Technical information:  (202) 691-6567       USDL 05-1976
               http://www.bls.gov/cew/
                                             For release:  10:00 A.M. EDT
   Media contact:             691-5902       Thursday, October 20, 2005
   
   
             COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES:  FIRST QUARTER 2005
   
   In March 2005, Clark County, Nev., 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.  Clark County experienced an
over-the-year employment gain of 7.6 percent, compared with national job
growth of 1.7 percent.  Collier County, Fla., had the largest over-the-year
gain in average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2005, with an increase
of 10.7 percent.  The U.S. average weekly wage increased by 2.2 percent
over the same time span.
   
   Of the 322 largest counties in the United States, as measured by 2004
annual average employment, 118 had over-the-year percentage growth in em-
ployment above the national average in March 2005, and 186 experienced
changes below the national average.  Average weekly wages grew faster than
the national average in 130 of the largest U.S. counties, while the percent
change in average weekly wages was below the national average in 173
counties.  
   
   The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled under
the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as
the ES-202 program.  The data are derived from reports submitted by every
employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws.  The 8.5 million
employer reports cover 129.8 million full- and part-time workers.  The
attached tables and charts contain data for the nation and for the 322 U.S.
counties with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2004.
In addition, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in
calculating U.S. averages, rankings, or in the analysis in the text.  
March 2005 employment and 2005 first-quarter average weekly wages for all
states are provided in table 4 of this release.  Data for all states, metro-
politan statistical areas, counties, and the nation through the fourth quar-
ter of 2004 are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/.
Preliminary data for the first quarter of 2005 and final data for 2004 will
be available later in October on the BLS Web site.


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    | Counties with employment of 75,000 or more are included in this |
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    | publication tables:  Lake, Fla., Wyandotte, Kan., Harford, Md., |
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Table A.  Top 10 counties ranked by March 2005 employment, March 2004-05
employment change, and March 2004-05 percent change in employment

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                            Employment in large counties
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                           |                            |
    March 2005 employment  |  Net change in employment, |    Percent change  
        (thousands)        |         March 2004-05      |    in employment, 
                           |         (thousands)        |    March 2004-05
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
U.S.              129,802.3|U.S.                 2,146.7|U.S.                 1.7       
---------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------
Los Angeles, Calif. 4,051.2|Maricopa, Ariz.         85.1|Clark, Nev.          7.6 
Cook, Ill.          2,466.4|Clark, Nev.             59.9|Lee, Fla.            7.5    
New York, N.Y.      2,221.5|Orange, Calif.          32.8|Rutherford, Tenn.    7.1 
Harris, Texas       1,840.9|Harris, Texas           30.6|Seminole, Fla.       6.9 
Maricopa, Ariz.     1,685.4|Riverside, Calif.       29.8|Montgomery, Texas    6.1 
Orange, Calif.      1,477.6|San Bernardino, Calif.  29.2|Benton, Ark.         5.7 
Dallas, Texas       1,402.1|Palm Beach, Fla.        25.0|Lake, Fla.           5.4 
San Diego, Calif.   1,282.1|Broward, Fla.           24.4|Williamson, Texas    5.4 
King, Wash.         1,093.0|Hillsborough, Fla.      22.3|Maricopa, Ariz.      5.3 
Miami-Dade, Fla.      994.9|Fairfax, Va.            21.3|Utah, Utah           5.3
                           |                            |Whatcom, Wash.       5.3
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Large County Employment
   
   In March 2005, national employment, as measured by the QCEW program, was
129.8 million, up by 1.7 percent from March 2004.  The 322 U.S. counties
with 75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.8 percent of total U.S.
covered employment and 77.5 percent of total covered wages.  These 322
counties had a net job gain of 1,324,000 over the year, accounting for 61.7
percent of the U.S. employment increase.  Employment increased in 254 of
the large counties from March 2004 to March 2005.  Clark County, Nev., had
the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (7.6 percent).
Lee, Fla., had the next largest increase, 7.5 percent, followed by the
counties of Rutherford, Tenn. (7.1 percent), Seminole, Fla. (6.9 percent),
and Montgomery, Texas (6.1 percent).  (See table 1.)
   
   Employment declined in 51 counties from March 2004 to March 2005.  The
largest percentage decline in employment was in Bibb County, Ga. (-1.9
percent), followed by the counties of McLean, Ill. (-1.7 percent), Broome,
N.Y. (-1.5 percent), and Madison, Ill., and St. Louis City, Mo. (-1.4
percent each).
   
   The largest gains in employment from March 2004 to March 2005 were
recorded in the counties of Maricopa, Ariz. (85,100), Clark, Nev. (59,900),
Orange, Calif. (32,800), Harris, Texas (30,600), and Riverside, Calif.
(29,800).  (See table A.)
   
   The largest decline in employment occurred in Wayne County, Mich.
(-8,300), followed by the counties of Allegheny, Pa. (-5,400), Erie, N.Y.
(-3,500), St. Louis City, Mo. (-3,100), and Milwaukee, Wis. (-2,800).
   
   
Large County Average Weekly Wages
   
   The national average weekly wage in the first quarter of 2005 was $775.
Average weekly wages were higher than the national average in 101 of the
largest 322 U.S. counties.  New York County, N.Y., held the top position
among the highest-paid large counties with an average weekly wage of $2,025.
Fairfield County, Conn., was second with an average weekly wage of $1,613,
followed by Suffolk, Mass. ($1,390), Santa Clara, Calif. ($1,372), and San
Francisco, Calif. ($1,368).  (See table B.)

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Table B.  Top 10 counties ranked by first quarter 2005 average weekly wages,
first quarter 2004-05 change in average weekly wages, and first quarter 
2004-05 percent change in average weekly wages
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                      Average weekly wage in large counties     
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                           |                         |    
   Average weekly wage,    | Change in average weekly|   Percent change in
    first quarter 2005     |   wage, first quarter   |  average weekly wage,     
                           |          2004-05        |  first quarter 2004-05 
---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------            
U.S.                   $775|U.S.                  $17|U.S.                 2.2  
---------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------
New York, N.Y.       $2,025|Fairfield, Conn.     $115|Collier, Fla.       10.7  
Fairfield, Conn.      1,613|New York, N.Y.        111|Cumberland, Pa.      9.3  
Suffolk, Mass.        1,390|Hudson, N.J.          102|Hudson, N.J.         9.0
Santa Clara, Calif.   1,372|Henrico, Va.           69|Henrico, Va.         8.4
San Francisco, Calif. 1,368|Collier, Fla.          68|Fairfield, Conn.     7.7  
Somerset, N.J.        1,343|Cumberland, Pa.        67|Rock Island, Ill.    7.7
Arlington, Va.        1,286|Mecklenburg, N.C.      57|Trumbull, Ohio       7.3 
Washington, D.C.      1,277|Washington, D.C.       52|Tuscaloosa, Ala.     7.0  
Hudson, N.J.          1,236|Rock Island, Ill.      52|Peoria, Ill.         6.8  
San Mateo, Calif.     1,220|Harris, Texas          52|Jefferson, Texas     6.5                             |                         |                                          
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   There were 220 counties with an average weekly wage below the national
average in the first quarter of 2005.  The lowest average weekly wages were
reported in Cameron County, Texas ($460), followed by the counties of Hidalgo,
Texas ($463), Horry, S.C. ($479), Webb, Texas ($490), and Yakima, Wash. ($516).
(See table 1.)
   
   Over the year, the national average weekly wage rose by 2.2 percent.
Among the largest counties, Collier, Fla., led the nation in growth in
average weekly wages, with an increase of 10.7 percent from the first
quarter of 2004.  Cumberland, Pa., was second with 9.3 percent growth,
followed by the counties of Hudson, N.J. (9.0 percent), Henrico, Va.
(8.4 percent), and Fairfield, Conn., and Rock Island, Ill. (7.7 percent
each).
   
   Thirty-five counties experienced over-the-year declines in average
weekly wages.  Clayton County, Ga., had the largest decrease, -6.0 per-
cent, followed by the counties of Marin, Calif. (-5.6 percent), Hamilton,
Ind. (-4.3 percent), McLean, Ill. (-2.8 percent), and St. Louis, Minn.
(-2.7 percent).

