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Media contact:                691-5902      Tuesday, January 11, 2005


             COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  SECOND QUARTER 2004

   In June 2004, Rutherford County, Tenn., had the largest over-the-year
percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the U.S.,
according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor.  Rutherford County experienced
an over-the-year employment gain of 8.5 percent, compared with national job
growth of 1.2 percent.  Suffolk County, Mass., had the largest over-the-year
gain in average weekly wages in the second quarter of 2004, with an increase
of 11.8 percent.  The U.S. average weekly wage increased by 3.1 percent over
the same time span.
   
   Of the 317 largest counties in the United States, 155 had over-the-year
percentage growth in employment above the national average in June 2004,
and 146 experienced changes below the national average.  Average weekly
wages grew faster than the national average in 139 of the largest U.S.
counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below the
national average in 163 counties.
   
   The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled under
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as
the ES-202 program.  The data are derived from reports submitted by every
employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The 8.4 million
employer reports cover 130.6 million full- and part-time workers.  The
attached tables and charts contain data for the nation and for the 317 U.S.
counties with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2003.
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.)  June 2004 employment and 2004 second-quarter average weekly wages
for all states are provided in table 4 of this release.  Data for all
states, metropolitan statistical areas, counties, and the nation through
the first quarter of 2004 are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.
bls.gov/cew/.  Preliminary data for the second quarter of 2004 will be
available in January on the BLS Web site.

Large County Employment
   
   In June 2004, national employment, as measured by the QCEW program, was
130.6 million, up 1.2 percent from June 2003.  The 317 U.S. counties with
75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.3 percent of total U.S. covered
employment and 76.2 percent of total covered wages.  These 317 counties had
a net job gain of 986,400 over the year, accounting for 63.5 percent of the
U.S. employment increase.  Employment increased in 237 of the large counties
from June 2003 to June 2004.  Rutherford County, Tenn., had the largest over-
the-year percentage increase in employment (8.5 percent).  Elkhart County,
Ind., had the next largest increase, 7.6 percent, followed by the counties
of Clark, Nev. (7.3 percent), Prince William, Va. (6.9 percent), and Collin,
Texas (6.8 percent).  (See table 1.)
   
   Employment declined in 65 counties from June 2003 to June 2004.  The larg-
est percentage decline in employment was in Trumbull County, Ohio (-3.4 per-
cent), followed by the counties of St. Louis City, Mo. (-2.6 percent), Anchor-
age Borough, Alaska, and Santa Cruz, Calif. (-2.2 percent each), and Baltimore
City, Md., and Wayne, Mich. (-2.1 percent each).

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Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by June 2004 employment, June 2003-04
employment change, and June 2003-04 percent change in employment

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                            Employment in large counties
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                            |                           |     Percent change
    June 2004 employment    | Net change in employment, |     in employment,
        (thousands)         |     June 2003-04          |     June 2003-04       
                            |     (thousands)           |
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------
U.S.               130,638.4|U.S.                1,554.4|U.S.                1.2          
----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------
                            |                           |
Los Angeles, Calif.  4,063.4|Orange, Calif.         55.5|Rutherford, Tenn.   8.5
Cook, Ill.           2,522.9|Clark, Nev.            55.0|Elkhart, Ind.       7.6    
New York, N.Y.       2,225.0|Maricopa, Ariz.        47.0|Clark, Nev.         7.3 
Harris, Texas        1,839.4|Los Angeles, Calif.    32.5|Prince William, Va. 6.9
Maricopa, Ariz.      1,599.1|Riverside, Calif.      29.4|Collin, Texas       6.8 
Orange, Calif.       1,479.1|Orange, Fla.           24.8|Lee, Fla.           6.0 
Dallas, Texas        1,431.1|Hillsborough, Fla.     24.1|Seminole, Fla.      5.8 
San Diego, Calif.    1,281.5|San Bernardino, Calif. 24.1|Utah, Utah          5.7 
King, Wash.          1,099.4|Fairfax, Va.           23.8|Riverside, Calif.   5.4 
Miami-Dade, Fla.       981.6|San Diego, Calif.      22.4|Marion, Fla.        5.1 
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   The largest gains in employment from June 2003 to June 2004 were
recorded in the counties of Orange, Calif. (55,500), Clark, Nev. (55,000),
Maricopa, Ariz. (47,000), Los Angeles, Calif. (32,500), and Riverside,
Calif. (29,400).  (See table A.)
   
   The largest absolute declines in employment occurred in Wayne County,
Mich. (-17,200), followed by the counties of Philadelphia, Pa. (-10,600),
Oakland, Mich. (-10,200), Alameda, Calif., and Middlesex, Mass. (-8,600
each).
   
Large County Average Weekly Wages

   The national average weekly wage in the second quarter of 2004 was $724.
Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 113 of the
largest 317 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., held the top position
among the highest-paid large counties with an average weekly wage of $1,300.
Santa Clara County, Calif., was second with an average weekly wage of $1,288,
followed by Washington, D.C. ($1,189), Arlington, Va. ($1,170), and Suffolk,
Mass. ($1,163).  (See table B.)

   There were 200 counties with an average weekly wage below the national
average in the second quarter of 2004.  The lowest average weekly wages
were reported in Cameron County, Texas ($452), followed by the counties of
Hidalgo, Texas ($457), Horry, S.C. ($476), Webb, Texas ($486), and Yakima,
Wash. ($491).  (See table 1.)
   
                            
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Table B.  Top 10 counties ranked by second quarter 2004 average weekly wages,
second quarter 2003-04 change in average weekly wages, and second quarter
2003-04 percent change in average weekly wages
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                      Average weekly wage in large counties
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    Average weekly wage,   |   Change in average       |    Percent change in
    second quarter 2004    |      weekly wage,         |      average weekly
                           |     second quarter        |       wage, second
                           |        2003-04            |      quarter 2003-04
---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------                                      
U.S.                   $724|U.S.                    $22|U.S.                 3.1
---------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------
New York, N.Y.       $1,300|Suffolk, Mass.         $123|Suffolk, Mass.      11.8  
Santa Clara, Calif.   1,288|Arlington, Va.           78|Pierce, Wash.        9.8  
Washington, D.C.      1,189|Pierce, Wash.            63|Lee, Fla.            9.6  
Arlington, Va.        1,170|Santa Clara, Calif.      63|Spartanburg, S.C.    8.7
Suffolk, Mass.        1,163|Lee, Fla.                57|Rock Island, Ill.    8.5  
San Mateo, Calif.     1,147|Middlesex, Mass.         57|Okaloosa, Fla.       7.3  
Fairfield, Conn.      1,110|Rock Island, Ill.        57|Arlington, Va.       7.1  
San Francisco, Calif. 1,100|Spartanburg, S.C.        55|Riverside, Calif.    7.1  
Somerset, N.J.        1,093|Westchester, N.Y.        54|Benton, Ark.         6.9  
Fairfax, Va.          1,085|Washington, Ore.         52|Elkhart, Ind.        6.8  
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   Over the year, national average weekly wages rose by 3.1 percent.  Among
the largest counties, Suffolk County, Mass., led the nation in growth in
average weekly wages, with an increase of 11.8 percent from the second quar-
ter of 2003.  Pierce County, Wash., was second with 9.8 percent growth, fol-
lowed by the counties of Lee, Fla. (9.6 percent), Spartanburg, S.C. (8.7 per-
cent), and Rock Island, Ill. (8.5 percent).

