Technical information:(202) 691-6567    USDL 08-0064 
             http://www.bls.gov/cew/ 
                                        For release:  10:00 A.M. EST 
Media contact:              691-5902    Thursday, January 17, 2008 

          COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  SECOND QUARTER 2007 

  In June 2007, Orleans County, La., 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.  Orleans County, 
which includes the city of New Orleans, experienced an over-the-year 
employment gain of 10.8 percent, compared with national job growth of 
1.2 percent.  Harrison County, Miss., followed closely behind Orleans 
with an over-the-year gain of 10.3 percent.  Employment gains in 
Orleans and Harrison counties reflected significant recovery 
following substantial job losses that occurred in 2005 and 2006 due 
to Hurricane Katrina.  Clayton County, Ga., had the largest over-the-
year gain in average weekly wages in the second quarter of 2007, with 
an increase of 87.3 percent due to increases in wage disbursements in 
the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector during the 
quarter.  The U.S. average weekly wage rose by 4.6 percent over the 
same time span. 
 
  Of the 328 largest counties in the United States, as measured by 
2006 annual average employment, 126 had over-the-year percentage 
growth in employment above the national average (1.2 percent) in June 
2007; 184 large counties experienced changes below the national 
average.  The percent change in average weekly wages was higher than 
the national average (4.6 percent) in 109 of the largest U.S. 
counties, but was below the national average in 199 counties. 

Table A.  Top 10 large counties ranked by June 2007 employment, June 2006-07
employment growth, and June 2006-07 percent growth in employment

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                                       Employment in large counties
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                                  |                                  |                         
     June 2007 employment         |    Growth in employment,         |      Percent growth     
          (thousands)             |        June 2006-07              |       in employment,    
                                  |        (thousands)               |        June 2006-07     
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 United States           137,018.2| United States             1,599.0| United States                 1.2
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 Los Angeles, Calif.       4,229.3| Harris, Texas                85.5| Orleans, La.                 10.8
 Cook, Ill.                2,559.5| Dallas, Texas                46.0| Harrison, Miss.              10.3
 New York, N.Y.            2,363.8| New York, N.Y.               43.8| Utah, Utah                    6.7
 Harris, Texas             2,023.3| King, Wash.                  33.4| Williamson, Tenn.             6.4
 Maricopa, Ariz.           1,798.0| Los Angeles, Calif.          28.5| Wake, N.C.                    5.9
 Orange, Calif.            1,519.5| Wake, N.C.                   25.2| Brazoria, Texas               5.3
 Dallas, Texas             1,492.6| Mecklenburg, N.C.            25.0| Montgomery, Texas             5.3
 San Diego, Calif.         1,334.7| Salt Lake, Utah              23.8| Charleston, S.C.              5.0
 King, Wash.               1,182.2| Travis, Texas                22.7| Lafayette, La.                4.8
 Miami-Dade, Fla.          1,002.1| Bexar, Texas                 20.2| Snohomish, Wash.              4.7
                                  |                                  |                                  
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  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 8.9 million employer reports cover 137.0 million full- and 
part-time workers.  The attached tables contain data for the nation 
and for the 328 U.S. counties with annual average employment levels 
of 75,000 or more in 2006.  June 2007 employment and 2007 second-
quarter average weekly wages for all states are provided in table 4 
of this release.  Final data for all states, metropolitan statistical 
areas, counties, and the nation through the fourth quarter of 2006 
are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/.  
Preliminary data for first quarter 2007 also are available on the BLS 
Web site.  Updated data for first quarter 2007 and preliminary data 
for second quarter 2007 will be available later in January on the BLS 
Web site. 

Large County Employment 

  In June 2007, national employment, as measured by the QCEW program, 
was 137.0 million, up by 1.2 percent from June 2006.  The 328 U.S. 
counties with 75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.9 percent of 
total U.S. employment and 76.7 percent of total wages.  These 328 
counties had a net job gain of 1,051,335 over the year, accounting 
for 65.7 percent of the overall U.S. employment increase.  Employment 
rose in 235 of the large counties from June 2006 to June 2007.  
Orleans County, La., had the largest over-the-year percentage 
increase in employment (10.8 percent).  Harrison, Miss., had the next 
largest increase, 10.3 percent, followed by the counties of Utah, 
Utah (6.7 percent), Williamson, Tenn. (6.4 percent), and Wake, N.C. 
(5.9 percent).  The large employment gains in Orleans and Harrison 
counties reflected significant recovery from the substantial job 
losses that occurred in 2005 and 2006, which were related to 
Hurricane Katrina.  (See table 1.) 

  Employment declined in 77 counties from June 2006 to June 2007.  
The largest percentage decline in employment was in Trumbull County, 
Ohio (-6.3 percent).  Macomb, Mich., had the next largest employment 
decline (-3.6 percent), followed by the counties of Manatee, Fla., 
and Genesee, Mich. (-3.1 percent each), and Wayne, Mich., and 
Montgomery, Ohio (-2.9 percent each). 

  The largest gains in the level of employment from June 2006 to June 
2007 were recorded in the counties of Harris, Texas (85,500), Dallas, 
Texas (46,000), New York, N.Y. (43,800), King, Wash. (33,400), and 
Los Angeles, Calif. (28,500).  (See table A.)  The largest decline in 
employment levels occurred in Wayne, Mich. (-22,500), followed by the 
counties of Orange, Calif. (-16,000), Macomb, Mich. (-12,000), 
Oakland, Mich. (-8,200), and Montgomery, Ohio (-8,000). 

Table B.  Top 10 large counties ranked by second quarter 2007 average weekly wages,
second quarter 2006-07 growth in average weekly wages, and second quarter 2006-07
percent growth in average weekly wages

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                                  Average weekly wage in large counties                       
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        Average weekly wage,      |      Growth in average weekly    |        Percent growth in    
        second quarter 2007       |        wage, second quarter      |       average weekly wage,  
                                  |              2006-07             |      second quarter 2006-07  
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                                  |                                  |                                  
 United States                $820| United States                 $36| United States                 4.6
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 New York, N.Y.             $1,540| Clayton, Ga.                 $633| Clayton, Ga.                 87.3
 Santa Clara, Calif.         1,504| Santa Clara, Calif.           115| Queens, N.Y.                 12.7
 Clayton, Ga.                1,358| Queens, N.Y.                  100| Rockingham, N.H.             10.1
 Washington, D.C.            1,357| Somerset, N.J.                 98| Ventura, Calif.               9.2
 Arlington, Va.              1,352| San Francisco, Calif.          97| Lake, Ill.                    9.1
 San Francisco, Calif.       1,323| New York, N.Y.                 92| San Luis Obispo, Calif.       8.7
 Fairfield, Conn.            1,311| Fairfield, Conn.               87| Santa Clara, Calif.           8.3
 Somerset, N.J.              1,286| Lake, Ill.                     87| Douglas, Colo.                8.2
 Suffolk, Mass.              1,284| Hennepin, Minn.                79| Somerset, N.J.                8.2
 San Mateo, Calif.           1,277| Rockingham, N.H.               78| Hennepin, Minn.               8.1
                                  |                                  | Fort Bend, Texas              8.1
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Large County Average Weekly Wages 

  The national average weekly wage in the second quarter of 2007 was 
$820.  Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 
110 of the largest 328 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., held 
the top position among the highest-paid large counties with an 
average weekly wage of $1,540.  Santa Clara, Calif., was second with 
an average weekly wage of $1,504, followed by Clayton County, Ga. 
($1,358), Washington, D.C. ($1,357), and Arlington, Va. ($1,352).  
(See table B.) 

  There were 218 counties with an average weekly wage below the 
national average in the second quarter of 2007.  The lowest average 
weekly wage was reported in Cameron County, Texas ($515), followed by 
the counties of Hidalgo, Texas ($518), Horry, S.C., and Webb, Texas 
($545 each), and Yakima, Wash. ($555).  (See table 1.) 