Ten Largest U.S. Counties
   
   Of the 10 largest U.S. counties (based on 2004 annual average employment
levels), 8 reported increases in employment, while 2 showed a decline from
March 2004 to March 2005.  Maricopa County, Ariz., experienced the fastest
growth in employment among the largest counties, with a 5.3 percent increase.
Within Maricopa County, employment rose in every industry group except infor-
mation. The largest gains were in construction (15.1 percent) and professional
and business services (7.5 percent).  (See table 2.)  Orange County, Calif.,
had the next largest increase in employment, 2.3 percent, followed by Miami-
Dade, Fla. (1.9 percent).  The smallest employment gain occurred in New York,
N.Y. (0.8 percent).  Both Cook County, Ill., and Los Angeles, Calif. experi-
enced a 0.1 percent decrease in employment over the year.

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   All of the 10 largest U.S. counties saw over-the-year increases in
average weekly wages.  New York County, N.Y., and Harris, Texas, had the
fastest growth in wages among the 10 largest counties, increasing by
5.8 percent each.  Within New York County, wages increased the most in
manufacturing (25.7 percent) and natural resources and mining (14.4 percent).
Within Harris County, wages increased most in natural resources and mining
(17.4 percent) and manufacturing (12.1 percent).  King, Wash., and Miami-Dade,
Fla., were second in wage growth, increasing by 2.9 percent each.  The smallest
wage gains among the 10 largest counties occurred in San Diego County, Calif.
(1.4 percent), and Dallas, Texas, and Maricopa, Ariz. (1.5 percent each).
   
Largest County by State
   
   Table 3 shows March 2005 employment and the 2005 first quarter average
weekly wage in the largest county in each state.  (This table includes two
counties--Yellowstone, Mont., and Laramie, Wyo.--that have employment levels
below 75,000.)  The employment levels in these counties in March 2005
ranged from approximately 4.1 million in Los Angeles County, Calif., to
39,500 in Laramie County, Wyo.  The highest average weekly wage of these
counties was in New York, N.Y. ($2,025), while the lowest average weekly
wage was in Yellowstone County, Mont. ($596).


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    |    Several BLS regional offices have recently begun issuing QCEW |
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Technical Note

   
   These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program, the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also known as the
ES-202 program.  The data are derived from summaries of employment and to-
tal pay of workers covered by state and federal unemployment insurance (UI) 
legislation and provided by State Workforce Agencies (SWAs).  The summaries 
are a result of the administration of state unemployment insurance programs 
that require most employers to pay quarterly taxes based on the employment 
and wages of workers covered by UI.  Data for 2005 are preliminary and sub-
ject to revision.

   For purposes of this release, large counties are defined as having em-
ployment levels of 75,000 or greater.  Each year, these large counties
are selected on the basis of the preliminary annual average of employment
for the previous year.  The 323 counties presented in this release were
derived using 2004 preliminary annual averages of employment.  All of the
318 counties that were published in the 2004 releases are included in the
2005 releases.  The following counties grew enough in 2004 to be included
in the 2005 releases: Lake, Fla., Wyandotte, Kan., Harford, Md., Washington,
Pa., and Whatcom, Wash.  These counties will be included in all 2005 quar-
terly releases.  The counties in table 2 are selected and sorted each year
based on the annual average employment from the preceding year.

   The preliminary QCEW data presented in this release may differ from
data released by the individual states.  These potential differences result
from the states' continuing receipt of UI data over time and ongoing review
and editing.  The individual states determine their data release timetables.
   
Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES employment measures

   The Bureau publishes three different establishment-based employment
measures for any given quarter.  Each of these measures--QCEW, Business
Employment Dynamics (BED), and Current Employment Statistics (CES)--makes
use of the quarterly UI employment reports in producing data; however, 
each measure has a somewhat different universe coverage, estimation pro-
cedure, and publication product.

   Differences in coverage and estimation methods can result in somewhat
different measures of over-the-quarter employment change. It is important
to understand program differences and the intended uses of the program
products.  (See table below.)  Additional information on each program can 
be obtained from the program Web sites shown in the table below.

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Summary of Major Differences between QCEW, BED, and CES Employment Measures
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------                                     
           |         QCEW        |         BED          |         CES
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Source     |--Count of UI admini-|--Count of longitudi- |--Sample survey: 
           |  strative records   |  nally-linked UI ad- |  400,000 establish-
           |  submitted by 8.5   |  ministrative records|  ments
           |  million establish- |  submitted by 6.5    |
           |  ments              |  million private-sec-|
           |                     |  tor employers       |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Coverage   |--UI and UCFE cover- |--UI coverage, exclud-|Nonfarm wage and sal-
           |  age, including all |  ing government, pri-|  ary jobs:
           |  employers subject  |  vate households, and|--UI coverage, exclud-
           |  to state and feder-|  establishments with |  ing agriculture, pri-
           |  al UI laws         |  zero employment     |  vate households, and
           |                     |                      |  self-employed workers
           |                     |                      |--Other employment, in-
           |                     |                      |  cluding railroads, 
           |                     |                      |  religious organiza-
           |                     |                      |  tions, and other non-
           |                     |                      |  UI-covered jobs
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Publication|--Quarterly          |--Quarterly           |--Monthly 
frequency  |  -7 months after the|  -8 months after the |  -Usually first Friday
           |   end of each quar- |   end of each quarter|   of following month
           |   ter               |                      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------
Use of UI  |--Directly summarizes|--Links each new UI   |--Uses UI file as a sam-
file       |  and publishes each |  quarter to longitu- |  pling frame and annu-
           |  new quarter of UI  |  dinal database and  |  ally realigns (bench-
           |  data               |  directly summarizes |  marks) sample esti-    
           |                     |  gross job gains and |  mates to first quar-  
           |                     |  losses              |  ter UI levels
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|------------------------
Principal  |--Provides a quarter-|--Provides quarterly  |--Provides current month-
products   |  ly and annual uni- |  employer dynamics   |  ly estimates of employ-
           |  verse count of es- |  data on establish-  |  ment, hours, and earn-
           |  tablishments, em-  |  ment openings, clos-|  ings at the MSA, state,
           |  ployment, and wages|  ings, expansions,   |  and national level by
           |  at the county, MSA,|  and contractions at |  industry
           |  state, and national|  the national level  |
           |  levels by detailed |--Future expansions   |
           |  industry           |  will include data at|
           |                     |  the county, MSA, and|
           |                     |  state level and by  |
           |                     |  size of establish-  |
           |                     |  ment                |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Principal  |--Major uses include:|--Major uses include: |--Major uses include:
uses       |  -Detailed locality |  -Business cycle     |  -Principal national
           |   data              |   analysis           |   economic indicator
           |  -Periodic universe |  -Analysis of employ-|  -Official time series 
           |   counts for bench- |   er dynamics under- |   for employment change
           |   marking sample    |   lying economic ex- |   measures
           |   survey estimates  |   pansions and con-  |  -Input into other ma-
           |  -Sample frame for  |   tractions          |   jor economic indi-
           |   BLS establishment |  -Future:  Employment|   cators
           |   surveys           |   expansion and con- |
           |                     |   traction by size of|
           |                     |   establishment      |
-----------|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------
Program    |--www.bls.gov/cew/   |--www.bls.gov/bdm/    |--www.bls.gov/ces/
Web sites  |                     |                      |
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Coverage
   
   Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution
reports submitted to the SWAs by employers.  In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each 
of their establishments.  The employment and wage data included in this
release are derived from microdata summaries of more than 8 million employer 
reports of employment and wages submitted by states to the BLS.  These re-
ports are based on place of employment rather than place of residence.
   
   UI and UCFE coverage is broad and basically comparable from state to
state.  In 2004, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 129.3 million
jobs.  The estimated 124.4 million workers in these jobs (after adjust-
ment for multiple jobholders) represented 96.6 percent of civilian wage 
and salary employment.  Covered workers received $5.088 trillion in pay,
representing 94.4 percent of the wage and salary component of personal
income and 43.4 percent of the gross domestic product.
   
   Major exclusions from UI coverage include self-employed workers, most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces, 
elected officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some domes-
tic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain 
small nonprofit organizations.

   State and federal UI laws change periodically.  These changes may have
an impact on the employment and wages reported by employers covered under
the UI program.  Coverage changes may affect the over-the-year comparisons
presented in this news release.  Beginning with the first quarter of 2005,
Oregon implemented a change in their state UI laws.  This change extended
UI coverage to providers of home care for the elderly.  These providers are
now considered state workers for purposes of UI benefits.  