   Twelve counties experienced over-the-year declines in average weekly wages.
Somerset County, N.J., had the largest decrease, -5.2 percent, followed by the
counties of Olmsted, Minn. (-3.3 percent), Williamson, Texas (-2.7 percent),
King, Wash. (-2.0 percent), and Lake, Ohio (-1.6 percent).

Ten Largest U.S. Counties
   
   Of the 10 largest U.S. counties (based on 2003 employment levels), 9
reported increases in employment, while 1 showed a decline from June 2003
to June 2004.  Orange County, Calif., experienced the fastest growth in
employment among the largest counties, with a 3.9 percent increase.  Within
Orange County, employment rose in every industry group except natural
resources and mining, manufacturing, and information.  The largest gains
were in professional and business services (8.5 percent) and construction
(8.3 percent).  (See table 2.)  Maricopa County, Ariz., had the next
largest increase in employment, 3.0 percent, followed by Miami-Dade, Fla.,
and San Diego, Calif. (1.8 percent each).  The only decrease in employment
for the 10 largest counties was in Cook County, Ill., a 0.3 percent decline.
The next lowest change in employment was recorded in Dallas County, Texas
(+0.1 percent) and Harris County, Texas (+0.5 percent).

   Nine of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw over-the-year increases in
average weekly wages.  Miami-Dade County, Fla., had the fastest growth in
wages among the top 10 counties, 4.2 percent.  Within Miami-Dade County,
wages increased the most in manufacturing (11.5 percent) and information
(9.7 percent).  Dallas County, Texas, and New York County, N.Y., were
second in wage growth, with gains of 3.9 percent each.  The smallest wage
gains among the 10 largest counties occurred in Orange County, Calif.
(2.9 percent) and Cook County, Ill. (3.0 percent).  King County, Wash.,
experienced the only decline in average weekly wages among the largest
10 counties (-2.0 percent).  The information sector posted the largest
drop in wages, with a decline of 20.9 percent over the year.

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Largest County by State

   Table 3 shows June 2004 employment and the 2004 second-quarter
average weekly wage in the largest county in each state.  (This table
includes two counties--Yellowstone, Mont., and Laramie, Wyo.,--that have
employment levels below 75,000).  The employment levels in these counties
in June 2004 ranged from approximately 4.1 million in Los Angeles County,
Calif., to 40,600 in Laramie County, Wyo.  The highest average weekly wage
of these counties was in New York, N.Y. ($1,300), while the lowest average
weekly wage was in Laramie County, Wyo. ($572).






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Technical Note

   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the
ES-202 program.  The data are derived from summaries of employment and to-
tal pay of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) 
legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).  The summaries 
are a result of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs 
that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment 
and wages of workers covered by UI.  Data for 2004 are preliminary and sub-
ject to revision.

   For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having
employment levels of 75,000 or greater.  Each year, these large counties
are selected on the basis of the preliminary annual average of employment
for the previous year.  The 318 counties discussed in this release were
derived using 2003 preliminary annual averages of employment.  These
counties will be included in all 2004 quarterly releases.  The counties
in table 2 are selected and sorted each year based on the annual average
employment from the preceding year.

   The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from
data released by the individual states.  These potential differences result
from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time and ongoing review
and editing.  The individual states determine their data release timetables.
   
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures

   The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment
measures for any given quarter.  Each of these measures--QCEW, Business
Employment Dynamics (BED), and Current Employment Statistics (CES)--makes
use of the quarterly UI employment reports in producing data; however, 
each measure has a somewhat different universe coverage, estimation pro-
cedure, and publication product.

   Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat
different measures of over-the-quarter employment change. It is important
to understand program differences and the intended uses of the program
products.  (See table below.)  Additional information on each program can 
be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the table below.

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Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
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           |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey: 
           |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 employers
           |  submitted by 8.4   |  ministrative records|
           |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.5    |
           |  ments              |  million private-sec-|
           |                     |  tor employers       |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
           |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
           |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
           |  to state and feder-|  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  al UI laws         |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
           |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
           |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
           |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
           |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
           |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
           |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
           |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
           |   ter               |                      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
           |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
           |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-    
           |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-  
           |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
           |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
           |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
           |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
           |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
           |  state, and national|  the national level  |
           |  levels by detailed |--Future expansions   |
           |  industry           |  will include data at|
           |                     |  the county, MSA, and|
           |                     |  state level and by  |
           |                     |  size of establish-  |
           |                     |  ment                |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
           |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
           |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
           |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
           |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
           |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
           |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
           |   BLS establishment |  -Future:  Employment|   cators
           |   surveys           |   expansion and con- |
           |                     |   traction by size of|
           |                     |   establishment      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
Web sites  |                     |                      |
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Coverage
   
   Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SWAs by employers.  In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each 
of their establishments.  The employment and wage data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of more than 8 million employer 
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS.  These re-
ports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
   
   UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state.  In 2003, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 127.8 million
jobs.  The estimated 122.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjust-
ment for multiple jobholders) represented 96.6 percent of civilian wage 
and salary employment.  Covered workers received $4.826 trillion in pay,
representing 94.6 percent of the wage and salary component of personal
income and 43.9 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, 
elected officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domes-
tic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain 
small nonprofit organizations.

   State and federal UI laws change periodically.  These changes may have
an impact on the employment and wages reported by employers covered under
the UI program.  Coverage changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons
presented in this news release.  Effective January 1, 2004, the Washington
Employment Security Department no longer includes as covered wages an em-
ployee's income attributable to the transfer of shares of stock to the em-
ployee.  This change in wage coverage pertains to all establishments in
Washington State and contributes significantly to over-the-year changes in
wages in the state in 2004.

Concepts and methodology
   
   Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during
or received pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month.  With
few exceptions, all employees of covered firms are reported, including pro-
duction and sales workers, corporation officials, executives, supervisory 
personnel, and clerical workers.  Workers on paid vacations and part-time 
workers also are included.
   
   Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total
wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees,
as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the
quarter. These calculations are made using unrounded employment and wage
values.  The average wage values that can be calculated using rounded data
from the BLS database may differ from the averages reported.  Included in
the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, the cash
value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in
some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans
such as 401(k) plans and stock options.
   
   Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-
time workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-
paying occupations.  When comparing average weekly wage levels between
industries and/or states, these factors should be taken into consideration.
Percent changes are calculated using an adjusted version of the final 2003
quarterly data as the base data.  Final data for 2003 may differ from pre-
liminary data published earlier.
   
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   In order to insure the highest possible quality of data, states verify
with employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and own-
ership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from this process are in-
troduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year.  Changes 
resulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first 
quarter. 
   
   These changes in classifications are partially adjusted for in order to im-
prove the measure of economic change over time, as presented in this release.
Some changes in classification reflect economic events, while other changes
are simply the result of corrections and other noneconomic events.  Changes 
of an economic nature (such as a firm moving from one county to another or 
changing its primary economic activity) are not adjusted for in the over-the-
year change, because these changes are due to an actual event.  But to the ex-
tent possible, changes that are not economic in nature (such as a correction 
to a previously reported location or industry classification) are adjusted for 
in the measures of change presented in this release.
   