  Over the year, the national average weekly wage rose by 4.6 
percent.  Among the largest counties, Clayton County, Ga., led the 
nation in growth in average weekly wages, with an increase of 87.3 
percent from the second quarter of 2006.  Queens, N.Y., was second 
with growth of 12.7 percent, followed by the counties of Rockingham, 
N.H. (10.1 percent), Ventura, Calif. (9.2 percent), and Lake, Ill. 
(9.1 percent). 

  Six large counties experienced over-the-year declines in average 
weekly wages.  Among the five largest decreases in wages, Saginaw, 
Mich., had the greatest decline (-5.2 percent), followed by the 
counties of Orleans, La. (-2.9 percent), Lake, Fla. (-1.1 percent), 
Genesee, Mich. (-1.0 percent), and Lorain, Ohio (-0.9 percent). 

Ten Largest U.S. Counties 

  Nine of the 10 largest counties (based on 2006 annual average 
employment levels) reported increases in employment from June 2006 to 
June 2007.  Harris, Texas, experienced the largest percent gain in 
employment among the 10 largest counties with a 4.4 percent increase.  
Within Harris County, employment rose in every industry group. The 
largest gains were in natural resources and mining (10.4 percent) and 
construction (7.6 percent).  Dallas, Texas, had the next largest 
increase in employment, 3.2 percent, followed by King, Wash. (2.9 
percent).  The smallest percent increase in employment occurred in 
San Diego, Calif., and Cook, Ill. (0.2 percent each).  Orange, 
Calif., experienced the only decline in employment among the 10 
largest counties with a 1.0 percent decrease.  Within Orange County, 
five industry groups experienced employment declines with financial 
activities experiencing the largest decline, -7.7 percent.  (See 
table 2.) 

  Each of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw an over-the-year increase 
in average weekly wages.  Harris, Texas, had the fastest growth in 
wages among the 10 largest counties, with a gain of 6.9 percent.  
Within Harris County, average weekly wages increased the most in the 
information industry (10.0 percent), followed by the other services 
industry (8.0 percent).  New York, N.Y., was second in wage growth 
with a gain of 6.4 percent, followed by Dallas, Texas (5.4 percent).  
The smallest wage gain among the 10 largest counties occurred in 
Orange, Calif. (3.4 percent), followed by Miami-Dade, Fla., and 
King, Wash. (3.8 percent each). 

Largest County by State 

  Table 3 shows June 2007 employment and the 2007 second quarter 
average weekly wage in the largest county in each state, which is 
based on 2006 annual average employment levels.  (This table includes 
two counties--Yellowstone, Mont., and Laramie, Wyo.--that had 
employment levels below 75,000 in 2006.)  The employment levels in 
the counties in table 3 in June 2007 ranged from approximately 4.2 
million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to 43,400 in Laramie County, 
Wyo.  The highest average weekly wage of these counties was in New 
York, N.Y. ($1,540), while the lowest average weekly wage was in 
Cass, N.D. ($672). 

For More Information 

  For additional information about the quarterly employment and wages
data, please read the Technical Note or visit the QCEW Web site at 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/.  Additional information about the QCEW data 
also may be obtained by calling (202) 691-6567.

  Several BLS regional offices are issuing QCEW news releases 
targeted to local data users.  For links to these releases, see 
http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewregional.htm. 
          ____________________________________________________                       

  The County Employment and Wages release for third quarter 2007 is 
scheduled to be released on Wednesday, April 9, 2008.





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 total 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.  QCEW data in this 
release are based on the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.  Data 
for 2007 are preliminary and subject to revision. 

   For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having employment 
levels of 75,000 or greater. In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are pro-
vided, but not used in calculating U.S. averages, rankings, or in the analysis in 
the text.  Each year, these large counties are selected on the basis of the prelimi-
nary annual average of employment for the previous year.  The 329 counties presented 
in this release were derived using 2006 preliminary annual averages of employment.  
For 2007 data, four counties have been added to the publication tables: Butte, 
Calif., Tippecanoe, Ind., Saratoga, N.Y., and Williamson, Tenn.  These counties will 
be included in all 2007 quarterly releases.  One county, Boone, Ky., which was pub-
lished in the 2006 releases, will be excluded from this and future 2007 releases be-
cause its 2006 average annual employment level was less than 75,000.  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 re-
leased 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 em-
ployment reports in producing data; however, each measure has a somewhat different 
universe coverage, estimation procedure, and publication product. 

   Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat different 
measures of employment change over time.  It is important to understand program dif-
ferences and the intended uses of the program products.  (See table.)  Additional
information on each program can be obtained from the program Web sites shown in 
the table. 

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 establish-
           |  submitted by 8.9   |  ministrative records|  ments
           |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.9    |
           |  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 fed-  |  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  eral 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 |  by NAICS supersec-  |
           |  industry           |  tors and by size of |
           |                     |  firm, and at the    |
           |                     |  state private-sector|
           |                     |  total level         |
           |                     |--Future expansions   |
           |                     |  will include data   |
           |                     |  with greater indus- |
           |                     |  try detail and data |
           |                     |  at the county and   |  
           |                     |  MSA level           |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
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 |  -Analysis of employ-|   cators
           |   surveys           |   ment expansion and |
           |                     |   contraction by size|   
           |                     |   of firm            |
           |                     |                      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
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 are compiled from 
quarterly contribution reports submitted to the SWAs by employers.  For federal ci-
vilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) 
program, employment and wage data are compiled from quarterly reports that are sent 
to the appropriate SWA by the specific federal agency.  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 de-
tailed 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 nearly 9 million employer reports of employment and wages submitted by 
states to the BLS.  These reports 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 
2006, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 133.8 million jobs.  The estimated 
128.9 million workers in these jobs (after adjustment for multiple jobholders) rep-
resented 96.4 percent of civilian wage and salary employment.  Covered workers re-
ceived $5.693 trillion in pay, representing 94.3 percent of the wage and salary com-
ponent of personal income and 43.1 percent of the gross domestic product. 

   Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most agricul-
tural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, elected officials in 
most states, most employees of railroads, some domestic workers, most student work-
ers 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 re-
lease. 

Concepts and methodology 

   Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during or re-
ceived pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month.  With few exceptions, 
all employees of covered firms are reported, including production 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 calcu-
lations are made using unrounded employment and wage values.  The average wage val-
ues 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 pay-
ments 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.  Over-the-year compari-
sons of average weekly wages may reflect fluctuations in average monthly employment 
and/or total quarterly wages between the current quarter and prior year levels. 

   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 and 
the incidence of pay periods within a quarter.  For instance, the average weekly 
wage of the work force could increase significantly when there is a large decline in 
the number of employees that had been receiving below-average wages.  Wages may in-
clude payments to workers not present in the employment counts because they did not 
work during the pay period including the 12th of the month.  When comparing average 
weekly wage levels between industries, states, or quarters, these factors should be 
taken into consideration. 

   Federal government pay levels are subject to periodic, sometimes large, fluctua-
tions due to a calendar effect that consists of some quarters having more pay peri-
ods than others.  Most federal employees are paid on a biweekly pay schedule.  As a 
result of this schedule, in some quarters, federal wages contain payments for six 
pay periods, while in other quarters their wages include payments for seven pay pe-
riods.  Over-the-year comparisons of average weekly wages may reflect this calendar 
effect.  Higher growth in average weekly wages may be attributed, in part, to a com-
parison of quarterly wages for the current year, which include seven pay periods, 
with year-ago wages that reflect only six pay periods.  An opposite effect will oc-
cur when wages in the current period, which contain six pay periods, are compared 
with year-ago wages that include seven pay periods.  The effect on over-the-year pay 
comparisons can be pronounced in federal government due to the uniform nature of 
federal payroll processing.  This pattern may exist in private sector pay; however, 
because there are more pay period types (weekly, biweekly, semimonthly, monthly) it 
is less pronounced.  The effect is most visible in counties with large concentra-
tions of federal employment. 