Concepts and methodology
   
   Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who worked during
or received pay for the pay period including the 12th of the month.  With
few exceptions, all employees of covered firms are reported, including pro-
duction and sales workers, corporation officials, executives, supervisory 
personnel, and clerical workers.  Workers on paid vacations and part-time 
workers also are included.
   
   Average weekly wage values are calculated by dividing quarterly total
wages by the average of the three monthly employment levels (all employees,
as described above) and dividing the result by 13, for the 13 weeks in the
quarter.  These calculations are made using unrounded employment and wage
values.  The average wage values that can be calculated using rounded data
from the BLS database may differ from the averages reported.  Included in
the quarterly wage data are non-wage cash payments such as bonuses, the cash
value of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in
some states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans
such as 401(k) plans and stock options.
   
   Average weekly wages are affected by the ratio of full-time to part-
time workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-
paying occupations and the incidence of pay periods within a quarter.
When comparing average weekly wage levels between industries and/or states,
these factors should be taken into consideration.

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   Federal government pay levels are subject to periodic, sometimes large,
fluctuations due to a calendar effect that consists of some quarters having
more pay periods than others.   Most federal employees are paid on a bi-
weekly 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 periods.  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
comparison 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 occur 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 employers and update, if necessary, the industry, location, and own-
ership classification of all establishments on a 3-year cycle.  Changes
in establishment classification codes resulting from this process are in-
troduced with the data reported for the first quarter of the year.  Changes 
resulting from improved employer reporting also are introduced in the first 
quarter. 

   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 underlying establishment reports.  This is done by
modifying the prior-year levels used to calculate the over-the-year changes. 
Percent changes are calcuated using an adjusted version of the final 2004
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 unadjusted
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 release.
   
   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 establishments.  The most common adjustments for
administrative change are the result of updated information about the
county location of individual establishments.

   The adjusted data do not account for administrative changes caused by
(1) multi-unit employers who start reporting for each individual estab-
lishment rather than as a single entity and (2) the classification of
establishments previously reported in the unknown county or unknown in-
dustry categories.

                                   - 9 -

   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 Security Act of 1987, Public Law 104-
106.  Areas shown as counties include those designated as independent cities 
in some jurisdictions and, in Alaska, those designated as census areas where 
counties have not been created.  County data also are presented for the New 
England states for comparative purposes even though townships are the more 
common designation used in New England (and New Jersey).  The regions re-
ferred to in this release are defined as census regions.

Additional statistics and other information
   
   An annual bulletin, Employment and Wages, features comprehensive infor-
mation by detailed industry on establishments, employment, and wages for 
the nation and all states.  The 2004 edition of this bulletin contains
selected data produced by Business Employment Dynamics (BED) on job gains
and losses, as well as selected data from the fourth quarter 2004 version
of this news release.  Employment and Wages Annual Averages, 2004 will be
available for sale in late 2005 from the United States Government Printing
Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250,
telephone 866-512-1800, outside of Washington, D.C.  Within Washington,
D.C., the telephone number is 202-512-1800.  The fax number is 202-512-2104.
Also, the 2004 bulletin will be available in a portable document format (PDF)
on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/cewbultn04.htm.  
   
   News releases on quarterly measures of gross job flows also are 
available upon request from the Division of Administrative Statistics 
and Labor Turnover (Business Employment Dynamics), telephone 202-691-6467;
(http://www.bls.gov/bdm/); (e-mail: BDMInfo@bls.gov).
   
   Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request.  Voice phone:  202-691-5200;  TDD message referral
phone number:  1-800-877-8339.
 
 
 
 
Table 1. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 323 largest counties,
first quarter 2005(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                     Employment               Average weekly wage(5)   
                                                                                                       
                          Establishments,                                                              
        County(3)          first quarter                Percent   Ranking            Percent   Ranking 
                                2005         March      change,      by    Average   change,      by   
                            (thousands)       2005       March    percent   weekly    first    percent 
                                          (thousands) 2004-05(4)   change    wage    quarter    change 
                                                                                   2004-05(4)          
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(6).........       8,543.2     129,802.3       1.7         -     $775       2.2         - 
                                                                                                       
Jefferson, AL............          18.7         366.3      -0.6       287      788       2.6       105 
Madison, AL..............           8.1         165.6       2.5        83      799       5.1        17 
Mobile, AL...............           9.7         165.1       3.3        54      608       3.1        73 
Montgomery, AL...........           6.6         132.3       1.2       156      631       2.1       141 
Tuscaloosa, AL...........           4.2          80.0       3.4        49      626       7.0         8 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         139.6       1.2       156      793       1.5       182 
Maricopa, AZ.............          81.2       1,685.4       5.3         9      746       1.5       182 
Pima, AZ.................          17.8         350.6       3.2        58      647       3.2        67 
Benton, AR...............           4.7          88.3       5.7         6      771      -0.5       287 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.4         241.8       1.4       139      683       2.2       131 
                                                                                                       
Washington, AR...........           5.2          88.0       4.2        32      585       3.2        67 
Alameda, CA..............          48.5         674.5       0.1       250      997       2.9        86 
Contra Costa, CA.........          27.9         338.4       0.2       248    1,021       5.0        19 
Fresno, CA...............          29.4         324.6       2.6        80      600       1.4       194 
Kern, CA.................          16.4         249.0       3.5        45      652       0.0       275 
Los Angeles, CA..........         373.9       4,051.2      -0.1       262      864       2.0       148 
Marin, CA................          11.8         108.1       0.8       200      933      -5.6       312 
Monterey, CA.............          12.0         157.7       0.6       223      697       3.0        83 
Orange, CA...............          91.4       1,477.6       2.3        92      893       2.2       131 
Placer, CA...............           9.7         133.5       3.6        41      749       3.5        50 
                                                                                                       
Riverside, CA............          40.0         598.4       5.2        12      652       0.9       230 
Sacramento, CA...........          48.1         616.9       2.3        92      855       2.5       111 
San Bernardino, CA.......          43.7         627.1       4.9        20      654       0.8       240 
San Diego, CA............          88.4       1,282.1       1.2       156      816       1.4       194 
San Francisco, CA........          43.5         519.9       0.7       209    1,368       3.8        37 
San Joaquin, CA..........          16.3         215.4       1.3       149      638      -0.6       289 
San Luis Obispo, CA......           8.8         101.3       0.8       200      621       2.1       141 
San Mateo, CA............          22.9         325.0      -0.5       278    1,220       1.2       206 
Santa Barbara, CA........          13.3         179.5       0.3       243      733       3.7        41 
Santa Clara, CA..........          53.2         850.1       1.0       177    1,372       2.1       141 
                                                                                                       
Santa Cruz, CA...........           8.5          92.3       1.0       177      723      -2.4       307 
Solano, CA...............           9.7         127.4       1.9       109      715       0.1       271 
Sonoma, CA...............          17.4         187.8       0.0       255      737       3.7        41 
Stanislaus, CA...........          13.5         169.5       4.0        34      635       1.0       221 
Tulare, CA...............           8.6         133.2       2.5        83      530       1.0       221 
Ventura, CA..............          21.0         313.6       1.3       149      861       4.5        26 
Yolo, CA.................           5.2          96.4       1.2       156      704       4.3        29 
Adams, CO................           8.8         144.2       3.0        68      712       0.3       262 
Arapahoe, CO.............          19.1         268.0       1.3       149      943       1.5       182 
Boulder, CO..............          12.0         152.7       3.2        58      919      -0.3       279 
                                                                                                       
Denver, CO...............          24.4         418.1       1.0       177      976       3.8        37 
El Paso, CO..............          16.3         235.2       2.0       105      692       0.9       230 
Jefferson, CO............          18.2         203.2       1.9       109      795       3.7        41 
Larimer, CO..............           9.4         121.5       2.2        97      670       1.2       206 
Fairfield, CT............          31.8         406.5       0.3       243    1,613       7.7         5 
Hartford, CT.............          24.4         480.1       1.2       156    1,041       3.4        58 
New Haven, CT............          22.1         357.9       0.5       236      816       1.0       221 
New London, CT...........           6.7         127.9       1.8       115      784      -0.8       294 
New Castle, DE...........          19.6         278.6       0.1       250    1,005       4.9        20 
Washington, DC...........          30.5         661.7       1.1       168    1,277       4.2        31 
                                                                                                       