   The adjustment is made by reassigning year-ago data for establishments
with noneconomic changes into the classification shown in the current
data.  The year-ago totals are then recreated reflecting this reassignment
process.  The adjusted year-ago data are then used to calculate the over-
the-year change.  The adjusted year-ago data differ to some extent from the
data available on the BLS Web site.  This process results in a more accurate 
presentation of change in local economic activity than what would result 
from the simple comparison of current and year-ago data points.

   County definitions are assigned according to Federal Information
Processing Standards Publications (FIPS PUBS) as issued by the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, after approval by the Secretary of
Commerce pursuant to Section 5131 of the Information Technology Management
Reform Act of 1996 and the Computer Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-
106.  Areas shown as counties include those designated as independent cities 
in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census areas where 
counties have not been created.  County data also are presented for the New 
England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more 
common designation used in New England (and New Jersey).  The regions re-
ferred to in this release are defined as census regions.
   
Additional statistics and other information
   
   An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive infor-
mation by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for 
the nation and all states.  Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2002
is available for sale from the BLS Publications Sales Center, P.O. Box
2145, Chicago, Illinois 60690, telephone 312-353-1880.  The 2002 bulletin
is now available in a portable document format (PDF) on the BLS Web site
at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn02.htm.  The 2003 annual bulletin will
be published in early 2005.  BLS also will make this bulletin available 
on the BLS Web site.

   
   News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are 
available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics 
and Labor Turnover (Business Employment Dynamics), telephone 202-691-6467;
(http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: BDMInfo@bls.gov).
   
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Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 318 largest counties,
second quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                     Employment              Average weekly wage(5)  
                                                                                                     
                          Establishments,                                                            
                           second quarter                                           Percent          
        County(3)               2004          June      Percent   Ranking  Average  change,  Ranking 
                            (thousands)       2004      change,      by     weekly  second      by   
                                          (thousands)    June     percent    wage   quarter  percent 
                                                      2003-04(4)   change          2003-04   change 
                                                                                      (4)            
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
United States(6).........       8,363.3     130,638.4       1.2         -     $724      3.1        - 
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, AL............          18.5         370.2       0.4       210      720      2.7      178 
Madison, AL..............           7.8         164.3       2.5        71      788      3.0      150 
Mobile, AL...............           9.6         162.1      -0.5       264      592      3.1      140 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.6         132.1       1.9       100      629      3.3      122 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.1          77.6       2.2        85      608      2.4      201 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.7         140.9      -2.2       306      788      3.7       82 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.3       1,599.1       3.0        57      733      3.5      103 
Pima, AZ.................          17.5         330.1       3.6        41      650      3.2      130 
Benton, AR...............           4.4          84.9       3.4        45      664      6.9        9 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.3         241.8       0.9       176      664      4.4       44 
                                                                                                     
Washington, AR...........           5.0          86.4       2.9        60      587      5.4       27 
Alameda, CA..............          47.3         677.2      -1.3       294      957      3.6       93 
Contra Costa, CA.........          27.2         341.4      -0.5       264      911      4.4       44 
Fresno, CA...............          28.1         338.6      -1.3       294      581      4.5       42 
Kern, CA.................          15.6         252.7       (7)         -      631      (7)        - 
Los Angeles, CA..........         354.4       4,063.4       0.8       182      815      3.4      112 
Marin, CA................          11.7         112.0       1.0       170      917      2.8      170 
Monterey, CA.............          11.8         180.6      -1.2       292      644      2.5      192 
Orange, CA...............          89.2       1,479.1       3.9        38      826      2.9      164 
Placer, CA...............           9.3         132.6       4.9        12      723      2.0      237 
                                                                                                     
Riverside, CA............          37.6         577.1       5.4         9      651      7.1        7 
Sacramento, CA...........          45.8         611.3       0.8       182      806      3.1      140 
San Bernardino, CA.......          41.0         604.4       4.2        23      649      1.7      249 
San Diego, CA............          85.1       1,281.5       1.8       106      786      3.7       82 
San Francisco, CA........          42.7         520.6      -1.0       285    1,100      4.4       44 
San Joaquin, CA..........          15.6         220.0       (7)         -      630      3.8       80 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           8.6         102.6      -0.7       274      613      5.7       20 
San Mateo, CA............          22.7         328.9      -1.0       285    1,147      1.6      254 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.0         185.7       0.1       230      687      4.2       56 
Santa Clara, CA..........          51.9         855.3      -0.5       264    1,288      5.1       30 
                                                                                                     
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.3          99.8      -2.2       306      691      5.0       33 
Solano, CA...............           9.3         128.5       0.2       224      694      6.0       14 
Sonoma, CA...............          17.0         195.7       0.9       176      718      2.6      186 
Stanislaus, CA...........          12.9         172.6       0.5       202      617      3.7       82 
Tulare, CA...............           8.5           (7)       (7)         -      522      5.0       33 
Ventura, CA..............          20.5         311.0       1.5       127      779      4.3       51 
Yolo, CA.................           5.0          97.8      -0.7       274      689      6.0       14 
Adams, CO................           8.6         143.6       0.0       239      700      3.4      112 
Arapahoe, CO.............          18.9         271.9      -0.1       245      862      0.5      295 
Boulder, CO..............          11.8         153.6       1.5       127      883      4.3       51 
                                                                                                     
Denver, CO...............          24.3         426.1       0.4       210      887      4.6       41 
El Paso, CO..............          15.9         239.5       1.5       127      683      2.9      164 
Jefferson, CO............          18.0         206.8       0.1       230      740      1.5      264 
Larimer, CO..............           9.2         126.0       2.1        93      647     -0.9      307 
Fairfield, CT............          31.7         416.6       0.0       239    1,110      3.3      122 
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         485.5       0.2       224      897      3.9       72 
New Haven, CT............          21.9         365.9       1.2       157      803      3.5      103 
New London, CT...........           6.6         129.8      -0.9       279      787      5.1       30 
New Castle, DE...........          19.0         282.6       1.0       170      860      3.1      140 
Washington, DC...........          29.5         665.7       1.7       116    1,189      3.6       93 
                                                                                                     
Alachua, FL..............           6.0         121.7       1.7       116      583      4.1       67 
Brevard, FL..............          12.8         197.0       (7)         -      715      (7)        - 
Broward, FL..............          58.2         691.9       1.8       106      706      3.5      103 
Collier, FL..............          10.6         113.5       4.5        18      655      5.5       23 
Duval, FL................          22.8         436.3       2.9        60      709      2.8      170 
Escambia, FL.............           7.5         123.6       4.1        29      577      3.2      130 
Hillsborough, FL.........          31.9         601.5       4.2        23      693      4.4       44 
Lee, FL..................          15.4         191.0       6.0         6      649      9.6        3 
Leon, FL.................           7.4         139.8       1.5       127      638      4.4       44 
Manatee, FL..............           7.2         116.4       4.4        21      581      4.1       67 
                                                                                                     
Marion, FL...............           6.6          89.7       5.1        10      551      4.2       56 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          82.0         981.6       1.8       106      718      4.2       56 
Okaloosa, FL.............           5.4          81.7      -1.1       290      588      7.3        6 
Orange, FL...............          30.5         618.8       4.2        23      673      3.5      103 
Palm Beach, FL...........          43.8         512.8       3.4        45      724      3.0      150 
Pasco, FL................           7.6          78.4       3.4        45      565      4.2       56 
Pinellas, FL.............          28.8         433.3       4.1        29      640      2.1      226 
Polk, FL.................          10.7         184.3       3.8        40      587      3.2      130 
Sarasota, FL.............          13.3         150.0       4.7        15      636      6.5       12 
Seminole, FL.............          12.4         152.9       5.8         7      654      3.2      130 
                                                                                                     
