Table 2. Covered establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2021
Employment Average weekly
wage(1)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2021 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, First change,
2021 March quarter first
(thousands) 2020-21(2) 2021 quarter
2020-21(2)
United States(3) ............................ 10,755.4 140,455.8 -4.5 $1,289 5.6
Private industry........................... 10,453.0 119,177.8 -4.5 1,310 6.0
Natural resources and mining............. 140.8 1,634.8 -7.3 1,215 -8.4
Construction............................. 860.0 7,126.2 -2.1 1,240 0.6
Manufacturing............................ 363.8 12,198.4 -3.7 1,450 1.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,967.5 26,868.9 -1.1 1,020 2.2
Information.............................. 212.2 2,761.6 -4.3 3,118 17.4
Financial activities..................... 968.2 8,245.7 -1.2 2,740 7.7
Professional and business services....... 2,049.6 20,706.6 -1.3 1,725 4.9
Education and health services............ 1,908.0 22,575.1 -3.7 1,025 3.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 895.3 12,817.7 -18.5 479 0.4
Other services........................... 840.0 4,002.0 -9.7 836 5.7
Government................................. 302.4 21,278.0 -4.4 1,176 3.5
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 524.0 4,147.5 -7.6 1,431 7.2
Private industry........................... 517.7 3,593.6 -7.8 1,411 7.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 6.1 5.9 1,075 -5.1
Construction............................. 17.9 148.1 -0.7 1,378 2.1
Manufacturing............................ 12.4 309.4 -8.4 1,551 2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 60.2 794.7 -3.4 1,104 1.7
Information.............................. 14.1 209.9 (4) 2,997 (4)
Financial activities..................... 31.7 208.1 -5.6 2,755 8.0
Professional and business services....... 59.8 601.0 -4.3 1,808 7.7
Education and health services............ 250.5 819.5 -2.8 987 4.3
Leisure and hospitality.................. 40.8 374.3 -29.1 757 7.5
Other services........................... 29.4 122.3 -20.0 906 14.8
Government................................. 6.4 554.0 (4) 1,563 3.4
Cook, IL..................................... 141.0 2,361.8 -8.0 1,627 8.3
Private industry........................... 139.8 2,087.0 -8.0 1,662 8.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 1.7 18.5 1,105 -11.5
Construction............................. 11.3 64.8 -5.0 1,588 2.4
Manufacturing............................ 5.7 174.7 -5.0 1,425 0.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.8 439.4 -4.6 1,136 -1.0
Information.............................. 2.6 48.6 -8.1 2,877 12.0
Financial activities..................... 14.4 200.3 -3.1 4,631 10.9
Professional and business services....... 29.6 446.4 -4.6 1,936 6.0
Education and health services............ 16.4 438.7 -4.1 1,072 2.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.0 185.3 -31.9 559 1.1
Other services........................... 16.4 86.6 -10.9 1,096 6.8
Government................................. 1.3 274.7 -7.8 1,359 5.5
Harris, TX................................... 122.1 2,217.7 -5.9 1,518 -1.7
Private industry........................... 121.5 1,934.3 -6.5 1,561 -2.1
Natural resources and mining............. 1.5 50.7 -21.1 4,678 -7.1
Construction............................. 8.2 153.7 -10.5 1,530 -0.9
Manufacturing............................ 5.0 159.7 -10.2 1,769 -5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.6 454.8 -2.6 1,382 -3.9
Information.............................. 1.4 21.0 -17.5 1,993 10.8
Financial activities..................... 13.3 128.4 -2.7 2,590 4.4
Professional and business services....... 24.9 393.9 -5.6 1,930 -2.5
Education and health services............ 17.4 299.8 -2.2 1,120 4.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.9 205.4 -13.1 476 -0.6
Other services........................... 11.7 64.5 -7.8 909 0.2
Government................................. 0.6 283.4 -1.8 1,232 4.1
New York, NY................................. 128.8 2,125.3 -14.7 3,967 21.0
Private industry........................... 127.3 1,901.5 -15.7 4,248 23.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.3 27.7 2,827 -1.9
Construction............................. 2.4 36.8 -13.8 2,105 1.7
Manufacturing............................ 1.8 14.7 -27.0 1,906 12.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 17.8 191.9 -22.1 1,863 13.9
Information.............................. 5.9 182.5 -6.8 4,393 15.2
Financial activities..................... 19.4 374.1 -5.1 11,283 14.7
Professional and business services....... 29.2 530.1 -9.7 3,282 12.2
Education and health services............ 10.4 344.1 -7.7 1,527 7.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 14.1 135.4 -53.1 1,055 9.9
Other services........................... 18.9 85.8 -18.4 1,509 7.9
Government................................. 1.5 223.8 -4.9 1,610 2.4
Maricopa, AZ................................. 114.5 2,055.5 -2.2 1,219 5.2
Private industry........................... 113.8 1,844.6 -2.0 1,229 5.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.6 -6.0 1,810 30.7
Construction............................. 9.0 134.5 -0.3 1,252 1.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.5 131.7 -0.5 1,673 1.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 22.1 411.1 3.4 1,067 2.4