Alachua, FL..............           6.1         123.0       (7)         -      591       (7)         - 
Brevard, FL..............          13.3         201.1       3.6        41      701      -0.3       279 
Broward, FL..............          60.0         722.8       3.5        45      732       3.1        73 
Collier, FL..............          11.1         130.0       2.7        75      702      10.7         1 
Duval, FL................          23.9         444.7       3.2        58      766       2.7        96 
Escambia, FL.............           7.5         128.0       3.1        64      589       3.2        67 
Hillsborough, FL.........          33.2         628.9       3.7        40      732       1.5       182 
Lake, FL.................           6.0          79.9       5.4         7      536       2.5       111 
Lee, FL..................          16.6         210.5       7.5         2      649       5.4        16 
Leon, FL.................           7.6         144.7       0.0       255      625       1.3       198 
                                                                                                       
Manatee, FL..............           7.9         129.9       4.4        30      560       3.3        62 
Marion, FL...............           7.1          96.7       (7)         -      541       1.9       153 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          83.6         994.9       1.9       109      748       2.9        86 
Okaloosa, FL.............           5.8          81.2       4.5        27      593       4.4        27 
Orange, FL...............          31.4         660.0       (7)         -      703       (7)         - 
Palm Beach, FL...........          45.7         549.1       4.8        23      769       5.8        12 
Pasco, FL................           8.1          91.9       (7)         -      518       (7)         - 
Pinellas, FL.............          29.6         434.6      -0.3       269      659       3.3        62 
Polk, FL.................          11.3         201.9       3.6        41      582       2.8        92 
Sarasota, FL.............          14.0         155.3       5.1        16      640       2.4       120 
                                                                                                       
Seminole, FL.............          13.0         162.3       6.9         4      691       4.7        25 
Volusia, FL..............          12.8         162.3       3.5        45      550       3.8        37 
Bibb, GA.................           4.7          85.5      -1.9       312      632       2.9        86 
Chatham, GA..............           7.1         129.5       1.6       127      629       1.5       182 
Clayton, GA..............           4.3         108.2       1.8       115      740      -6.0       313 
Cobb, GA.................          19.9         303.3       0.9       186      830       2.3       126 
De Kalb, GA..............          16.9         288.9       0.8       200      845       2.2       131 
Fulton, GA...............          37.3         729.7       0.9       186    1,076       3.0        83 
Gwinnett, GA.............          21.7         309.2       1.6       127      804       0.9       230 
Muscogee, GA.............           4.7          96.6       0.6       223      606       0.5       254 
                                                                                                       
Richmond, GA.............           4.7         104.5      -0.6       287      625       2.5       111 
Honolulu, HI.............          23.6         436.2       3.0        68      693       1.5       182 
Ada, ID..................          13.5         192.2       4.5        27      667       1.7       165 
Champaign, IL............           4.0          89.7       0.7       209      619      -0.3       279 
Cook, IL.................         128.4       2,466.4      -0.1       262      983       2.8        92 
Du Page, IL..............          33.2         569.9       0.9       186      918       3.5        50 
Kane, IL.................          11.5         197.7       1.8       115      689       1.5       182 
Lake, IL.................          19.4         315.6       1.0       177      955       2.5       111 
McHenry, IL..............           7.7          94.0       2.1        99      644      -0.9       297 
McLean, IL...............           3.4          80.4      -1.7       311      716      -2.8       310 
                                                                                                       
Madison, IL..............           5.7          92.8      -1.4       308      640       3.2        67 
Peoria, IL...............           4.6          99.8       2.4        87      759       6.8         9 
Rock Island, IL..........           3.4          77.2       0.9       186      728       7.7         5 
St. Clair, IL............           5.1          92.8       0.6       223      591       1.7       165 
Sangamon, IL.............           5.1         128.9      -0.2       267      753       4.0        33 
Will, IL.................          11.2         161.1       2.1        99      689       0.9       230 
Winnebago, IL............           6.7         134.5      -1.0       300      652       2.7        96 
Allen, IN................           8.9         177.4       0.0       255      658      -0.3       279 
Elkhart, IN..............           4.9         123.9       3.8        38      635       1.6       169 
Hamilton, IN.............           6.6          91.4       5.2        12      781      -4.3       311 
                                                                                                       
Lake, IN.................          10.1         190.3       1.2       156      671       1.8       160 
Marion, IN...............          24.0         575.1       1.4       139      818       1.0       221 
St. Joseph, IN...........           6.1         124.2       0.5       236      636       1.6       169 
Vanderburgh, IN..........           4.8         107.2       0.3       243      644       2.1       141 
Linn, IA.................           6.1         117.0       2.1        99      725       2.3       126 
Polk, IA.................          14.1         259.9       1.9       109      792       1.5       182 
Scott, IA................           5.1          86.2       3.6        41      607       2.0       148 
Johnson, KS..............          19.0         294.1       1.7       119      817       0.0       275 
Sedgwick, KS.............          11.8         239.5       1.1       168      706       3.7        41 
Shawnee, KS..............           4.8          93.8      -0.9       299      632       1.3       198 
                                                                                                       
Wyandotte, KS............           3.2          74.7       1.0       177      728      -0.5       287 
Fayette, KY..............           8.8         167.5       2.4        87      684      -2.3       305 
Jefferson, KY............          21.7         415.8       1.0       177      742      -1.1       299 
Caddo, LA................           7.1         122.0       2.3        92      600      -1.3       300 
Calcasieu, LA............           4.7          83.0       1.4       139      639       3.4        58 
East Baton Rouge, LA.....          13.1         246.2       0.1       250      654       3.2        67 
Jefferson, LA............          14.0         213.0      -0.3       269      633       3.3        62 
Lafayette, LA............           7.7         120.1       2.7        75      642       2.6       105 
Orleans, LA..............          12.6         244.5      -1.1       303      738       2.2       131 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.6         165.1       0.0       255      707       1.6       169 
                                                                                                       
Anne Arundel, MD.........          14.0         217.9       1.4       139      792       2.5       111 
Baltimore, MD............          21.2         356.0       0.7       209      785       1.0       221 
Frederick, MD............           5.7          90.0       0.9       186      725      -2.4       307 
Harford, MD..............           5.4          79.3       2.0       105      704       6.2        11 
Howard, MD...............           8.2         135.4      -0.5       278      875       3.1        73 
Montgomery, MD...........          32.4         452.6       1.6       127    1,041       2.6       105 
Prince Georges, MD.......          15.5         310.5      -0.4       274      797       1.1       213 
Baltimore City, MD.......          14.0         357.5       0.1       250      909       1.6       169 
Barnstable, MA...........           9.4          82.5      -0.8       294      653       0.9       230 
Bristol, MA..............          15.6         216.0      -0.5       278      661       1.8       160 
                                                                                                       
Essex, MA................          21.1         287.8      -0.7       292      803       1.6       169 
Hampden, MA..............          14.4         195.4      -0.5       278      728       3.1        73 
Middlesex, MA............          48.9         775.9       0.5       236    1,097       2.2       131 
Norfolk, MA..............          22.2         311.4      -0.5       278      916       0.1       271 
Plymouth, MA.............          14.0         170.7       2.0       105      705      -0.3       279 
Suffolk, MA..............          22.6         556.6       0.7       209    1,390      -1.0       298 
Worcester, MA............          20.7         312.4      -0.6       287      754       1.3       198 
Genesee, MI..............           8.5         147.0       (7)         -      710       (7)         - 
Ingham, MI...............           7.1         162.4       (7)         -      754       (7)         - 
Kalamazoo, MI............           5.5         115.0      -0.1       262      721      -2.3       305 
                                                                                                       
Kent, MI.................          14.6         332.0       0.9       186      692       1.6       169 
Macomb, MI...............          18.0         320.3      -0.3       269      830       0.6       251 
Oakland, MI..............          40.9         703.0      -0.3       269      932       1.2       206 
Ottawa, MI...............           5.8         109.6       1.4       139      676       3.2        67 
Saginaw, MI..............           4.6          88.0      -0.7       292      686       1.6       169 
Washtenaw, MI............           8.2         193.9       0.4       239      859      -0.8       294 
Wayne, MI................          34.4         783.3      -1.1       303      892       0.2       267 
Anoka, MN................           7.4         110.5       1.7       119      720       1.0       221 
Dakota, MN...............           9.7         166.3       1.2       156      755       0.3       262 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.0         815.7       1.4       139      999       1.4       194 
                                                                                                       