   In order to ensure the highest possible quality of data, states verify with em-
ployers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and ownership classifica-
tion of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes in establishment classifica-
tion codes resulting from this process are introduced with the data reported for the 
first quarter of the year.  Changes resulting from improved employer reporting also 
are introduced in the first quarter. 

   QCEW data are not designed as a time series.  QCEW data are simply the sums of 
individual establishment records and reflect the number of establishments that exist 
in a county or industry at a point in time.  Establishments can move in or out of a 
county or industry for a number of reasons--some reflecting economic events, others 
reflecting administrative changes.  For example, economic change would come from a 
firm relocating into the county; administrative change would come from a company 
correcting its county designation. 

   The over-the-year changes of employment and wages presented in this release have 
been adjusted to account for most of the administrative corrections made to the un-
derlying establishment reports.  This is done by modifying the prior-year levels 
used to calculate the over-the-year changes.  Percent changes are calculated using 
an adjusted version of the final 2006 quarterly data as the base data.  The adjusted 
prior-year levels used to calculate the over-the-year percent change in employment 
and wages are not published.  These adjusted prior-year levels do not match the un-
adjusted data maintained on the BLS Web site.  Over-the-year change calculations 
based on data from the Web site, or from data published in prior BLS news releases, 
may differ substantially from the over-the-year changes presented in this news re-
lease. 

   The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented 
in this release account for most of the administrative changes--those occurring when 
employers update the industry, location, and ownership information of their estab-
lishments.  The most common adjustments for administrative change are the result of 
updated information about the county location of individual establishments. Included 
in these adjustments are administrative changes involving the classification of es-
tablishments that were previously reported in the unknown or statewide county or un-
known industry categories.  The adjusted data do not account for administrative 
changes caused by multi-unit employers who start reporting for each individual es-
tablishment rather than as a single entity. 

   The adjusted data used to calculate the over-the-year change measures presented 
in any County Employment and Wages news release are valid for comparisons between 
the starting and ending points (a 12-month period) used in that particular release.  
Comparisons may not be valid for any time period other than the one featured in a 
release even if the changes were calculated using adjusted data. 

   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 Secu-
rity Act of 1987, Public Law 104-106.  Areas shown as counties include those desig-
nated as independent cities in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated 
as census areas where counties have not been created.  County data also are pre-
sented 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 information by 
detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for the nation and all 
states.  The 2006 edition of this bulletin will contain selected data produced by 
Business Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains and losses, as well as selected data 
from the first quarter 2007 version of this news release.  As with the 2005 edition, 
this edition will include the data on a CD for enhanced access and usability with 
the printed booklet containing selected graphic representations of QCEW data; the 
data tables themselves will be published exclusively in electronic formats as PDFs.  
Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2006 will be  available for sale in early 2008 
from the United States Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. 
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250, telephone (866) 512-1800, outside Washington, D.C.  
Within Washington, D.C., the telephone number is (202) 512-1800.  The fax number is 
(202) 512-2104.  Also, the 2006 bulletin will be available in a portable document 
format (PDF) on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn06.htm. 

   News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are available upon 
request from the Division of Administrative Statistics and Labor Turnover (Business 
Employment Dynamics), telephone (202) 691-6467; (http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: 
BDMInfo@bls.gov). 

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Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 329 largest counties,
second quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(4)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          second quarter               Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2007          June      change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2007       June     percent   weekly   second    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2006-07(5)          
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(6).........       8,945.9     137,018.2       1.2         -     $820       4.6         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          18.9         365.4       (7)         -      823       5.2        78 
Madison, AL..............           8.7         178.3       3.8        22      864       4.3       136 
Mobile, AL...............          10.0         174.1       1.6       101      682       1.8       291 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.7         140.0       0.6       187      698       0.3       312 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.4          86.1       1.8        92      697       2.3       274 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         148.9      -1.3       300      887       5.7        54 
Maricopa, AZ.............          97.7       1,798.0       0.9       158      827       3.9       163 
Pima, AZ.................          20.8         369.7       2.1        75      733       4.9        91 
Benton, AR...............           5.5          96.2       1.6       101      745       2.8       247 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.6         251.8       0.6       187      740       4.2       144 
                                                                                                       
Washington, AR...........           5.7          93.8      -0.8       286      687       6.0        46 
Alameda, CA..............          49.1         690.4      -0.3       256    1,088       3.8       170 
Butte, CA................           7.5          76.8       0.0       236      621       4.9        91 
Contra Costa, CA.........          27.8         348.6      -1.1       295    1,027       (7)         - 
Fresno, CA...............          28.8         364.6       0.5       198      669       6.0        46 
Kern, CA.................          17.2         285.1       0.2       220      726       6.9        18 
Los Angeles, CA..........         394.6       4,229.3       0.7       176      924       4.9        91 
Marin, CA................          11.4         109.4       0.1       226    1,056       0.3       312 
Monterey, CA.............          12.1         181.3      -0.8       286      744       6.1        43 
Orange, CA...............          94.7       1,519.5      -1.0       292      952       3.4       213 
                                                                                                       
Placer, CA...............          10.4         141.1       1.0       146      822       6.2        39 
Riverside, CA............          43.1         645.8      -0.5       270      707       2.5       265 
Sacramento, CA...........          51.0         645.7       0.1       226      913       5.7        54 
San Bernardino, CA.......          45.6         666.1      -0.1       243      728       4.1       148 
San Diego, CA............          91.7       1,334.7       0.2       220      890       4.8        98 
San Francisco, CA........          44.1         555.6       (7)         -    1,323       7.9        12 
San Joaquin, CA..........          17.1         232.1      -0.5       270      724       5.4        66 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           9.1         109.6       1.4       114      703       8.7         6 
San Mateo, CA............          22.8         342.1       1.2       127    1,277       6.2        39 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.6         192.9       0.7       176      784       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Santa Clara, CA..........          55.9         905.1       2.0        81    1,504       8.3         7 
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.6         105.0       1.2       127      758       3.0       236 
Solano, CA...............           9.7         129.8      -0.6       275      815       7.7        13 
Sonoma, CA...............          17.7         196.7      -0.4       260      807       3.3       217 
Stanislaus, CA...........          14.0         179.7       1.1       136      705       5.2        78 
Tulare, CA...............           8.8         153.9       0.0       236      583       4.3       136 
Ventura, CA..............          21.7         322.2      -1.0       292      913       9.2         4 
Yolo, CA.................           5.4         104.7       0.8       168      775       6.7        23 
Adams, CO................           9.4         156.5       0.3       210      750       2.7       254 
Arapahoe, CO.............          20.0         285.9       2.2        67      959       2.3       274 
                                                                                                       
Boulder, CO..............          12.9         161.9       2.9        36      972       2.3       274 
Denver, CO...............          25.8         446.5       2.6        44      989       5.3        73 
Douglas, CO..............           9.4          93.6       3.1        31      848       8.2         8 
El Paso, CO..............          17.9         251.3       0.2       220      752       3.9       163 
Jefferson, CO............          19.1         215.3       1.6       101      826       5.2        78 
Larimer, CO..............          10.3         134.0       2.4        57      720       5.0        85 
Weld, CO.................           6.1          84.0       2.5        54      692       6.8        20 
Fairfield, CT............          32.8         428.3       1.3       122    1,311       7.1        17 
Hartford, CT.............          25.3         512.0       1.5       108    1,035       6.7        23 
New Haven, CT............          22.5         372.9      -0.4       260      878       4.6       110 
                                                                                                       