Volusia, FL..............          12.1         151.4       4.1        29      548      3.6       93 
Bibb, GA.................           4.8          86.8       1.4       139      612      2.0      237 
Chatham, GA..............           7.1         126.9       2.2        85      610      2.9      164 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         105.9       (7)         -      805      3.6       93 
Cobb, GA.................          20.1         297.1       0.4       210      815      4.2       56 
De Kalb, GA..............          17.2         291.9       0.3       217      806      3.7       82 
Fulton, GA...............          37.8         725.9       1.4       139      940      2.2      219 
Gwinnett, GA.............          21.7         305.6       3.3        48      760     -0.3      303 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.8          96.3      -0.4       260      580      2.3      213 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         105.3       1.2       157      625      3.8       80 
                                                                                                     
Honolulu, HI.............          24.0         427.4       2.1        93      675      2.7      178 
Ada, ID..................          13.1         189.4       3.3        48      669      3.2      130 
Champaign, IL............           3.9          90.4       1.1       164      614      1.7      249 
Cook, IL.................         126.6       2,522.9      -0.3       256      860      3.0      150 
Du Page, IL..............          32.5         583.2       0.8       182      856      0.6      292 
Kane, IL.................          11.0         205.1       2.4        76      663      1.1      277 
Lake, IL.................          19.0         328.4       0.5       202      867      2.5      192 
McHenry, IL..............           7.5          98.3       3.2        52      646      2.2      219 
McLean, IL...............           3.4          83.8      -0.9       279      755      3.6       93 
Madison, IL..............           5.6          95.4      -0.2       252      617      5.5       23 
                                                                                                     
Peoria, IL...............           4.6          98.9       2.4        76      688      4.1       67 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.4          78.5      -0.5       264      725      8.5        5 
St. Clair, IL............           5.1          92.4      -0.5       264      592      4.2       56 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.1         132.7       (7)         -      724      (7)        - 
Will, IL.................          10.7         164.0       3.3        48      674      0.9      286 
Winnebago, IL............           6.6         137.9       1.4       139      632      1.1      277 
Allen, IN................           8.7         177.4       1.4       139      648      1.4      270 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.8         126.6       7.6         2      663      6.8       10 
Hamilton, IN.............           6.2          90.0       4.2        23      726      0.8      289 
Lake, IN.................           9.9         192.6      -0.9       279      656      3.3      122 
                                                                                                     
Marion, IN...............          23.6         580.5       0.8       182      769      5.9       17 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         125.5       1.4       139      627      1.1      277 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.1      -1.5       297      625      4.2       56 
Linn, IA.................           6.0         117.4       1.4       139      685      1.6      254 
Polk, IA.................          14.2         263.9       2.2        85      711      2.7      178 
Scott, IA................           5.1          87.7       2.4        76      597      2.9      164 
Johnson, KS..............          18.7         298.7       1.9       100      751      2.3      213 
Sedgwick, KS.............          11.5         239.6       0.3       217      670      3.4      112 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.7          95.5      -0.7       274      634      5.1       30 
Fayette, KY..............           8.7         167.7       1.4       139      670      3.1      140 
                                                                                                     
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         420.6      -0.1       245      726      4.9       35 
Caddo, LA................           7.0         121.5       2.1        93      632      5.2       28 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.6          82.3      -0.8       278      584      1.2      276 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.0         248.2       2.6        68      612     -0.5      305 
Jefferson, LA............          14.0         214.4       0.4       210      597      2.4      201 
Lafayette, LA............           7.5         119.3      -0.2       252      628      2.4      201 
Orleans, LA..............          12.5         252.4       0.5       202      676      2.4      201 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.7         173.1       1.8       106      666      4.2       56 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          13.4         215.8       2.2        85      760      2.4      201 
Baltimore, MD............          20.6         366.8       1.1       164      738      3.4      112 
                                                                                                     
Frederick, MD............           5.4          90.2       2.3        79      703      3.5      103 
Howard, MD...............           7.9         140.0       0.3       217      830      3.5      103 
Montgomery, MD...........          31.3         455.0       0.0       239      950      3.6       93 
Prince Georges, MD.......          14.9         313.5       1.6       123      795      2.4      201 
Baltimore City, MD.......          13.9         357.0      -2.1       304      841      4.5       42 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2         101.8      -0.2       252      654      6.0       14 
Bristol, MA..............          15.2         222.5       0.7       189      673      4.3       51 
Essex, MA................          20.6         299.9      -1.0       285      779      2.1      226 
Hampden, MA..............          14.0         202.1      -0.4       260      673      2.6      186 
Middlesex, MA............          47.9         787.8      -1.1       290    1,041      5.8       18 
                                                                                                     
Norfolk, MA..............          21.8         321.9      -0.7       274      883      3.2      130 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.6         175.8       0.9       176      728      2.2      219 
Suffolk, MA..............          22.3         560.5      -0.5       264    1,163     11.8        1 
Worcester, MA............          20.3         321.6       0.6       194      767      3.9       72 
Genesee, MI..............           8.6         155.4      -0.3       256      695      2.1      226 
Ingham, MI...............           7.0         168.1      -0.9       279      699      0.3      298 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         116.3      -0.5       264      683      3.0      150 
Kent, MI.................          14.6         336.8       1.3       151      675      0.0      300 
Macomb, MI...............          18.0         328.4       0.6       194      808      1.6      254 
Oakland, MI..............          41.5         725.1      -1.4       296      890      1.6      254 
                                                                                                     
Ottawa, MI...............           5.8         113.3       1.5       127      664      1.4      270 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.6          90.6      -1.6       299      669      1.1      277 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.2         192.9       0.1       230      835      1.8      244 
Wayne, MI................          35.1         797.6      -2.1       304      857      2.5      192 
Anoka, MN................           7.3         114.7       1.8       106      725      0.1      299 
Dakota, MN...............           9.5         171.5       1.3       151      732      2.4      201 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.0         832.0       0.7       189      916      3.0      150 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.3          88.8       1.6       123      754     -3.3      312 
Ramsey, MN...............          14.7         331.3       0.4       210      848      4.2       56 
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          95.6       0.3       217      610      2.7      178 
                                                                                                     
Stearns, MN..............           4.1          78.0       1.1       164      597      2.2      219 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          90.2       0.2       224      525      0.6      292 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         130.8       1.0       170      635      1.1      277 
Boone, MO................           4.3          78.1       2.0        98      587      4.3       51 
Clay, MO.................           4.9          87.7       0.6       194      675      0.4      296 
Greene, MO...............           8.0         144.7       0.3       217      577      3.4      112 
Jackson, MO..............          18.7         366.0      -0.4       260      745      2.1      226 
St. Charles, MO..........           7.3         114.8       4.6        17      640      3.4      112 
St. Louis, MO............          33.7         621.2      -1.0       285      781      1.6      254 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.2         223.6      -2.6       308      805      1.8      244 
                                                                                                     