Olmsted, MN..............           3.3          86.1      -0.6       287      860       1.1       213 
Ramsey, MN...............          14.7         323.1       1.0       177      875      -0.6       289 
St. Louis, MN............           5.7          91.9       0.9       186      618      -2.7       309 
Stearns, MN..............           4.2          76.2       0.8       200      583       0.3       262 
Harrison, MS.............           4.6          90.7       1.6       127      561       4.3        29 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         128.0      -0.8       294      653       0.9       230 
Boone, MO................           4.3          79.0       3.4        49      573       1.2       206 
Clay, MO.................           5.0          86.1       1.1       168      693       1.5       182 
Greene, MO...............           8.0         147.7       2.7        75      576       2.7        96 
Jackson, MO..............          18.7         360.7       0.6       223      776       1.3       198 
                                                                                                       
St. Charles, MO..........           7.5         115.7       4.8        23      652       1.2       206 
St. Louis, MO............          33.9         612.3       0.6       223      819       0.7       246 
St. Louis City, MO.......           8.2         219.4      -1.4       308      910       0.9       230 
Douglas, NE..............          14.9         304.9       0.7       209      708      -0.6       289 
Lancaster, NE............           7.6         151.5       2.1        99      610       0.2       267 
Clark, NV................          40.9         844.7       7.6         1      718       3.5        50 
Washoe, NV...............          13.1         206.7       4.3        31      705       1.9       153 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         192.6       0.7       209      827       2.6       105 
Rockingham, NH...........          10.7         132.0       1.2       156      766       0.4       255 
Atlantic, NJ.............           6.7         142.0       1.2       156      676       0.7       246 
                                                                                                       
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         442.4       0.0       255      982       1.9       153 
Burlington, NJ...........          11.2         198.2       1.1       168      801       0.4       255 
Camden, NJ...............          13.5         208.7       1.5       135      756      -0.7       293 
Essex, NJ................          21.2         355.6      -0.1       262    1,050       1.1       213 
Gloucester, NJ...........           6.2         100.9       3.4        49      679       0.7       246 
Hudson, NJ...............          13.9         235.5       0.4       239    1,236       9.0         3 
Mercer, NJ...............          10.8         218.9       2.6        80      990       0.4       255 
Middlesex, NJ............          20.7         386.8      -0.3       269    1,022       0.6       251 
Monmouth, NJ.............          20.0         249.0       0.7       209      836       1.6       169 
Morris, NJ...............          17.7         278.0      -0.8       294    1,190       3.7        41 
                                                                                                       
Ocean, NJ................          11.5         140.3       0.9       186      649       1.9       153 
Passaic, NJ..............          12.5         174.9       0.8       200      805       1.6       169 
Somerset, NJ.............          10.0         166.3       0.1       250    1,343       1.5       182 
Union, NJ................          14.9         226.7       (7)         -    1,004       (7)         - 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.6         313.7       1.1       168      657       1.9       153 
Albany, NY...............           9.6         225.7      -0.4       274      780       0.0       275 
Bronx, NY................          15.6         219.0       2.6        80      705       2.2       131 
Broome, NY...............           4.5          92.9      -1.5       310      602       2.0       148 
Dutchess, NY.............           7.9         116.6       0.6       223      801       3.5        50 
Erie, NY.................          23.2         449.9      -0.8       294      680       0.7       246 
                                                                                                       
Kings, NY................          42.3         451.5       1.7       119      660      -0.3       279 
Monroe, NY...............          17.6         379.8       0.9       186      744      -1.8       303 
Nassau, NY...............          51.0         588.0      -0.1       262      860       3.4        58 
New York, NY.............         113.4       2,221.5       0.8       200    2,025       5.8        12 
Oneida, NY...............           5.3         107.3       0.7       209      587       0.9       230 
Onondaga, NY.............          12.7         244.7       0.6       223      694       0.1       271 
Orange, NY...............           9.4         125.7       0.6       223      648       4.0        33 
Queens, NY...............          40.3         471.5       1.1       168      759       1.9       153 
Richmond, NY.............           8.2          88.2       0.6       223      664       0.8       240 
Rockland, NY.............           9.4         111.0       1.2       156      806       1.0       221 
                                                                                                       
Suffolk, NY..............          48.2         593.6       0.3       243      787       0.4       255 
Westchester, NY..........          35.6         407.5       0.7       209    1,102       3.1        73 
Buncombe, NC.............           7.0         108.3       3.4        49      575       1.8       160 
Catawba, NC..............           4.3          86.5      -0.4       274      580       3.6        47 
Cumberland, NC...........           5.8         115.1       4.0        34      558       2.2       131 
Durham, NC...............           6.2         168.9       1.0       177    1,032      -2.0       304 
Forsyth, NC..............           8.4         177.3       1.8       115      729      -0.3       279 
Guilford, NC.............          13.7         269.8       1.7       119      686       1.6       169 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.4         513.7       3.2        58    1,048       5.8        12 
New Hanover, NC..........           6.6          93.2       5.2        12      611       4.8        23 
                                                                                                       
Wake, NC.................          23.7         394.7       2.9        70      765       1.1       213 
Cass, ND.................           5.5          88.5       3.2        58      610       0.8       240 
Butler, OH...............           7.0         133.7       0.4       239      679       3.3        62 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.1         740.8       0.0       255      813       2.8        92 
Franklin, OH.............          29.1         671.3       0.7       209      776       2.0       148 
Hamilton, OH.............          24.6         529.4      -0.5       278      850       2.4       120 
Lake, OH.................           6.8          98.8       1.3       149      662       4.4        27 
Lorain, OH...............           6.3          99.8      -1.3       307      653       2.2       131 
Lucas, OH................          10.9         222.0       (7)         -      705       (7)         - 
Mahoning, OH.............           6.5         104.2       0.7       209      555      -1.6       302 
                                                                                                       
Montgomery, OH...........          13.2         279.1      -0.4       274      725       2.7        96 
Stark, OH................           9.3         165.1       0.7       209      597       1.0       221 
Summit, OH...............          14.9         266.4       1.7       119      714      -0.4       286 
Trumbull, OH.............           4.8          82.7      -1.0       300      704       7.3         7 
Oklahoma, OK.............          22.2         406.2       1.3       149      657       1.7       165 
Tulsa, OK................          18.4         324.5       3.1        64      686       2.2       131 
Clackamas, OR............          11.7         141.4       4.9        20      695       1.6       169 
Jackson, OR..............           6.4          80.8       4.9        20      562       1.1       213 
Lane, OR.................          10.4         143.1       4.2        32      586       2.3       126 
Marion, OR...............           8.7         131.4       5.0        17      594       0.8       240 
                                                                                                       
Multnomah, OR............          25.6         424.2       3.1        64      778       2.2       131 
Washington, OR...........          14.8         230.4       5.0        17      890      -0.6       289 
Allegheny, PA............          35.7         672.8      -0.8       294      817       1.4       194 
Berks, PA................           9.1         161.3       1.2       156      667       2.5       111 
Bucks, PA................          20.4         255.4       1.4       139      723       1.3       198 
Chester, PA..............          15.0         225.9       1.6       127      985       3.5        50 
Cumberland, PA...........           5.8         123.3      -1.0       300      784       9.3         2 
Dauphin, PA..............           7.1         173.9       1.9       109      764       0.7       246 
Delaware, PA.............          13.8         206.8      -0.5       278      799       0.6       251 
Erie, PA.................           7.2         125.8       1.6       127      582       0.9       230 
                                                                                                       
Lackawanna, PA...........           5.9          98.3       1.7       119      573       1.1       213 
Lancaster, PA............          12.0         224.9       1.5       135      640       1.3       198 
Lehigh, PA...............           8.4         172.0       0.8       200      758       2.7        96 
Luzerne, PA..............           8.2         140.7       0.9       186      590      -0.8       294 
Montgomery, PA...........          27.8         476.1       0.6       223    1,010       0.2       267 
Northampton, PA..........           6.4          92.5       1.3       149      668       2.9        86 
Philadelphia, PA.........          29.7         631.7       1.1       168      895       0.4       255 
Washington, PA...........           5.3          74.1       0.9       186      629       1.6       169 
Westmoreland, PA.........           9.7         136.4       1.4       139      591       3.0        83 
York, PA.................           8.9         171.4       2.8        72      669       0.0       275 
                                                                                                       