Information.............................. 2.6 36.0 -9.0 2,139 14.6
Financial activities..................... 15.3 196.7 1.2 1,958 9.1
Professional and business services....... 29.4 349.4 -0.8 1,323 7.8
Education and health services............ 14.4 331.5 -1.7 1,060 0.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.3 194.5 -16.0 537 -1.1
Other services........................... 7.4 51.3 -6.1 833 4.4
Government................................. 0.7 210.8 -3.7 1,132 0.8
Dallas, TX................................... 82.4 1,685.9 -2.5 1,547 3.3
Private industry........................... 81.9 1,510.9 -2.5 1,576 3.2
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 7.4 -11.3 3,619 -15.1
Construction............................. 5.1 88.6 -3.8 1,449 3.4
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 116.9 -1.6 2,007 2.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 16.5 356.1 2.1 1,252 -0.7
Information.............................. 1.6 43.2 -5.6 3,041 10.5
Financial activities..................... 10.2 159.8 1.2 2,676 4.9
Professional and business services....... 19.2 365.6 -0.9 1,730 1.5
Education and health services............ 10.2 199.9 -2.9 1,203 1.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.4 133.8 -16.8 523 -2.4
Other services........................... 7.3 38.1 -10.8 1,056 6.9
Government................................. 0.5 174.9 -2.1 1,301 5.3
Orange, CA................................... 132.6 1,516.3 -7.5 1,446 8.6
Private industry........................... 131.2 1,364.6 -7.8 1,437 9.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 2.6 9.2 954 0.7
Construction............................. 8.0 100.5 -2.3 1,504 1.2
Manufacturing............................ 5.3 146.5 -7.0 1,823 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 18.8 244.7 -3.5 1,190 2.7
Information.............................. 1.7 22.7 -11.1 2,962 12.9
Financial activities..................... 13.8 116.5 -1.8 2,654 12.7
Professional and business services....... 24.6 311.6 -2.0 1,642 5.4
Education and health services............ 40.8 227.8 -2.2 1,040 3.8
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.0 150.0 -31.7 534 -0.7
Other services........................... 8.0 41.8 -15.0 813 9.6
Government................................. 1.4 151.7 (4) 1,523 (4)
San Diego, CA................................ 119.5 1,389.3 (4) 1,430 8.5
Private industry........................... 117.6 1,153.1 -7.0 1,429 9.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 9.0 -7.9 833 4.6
Construction............................. 8.2 80.8 -1.4 1,356 0.7
Manufacturing............................ 3.6 113.5 -3.1 2,116 4.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.4 210.9 -3.4 1,045 1.7
Information.............................. 1.5 21.2 -10.0 2,294 11.4
Financial activities..................... 11.7 73.9 -3.1 2,175 12.8
Professional and business services....... 22.2 255.0 0.0 2,046 5.7
Education and health services............ 36.6 208.0 -3.1 1,071 5.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.2 139.1 -27.6 544 1.9
Other services........................... 8.5 41.8 -19.7 746 11.8
Government................................. 1.9 236.2 (4) 1,430 (4)
King, WA..................................... 93.3 1,347.3 -5.9 2,152 11.9
Private industry........................... 92.7 1,180.0 -6.0 2,233 12.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 2.7 -1.7 1,099 -4.8
Construction............................. 7.1 74.5 -0.4 1,577 1.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.5 87.3 -13.0 1,914 0.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.6 278.3 -1.0 1,981 6.6
Information.............................. 2.9 130.3 3.7 5,843 12.1
Financial activities..................... 7.4 68.7 -1.5 2,794 15.1
Professional and business services....... 20.2 235.7 -1.4 2,261 7.3
Education and health services............ 21.3 173.1 -4.3 1,155 3.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.5 89.3 -33.2 604 -2.3
Other services........................... 9.6 40.1 -14.1 1,188 17.3
Government................................. 0.6 167.2 -5.3 1,581 3.3
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 112.4 1,093.8 -6.3 1,231 6.3
Private industry........................... 112.0 957.8 -6.7 1,229 8.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.5 -7.6 681 4.1
Construction............................. 7.7 50.1 -5.1 1,114 3.4
Manufacturing............................ 3.0 39.7 -3.9 1,033 3.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.8 271.6 -6.1 1,086 1.6
Information.............................. 1.9 18.1 -5.5 2,328 16.3
Financial activities..................... 12.2 76.3 -1.3 2,583 13.0
Professional and business services....... 26.5 161.7 -2.9 1,464 9.2
Education and health services............ 14.1 181.7 -3.6 1,081 5.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.2 112.4 -21.5 686 2.8
Other services........................... 8.5 34.6 -9.8 775 9.3
Government................................. 0.3 136.1 -3.6 1,247 -4.8
(1) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(2) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(3) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(4) Data do not meet BLS or state agency disclosure standards.
Note: Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2020 annual average employment.
Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
United States Department of Labor
