.1       0.0      769       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............         123.7       1,557.8       0.1      703       4.9 
    Construction.............................         804.9       6,689.5       1.2      837       2.3 
    Manufacturing............................         376.8      14,307.8      -4.2      943       6.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,853.6      25,957.3      -0.3      665       3.4 
    Information..............................         145.2       3,165.9      -4.0    1,139       3.9 
    Financial activities.....................         767.0       7,874.7       1.2    1,138       5.9 
    Professional and business services.......       1,329.4      16,113.2       0.6      945       3.8 
    Education and health services............         732.2      15,974.0       2.1      731       3.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         669.9      12,042.8       1.7      335       3.4 
    Other services...........................       1,080.6       4,274.1      -0.1      494       3.1 
  Government.................................         265.3      21,126.3      -0.2      757       2.4 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         356.0       4,075.3      -0.5      903       4.2 
  Private industry...........................         352.2       3,486.3      -0.2      898       4.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6          11.0       0.7      955      16.9 
    Construction.............................          12.9         133.9      -1.1      883       1.7 
    Manufacturing............................          17.8         485.2      -7.1      900       6.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          53.9         794.6      -1.2      735       2.7 
    Information..............................           9.2         194.9      -2.0    1,627       5.2 
    Financial activities.....................          23.0         237.9       0.9    1,258       7.0 
    Professional and business services.......          40.1         575.0       1.6    1,043       3.7 
    Education and health services............          26.6         456.5       1.9      820       3.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          25.6         375.9       5.6      766       6.5 
    Other services...........................         142.1         220.7       3.5      422       5.0 
  Government.................................           3.8         589.0      -2.3      930       3.3 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         126.7       2,539.8      -1.2      922       3.0 
  Private industry...........................         125.5       2,221.9      -0.9      929       3.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.3      -3.6    1,037       3.2 
    Construction.............................          10.5          96.7       0.0    1,169      -0.8 
    Manufacturing............................           7.9         265.7      -5.1      975       6.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.7         499.4      -0.8      753       0.4 
    Information..............................           2.5          66.1      -4.1    1,164       0.1 
    Financial activities.....................          13.8         219.4      -0.8    1,471       8.1 
    Professional and business services.......          26.1         405.5      -1.3    1,206       4.1 
    Education and health services............          12.3         350.8       1.0      791       3.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.5         217.7       2.8      375      -0.3 
    Other services...........................          12.6          95.1      -2.0      655       3.0 
  Government.................................           1.2         317.9      -3.1      871       0.9 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         111.9       2,253.6      -1.0    1,480       7.2 
  Private industry...........................         111.7       1,800.4      -0.6    1,623       8.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1       0.0    1,197      -6.5 
    Construction.............................           2.2          30.0      -4.5    1,567       3.4 
    Manufacturing............................           3.5          46.6      -4.9    1,290       6.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          22.1         247.6      -1.2    1,164       5.5 
    Information..............................           4.3         130.6      -5.1    1,751       7.9 
    Financial activities.....................          16.7         352.0      -2.0    3,034      16.1 
    Professional and business services.......          22.6         439.7       0.5    1,702       2.6 
    Education and health services............           7.8         273.8       2.4      918       7.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         188.2       0.4      787       6.1 
    Other services...........................          16.0          82.9      -1.1      871       6.1 
  Government.................................           0.2         453.2      -2.2      912       0.1 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          89.4       1,841.5      -0.9      906       2.1 
  Private industry...........................          89.0       1,595.2      -1.2      929       2.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.2          62.5       (6)    2,185       (6) 
    Construction.............................           6.3         135.5      -5.0      919       2.6 
    Manufacturing............................           4.7         164.0      -4.9    1,106       2.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.1         403.2      -2.1      821       1.0 
    Information..............................           1.4          33.8      -3.9    1,098       0.4 
    Financial activities.....................           9.7         113.1       1.7    1,181       4.9 
    Professional and business services.......          17.0         279.0      -1.7    1,073       3.2 
    Education and health services............           8.8         188.3       1.5      812       1.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.5         155.2       0.7      335      -0.9 
    Other services...........................          10.3          56.3      -3.1      539       0.4 
  Government.................................           0.4         246.3       1.1      759       3.1 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          80.9       1,621.2       (6)      757       4.0 