Kent, RI.................           5.6          79.8       0.2       248      682       0.3       262 
Providence, RI...........          18.0         281.0      -0.5       278      764       1.3       198 
Charleston, SC...........          12.1         194.4       2.4        87      629       3.3        62 
Greenville, SC...........          12.4         222.8       1.4       139      658       0.8       240 
Horry, SC................           8.2         103.7       4.6        25      479       0.4       255 
Lexington, SC............           5.7          87.8       5.0        17      570       4.8        23 
Richland, SC.............           9.6         205.1       2.8        72      643       2.4       120 
Spartanburg, SC..........           6.3         115.0       0.3       243      682       3.5        50 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.0         108.2       2.3        92      635       3.8        37 
Davidson, TN.............          17.9         431.8       1.6       127      765       2.4       120 
                                                                                                       
Hamilton, TN.............           8.3         191.1       1.2       156      640       2.1       141 
Knox, TN.................          10.4         215.5       1.5       135      639       1.1       213 
Rutherford, TN...........           3.7          93.9       7.1         3      657       0.9       230 
Shelby, TN...............          19.7         494.2       0.7       209      759       0.3       262 
Bell, TX.................           4.2          93.8       (7)         -      560       3.5        50 
Bexar, TX................          30.0         663.0       1.9       109      688       2.5       111 
Brazoria, TX.............           4.2          78.5       2.1        99      751       1.1       213 
Brazos, TX...............           3.6          79.0       0.4       239      542       2.7        96 
Cameron, TX..............           6.2         115.8      -0.5       278      460       3.6        47 
Collin, TX...............          14.0         238.3       (7)         -      908       (7)         - 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...............          65.9       1,402.1       1.0       177      954       1.5       182 
Denton, TX...............           9.2         144.6       3.8        38      650       2.5       111 
El Paso, TX..............          12.6         254.4       1.4       139      529       3.1        73 
Fort Bend, TX............           7.1         107.5       2.8        72      820       3.1        73 
Galveston, TX............           4.8          86.5       0.9       186      673       4.0        33 
Harris, TX...............          89.9       1,840.9       1.7       119      950       5.8        12 
Hidalgo, TX..............           9.6         197.4       4.6        25      463       2.7        96 
Jefferson, TX............           5.8         116.6       0.7       209      718       6.5        10 
Lubbock, TX..............           6.5         118.3       2.4        87      551       0.4       255 
McLennan, TX.............           4.8         101.4       1.6       127      605       4.9        20 
                                                                                                       
Montgomery, TX...........           7.0         100.8       6.1         5      670       2.8        92 
Nueces, TX...............           8.0         146.8       1.5       135      614       2.5       111 
Potter, TX...............           3.7          71.4      -1.1       303      587       2.4       120 
Smith, TX................           5.0          89.4       3.3        54      631       1.9       153 
Tarrant, TX..............          34.6         705.7       2.2        97      775       2.0       148 
Travis, TX...............          25.0         521.8       3.3        54      866       3.1        73 
Webb, TX.................           4.4          79.3       1.1       168      490       3.6        47 
Williamson, TX...........           5.8          99.5       5.4         7      802       2.3       126 
Davis, UT................           6.5          93.0       3.2        58      594      -1.5       301 
Salt Lake, UT............          35.4         529.0       3.4        49      680       1.3       198 
                                                                                                       
Utah, UT.................          11.5         152.8       5.3         9      560       2.9        86 
Weber, UT................           5.5          87.8       1.1       168      538       0.2       267 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          93.4       0.8       200      766       4.9        20 
Arlington, VA............           7.1         152.4       0.9       186    1,286       3.5        50 
Chesterfield, VA.........           6.8         112.9       2.0       105      694       3.9        36 
Fairfax, VA..............          30.4         555.9       4.0        34    1,181       2.1       141 
Henrico, VA..............           8.4         170.4       2.9        70      891       8.4         4 
Loudoun, VA..............           6.8         116.3       5.2        12    1,005       3.1        73 
Prince William, VA.......           6.2          97.4       3.5        45      654       2.7        96 
Alexandria City, VA......           5.7          92.3       0.6       223      972       5.1        17 
                                                                                                       
Chesapeake City, VA......           5.0          93.9       2.4        87      576       1.2       206 
Newport News City, VA....           3.8          98.4       2.1        99      672       3.1        73 
Norfolk City, VA.........           5.6         145.4       0.9       186      723       0.8       240 
Richmond City, VA........           7.0         157.5       0.6       223      907       0.1       271 
Virginia Beach City, VA..          10.8         172.8       3.1        64      584       2.6       105 
Clark, WA................          10.2         123.1       4.5        27      675       2.1       141 
King, WA.................          73.3       1,093.0       1.7       119      948       2.9        86 
Kitsap, WA...............           6.1          80.8       2.3        92      659       (7)         - 
Pierce, WA...............          18.9         253.7       3.3        54      683       2.4       120 
Snohomish, WA............          15.8         216.6       4.0        34      761       3.7        41 
                                                                                                       
Spokane, WA..............          14.0         194.1       2.5        83      609       1.5       182 
Thurston, WA.............           6.1          92.6       2.7        75      676       2.7        96 
Whatcom, WA..............           6.3          77.2       5.3         9      578       2.3       126 
Yakima, WA...............           7.4          90.3       2.7        75      516       2.6       105 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         106.3      -1.1       303      660       1.7       165 
Brown, WI................           6.7         143.7      -0.2       267      689       4.2        31 
Dane, WI.................          13.8         291.6       2.5        83      740       1.8       160 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.5         485.6      -0.6       287      785       1.8       160 
Outagamie, WI............           5.0          99.1       1.3       149      667       1.2       206 
Racine, WI...............           4.3          74.5       0.0       255      677       1.0       221 
                                                                                                       
Waukesha, WI.............          13.3         225.2       0.6       223      765       3.4        58 
Winnebago, WI............           3.9          85.6       0.8       200      753       1.6       169 
San Juan, PR.............          13.9         316.4       0.6       (8)      511       5.8       (8) 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs. These 322 U.S. counties comprise 70.8 percent of the total covered workers
in the U.S.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties.  See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications.  See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
  7 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
  8 This county was not included in the U.S. rankings.




Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the ten largest counties,
first quarter 2005(2)
                                                                                                       
                                                                                                       
                                                                    Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                                           wage(4)     
                                              Establishments,                                          
                                               first quarter                                           
         County by NAICS supersector                2005                    Percent            Percent 
                                                (thousands)      March      change,  Average   change, 
                                                                  2005       March    weekly    first  
                                                              (thousands) 2004-05(3)   wage    quarter 
                                                                                             2004-05(3)
                                                                                                                                                                                                              
United States(5).............................       8,543.2     129,802.3       1.7     $775       2.2 
  Private industry...........................       8,267.3     108,445.3       1.9      777       2.5 
    Natural resources and mining.............         122.8       1,586.6       2.3      781       8.0 
    Construction.............................         834.9       6,782.2       4.1      750       2.5 
    Manufacturing............................         368.2      14,153.4      -0.2      940       2.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....       1,865.7      25,176.2       1.5      657       1.7 
    Information..............................         142.4       3,036.8      -2.5    1,245       1.5 
    Financial activities.....................         803.4       7,921.1       1.4    1,479       4.6 
    Professional and business services.......       1,359.5      16,499.3       3.7      938       3.3 
    Education and health services............         759.1      16,348.2       2.1      665       1.4 
    Leisure and hospitality..................         686.2      12,308.8       2.3      313       0.6 
    Other services...........................       1,102.7       4,280.6       0.4      474       1.3 
  Government.................................         276.0      21,357.0       0.7      767       1.2 
                                                                                                       
Los Angeles, CA..............................         373.9       4,051.2      -0.1      864       2.0 
  Private industry...........................         370.0       3,464.6       0.0      848       2.7 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.6          11.6       1.6    1,115     -19.7 
    Construction.............................          13.4         142.2       4.7      808       3.3 
    Manufacturing............................          16.6         467.1      -4.3      895       4.2 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          53.4         778.4       1.3      712       2.7 
    Information..............................           8.8         199.4      -9.3    1,562       6.5 
    Financial activities.....................          23.3         239.3       0.5    1,559       5.3 
    Professional and business services.......          40.4         565.8       1.9      983       4.2 
    Education and health services............          27.3         459.0      -0.7      729       2.0 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          25.9         370.9       2.1      452      -3.2 
    Other services...........................         160.0         229.8       3.0      395       1.3 
  Government.................................           3.9         586.6      -0.2      965      -0.2 
                                                                                                       