Douglas, NE..............          14.7         311.9       0.1       230      669      1.7      249 
Lancaster, NE............           7.5         153.4       1.9       100      601      2.2      219 
Clark, NV................          38.3         805.1       7.3         3      684      4.4       44 
Washoe, NV...............          12.6         205.2       4.9        12      688      3.3      122 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.3         195.8       1.7       116      792      3.0      150 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.7         136.9       2.5        71      721      3.6       93 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.5         150.2       2.2        85      665      2.6      186 
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         451.8      -0.1       245      914      2.1      226 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.1         201.3       0.6       194      784      3.2      130 
Camden, NJ...............          13.3         211.7       3.1        55      754      3.6       93 
                                                                                                     
Essex, NJ................          21.3         361.8       0.1       230      930      3.7       82 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.1         101.6       4.7        15      675      4.2       56 
Hudson, NJ...............          13.8         233.8       0.0       239      948      5.7       20 
Mercer, NJ...............          10.6         219.0      -1.5       297      896      1.6      254 
Middlesex, NJ............          20.6         396.4       1.2       157      914      3.9       72 
Monmouth, NJ.............          19.8         260.6       2.9        60      797      1.8      244 
Morris, NJ...............          17.6         285.3       1.2       157    1,044      1.5      264 
Ocean, NJ................          11.4         152.1       2.3        79      636      3.9       72 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.4         178.9       1.4       139      799      4.9       35 
Somerset, NJ.............           9.9         168.7       (7)         -    1,093     -5.2      313 
                                                                                                     
Union, NJ................          14.9         235.0       (7)         -      912      (7)        - 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.6         317.0       2.5        71      649      2.4      201 
Albany, NY...............           9.5         229.3       0.5       202      762      2.6      186 
Bronx, NY................          15.3         217.3       0.5       202      715      3.3      122 
Broome, NY...............           4.4          96.3       0.5       202      588     -0.2      302 
Dutchess, NY.............           7.8         117.2      -0.5       264      (7)      (7)        - 
Erie, NY.................          23.3         455.8      -0.5       264      653      4.3       51 
Kings, NY................          41.9         446.0       0.6       194      652      4.2       56 
Monroe, NY...............          17.7         386.6      -0.1       245      738      1.0      284 
Nassau, NY...............          50.5         608.0       0.9       176      825      3.0      150 
                                                                                                     
New York, NY.............         112.3       2,225.0       0.6       194    1,300      3.9       72 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         110.7       0.2       224      573      2.5      192 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.6         249.8       0.7       189      691      3.0      150 
Orange, NY...............           9.2         128.5       1.4       139      652      3.3      122 
Queens, NY...............          40.1         474.8      -1.0       285      738      1.5      264 
Richmond, NY.............           8.0          89.4       0.6       194      671      4.0       70 
Rockland, NY.............           9.3         113.4       0.9       176      801      3.4      112 
Suffolk, NY..............          47.6         614.3       1.2       157      782      2.8      170 
Westchester, NY..........          35.2         415.0       0.8       182      978      5.8       18 
Buncombe, NC.............           6.9         106.3       1.5       127      567      3.5      103 
                                                                                                     
Catawba, NC..............           4.3          87.2       1.9       100      572      3.1      140 
Cumberland, NC...........           5.6         111.7       2.2        85      563      2.7      178 
Durham, NC...............           6.2         166.6       2.3        79      916      2.3      213 
Forsyth, NC..............           8.4         174.5       0.0       239      679      0.9      286 
Guilford, NC.............          13.7         268.7       1.5       127      662      2.8      170 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.2         505.8       0.5       202      835      3.2      130 
New Hanover, NC..........           6.4          90.1       1.8       106      590      3.7       82 
Wake, NC.................          23.3         392.5       3.3        48      734      2.7      178 
Cass, ND.................           5.4          89.3       3.1        55      590      3.9       72 
Butler, OH...............           6.8         134.7       2.6        68      674      6.1       13 
                                                                                                     
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.2         764.5      -0.3       256      757      3.4      112 
Franklin, OH.............          28.9         686.4       0.3       217      733      2.5      192 
Hamilton, OH.............          24.4         547.7       0.0       239      782      3.7       82 
Lake, OH.................           6.7         101.0       1.5       127      604     -1.6      309 
Lorain, OH...............           6.1         103.3       0.1       230      636      2.4      201 
Lucas, OH................          10.8         228.0      -0.1       245      668      1.4      270 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.4         106.9       0.6       194      547      2.4      201 
Montgomery, OH...........          13.1         285.9      -1.2       292      697      2.3      213 
Stark, OH................           9.1         167.6      -0.6       273      584      1.9      240 
Summit, OH...............          14.7         267.8       2.2        85      684      3.0      150 
                                                                                                     
Trumbull, OH.............           4.8          85.0      -3.4       309      671      5.2       28 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.6         403.0       1.5       127      635      2.6      186 
Tulsa, OK................          18.2         319.6       0.1       230      649      1.6      254 
Clackamas, OR............          11.5         141.9       4.2        23      686      1.8      244 
Jackson, OR..............           6.3          80.3       4.0        36      569      3.5      103 
Lane, OR.................          10.5         141.8       2.9        60      595      2.4      201 
Marion, OR...............           8.5         136.4       3.9        38      587      1.7      249 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         424.5       2.1        93      752      2.6      186 
Washington, OR...........          14.6         227.7       2.5        71      844      6.6       11 
Allegheny, PA............          37.4         700.5      -0.1       245      759      3.0      150 
                                                                                                     
Berks, PA................           8.9         163.5       1.8       106      671      1.1      277 
Bucks, PA................          20.1         261.3       1.9       100      724      3.6       93 
Chester, PA..............          14.4         225.6       1.5       127      932      4.4       44 
Cumberland, PA...........           5.7         127.7       1.6       123      707      3.4      112 
Dauphin, PA..............           6.9         176.9       0.8       182      726      4.8       40 
Delaware, PA.............          13.8         209.8      -0.9       279      761      1.3      274 
Erie, PA.................           7.3         128.4       1.3       151      585      3.2      130 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.7          99.1       1.4       139      566      2.5      192 
Lancaster, PA............          11.7         228.2       1.5       127      636      2.1      226 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.3         176.7       1.0       170      723      3.0      150 
                                                                                                     
Luzerne, PA..............           8.0         143.3       0.4       210      591      2.8      170 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.8         485.0       0.3       217      887      3.6       93 
Northampton, PA..........           6.1          92.2       1.4       139      651      2.7      178 
Philadelphia, PA.........          28.4         627.2      -1.7       302      838      3.1      140 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.6         137.8       3.0        57      595      3.1      140 
York, PA.................           8.4         168.1       2.3        79      645      2.9      164 
Kent, RI.................           5.6          82.6       2.5        71      669     -1.0      308 
Providence, RI...........          17.8         288.9      -0.3       256      713      4.9       35 
Charleston, SC...........          11.7         194.9       3.6        41      597      0.7      291 
Greenville, SC...........          12.1         223.8       0.2       224      642      2.1      226 
                                                                                                     