  Private industry...........................          80.5       1,401.8       2.2      755       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.8      -2.6      545       4.4 
    Construction.............................           8.4         131.7       5.9      779       2.1 
    Manufacturing............................           3.3         128.0      -2.5    1,050       8.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.6         336.4       1.5      712       3.2 
    Information..............................           1.6          36.6      -4.1      872       0.5 
    Financial activities.....................           9.5         133.3       1.5      933       3.7 
    Professional and business services.......          18.1         261.5       4.2      776       3.5 
    Education and health services............           7.6         160.5       5.6      842       5.0 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.6         155.8       0.8      364       2.8 
    Other services...........................           5.7          44.7      -2.6      500       2.2 
  Government.................................           0.5         219.4       1.6      766       3.7 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          68.6       1,450.8      -1.4      952       4.3 
  Private industry...........................          68.2       1,294.6      -1.4      970       4.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           6.8       (6)    2,680       (6) 
    Construction.............................           4.5          73.0      -2.2      909       5.5 
    Manufacturing............................           3.5         144.9      -3.1    1,075       6.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.8         326.1      -3.3      898       5.2 
    Information..............................           1.9          64.0      -5.1    1,272       8.7 
    Financial activities.....................           8.6         140.0       1.2    1,215       2.9 
    Professional and business services.......          14.0         237.7       0.0    1,152       4.2 
    Education and health services............           6.3         131.4       2.4      887       2.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.2         127.5       0.0      432       4.3 
    Other services...........................           6.7          40.5      -3.4      587       2.8 
  Government.................................           0.4         156.2      -1.8      800      -0.1 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          88.8       1,436.6       1.3      874       5.3 
  Private industry...........................          87.4       1,305.5       2.1      875       5.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.3           6.1       8.3      579       0.2 
    Construction.............................           6.4          85.5       4.4      969       5.9 
    Manufacturing............................           6.1         179.9      -3.0    1,036      11.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.3         278.8       0.6      802       2.7 
    Information..............................           1.5          33.8      -4.4    1,152       5.3 
    Financial activities.....................           9.7         127.8       9.9    1,354       6.2 
    Professional and business services.......          17.4         261.0       1.0      942       2.8 
    Education and health services............           9.1         126.6       6.1      849       3.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         159.9       2.5      358       3.8 
    Other services...........................          12.9          46.0       6.3      518       3.0 
  Government.................................           1.4         131.1      -5.7      859       6.0 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          85.3       1,278.2       1.3      815       2.6 
  Private industry...........................          83.9       1,060.2       1.5      809       2.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.9          11.0      -5.4      491       1.0 
    Construction.............................           6.4          81.1       4.7      869       0.7 
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         105.4      -4.2    1,129      11.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.2         220.4       2.2      655       0.9 
    Information..............................           1.4          36.7      -4.5    1,582      -2.0 
    Financial activities.....................           8.8          81.6       4.8    1,058       0.4 
    Professional and business services.......          14.9         208.1       1.5      989       2.8 
    Education and health services............           7.6         122.6       1.6      778       5.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.5         141.5       3.5      346       2.4 
    Other services...........................          19.5          51.6       1.8      449       2.7 
  Government.................................           1.3         218.0       0.1      843       2.9 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          81.6       1,100.6       0.2      935       0.2 
  Private industry...........................          81.0         945.5       0.1      944      -0.3 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           2.8     -11.3    1,109       0.8 
    Construction.............................           6.2          53.4      -0.4      921       1.4 
    Manufacturing............................           2.7         101.9      -8.2    1,176      -2.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.8         225.5       1.1      804       2.6 
    Information..............................           1.5          69.2       0.8    1,829     -15.7 
    Financial activities.....................           6.1          77.5       2.4    1,114       3.5 
    Professional and business services.......          11.7         158.3       0.7    1,160       8.4 
    Education and health services............           5.9         108.3       1.5      746       4.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4         100.5       2.9      390       3.7 
    Other services...........................          26.4          48.1       1.2      463       0.4 
  Government.................................           0.6         155.1       1.0      882       3.6 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          80.2         980.8      -0.5      765       3.5 
  Private industry...........................          79.9         827.5      -0.7      742       3.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.9      -1.8      421       4.0 