Cook, IL.....................................         128.4       2,466.4      -0.1      983       2.8 
  Private industry...........................         127.2       2,147.6       0.1      992       3.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.1           1.2      -0.1      971       0.7 
    Construction.............................          10.7          85.4      -2.3    1,135       5.0 
    Manufacturing............................           7.5         253.2      -1.4      962       6.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          26.8         468.0      -0.2      746       2.9 
    Information..............................           2.5          60.8      -2.2    1,495       4.0 
    Financial activities.....................          14.3         214.1      -0.5    2,150       2.0 
    Professional and business services.......          26.3         403.4       2.1    1,241       3.1 
    Education and health services............          12.7         353.5       1.2      713       1.7 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.7         209.2      -1.1      358       1.4 
    Other services...........................          12.8          93.7      -2.2      627       2.3 
  Government.................................           1.2         318.7      -0.9      921       1.1 
                                                                                                       
New York, NY.................................         113.4       2,221.5       0.8    2,025       5.8 
  Private industry...........................         113.2       1,776.9       1.1    2,303       6.8 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.0           0.1       7.1    2,002      14.4 
    Construction.............................           2.1          28.4       0.7    1,327       3.2 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2          43.2      -6.4    1,437      25.7 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          21.7         232.0       1.1    1,072       2.5 
    Information..............................           4.1         127.1      -0.1    2,238       5.2 
    Financial activities.....................          17.0         348.7       0.0    6,199       9.3 
    Professional and business services.......          22.5         438.7       1.3    1,907       6.5 
    Education and health services............           8.0         276.2       1.1      884       3.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................          10.3         190.1       1.8      678       1.0 
    Other services...........................          16.2          82.5       0.5      855       5.9 
  Government.................................           0.2         444.6      -0.3      922      -4.9 
                                                                                                       
Harris, TX...................................          89.9       1,840.9       1.7      950       5.8 
  Private industry...........................          89.4       1,594.4       1.9      978       6.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           1.3          65.1       5.9    3,004      17.4 
    Construction.............................           6.2         132.0      -0.2      837       1.9 
    Manufacturing............................           4.5         164.2       1.4    1,270      12.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          20.9         385.5       0.8      870       2.7 
    Information..............................           1.3          31.8      -4.6    1,174       4.1 
    Financial activities.....................           9.8         114.7       1.6    1,318       4.0 
    Professional and business services.......          17.3         291.6       5.1    1,019       5.9 
    Education and health services............           9.2         192.1       2.1      720      -1.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.7         158.9       0.9      339       4.0 
    Other services...........................          10.4          54.5      -1.9      520       0.0 
  Government.................................           0.5         246.5       0.1      768       1.9 
                                                                                                       
Maricopa, AZ.................................          81.2       1,685.4       5.3      746       1.5 
  Private industry...........................          80.6       1,476.6       5.8      747       1.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           9.0       2.6      574       2.3 
    Construction.............................           8.4         152.6      15.1      724       2.0 
    Manufacturing............................           3.2         130.5       1.9    1,116       4.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          18.4         342.6       5.1      720       0.0 
    Information..............................           1.4          32.3      -7.2      967       5.5 
    Financial activities.....................           9.9         142.7       6.3    1,058       7.5 
    Professional and business services.......          17.8         280.2       7.5      717      -3.5 
    Education and health services............           8.0         172.5       5.7      748       1.1 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.8         165.6       2.6      346      -1.7 
    Other services...........................           5.6          45.9       0.8      494       2.7 
  Government.................................           0.6         208.9       2.2      736       2.9 
                                                                                                       
Orange, CA...................................          91.4       1,477.6       2.3      893       2.2 
  Private industry...........................          90.0       1,325.4       2.4      881       2.2 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.2           6.7     -11.7      541       0.4 
    Construction.............................           6.7          94.2       3.2      915       4.0 
    Manufacturing............................           5.8         183.8       0.7    1,023       0.3 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          17.3         267.0       1.4      816      -1.2 
    Information..............................           1.4          32.7      -1.6    1,256       1.0 
    Financial activities.....................          10.3         139.0       4.9    1,549       7.9 
    Professional and business services.......          17.8         261.2       5.6      897       1.1 
    Education and health services............           9.4         130.9       1.4      769       3.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.8         161.8       1.0      343      -1.2 
    Other services...........................          14.1          47.4       2.0      507       0.8 
  Government.................................           1.4         152.1       1.0      996       1.3 
                                                                                                       
Dallas, TX...................................          65.9       1,402.1       1.0      954       1.5 
  Private industry...........................          65.4       1,243.2       1.0      972       1.4 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5           6.9       2.0    2,614       8.2 
    Construction.............................           4.3          74.2       3.9      833       5.8 
    Manufacturing............................           3.3         143.3       0.5    1,172       6.9 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.9         298.3       1.0      874       0.8 
    Information..............................           1.7          54.1      -5.1    1,369      -6.1 
    Financial activities.....................           8.4         133.7       1.2    1,496       4.8 
    Professional and business services.......          13.6         237.4       1.0    1,017      -0.1 
    Education and health services............           6.1         130.7       0.7      801      -1.5 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           4.9         121.8       1.1      437      -5.6 
    Other services...........................           6.5          40.1      -0.8      569       1.6 
  Government.................................           0.5         158.9       1.4      809       2.1 
                                                                                                       
San Diego, CA................................          88.4       1,282.1       1.2      816       1.4 
  Private industry...........................          87.0       1,062.6       1.4      806       2.0 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.8          11.1      -4.8      465       2.0 
    Construction.............................           6.8          88.8       3.6      811       2.0 
    Manufacturing............................           3.5         104.3       0.6    1,095       1.4 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.2         212.6       1.3      673       3.9 
    Information..............................           1.3          37.4       2.9    1,633      -6.0 
    Financial activities.....................           9.2          82.0       0.1    1,224       5.2 
    Professional and business services.......          15.1         207.7       1.8      954       1.6 
    Education and health services............           7.8         120.8      -0.8      711       2.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           6.6         143.3       2.2      356       3.2 
    Other services...........................          21.5          54.2       3.0      433      -0.9 
  Government.................................           1.4         219.5       0.2      867      -1.1 
                                                                                                       
King, WA.....................................          73.3       1,093.0       1.7      948       2.9 
  Private industry...........................          72.7         939.9       2.0      957       2.9 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.4           3.3       4.2    1,269       6.5 
    Construction.............................           6.2          55.8       3.6      889       2.4 
    Manufacturing............................           2.6         103.8       2.6    1,214       7.1 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          14.5         213.7       1.7      832       2.3 
    Information..............................           1.6          68.7       1.2    1,666       1.6 
    Financial activities.....................           6.3          74.2      -1.0    1,370       3.8 
    Professional and business services.......          11.9         162.4       4.9    1,109      -1.6 
    Education and health services............           6.1         113.2       3.4      708       2.9 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.5          99.7       0.5      426       8.7 
    Other services...........................          17.8          45.0      -3.6      490       5.8 
  Government.................................           0.5         153.1      -0.2      892       3.4 
                                                                                                       
Miami-Dade, FL...............................          83.6         994.9       1.9      748       2.9 
  Private industry...........................          83.3         841.3       2.2      726       2.1 
    Natural resources and mining.............           0.5          11.1      -2.6      380       4.1 
    Construction.............................           5.3          43.6       9.1      759       7.2 
    Manufacturing............................           2.7          49.3      -4.0      688       3.6 
    Trade, transportation, and utilities.....          24.0         241.5       1.2      688       3.0 
    Information..............................           1.8          23.6       (6)    1,155       (6) 
    Financial activities.....................           9.1          68.0       3.4    1,207       0.8 
    Professional and business services.......          16.5         141.7       7.1      829       1.7 
    Education and health services............           8.2         124.9       0.9      704      -2.6 
    Leisure and hospitality..................           5.6          98.5       1.5      420       4.7 
    Other services...........................           7.6          34.7      -0.1      439       1.6 
  Government.................................           0.3         153.6       0.3      867       6.1 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications.  See Technical Note.
  4 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  5 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
  6 Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.