New London, CT...........           6.9         131.3       0.7       176      851       6.4        33 
New Castle, DE...........          18.8         284.4      -0.3       256      981       1.6       295 
Washington, DC...........          31.9         683.2       0.8       168    1,357       4.3       136 
Alachua, FL..............           6.6         124.4       2.1        75      659       3.1       228 
Brevard, FL..............          14.8         205.4      -1.9       306      780       2.2       279 
Broward, FL..............          64.7         760.2       1.1       136      778       2.0       288 
Collier, FL..............          12.4         125.6      -2.5       311      822       7.7        13 
Duval, FL................          26.2         468.1       2.0        81      793       2.7       254 
Escambia, FL.............           8.0         129.5       0.6       187      654       2.7       254 
Hillsborough, FL.........          36.8         642.3       1.1       136      781       4.4       130 
                                                                                                       
Lake, FL.................           7.2          79.8       1.2       127      603      -1.1       318 
Lee, FL..................          19.5         218.5      -0.9       290      719       2.1       284 
Leon, FL.................           8.1         144.1       0.9       158      694       3.9       163 
Manatee, FL..............           9.0         122.4      -3.1       316      678       3.8       170 
Marion, FL...............           8.3         103.6       0.5       198      605       1.3       301 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          85.9       1,002.1       1.0       146      814       3.8       170 
Okaloosa, FL.............           6.2          82.0      -2.5       311      680       3.2       221 
Orange, FL...............          36.0         685.1       2.6        44      746      -0.1       315 
Palm Beach, FL...........          49.9         549.5       0.1       226      819       3.3       217 
Pasco, FL................           9.7          94.8       0.7       176      627       3.5       204 
                                                                                                       
Pinellas, FL.............          31.4         439.2      -1.2       297      708       2.9       244 
Polk, FL.................          12.6         201.1      -0.9       290      647       2.1       284 
Sarasota, FL.............          15.1         152.7      -2.5       311      719       3.0       236 
Seminole, FL.............          15.0         176.9      -0.4       260      736       2.8       247 
Volusia, FL..............          14.0         163.4      -0.4       260      615       3.7       183 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          84.1      -0.7       282      638       0.5       309 
Chatham, GA..............           7.5         138.6       3.9        19      695       2.8       247 
Clayton, GA..............           4.4         115.6       2.2        67    1,358      87.3         1 
Cobb, GA.................          20.4         319.8       1.2       127      858       0.8       307 
De Kalb, GA..............          16.2         297.0      -1.0       292      896       5.4        66 
                                                                                                       
Fulton, GA...............          39.6         759.6       1.6       101    1,082       6.2        39 
Gwinnett, GA.............          23.4         327.3       2.6        44      831       5.2        78 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.9          97.6      -2.1       307      641       6.0        46 
Richmond, GA.............           4.8         102.4      -0.4       260      684       3.6       194 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.7         454.8       0.5       198      758       4.0       154 
Ada, ID..................          15.3         215.7       2.0        81      748       0.5       309 
Champaign, IL............           4.1          92.9       1.9        86      679       4.6       110 
Cook, IL.................         137.6       2,559.5       0.2       220      981       4.1       148 
Du Page, IL..............          35.5         605.9       0.0       236      956       4.8        98 
Kane, IL.................          12.5         215.5       0.4       207      741       2.5       265 
                                                                                                       
Lake, IL.................          20.7         342.8       0.9       158    1,040       9.1         5 
McHenry, IL..............           8.3         105.7       0.7       176      717       1.7       292 
McLean, IL...............           3.6          86.2       1.3       122      781       2.8       247 
Madison, IL..............           5.9          97.1       0.8       168      662       1.2       302 
Peoria, IL...............           4.7         106.4       2.1        75      765       3.1       228 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.5          79.9      -0.6       275      779       0.1       314 
St. Clair, IL............           5.4          96.4       1.4       114      662       3.1       228 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.2         131.7      -0.6       275      797       3.8       170 
Will, IL.................          13.2         195.4       3.4        26      739       1.7       292 
Winnebago, IL............           6.9         139.8       1.7        95      691       3.6       194 
                                                                                                       
Allen, IN................           9.0         182.9       0.3       210      696       1.6       295 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9         128.3      -2.2       309      714       2.3       274 
Hamilton, IN.............           7.4         112.4       (7)         -      802       (7)         - 
Lake, IN.................          10.2         197.0       0.9       158      708       2.8       247 
Marion, IN...............          24.0         582.2       0.7       176      826       1.0       305 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.0         125.2       0.6       187      697       3.0       236 
Tippecanoe, IN...........           3.2          76.6       1.7        95      700       3.1       228 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.5      -0.8       286      679       3.5       204 
Linn, IA.................           6.2         126.2       2.9        36      771       4.6       110 
Polk, IA.................          14.5         277.4       2.0        81      811       4.2       144 
                                                                                                       
Scott, IA................           5.2          90.4      -0.8       286      656       4.0       154 
Johnson, KS..............          20.1         318.1       3.1        31      867       4.8        98 
Sedgwick, KS.............          12.1         259.9       3.9        19      779       6.4        33 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          96.7       2.3        62      723       4.2       144 
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          80.7       2.2        67      798       1.4       299 
Fayette, KY..............           9.1         178.4       3.5        25      754       4.6       110 
Jefferson, KY............          21.9         443.4       2.2        67      810       4.1       148 
Caddo, LA................           7.3         126.1      -0.2       251      687       3.2       221 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.8          88.3       3.3        28      688       3.9       163 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.8         257.5       0.4       207      736       4.5       122 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, LA............          13.7         199.3       2.6        44      755       3.3       217 
Lafayette, LA............           8.4         136.0       4.8         9      778       6.6        27 
Orleans, LA..............          10.0         168.3      10.8         1      872      -2.9       319 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.3         176.1       0.1       226      741       4.5       122 
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.4         236.0       1.0       146      865       3.8       170 
Baltimore, MD............          21.8         380.6       0.1       226      847       4.8        98 
Frederick, MD............           6.0          96.6       0.0       236      783       4.0       154 
Harford, MD..............           5.7          86.0       0.0       236      753       5.9        50 
Howard, MD...............           8.5         149.6       0.9       158      950       5.0        85 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.8         466.7       0.3       210    1,108       6.7        23 
                                                                                                       
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.6         317.4       1.1       136      893       4.4       130 
Baltimore City, MD.......          14.0         346.5       0.5       198      973       6.3        37 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.2         102.4       1.4       114      708       3.7       183 
Bristol, MA..............          15.6         224.3      -0.1       243      758       3.8       170 
Essex, MA................          20.7         304.7       0.6       187      879       4.5       122 
Hampden, MA..............          14.0         202.8      -0.1       243      748       3.7       183 
Middlesex, MA............          47.2         826.7       1.5       108    1,179       6.0        46 
Norfolk, MA..............          21.9         330.5       1.0       146      986       1.2       302 
Plymouth, MA.............          13.8         182.2      -0.7       282      803       3.6       194 
Suffolk, MA..............          21.7         589.1       2.5        54    1,284       4.7       107 
                                                                                                       
Worcester, MA............          20.7         327.9       0.8       168      843       3.7       183 
Genesee, MI..............           7.9         144.1      -3.1       316      725      -1.0       317 
Ingham, MI...............           6.8         162.6      -0.6       275      800       4.4       130 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         117.5       0.0       236      744       4.6       110 
Kent, MI.................          14.2         342.3      -0.5       270      746       2.8       247 
Macomb, MI...............          17.8         320.6      -3.6       318      862       4.6       110 
Oakland, MI..............          39.1         704.7      -1.2       297      949       2.7       254 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.7         111.8      -2.2       309      696       2.5       265 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.4          87.9      -1.4       303      678      -5.2       320 
Washtenaw, MI............           7.9         189.9      -1.3       300      925       5.1        83 
                                                                                                       