    Construction.............................           4.9          40.7       0.3      788       2.7 
    Manufacturing............................           2.8          49.4      -9.8      695       5.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.2         247.2      -1.7      689       4.2 
    Information..............................           1.7          28.5      -3.2      990       1.7 
    Financial activities.....................           8.2          65.5       0.7    1,062      -1.1 
    Professional and business services.......          15.9         132.0      -0.2      948       5.2 
    Education and health services............           7.8         123.4       1.4      748       2.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.3          92.8       2.1      432       9.9 
    Other services...........................           7.5          34.5      -1.8      450       3.0 
  Government.................................           0.3         153.3       0.5      886       2.8 

  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, fourth quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(5)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           fourth quarter                                          
        County(3)               2003                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)     December    change,  Average   change, 
                                              2003     December   weekly   fourth  
                                          (thousands) 2002-03(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2002-03(4)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
United States(6).........       8,314.1     129,341.5       0.0     $767       3.6 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.2         374.3       0.3      761       2.6 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         140.0       1.7      787       2.3 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.9       1,621.2       (7)      757       4.0 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.2         242.9       1.1      716       4.5 
Los Angeles, CA..........         356.0       4,075.3      -0.5      903       4.2 
Denver, CO...............          24.1         425.7      -2.3      935       3.4 
Hartford, CT.............          24.3         484.5      -0.9      946       3.4 
New Castle, DE...........          18.0         283.1       0.8      917       6.0 
Washington, DC...........          30.0         654.8      -0.4    1,238       3.9 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          80.2         980.8      -0.5      765       3.5 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          37.7         732.5      -1.3      990       3.6 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.5         427.0       0.7      704       3.7 
Ada, ID..................          13.0         184.9       1.0      685       1.9 
Cook, IL.................         126.7       2,539.8      -1.2      922       3.0 
Marion, IN...............          23.7         578.1      -0.5      800       3.8 
Polk, IA.................          13.8         262.7       0.3      763       5.0 
Johnson, KS..............          18.8         293.8       0.6      783       2.1 
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         421.5      -0.3      752       3.7 
Orleans, LA..............          12.3         251.3       0.7      717       1.6 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.3         172.2       1.8      718       5.9 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          30.8         455.5       0.4    1,006       4.7 
Middlesex, MA............          47.5         790.6      -2.5    1,085       5.0 
Wayne, MI................          35.2         820.3      -1.5      907       5.3 
Hennepin, MN.............          41.4         829.1      -1.0      957       3.8 
Hinds, MS................           6.6         132.4       1.1      680       2.6 
St. Louis, MO............          33.7         625.2      -1.8      820       2.6 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.6          69.1       1.3      609       4.1 
Douglas, NE..............          15.0         314.3      -0.3      705       2.5 
Clark, NV................          36.6         779.9       5.2      715       4.8 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         195.8       1.1      876       4.8 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          34.7         455.3      -0.5    1,029       5.0 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.7         313.9       0.5      690       5.2 
New York, NY.............         111.9       2,253.6      -1.0    1,480       7.2 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.5         508.9       0.0      878       4.9 
Cass, ND.................           5.2          86.5       1.8      630       2.4 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          39.2         767.8      -0.8      803       4.7 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.6         404.3      -0.8      671       6.2 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         426.0      -0.7      780       1.7 
Allegheny, PA............          36.3         695.7      -1.2      802       3.8 
Providence, RI...........          17.4         290.7       0.4      763       5.5 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          11.9         225.4       0.5      683       1.8 
Minnehaha, SD............           5.9         109.0       0.8      644       4.0 
Shelby, TN...............          19.9         501.5       0.6      792       4.9 
Harris, TX...............          89.4       1,841.5      -0.9      906       2.1 
Salt Lake, UT............          33.8         523.3       0.3      700       2.8 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          95.3       0.4      769       4.9 
Fairfax, VA..............          30.0         548.1       2.9    1,158       6.4 
King, WA.................          81.6       1,100.6       0.2      935       0.2 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         109.6      -0.7      654       2.3 
Milwaukee, WI............          22.6         502.0      -1.2      772       5.2 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           2.8          39.5       2.6      597       1.5 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.0         335.5       2.1      512       6.0 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.7          23.3       1.4      594       3.3 

  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.