Table 3. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the largest county by
state, first quarter 2005(2)
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                Employment         Average weekly  
                                                                       wage(5)     
                          Establishments,                                          
                           first quarter                                           
        County(3)               2005                    Percent            Percent 
                            (thousands)      March      change,  Average   change, 
                                              2005       March    weekly    first  
                                          (thousands) 2004-05(4)   wage    quarter 
                                                                         2004-05(4)
                                                                                                                                                                      
United States(6).........       8,543.2     129,802.3       1.7     $775       2.2 
                                                                                   
Jefferson, AL............          18.7         366.3      -0.6      788       2.6 
Anchorage Borough, AK....           7.8         139.6       1.2      793       1.5 
Maricopa, AZ.............          81.2       1,685.4       5.3      746       1.5 
Pulaski, AR..............          13.4         241.8       1.4      683       2.2 
Los Angeles, CA..........         373.9       4,051.2      -0.1      864       2.0 
Denver, CO...............          24.4         418.1       1.0      976       3.8 
Hartford, CT.............          24.4         480.1       1.2    1,041       3.4 
New Castle, DE...........          19.6         278.6       0.1    1,005       4.9 
Washington, DC...........          30.5         661.7       1.1    1,277       4.2 
Miami-Dade, FL...........          83.6         994.9       1.9      748       2.9 
                                                                                   
Fulton, GA...............          37.3         729.7       0.9    1,076       3.0 
Honolulu, HI.............          23.6         436.2       3.0      693       1.5 
Ada, ID..................          13.5         192.2       4.5      667       1.7 
Cook, IL.................         128.4       2,466.4      -0.1      983       2.8 
Marion, IN...............          24.0         575.1       1.4      818       1.0 
Polk, IA.................          14.1         259.9       1.9      792       1.5 
Johnson, KS..............          19.0         294.1       1.7      817       0.0 
Jefferson, KY............          21.7         415.8       1.0      742      -1.1 
Orleans, LA..............          12.6         244.5      -1.1      738       2.2 
Cumberland, ME...........          11.6         165.1       0.0      707       1.6 
                                                                                   
Montgomery, MD...........          32.4         452.6       1.6    1,041       2.6 
Middlesex, MA............          48.9         775.9       0.5    1,097       2.2 
Wayne, MI................          34.4         783.3      -1.1      892       0.2 
Hennepin, MN.............          40.0         815.7       1.4      999       1.4 
Hinds, MS................           6.5         128.0      -0.8      653       0.9 
St. Louis, MO............          33.9         612.3       0.6      819       0.7 
Yellowstone, MT..........           5.3          71.2       3.4      596       5.1 
Douglas, NE..............          14.9         304.9       0.7      708      -0.6 
Clark, NV................          40.9         844.7       7.6      718       3.5 
Hillsborough, NH.........          12.2         192.6       0.7      827       2.6 
                                                                                   
Bergen, NJ...............          34.2         442.4       0.0      982       1.9 
Bernalillo, NM...........          16.6         313.7       1.1      657       1.9 
New York, NY.............         113.4       2,221.5       0.8    2,025       5.8 
Mecklenburg, NC..........          27.4         513.7       3.2    1,048       5.8 
Cass, ND.................           5.5          88.5       3.2      610       0.8 
Cuyahoga, OH.............          38.1         740.8       0.0      813       2.8 
Oklahoma, OK.............          22.2         406.2       1.3      657       1.7 
Multnomah, OR............          25.6         424.2       3.1      778       2.2 
Allegheny, PA............          35.7         672.8      -0.8      817       1.4 
Providence, RI...........          18.0         281.0      -0.5      764       1.3 
                                                                                   
Greenville, SC...........          12.4         222.8       1.4      658       0.8 
Minnehaha, SD............           6.0         108.2       2.3      635       3.8 
Shelby, TN...............          19.7         494.2       0.7      759       0.3 
Harris, TX...............          89.9       1,840.9       1.7      950       5.8 
Salt Lake, UT............          35.4         529.0       3.4      680       1.3 
Chittenden, VT...........           5.7          93.4       0.8      766       4.9 
Fairfax, VA..............          30.4         555.9       4.0    1,181       2.1 
King, WA.................          73.3       1,093.0       1.7      948       2.9 
Kanawha, WV..............           6.2         106.3      -1.1      660       1.7 
Milwaukee, WI............          21.5         485.6      -0.6      785       1.8 
                                                                                   
Laramie, WY..............           2.9          39.5       1.3      601       2.6 
                                                                                   
San Juan, PR.............          13.9         316.4       0.6      511       5.8 
St. Thomas, VI...........           1.7          23.2      -1.1      583       4.3 

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Includes areas not officially designated as counties.  See Technical Note.
  4 Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted
for noneconomic county reclassifications.  See Technical Note.
  5 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  6 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin
Islands.




Table 4. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages by state, 
first quarter 2005(2)
                                                                                 
                                                                                 
                                                Employment        Average weekly 
                                                                      wage(3)    
                          Establishments,                                        
                           first quarter                                         
          State                 2005                    Percent           Percent
                            (thousands)      March      change,  Average  change,
                                              2005       March    weekly   first 
                                          (thousands)   2004-05    wage   quarter
                                                                          2004-05
                                                                                                                                                                  
United States(4).........       8,543.2     129,802.3       1.7     $775      2.2
                                                                                 
Alabama..................         116.0       1,871.5       2.0      642      2.6
Alaska...................          20.3         290.3       2.0      744      1.5
Arizona..................         129.3       2,459.7       5.0      698      2.3
Arkansas.................          77.5       1,144.8       1.7      579      2.8
California...............       1,247.9      15,064.5       1.9      872      2.0
Colorado.................         166.7       2,158.6       2.4      787      2.2
Connecticut..............         109.8       1,624.7       0.8    1,084      3.9
Delaware.................          29.7         407.9       1.2      878      4.0
District of Columbia.....          30.5         661.7       1.1    1,277      4.2
Florida..................         547.0       7,731.0       3.5      679      3.5
                                                                                 
Georgia..................         252.9       3,877.0       1.5      742      1.9
Hawaii...................          36.1         597.6       3.1      669      2.0
Idaho....................          50.9         594.2       4.2      561      1.6
Illinois.................         333.4       5,644.9       0.5      848      2.9
Indiana..................         155.3       2,838.7       1.1      667      0.9
Iowa.....................          91.5       1,419.5       1.9      616      1.7
Kansas...................          82.9       1,290.7       0.9      631      1.4
Kentucky.................         107.4       1,741.2       1.8      628      0.6
Louisiana................         118.0       1,873.8       0.6      619      2.8
Maine....................          48.1         573.2      -0.5      614      1.7
                                                                                 
Maryland.................         159.5       2,458.0       1.1      831      2.0
Massachusetts............         214.7       3,094.8       0.1      964      1.2
Michigan.................         255.8       4,218.3      -0.4      780      1.2
Minnesota................         156.7       2,559.7       1.3      783      0.8
Mississippi..............          67.6       1,113.1       1.3      545      2.3
Missouri.................         170.0       2,644.2       1.8      671      0.9
Montana..................          39.8         403.8       3.2      533      3.5
Nebraska.................          55.8         879.8       1.5      600      0.8
Nevada...................          66.1       1,187.6       6.7      714      2.6
New Hampshire............          47.3         606.9       0.8      745      2.8
                                                                                 
New Jersey...............         269.5       3,863.5       0.8      963      1.8
New Mexico...............          50.6         765.0       2.2      596      2.1
New York.................         558.2       8,242.3       0.8    1,096      3.7
North Carolina...........         233.1       3,808.0       2.3      687      2.7
North Dakota.............          24.5         320.4       2.6      550      1.5
Ohio.....................         290.7       5,228.6       0.4      706      2.0
Oklahoma.................          93.9       1,453.9       2.5      591      1.9
Oregon...................         122.1       1,621.6       4.2      685      1.5
Pennsylvania.............         338.0       5,481.0       1.0      747      1.5
Rhode Island.............          35.4         466.9       0.5      736      1.2
                                                                                 
South Carolina...........         116.1       1,800.3       1.5      611      2.5
South Dakota.............          28.9         365.1       2.0      544      2.4
Tennessee................         131.7       2,665.2       1.8      660      1.4
Texas....................         517.4       9,454.6       2.2      760      3.1
Utah.....................          78.9       1,091.9       3.9      607      1.3
Vermont..................          24.4         297.5       0.9      639      3.9
Virginia.................         211.3       3,525.7       2.4      794      2.7
Washington...............         204.2       2,702.3       2.6      766      2.4
West Virginia............          47.6         683.6       1.1      583      2.5
Wisconsin................         159.5       2,687.0       1.4      668      1.7
                                                                                 
Wyoming..................          22.8         246.2       3.0      606      3.9
                                                                                 
Puerto Rico..............          55.5       1,048.2       1.4      433      3.3
Virgin Islands...........           3.4          44.2       2.1      650     13.4

  1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
  2 Data are preliminary.
  3 Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
  4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the
Virgin Islands.