Wayne, MI................          32.4         755.2      -2.9       314      933       2.6       260 
Anoka, MN................           8.1         117.0      -0.4       260      835       3.1       228 
Dakota, MN...............          10.7         180.1       0.9       158      819       3.5       204 
Hennepin, MN.............          43.4         856.2       0.4       207    1,059       8.1        10 
Olmsted, MN..............           3.6          92.1       0.7       176      837       3.6       194 
Ramsey, MN...............          15.8         334.3      -0.4       260      908       3.4       213 
St. Louis, MN............           6.0          98.1       1.0       146      710       6.4        33 
Stearns, MN..............           4.6          82.5       3.0        34      634       2.6       260 
Harrison, MS.............           4.5          86.4      10.3         2      653       0.9       306 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         128.1      -0.6       275      714       3.6       194 
                                                                                                       
Boone, MO................           4.6          83.3       1.1       136      643       3.2       221 
Clay, MO.................           5.1          92.5       0.7       176      799       6.8        20 
Greene, MO...............           8.2         157.4       2.6        44      629       3.5       204 
Jackson, MO..............          18.8         373.1       1.4       114      832       4.0       154 
St. Charles, MO..........           8.2         127.0       2.8        42      700       1.2       302 
St. Louis, MO............          33.1         618.2       0.6       187      883       2.4       270 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.5         233.1      -1.5       304      897       5.0        85 
Douglas, NE..............          15.6         320.7       1.1       136      767       2.5       265 
Lancaster, NE............           8.0         159.0       (7)         -      653       2.4       270 
Clark, NV................          48.4         930.0       1.1       136      773       3.1       228 
                                                                                                       
Washoe, NV...............          14.3         219.9      -0.2       251      770       4.6       110 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.4         198.7       0.3       210      922       (7)         - 
Rockingham, NH...........          11.0         143.2       0.9       158      847      10.1         3 
Atlantic, NJ.............           7.1         153.2      -2.1       307      738       3.8       170 
Bergen, NJ...............          35.4         462.0       0.9       158    1,022       3.5       204 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.7         208.1      -0.7       282      873       2.7       254 
Camden, NJ...............          13.4         214.0      -0.4       260      874       5.9        50 
Essex, NJ................          21.9         364.6       0.2       220    1,062       5.5        65 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.4         107.0       0.1       226      758       4.0       154 
Hudson, NJ...............          14.2         237.3       0.6       187    1,099       3.7       183 
                                                                                                       
Mercer, NJ...............          11.4         226.7      -0.1       243    1,048       5.2        78 
Middlesex, NJ............          22.5         416.8       1.1       136    1,020       1.4       299 
Monmouth, NJ.............          21.2         268.1       0.0       236      875       3.6       194 
Morris, NJ...............          18.6         296.0       0.5       198    1,191       6.1        43 
Ocean, NJ................          12.8         159.5      -0.1       243      700       2.6       260 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.9         179.9      -1.3       300      875       3.7       183 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.4         178.0      -0.3       256    1,286       8.2         8 
Union, NJ................          15.5         238.7       1.3       122    1,055       (7)         - 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         337.7       1.5       108      724       3.0       236 
Albany, NY...............           9.9         229.0       0.1       226      855       4.1       148 
                                                                                                       
Bronx, NY................          15.8         224.4       0.6       187      805       5.6        59 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          97.5       1.6       101      664       4.6       110 
Dutchess, NY.............           8.3         119.4      -0.2       251      842       4.5       122 
Erie, NY.................          23.4         458.9      -0.2       251      724       4.3       136 
Kings, NY................          44.8         472.4       1.8        92      714       3.8       170 
Monroe, NY...............          17.9         385.8      -0.1       243      804       1.9       290 
Nassau, NY...............          52.3         616.6       0.8       168      953       5.9        50 
New York, NY.............         117.1       2,363.8       1.9        86    1,540       6.4        33 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         112.8       0.3       210      668       6.2        39 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.8         256.0       1.0       146      762       3.4       213 
                                                                                                       
Orange, NY...............          10.0         132.9       0.6       187      729       3.6       194 
Queens, NY...............          42.5         501.2       2.3        62      886      12.7         2 
Richmond, NY.............           8.6          93.8       1.7        95      734       3.7       183 
Rockland, NY.............           9.7         117.8       1.7        95      900       6.5        30 
Saratoga, NY.............           5.3          78.8       2.3        62      703       5.7        54 
Suffolk, NY..............          50.1         640.0       0.8       168      891       4.1       148 
Westchester, NY..........          36.4         430.4       2.1        75    1,119       5.7        54 
Buncombe, NC.............           7.9         116.7       4.0        18      644       3.9       163 
Catawba, NC..............           4.6          89.5       1.4       114      646       4.0       154 
Cumberland, NC...........           6.1         119.3       1.2       127      639       5.6        59 
                                                                                                       
Durham, NC...............           6.8         182.7       2.6        44    1,059       5.6        59 
Forsyth, NC..............           9.2         186.8       1.9        86      770       6.8        20 
Guilford, NC.............          14.6         282.2       2.1        75      735       3.1       228 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          31.8         565.3       4.6        11      929       1.5       297 
New Hanover, NC..........           7.4         105.7       4.3        14      663       4.6       110 
Wake, NC.................          27.5         451.8       5.9         5      813       4.5       122 
Cass, ND.................           5.7          97.9       2.4        57      672       4.8        98 
Butler, OH...............           7.3         146.8       1.5       108      715       3.6       194 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.6         757.6      -0.3       256      842       2.1       284 
Franklin, OH.............          29.3         694.7       1.5       108      805       3.7       183 
                                                                                                       
Hamilton, OH.............          24.0         526.7       0.1       226      867       3.3       217 
Lake, OH.................           6.8         103.7       0.5       198      697       5.6        59 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3         101.4      -1.2       297      685      -0.9       316 
Lucas, OH................          10.7         223.5      -1.5       304      713       2.9       244 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.3         106.3       1.2       127      601       3.8       170 
Montgomery, OH...........          12.8         271.6      -2.9       314      759       3.7       183 
Stark, OH................           9.0         163.5      -0.4       260      642       2.2       279 
Summit, OH...............          14.9         275.5      -0.2       251      756       5.0        85 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.7          80.5      -6.3       319      732       6.6        27 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.5         421.3       0.7       176      729       2.5       265 
                                                                                                       
Tulsa, OK................          19.4         347.4       2.3        62      742       2.9       244 
Clackamas, OR............          12.7         151.7       1.2       127      764       3.8       170 
Jackson, OR..............           6.8          85.5       1.1       136      633       3.9       163 
Lane, OR.................          11.0         153.3       1.7        95      646       3.2       221 
Marion, OR...............           9.4         144.5       1.9        86      652       4.0       154 
Multnomah, OR............          27.3         450.5       2.5        54      842       5.4        66 
Washington, OR...........          16.0         252.9       0.5       198      911       5.4        66 
Allegheny, PA............          35.3         697.8       1.0       146      874       4.7       107 
Berks, PA................           9.1         171.3       1.0       146      743       4.5       122 
Bucks, PA................          20.3         270.1       0.5       198      809       4.8        98 
                                                                                                       
Butler, PA...............           4.8          80.9       2.4        57      702       4.9        91 
Chester, PA..............          15.0         243.7       2.1        75    1,078       4.6       110 
Cumberland, PA...........           6.0         127.5       0.9       158      777       5.6        59 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.3         186.0       0.6       187      808       5.3        73 
Delaware, PA.............          13.6         212.9       2.2        67      858       3.5       204 
Erie, PA.................           7.2         130.4       0.7       176      651       5.3        73 
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.8         102.8       1.1       136      631       3.8       170 
Lancaster, PA............          12.3         232.1       0.3       210      697       3.7       183 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.6         181.6       1.4       114      812       5.3        73 
Luzerne, PA..............           7.9         145.1       0.8       168      641       4.9        91 
                                                                                                       