Horry, SC................           7.9         113.1       4.4        21      476      1.9      240 
Lexington, SC............           5.4          86.8       1.8       106      573      5.5       23 
Richland, SC.............           9.3         206.4       2.0        98      629      2.4      201 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.2         115.6       0.9       176      686      8.7        4 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.0         110.8       1.6       123      606      3.4      112 
Davidson, TN.............          17.8         424.3      -0.2       252      722      4.0       70 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.3         184.2       0.4       210      642      0.6      292 
Knox, TN.................          10.3         216.0       1.8       106      627      2.8      170 
Rutherford, TN...........           3.6          89.7       8.5         1      680      0.4      296 
Shelby, TN...............          19.8         497.3       0.1       230      735      3.5      103 
                                                                                                     
Bell, TX.................           4.2          91.2       3.6        41      553      1.3      274 
Bexar, TX................          29.7         661.8       0.7       189      636      5.5       23 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.1          76.3       0.8       182      684      3.0      150 
Brazos, TX...............           3.5          75.8       3.0        57      519      1.6      254 
Cameron, TX..............           6.1         116.5       1.2       157      452      2.3      213 
Collin, TX...............          12.6         207.8       6.8         5      803      1.9      240 
Dallas, TX...............          67.8       1,431.1       0.1       230      886      3.9       72 
Denton, TX...............           8.4         131.8       2.8        66      616      1.5      264 
El Paso, TX..............          12.4         251.7       1.5       127      524      2.7      178 
Fort Bend, TX............           6.4         102.0       4.0        36      710      1.4      270 
                                                                                                     
Galveston, TX............           4.8          88.3      -1.8       303      639      3.7       82 
Harris, TX...............          89.6       1,839.4       0.5       202      847      3.2      130 
Hidalgo, TX..............           9.3         188.2       4.1        29      457      2.9      164 
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         117.0       0.2       224      653      2.5      192 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.5         117.5       2.2        85      535      0.9      286 
McLennan, TX.............           4.7          99.5       1.7       116      569      1.6      254 
Montgomery, TX...........           6.3          91.3       4.1        29      640      2.1      226 
Nueces, TX...............           8.0         144.7       1.3       151      590      3.1      140 
Potter, TX...............           3.9          77.4       1.9       100      556      1.6      254 
Smith, TX................           4.9          86.9       2.7        67      624      4.9       35 
                                                                                                     
Tarrant, TX..............          33.8         700.2       1.0       170      742      2.1      226 
Travis, TX...............          25.0         516.7       2.1        93      801      1.1      277 
Webb, TX.................           4.3          78.6       3.2        52      486      2.3      213 
Williamson, TX...........           5.0          85.8       2.3        79      718     -2.7      311 
Davis, UT................           6.2          95.7       4.8        14      590      2.8      170 
Salt Lake, UT............          34.0         521.2       1.7       116      671      3.7       82 
Utah, UT.................          10.9         151.5       5.7         8      550      0.0      300 
Weber, UT................           5.3          87.5       1.7       116      551      2.2      219 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          96.5       1.3       151      722      2.8      170 
Arlington, VA............           6.9         157.0       (7)         -    1,170      7.1        7 
                                                                                                     
Chesterfield, VA.........           6.7         114.7       3.2        52      650      1.7      249 
Fairfax, VA..............          29.8         550.0       4.5        18    1,085      3.7       82 
Henrico, VA..............           8.3         167.8       1.2       157      745      1.8      244 
Loudoun, VA..............           6.3         114.2       4.1        29      926     -0.8      306 
Prince William, VA.......           5.9          98.2       6.9         4      649      3.0      150 
Alexandria City, VA......           5.7          93.0      -0.1       245      930      3.3      122 
Chesapeake City, VA......           4.8          93.5       5.0        11      576      2.5      192 
Newport News City, VA....           3.7          99.0       2.9        60      663      3.3      122 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.6         145.4       1.1       164      699      1.0      284 
Richmond City, VA........           6.9         159.4       0.7       189      829      5.7       20 
                                                                                                     
Virginia Beach City, VA..          10.6         175.0       3.5        44      562      3.7       82 
Clark, WA................          10.2         121.5       4.5        18      668      1.5      264 
King, WA.................          76.0       1,099.4       1.0       170      932     -2.0      310 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.1          80.8       4.1        29      667      4.9       35 
Pierce, WA...............          19.3         251.8       2.9        60      706      9.8        2 
Snohomish, WA............          15.9         212.4       1.8       106      731      0.8      289 
Spokane, WA..............          14.4         195.2       1.1       164      591      3.1      140 
Thurston, WA.............           6.2          92.7       2.6        68      660      1.5      264 
Yakima, WA...............           8.1         107.3       4.2        23      491      2.1      226 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         109.1      -0.4       260      645      3.0      150 
                                                                                                     
Brown, WI................           6.8         148.0       1.4       139      660      2.0      237 
Dane, WI.................          13.7         289.6       1.7       116      722      2.1      226 
Milwaukee, WI............          22.2         496.4      -1.6       299      726      3.9       72 
Outagamie, WI............           4.9         102.0       2.3        79      637      3.1      140 
Racine, WI...............           4.3          76.4      -0.9       279      674     -0.3      303 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.5         228.8       1.1       164      737      1.9      240 
Winnebago, WI............           4.0          87.0      -1.6       299      687      2.5      192 
                                                                                                     
San Juan, PR.............          13.2         321.5       1.3       151      469      2.2      219 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 317 U.S. counties comprise 70.3 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
  7 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.





Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the ten largest counties,
second quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(4)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               second quarter                                          
         County by NAICS supersector                2004                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)       June      change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2004       June     weekly   second  
                                                              (thousands) 2003-04(3)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2003-04(3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(5).............................       8,363.3     130,638.4       1.2     $724       3.1 
  Private industry...........................       8,092.2     109,709.6       1.4      713       3.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............         122.5       1,811.3       0.5      650       5.3 
    Construction.............................         817.2       7,095.7       3.4      748       2.2 
    Manufacturing............................         371.7      14,346.2      -1.3      883       3.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,854.3      25,293.5       1.1      634       2.8 
    Information..............................         143.5       3,107.5      -2.4    1,105       3.3 
    Financial activities.....................         780.2       7,917.8       0.4    1,039       4.4 
    Professional and business services.......       1,333.2      16,431.9       3.3      859       3.5 
    Education and health services............         742.5      16,043.8       2.1      676       3.4 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         676.8      12,966.3       2.4      308       3.0 
    Other services...........................       1,064.0       4,347.9       0.0      472       3.1 
  Government.................................         271.1      20,928.8       0.0      781       2.6 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         354.4       4,063.4       0.8      815       3.4 
  Private industry...........................         350.6       3,474.6       1.3      797       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6          12.0       1.8      863       0.9 
    Construction.............................          13.0         140.2       5.4      804       3.6 
    Manufacturing............................          17.3         484.3      -3.4      834       6.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          53.7         771.3       1.5      694       2.8 
    Information..............................           8.9         210.5       3.8    1,365       7.6 
    Financial activities.....................          22.9         236.1       0.7    1,227       7.1 
    Professional and business services.......          39.8         567.1       2.0      917       0.7 
    Education and health services............          26.9         451.1       0.9      735       2.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          25.5         375.5       2.8      486       5.2 
    Other services...........................         141.6         224.7       2.6      399       0.8 
  Government.................................           3.8         588.8      -1.8      923       1.9 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         126.6       2,522.9      -0.3      860       3.0 
  Private industry...........................         125.3       2,200.3       0.1      849       2.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.4      -5.0      901       3.7 
    Construction.............................          10.6          98.4      -1.7    1,045       2.6 
    Manufacturing............................           7.6         258.1      -2.7      891       4.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.5         479.2       0.9      712       2.4 
    Information..............................           2.5          63.1      -4.3    1,160       5.5 
    Financial activities.....................          14.0         217.6      -0.5    1,340       4.3 
    Professional and business services.......          25.9         406.9       1.5    1,042      -0.4 
    Education and health services............          12.4         347.5       1.1      735       3.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.6         227.5       1.2      373       4.5 
    Other services...........................          12.7          95.5      -2.4      634       4.8 
  Government.................................           1.2         322.7       (6)      934       (6) 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         112.3       2,225.0       0.6    1,300       3.9 
  Private industry...........................         112.1       1,773.6       0.8    1,392       3.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1       1.1    1,204       2.5 
    Construction.............................           2.1          28.9      -3.7    1,296       2.9 
    Manufacturing............................           3.3          46.1      -1.7    1,018       4.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.6         232.9       1.2    1,003       3.9 
    Information..............................           4.2         124.9      -5.7    1,689       7.0 
    Financial activities.....................          16.6         350.8      -0.1    2,404       5.0 
    Professional and business services.......          22.3         434.8       2.0    1,526       0.9 
    Education and health services............           8.0         270.3       1.0      870       5.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.1         190.5       3.9      655       5.8 
    Other services...........................          16.1          82.1      -0.2      786       5.1 
  Government.................................           0.2         451.4       0.0      938       5.5 
Harris, TX...................................          89.6       1,839.4       0.5      847       3.2 
  Private industry...........................          89.2       1,597.4       0.4      859       3.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.2          63.3       2.3    2,052       9.9 
    Construction.............................           6.3         131.8      -7.6      833       6.0 
    Manufacturing............................           4.6         164.3      -1.3    1,071       1.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.0         389.4       0.6      786       0.6 
    Information..............................           1.4          34.1      -1.9    1,044       1.6 
    Financial activities.....................           9.7         114.2       2.1    1,047       2.9 
    Professional and business services.......          17.2         286.9       2.2      946       4.1 
    Education and health services............           9.0         187.2       0.9      743       3.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         163.8       1.6      319       1.3 
    Other services...........................          10.4          57.7      -0.1      505       0.8 
  Government.................................           0.4         242.0       1.6      765       2.8 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          80.3       1,599.1       3.0      733       3.5 
  Private industry...........................          79.8       1,410.7       3.7      716       3.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          11.0       1.4      472       1.7 
    Construction.............................           8.4         138.3       8.4      725       2.7 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         128.4       0.2      991       3.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.5         327.7       3.9      710       4.1 
    Information..............................           1.6          35.5      -5.6      863       2.1 
    Financial activities.....................           9.6         135.1       1.4      901       2.7 
    Professional and business services.......          17.9         267.0       5.2      713       4.2 
    Education and health services............           7.7         164.5       5.9      762       4.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.6         155.8       2.3      346       3.6 
    Other services...........................           5.7          45.1       3.3      493       2.3 
  Government.................................           0.5         188.4      -1.9      843       3.3 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.8       1,431.1       0.1      886       3.9 
  Private industry...........................          67.4       1,276.2       0.2      896       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           6.5       6.7    2,278      -7.3 
    Construction.............................           4.4          75.0      -1.2      818       2.0 
    Manufacturing............................           3.4         145.9       0.0    1,013       2.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.6         307.9      -0.5      864       4.2 
    Information..............................           1.8          60.4      -6.2    1,246       7.4 
    Financial activities.....................           8.7         139.3       0.7    1,128       3.8 
    Professional and business services.......          13.8         240.0       1.9    1,010       5.3 
    Education and health services............           6.1         130.0       1.4      794       3.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.0         126.6       0.5      403       5.2 
    Other services...........................           6.7          41.3      -3.4      544       0.9 
  Government.................................           0.5         154.9      -1.2      802       2.8 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          89.2       1,479.1       3.9      826       2.9 
  Private industry...........................          87.8       1,327.9       4.3      817       3.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           8.1      -1.7      512       2.8 
    Construction.............................           6.6          93.8       8.3      865       2.7 
    Manufacturing............................           6.0         184.2      -0.8      973       6.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.3         266.0       2.0      781       2.8 
    Information..............................           1.5          33.8      -0.4    1,146       5.0 
    Financial activities.....................           9.9         134.8       7.2    1,296       4.9 
    Professional and business services.......          17.5         261.9       8.5      832      -1.1 
    Education and health services............           9.2         129.3       4.3      746       2.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.7         167.9       4.4      360       2.3 
    Other services...........................          12.9          47.6       4.0      500       2.5 
  Government.................................           1.4         151.2       0.5      904       1.6 
San Diego, CA................................          85.1       1,281.5       1.8      786       3.7 
  Private industry...........................          83.7       1,062.2       2.5      767       3.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.9          11.9      -1.9      512       8.2 
    Construction.............................           6.6          87.0       9.0      800       1.9 
    Manufacturing............................           3.6         105.5      -1.0    1,050       5.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.1         212.9       4.2      657       4.0 
    Information..............................           1.4          36.5      -2.2    1,527      14.6 
    Financial activities.....................           8.9          80.4       0.9    1,029       2.0 
    Professional and business services.......          14.8         207.3       3.7      918       3.0 
    Education and health services............           7.6         120.2       0.8      711       4.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         147.8       2.4      343       3.0 
    Other services...........................          19.1          52.2      -0.6      436       2.8 
  Government.................................           1.4         219.3      -1.7      876       3.3 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          76.0       1,099.4       1.0      932      -2.0 
  Private industry...........................          75.5         945.5       1.2      940      -2.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.4       5.0    1,038      -8.9 
    Construction.............................           6.1          55.9       1.7      875       1.0 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6         102.0      -2.4    1,140       4.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.7         217.5       1.3      798       4.9 
    Information..............................           1.5          67.6      -0.1    2,212     -20.9 
    Financial activities.....................           6.1          75.6      -1.1    1,072      -1.1 
    Professional and business services.......          11.9         159.9       4.2    1,062      -1.7 
    Education and health services............           6.0         111.1       3.4      728       4.4 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.5         105.6       3.4      398       4.7 
    Other services...........................          20.7          46.8      -6.0      469       8.1 
  Government.................................           0.5         153.9      -0.1      882       3.0 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          82.0         981.6       1.8      718       4.2 
  Private industry...........................          81.7         828.0       2.0      686       4.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           8.9       4.0      412       7.9 
    Construction.............................           5.1          40.8       2.7      756       7.2 
    Manufacturing............................           2.8          50.6      -1.8      690      11.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.5         237.6      -0.7      651       3.3 
    Information..............................           1.7          26.3      -3.6    1,039       9.7 
    Financial activities.....................           8.6          66.6       2.1      972       4.2 
    Professional and business services.......          16.1         135.5       5.9      795       1.0 
    Education and health services............           8.0         125.2       1.9      701       3.2 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.4          96.2       5.1      401       6.1 
    Other services...........................           7.6          35.3      -0.4      439       3.8 
  Government.................................           0.3         153.6       1.0      890       4.6 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  4 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  5 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
  6 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.





Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county by
state, second quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(5)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           second quarter                                          
        County(3)               2004                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)       June      change,  Average   change, 
                                              2004       June     weekly   second  
                                          (thousands) 2003-04(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2003-04(4)
                                                                                                                                                                      
United States(6).........       8,363.3     130,638.4       1.2     $724       3.1 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.5         370.2       0.4      720       2.7 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.7         140.9      -2.2      788       3.7 
Maricopa, AZ.............          80.3       1,599.1       3.0      733       3.5 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.3         241.8       0.9      664       4.4 
Los Angeles, CA..........         354.4       4,063.4       0.8      815       3.4 
Denver, CO...............          24.3         426.1       0.4      887       4.6 
Hartford, CT.............          24.2         485.5       0.2      897       3.9 
New Castle, DE...........          19.0         282.6       1.0      860       3.1 
Washington, DC...........          29.5         665.7       1.7    1,189       3.6 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          82.0         981.6       1.8      718       4.2 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          37.8         725.9       1.4      940       2.2 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.0         427.4       2.1      675       2.7 
Ada, ID..................          13.1         189.4       3.3      669       3.2 
Cook, IL.................         126.6       2,522.9      -0.3      860       3.0 
Marion, IN...............          23.6         580.5       0.8      769       5.9 
Polk, IA.................          14.2         263.9       2.2      711       2.7 
Johnson, KS..............          18.7         298.7       1.9      751       2.3 
Jefferson, KY............          21.4         420.6      -0.1      726       4.9 
Orleans, LA..............          12.5         252.4       0.5      676       2.4 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.7         173.1       1.8      666       4.2 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          31.3         455.0       0.0      950       3.6 
Middlesex, MA............          47.9         787.8      -1.1    1,041       5.8 
Wayne, MI................          35.1         797.6      -2.1      857       2.5 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.0         832.0       0.7      916       3.0 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         130.8       1.0      635       1.1 
St. Louis, MO............          33.7         621.2      -1.0      781       1.6 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.7          71.7       2.8      579       1.2 
Douglas, NE..............          14.7         311.9       0.1      669       1.7 
Clark, NV................          38.3         805.1       7.3      684       4.4 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.3         195.8       1.7      792       3.0 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         451.8      -0.1      914       2.1 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.6         317.0       2.5      649       2.4 
New York, NY.............         112.3       2,225.0       0.6    1,300       3.9 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.2         505.8       0.5      835       3.2 
Cass, ND.................           5.4          89.3       3.1      590       3.9 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.2         764.5      -0.3      757       3.4 
Oklahoma, OK.............          21.6         403.0       1.5      635       2.6 
Multnomah, OR............          25.7         424.5       2.1      752       2.6 
Allegheny, PA............          37.4         700.5      -0.1      759       3.0 
Providence, RI...........          17.8         288.9      -0.3      713       4.9 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          12.1         223.8       0.2      642       2.1 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.0         110.8       1.6      606       3.4 
Shelby, TN...............          19.8         497.3       0.1      735       3.5 
Harris, TX...............          89.6       1,839.4       0.5      847       3.2 
Salt Lake, UT............          34.0         521.2       1.7      671       3.7 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          96.5       1.3      722       2.8 
Fairfax, VA..............          29.8         550.0       4.5    1,085       3.7 
King, WA.................          76.0       1,099.4       1.0      932      -2.0 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         109.1      -0.4      645       3.0 
Milwaukee, WI............          22.2         496.4      -1.6      726       3.9 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           2.9          40.6       1.7      572       3.2 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.2         321.5       1.3      469       2.2 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.7          23.0      -0.4      584       1.7 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted
for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands.





Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
second quarter 2004(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           second quarter                                        
          State                 2004                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)       June      change,  Average  change,
                                              2004       June     weekly  second 
                                          (thousands)   2003-04    wage   quarter
                                                                          2003-04
                                                                                                                                                                  
United States(4).........       8,363.3     130,638.4       1.2     $724      3.1
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         113.7       1,858.5       1.6      619      2.7
Alaska...................          20.1         306.4       0.2      736      1.8
Arizona..................         126.4       2,302.9       3.3      694      3.3
Arkansas.................          75.8       1,138.6       1.6      568      3.8
California...............       1,181.3      15,145.4       0.8      818      3.5
Colorado.................         162.6       2,171.6       1.3      744      2.8
Connecticut..............         109.2       1,658.1       0.4      906      3.5
Delaware.................          28.7         417.8       2.1      774      3.3
District of Columbia.....          29.5         665.7       1.7    1,189      3.6
Florida..................         523.4       7,387.6       3.1      656      4.0
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         251.9       3,858.8       1.9      700      2.5
Hawaii...................          36.7         585.4       2.6      652      2.8
Idaho....................          48.9         606.8       2.9      555      3.2
Illinois.................         327.3       5,777.5       0.1      771      2.8
Indiana..................         152.5       2,874.2       1.2      646      3.7
Iowa.....................          91.6       1,449.9       1.4      591      3.3
Kansas...................          81.9       1,312.3       1.0      608      2.9
Kentucky.................         105.9       1,744.9       0.9      628      3.3
Louisiana................         115.9       1,884.8       0.8      592      2.1
Maine....................          48.9         613.6       1.3      587      3.2
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         153.7       2,491.6       0.8      787      3.6
Massachusetts............         209.6       3,192.4      -0.4      899      5.9
Michigan.................         253.9       4,365.4      -0.6      743      1.6
Minnesota................         156.1       2,660.1       1.1      743      2.8
Mississippi..............          66.2       1,109.3       1.2      534      2.5
Missouri.................         167.4       2,668.8       0.6      651      1.9
Montana..................          42.5         418.5       3.4      528      1.3
Nebraska.................          55.1         895.9       0.9      579      2.5
Nevada...................          62.7       1,146.9       6.5      685      4.1
New Hampshire............          47.2         624.7       1.5      717      3.5
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         265.7       3,960.4       0.8      872      2.5
New Mexico...............          50.4         770.6       2.3      596      2.9
New York.................         554.9       8,383.0       0.5      879      3.4
North Carolina...........         229.5       3,791.3       1.6      638      2.7
North Dakota.............          24.2         326.5       2.3      539      4.5
Ohio.....................         286.9       5,359.0       0.3      672      2.8
Oklahoma.................          92.4       1,423.2       1.0      578      2.3
Oregon...................         121.2       1,635.8       3.1      670      2.9
Pennsylvania.............         333.2       5,576.5       0.6      710      3.0
Rhode Island.............          34.9         486.7       0.8      694      3.3
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         111.8       1,811.8       1.4      595      3.1
South Dakota.............          28.4         381.7       1.9      525      3.6
Tennessee................         129.6       2,649.5       1.6      647      2.9
Texas....................         508.6       9,344.0       1.2      706      2.8
Utah.....................          75.3       1,081.2       3.3      603      2.6
Vermont..................          24.2         302.0       1.2      634      4.3
Virginia.................         205.5       3,545.1       2.7      745      3.6
Washington...............         209.5       2,759.8       2.2      750      0.4
West Virginia............          47.7         693.7       1.1      589      2.8
Wisconsin................         159.8       2,762.9       0.6      644      2.7
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          22.6         259.2       2.6      586      4.1
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          51.7       1,041.1       1.8      407      2.3
Virgin Islands...........           3.2          42.7       2.2      616      2.7

  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.