  7 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
   
 
 
 

Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
fourth quarter 2003(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           fourth quarter                                        
          State                 2003                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)     December    change,  Average  change,
                                              2003     December   weekly  fourth 
                                          (thousands)   2002-03    wage   quarter
                                                                          2002-03
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
United States(4).........       8,314.1     129,341.5       0.0     $767      3.6
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         111.8       1,838.1      -0.1      657      4.0
Alaska...................          20.0         282.7       1.1      746      1.1
Arizona..................         126.9       2,352.1       2.2      710      3.8
Arkansas.................          75.2       1,133.6       0.5      587      4.1
California...............       1,190.8      14,922.3       0.0      869      3.8
Colorado.................         160.0       2,134.6      -1.1      784      2.0
Connecticut..............         109.1       1,648.9      -0.7      992      3.8
Delaware.................          27.1         408.4       0.5      825      5.0
District of Columbia.....          30.0         654.8      -0.4    1,238      3.9
Florida..................         504.1       7,424.5       0.8      685      3.8
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         245.6       3,845.6       0.2      734      2.8
Hawaii...................          37.4         583.0       1.3      678      3.7
Idaho....................          48.5         577.5       0.6      579      1.8
Illinois.................         325.7       5,738.7      -1.2      827      3.2
Indiana..................         152.1       2,852.2      -0.3      675      3.5
Iowa.....................          90.6       1,418.5       0.0      626      4.7
Kansas...................          82.2       1,298.3      -0.9      631      2.8
Kentucky.................         105.7       1,740.6       0.3      645      3.5
Louisiana................         114.0       1,870.9       0.5      628      2.4
Maine....................          47.4         595.8       0.7      631      4.6
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         150.4       2,466.4       0.7      831      3.6
Massachusetts............         206.6       3,154.6      -1.9      954      5.2
Michigan.................         251.3       4,365.8      -1.1      806      3.9
Minnesota................         159.0       2,591.9      -0.5      777      3.2
Mississippi..............          65.6       1,108.1       0.4      559      3.7
Missouri.................         165.4       2,633.6      -0.7      676      2.4
Montana..................          42.0         396.6       1.1      549      4.0
Nebraska.................          55.3         884.4       0.6      613      3.2
Nevada...................          60.3       1,111.2       4.4      721      5.1
New Hampshire............          47.0         614.9       0.6      788      4.0
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         268.1       3,912.8       0.1      945      3.4
New Mexico...............          50.4         757.1       1.4      612      4.1
New York.................         550.3       8,379.2      -0.4      959      5.2
North Carolina...........         227.8       3,759.6      -0.1      679      4.5
North Dakota.............          24.0         317.6       0.9      563      4.3
Ohio.....................         294.2       5,322.4      -0.7      713      3.8
Oklahoma.................          91.6       1,423.4      -1.3      597      4.2
Oregon...................         118.8       1,579.8       0.2      694      3.3
Pennsylvania.............         326.9       5,524.5      -0.2      750      4.7
Rhode Island.............          34.7         480.5       1.2      738      5.1
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         108.4       1,781.0       0.3      623      3.1
South Dakota.............          28.1         365.4       0.3      559      4.1
Tennessee................         128.4       2,648.0       0.4      689      4.2
Texas....................         505.3       9,300.1      -0.3      754      3.1
Utah.....................          73.9       1,066.2       1.2      630      2.3
Vermont..................          24.1         300.7       0.3      661      5.1
Virginia.................         202.6       3,477.5       1.2      786      5.2
Washington...............         222.7       2,654.7       1.0      759      1.3
West Virginia............          47.2         685.2       0.1      587      2.1
Wisconsin................         157.6       2,715.4       0.0      683      4.1
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          22.0         241.6       1.7      616      4.1
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          50.2       1,074.1       3.5      450      4.7
Virgin Islands...........           3.2          42.5      -0.2      629      2.4

  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.