Montgomery, PA...........          27.4         494.7       1.0       146    1,011       4.6       110 
Northampton, PA..........           6.5         100.7       1.5       108      723       3.6       194 
Philadelphia, PA.........          30.0         633.0      -0.1       243      948       4.9        91 
Washington, PA...........           5.3          81.0       1.4       114      716       5.9        50 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.5         139.9      -0.1       243      655       0.6       308 
York, PA.................           9.1         177.9       1.9        86      730       3.0       236 
Kent, RI.................           5.7          83.2      -0.4       260      717       3.9       163 
Providence, RI...........          18.2         291.2       0.1       226      801       2.0       288 
Charleston, SC...........          12.0         213.8       5.0         8      698       3.1       228 
Greenville, SC...........          12.3         238.6       2.8        42      716       2.3       274 
                                                                                                       
Horry, SC................           8.2         125.5       3.4        26      545       3.4       213 
Lexington, SC............           5.6          95.8       2.9        36      615       1.5       297 
Richland, SC.............           9.2         217.2       3.1        31      711       2.4       270 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.0         119.7       2.6        44      708       2.8       247 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         116.3       2.4        57      677       5.3        73 
Davidson, TN.............          18.5         446.5       0.1       226      818       0.4       311 
Hamilton, TN.............           8.6         194.9       0.7       176      715       3.8       170 
Knox, TN.................          11.0         227.9       1.4       114      707       4.6       110 
Rutherford, TN...........           4.2          98.2       1.2       127      753       4.7       107 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         512.0       0.8       168      830       4.8        98 
                                                                                                       
Williamson, TN...........           5.7          87.5       6.4         4      895       6.7        23 
Bell, TX.................           4.5          97.6       1.7        95      630       4.8        98 
Bexar, TX................          31.7         722.3       2.9        36      738       6.3        37 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.5          86.6       5.3         6      800       7.4        16 
Brazos, TX...............           3.7          80.6       (7)         -      613       (7)         - 
Cameron, TX..............           6.4         123.5       1.0       146      515       6.6        27 
Collin, TX...............          16.0         280.9       3.9        19      946       4.2       144 
Dallas, TX...............          67.6       1,492.6       3.2        30    1,011       5.4        66 
Denton, TX...............          10.1         165.6       3.6        24      709       3.2       221 
El Paso, TX..............          13.2         265.6       1.6       101      591       6.1        43 
                                                                                                       
Fort Bend, TX............           7.9         123.9       (7)         -      878       8.1        10 
Galveston, TX............           5.2          97.9       (7)         -      762       (7)         - 
Harris, TX...............          94.7       2,023.3       4.4        12    1,026       6.9        18 
Hidalgo, TX..............          10.4         213.5       4.4        12      518       4.0       154 
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         125.0       2.4        57      774       5.7        54 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.7         121.4       1.3       122      620       2.1       284 
McLennan, TX.............           4.9         104.6       2.0        81      639       2.6       260 
Montgomery, TX...........           7.7         121.3       5.3         6      738       2.6       260 
Nueces, TX...............           8.1         153.1       2.3        62      701       6.5        30 
Smith, TX................           5.2          93.2       1.6       101      696       2.2       279 
                                                                                                       
Tarrant, TX..............          36.2         763.5       2.6        44      847       4.3       136 
Travis, TX...............          27.6         573.1       4.1        17      905       3.0       236 
Webb, TX.................           4.7          88.2       4.3        14      545       2.4       270 
Williamson, TX...........           6.7         118.5       (7)         -      791       4.1       148 
Davis, UT................           7.1         105.7       2.2        67      670       3.2       221 
Salt Lake, UT............          38.3         590.3       4.2        16      776       7.6        15 
Utah, UT.................          12.8         178.1       6.7         3      637       6.5        30 
Weber, UT................           5.7          95.7       3.3        28      623       3.5       204 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.8          95.4      -0.5       270      804       4.4       130 
Arlington, VA............           7.5         154.5       1.8        92    1,352       2.7       254 
                                                                                                       
Chesterfield, VA.........           7.4         123.2       0.5       198      731       4.3       136 
Fairfax, VA..............          32.6         592.2       1.0       146    1,269       4.9        91 
Henrico, VA..............           9.1         183.4       3.8        22      876       4.5       122 
Loudoun, VA..............           8.1         131.7       2.9        36    1,016       2.2       279 
Prince William, VA.......           6.9         106.5      -1.1       295      738       3.5       204 
Alexandria City, VA......           6.0         100.7      -0.5       270    1,160       5.6        59 
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.6         100.5      -0.7       282      653       3.5       204 
Newport News City, VA....           4.0         100.7       1.9        86      725       1.7       292 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.8         144.7       0.2       220      815       4.5       122 
Richmond City, VA........           7.4         159.4       (7)         -      936       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Virginia Beach City, VA..          11.5         182.4       0.3       210      650       4.0       154 
Clark, WA................          11.7         133.8       1.3       122      750       5.0        85 
King, WA.................          75.9       1,182.2       2.9        36    1,028       3.8       170 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.5          84.7      -0.6       275      756       3.0       236 
Pierce, WA...............          20.3         277.0       2.6        44      744       5.4        66 
Snohomish, WA............          17.5         255.8       4.7        10      862       5.4        66 
Spokane, WA..............          15.0         212.5       2.6        44      669       5.0        85 
Thurston, WA.............           6.7         101.1       3.0        34      743       5.1        83 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.8          83.8       2.2        67      634       4.4       130 
Yakima, WA...............           7.8         108.8       0.3       210      555       4.3       136 
                                                                                                       
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         110.1       0.3       210      721       3.7       183 
Brown, WI................           6.7         153.1       1.2       127      705       4.4       130 
Dane, WI.................          14.0         305.4       1.0       146      785       4.8        98 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.1         503.5       0.9       158      818       4.3       136 
Outagamie, WI............           5.0         107.2       2.2        67      699       3.6       194 
Racine, WI...............           4.2          77.8      -0.6       275      750       3.2       221 
Waukesha, WI.............          13.2         241.2       0.3       210      813       3.0       236 
Winnebago, WI............           3.8          91.9       0.6       187      748       2.2       279 
San Juan, PR.............          13.6         293.5      -2.8       (8)      546       7.5       (8) 

(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 328 U.S. counties comprise 70.9 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) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(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.
(8) This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.









Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
second quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(3)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               second quarter                                          
         County by NAICS supersector                2007                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)       June      change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2007       June     weekly   second  
                                                              (thousands) 2006-07(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2006-07(4)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(5).............................       8,945.9     137,018.2       1.2     $820       4.6 
  Private industry...........................       8,655.0     115,502.9       1.2      810       4.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............         124.1       1,955.3       2.3      838       6.2 
    Construction.............................         889.2       7,834.7      -0.6      863       5.2 
    Manufacturing............................         361.0      13,954.1      -2.1      993       4.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,909.4      26,388.1       1.4      715       4.8 
    Information..............................         143.5       3,054.6      -0.3    1,255       5.5 
    Financial activities.....................         867.5       8,218.0       0.0    1,206       5.8 
    Professional and business services.......       1,468.2      18,027.5       2.2      999       5.7 
    Education and health services............         817.5      17,375.3       2.9      760       3.4 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         721.6      13,888.6       2.3      342       4.0 
    Other services...........................       1,138.3       4,516.7       1.5      527       3.7 
  Government.................................         290.8      21,515.3       1.3      875       4.5 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         394.6       4,229.3       0.7      924       4.9 
  Private industry...........................         390.5       3,623.3       0.3      899       4.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          12.6       5.2    1,124     -15.2 
    Construction.............................          14.1         161.0       0.6      944       7.6 
    Manufacturing............................          15.3         451.1       (6)      983       (6) 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          55.3         808.4       0.3      782       4.5 
    Information..............................           8.7         212.3       (6)    1,528       3.8 
    Financial activities.....................          25.0         246.2      -2.0    1,420       4.1 
    Professional and business services.......          43.0         608.0       0.1    1,048       4.6 
    Education and health services............          27.9         469.5       0.8      838       3.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          27.0         403.1       2.0      504       2.4 
    Other services...........................         173.6         251.0       1.7      431       4.6 
  Government.................................           4.0         606.0       3.0    1,078       (6) 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         137.6       2,559.5       0.2      981       4.1 
  Private industry...........................         136.3       2,246.2       0.5      973       4.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.4      -2.3      997       1.2 
    Construction.............................          12.1          98.7      -1.5    1,174       2.7 
    Manufacturing............................           7.1         239.5      -1.6      983       2.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          27.6         476.9      -0.4      788       2.9 
    Information..............................           2.5          58.7       0.1    1,418       7.9 
    Financial activities.....................          15.8         218.9      -0.5    1,620       9.6 
    Professional and business services.......          28.1         442.6       1.9    1,229       3.1 
    Education and health services............          13.5         366.2       2.0      826       3.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.5         242.4       1.5      421       1.4 
    Other services...........................          13.8          96.9      -0.2      697       3.1 
  Government.................................           1.4         313.3      -1.8    1,037       5.1 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         117.1       2,363.8       1.9    1,540       6.4 
  Private industry...........................         116.8       1,913.3       2.3    1,659       6.6 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1      -3.1    2,638     106.3 
    Construction.............................           2.3          35.2       7.6    1,504       9.5 
    Manufacturing............................           3.1          38.2      -4.5    1,265      18.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.9         249.1       1.7    1,141       4.8 
    Information..............................           4.3         135.5       0.4    1,897       4.3 
    Financial activities.....................          18.4         379.6       2.3    3,042       8.2 
    Professional and business services.......          24.3         486.5       2.6    1,771       7.2 
    Education and health services............           8.5         284.7       1.1      993       3.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          11.1         209.0       3.1      732       4.0 
    Other services...........................          17.2          87.1       1.7      897       2.4 
  Government.................................           0.3         450.6       0.2    1,037       3.4 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          94.7       2,023.3       4.4    1,026       6.9 
  Private industry...........................          94.2       1,779.4       4.9    1,044       7.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.5          78.7      10.4    2,857       6.6 
    Construction.............................           6.5         152.9       7.6      979       7.5 
    Manufacturing............................           4.6         181.3       4.0    1,273       7.5 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.5         421.2       3.7      917       6.4 
    Information..............................           1.3          33.1       3.8    1,258      10.0 
    Financial activities.....................          10.4         120.6       2.5    1,242       5.6 
    Professional and business services.......          18.7         339.8       5.3    1,156       7.5 
    Education and health services............           9.9         210.2       4.4      841       4.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.2         179.2       5.0      377       2.7 
    Other services...........................          10.9          58.7       2.0      597       8.0 
  Government.................................           0.5         243.9       1.2      894       4.6 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          97.7       1,798.0       0.9      827       3.9 
  Private industry...........................          97.1       1,614.4       0.8      812       3.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.8      -2.8      703       9.3 
    Construction.............................          10.3         169.4      -7.6      842       4.6 
    Manufacturing............................           3.5         133.5      -2.9    1,118       3.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          20.9         373.0       2.7      805       4.8 
    Information..............................           1.6          31.0      -0.8    1,014       7.0 
    Financial activities.....................          12.4         150.8      -0.6    1,052       3.4 
    Professional and business services.......          21.0         316.7       1.9      803       4.3 
    Education and health services............           9.4         195.9       4.8      857       3.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.0         179.2       1.9      390       2.1 
    Other services...........................           7.0          51.0       3.4      564       2.0 
  Government.................................           0.7         183.6       1.6      946       5.2 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          94.7       1,519.5      -1.0      952       3.4 
  Private industry...........................          93.3       1,363.2      -1.3      939       2.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           6.2      -6.8      588      10.7 
    Construction.............................           7.1         105.6      -3.5    1,016       7.2 
    Manufacturing............................           5.4         177.1       (6)    1,150       (6) 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.8         278.2       0.4      892       (6) 
    Information..............................           1.4          30.1      -2.2    1,340       7.5 
    Financial activities.....................          11.4         128.1      -7.7    1,445       (6) 
    Professional and business services.......          19.2         274.6       (6)    1,000       (6) 
    Education and health services............           9.8         139.6       2.9      833       3.3 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           7.0         175.1       1.7      410       5.1 
    Other services...........................          14.0          48.4      -0.4      561       4.1 
  Government.................................           1.4         156.3       1.1    1,062       6.7 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          67.6       1,492.6       3.2    1,011       5.4 
  Private industry...........................          67.1       1,330.0       3.2    1,022       5.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6           7.1      -4.7    2,879      -1.1 
    Construction.............................           4.4          84.1       4.4      935       1.4 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         144.2      -0.4    1,202       8.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          15.0         307.2       2.3      974       6.1 
    Information..............................           1.7          48.6      -4.6    1,371       7.3 
    Financial activities.....................           8.7         145.7       2.8    1,331       5.2 
    Professional and business services.......          14.4         274.3       5.9    1,108       5.8 
    Education and health services............           6.6         144.7       6.6      968       6.8 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.2         131.2       3.6      430       2.6 
    Other services...........................           6.4          40.6       1.2      602       2.9 
  Government.................................           0.5         162.5       2.9      920       5.0 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          91.7       1,334.7       0.2      890       4.8 
  Private industry...........................          90.4       1,108.8      -0.1      868       4.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.8          11.6      -4.1      540       4.0 
    Construction.............................           7.2          90.9      -6.5      916       6.3 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         102.4       (6)    1,190       6.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.6         219.8       0.3      730       5.8 
    Information..............................           1.3          37.5       0.5    1,873       1.7 
    Financial activities.....................           9.9          81.5      -3.3    1,108       3.5 
    Professional and business services.......          16.4         217.9       0.6    1,076       6.0 
    Education and health services............           8.0         127.1       (6)      812       4.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.9         163.6       2.8      389       3.5 
    Other services...........................          22.1          56.6       1.1      482       2.8 
  Government.................................           1.3         225.9       1.7      996       4.8 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          75.9       1,182.2       2.9    1,028       3.8 
  Private industry...........................          75.4       1,027.6       3.3    1,033       3.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.3       3.4    1,224       1.4 
    Construction.............................           6.8          72.9      11.0    1,002       6.5 
    Manufacturing............................           2.5         112.0       1.9    1,386       0.8 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.8         219.5       2.0      903       6.1 
    Information..............................           1.8          75.8       5.0    1,829       4.1 
    Financial activities.....................           7.0          76.4      -1.0    1,272       3.3 
    Professional and business services.......          12.9         188.1       4.4    1,180       1.1 
    Education and health services............           6.3         120.6       2.7      812       4.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.0         113.7       3.9      427       2.4 
    Other services...........................          16.7          45.4       0.9      571       7.9 
  Government.................................           0.5         154.6       0.6      995       6.0 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          85.9       1,002.1       1.0      814       3.8 
  Private industry...........................          85.6         868.2       0.8      788       3.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.2       0.3      496       6.0 
    Construction.............................           6.2          53.5       1.5      841      -1.1 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6          48.0      -1.7      735       1.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          23.1         252.6       0.9      747       2.3 
    Information..............................           1.5          20.7      -0.7    1,163       4.6 
    Financial activities.....................          10.4          71.6      -0.9    1,161       5.6 
    Professional and business services.......          17.3         136.4      -1.5      949       7.5 
    Education and health services............           8.9         135.4       3.1      796       4.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.7         101.8       1.3      458       2.5 
    Other services...........................           7.6          35.7       1.9      525       5.8 
  Government.................................           0.3         133.9       2.4      969       4.8 

(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) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(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 2007(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(4)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           second quarter                                          
        County(3)               2007                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)       June      change,  Average   change, 
                                              2007       June     weekly   second  
                                          (thousands) 2006-07(5)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2006-07(5)
                                                                                                                                                                      
United States(6).........       8,945.9     137,018.2       1.2     $820       4.6 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.9         365.4       (7)      823       5.2 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           8.1         148.9      -1.3      887       5.7 
Maricopa, AZ.............          97.7       1,798.0       0.9      827       3.9 
Pulaski, AR..............          14.6         251.8       0.6      740       4.2 
Los Angeles, CA..........         394.6       4,229.3       0.7      924       4.9 
Denver, CO...............          25.8         446.5       2.6      989       5.3 
Hartford, CT.............          25.3         512.0       1.5    1,035       6.7 
New Castle, DE...........          18.8         284.4      -0.3      981       1.6 
Washington, DC...........          31.9         683.2       0.8    1,357       4.3 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          85.9       1,002.1       1.0      814       3.8 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          39.6         759.6       1.6    1,082       6.2 
Honolulu, HI.............          24.7         454.8       0.5      758       4.0 
Ada, ID..................          15.3         215.7       2.0      748       0.5 
Cook, IL.................         137.6       2,559.5       0.2      981       4.1 
Marion, IN...............          24.0         582.2       0.7      826       1.0 
Polk, IA.................          14.5         277.4       2.0      811       4.2 
Johnson, KS..............          20.1         318.1       3.1      867       4.8 
Jefferson, KY............          21.9         443.4       2.2      810       4.1 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.8         257.5       0.4      736       4.5 
Cumberland, ME...........          12.3         176.1       0.1      741       4.5 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          32.8         466.7       0.3    1,108       6.7 
Middlesex, MA............          47.2         826.7       1.5    1,179       6.0 
Wayne, MI................          32.4         755.2      -2.9      933       2.6 
Hennepin, MN.............          43.4         856.2       0.4    1,059       8.1 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         128.1      -0.6      714       3.6 
St. Louis, MO............          33.1         618.2       0.6      883       2.4 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.6          77.7       2.4      675       8.3 
Douglas, NE..............          15.6         320.7       1.1      767       2.5 
Clark, NV................          48.4         930.0       1.1      773       3.1 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.4         198.7       0.3      922       (7) 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          35.4         462.0       0.9    1,022       3.5 
Bernalillo, NM...........          17.6         337.7       1.5      724       3.0 
New York, NY.............         117.1       2,363.8       1.9    1,540       6.4 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          31.8         565.3       4.6      929       1.5 
Cass, ND.................           5.7          97.9       2.4      672       4.8 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          37.6         757.6      -0.3      842       2.1 
Oklahoma, OK.............          23.5         421.3       0.7      729       2.5 
Multnomah, OR............          27.3         450.5       2.5      842       5.4 
Allegheny, PA............          35.3         697.8       1.0      874       4.7 
Providence, RI...........          18.2         291.2       0.1      801       2.0 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          12.3         238.6       2.8      716       2.3 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.3         116.3       2.4      677       5.3 
Shelby, TN...............          20.1         512.0       0.8      830       4.8 
Harris, TX...............          94.7       2,023.3       4.4    1,026       6.9 
Salt Lake, UT............          38.3         590.3       4.2      776       7.6 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.8          95.4      -0.5      804       4.4 
Fairfax, VA..............          32.6         592.2       1.0    1,269       4.9 
King, WA.................          75.9       1,182.2       2.9    1,028       3.8 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.1         110.1       0.3      721       3.7 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.1         503.5       0.9      818       4.3 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           3.1          43.4       1.9      685       6.7 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.6         293.5      -2.8      546       7.5 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.8          23.4      -0.1      643      -0.2 

(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) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(5) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted
for noneconomic county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(6) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands.
(7) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.









Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
second quarter 2007(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           second quarter                                        
          State                 2007                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)       June      change,  Average  change,
                                              2007       June     weekly  second 
                                          (thousands)   2006-07    wage   quarter
                                                                          2006-07
                                                                                                                                                                  
United States(4).........       8,945.9     137,018.2       1.2     $820      4.6
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         120.1       1,965.4       1.1      697      3.6
Alaska...................          21.1         325.8      -0.5      832      5.6
Arizona..................         158.9       2,612.4       1.2      786      4.4
Arkansas.................          82.7       1,186.5       0.3      639      4.2
California...............       1,291.3      15,832.5       0.8      935      5.4
Colorado.................         179.4       2,326.9       2.2      832      4.8
Connecticut..............         112.5       1,714.2       0.9    1,033      6.4
Delaware.................          29.1         430.2       0.0      870      2.2
District of Columbia.....          31.9         683.2       0.8    1,357      4.3
Florida..................         604.8       7,894.2       0.2      743      3.2
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         270.4       4,091.5       1.4      792      6.5
Hawaii...................          38.6         631.2       1.4      736      4.2
Idaho....................          57.1         679.1       3.0      626      2.3
Illinois.................         358.6       5,956.3       0.8      874      4.4
Indiana..................         158.2       2,933.4       0.5      702      2.6
Iowa.....................          93.4       1,518.6       0.9      664      3.9
Kansas...................          85.7       1,370.7       2.0      702      4.8
Kentucky.................         109.8       1,828.2       1.7      700      4.2
Louisiana................         119.9       1,880.2       3.2      711      4.1
Maine....................          50.0         619.6       0.6      658      4.1
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         164.0       2,584.9       0.7      899      5.3
Massachusetts............         210.1       3,300.7       1.2    1,008      4.8
Michigan.................         257.1       4,252.9      -1.4      807      2.9
Minnesota................         170.7       2,730.9       0.0      834      5.6
Mississippi..............          69.7       1,137.4       0.9      609      3.6
Missouri.................         174.7       2,764.6       0.8      727      3.4
Montana..................          42.3         449.8       1.7      611      6.3
Nebraska.................          58.7         930.9       1.6      654      3.5
Nevada...................          74.7       1,297.9       1.0      776      3.7
New Hampshire............          49.0         643.7       0.7      823      6.3
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         278.1       4,066.7       0.4      989      4.3
New Mexico...............          53.7         833.3       1.1      686      5.2
New York.................         576.8       8,688.8       1.3    1,020      5.9
North Carolina...........         251.0       4,090.5       3.0      718      4.1
North Dakota.............          25.1         347.7       1.5      619      4.7
Ohio.....................         290.5       5,384.6      -0.1      740      3.4
Oklahoma.................          99.1       1,538.5       1.6      665      4.1
Oregon...................         130.8       1,761.6       1.7      742      4.5
Pennsylvania.............         338.7       5,740.3       1.1      802      4.6
Rhode Island.............          36.1         492.9       0.3      774      2.5
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         115.8       1,917.4       3.0      665      2.9
South Dakota.............          30.1         404.3       2.1      590      4.8
Tennessee................         140.7       2,768.7       0.7      729      3.6
Texas....................         548.7      10,296.1       3.4      827      5.9
Utah.....................          86.3       1,233.7       4.4      698      6.6
Vermont..................          24.7         306.6      -0.5      698      5.0
Virginia.................         227.4       3,731.5       1.0      859      4.4
Washington...............         216.7       2,989.8       2.7      835      4.6
West Virginia............          48.7         717.1       0.3      659      3.6
Wisconsin................         158.2       2,845.8       0.4      709      3.7
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          24.4         288.3       3.3      739      8.0
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          56.9       1,020.7      -1.6      460      6.0
Virgin Islands...........           3.4          46.9       3.4      707      4.1

(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.