Table 2. Covered(1) establishments, employment, and wages in the 10 largest counties,
first quarter 2012(2)
Employment Average weekly
wage(3)
Establishments,
first quarter
County by NAICS supersector 2012 Percent Percent
(thousands) March change, First change,
2012 March quarter first
(thousands) 2011-12(4) 2012 quarter
2011-12(4)
United States(5)............................. 9,211.8 130,175.4 1.8 $984 5.4
Private industry........................... 8,914.4 108,645.8 2.4 991 5.3
Natural resources and mining............. 129.5 1,847.8 8.6 1,197 7.5
Construction............................. 752.9 5,282.2 2.8 972 6.0
Manufacturing............................ 335.9 11,792.7 2.0 1,230 5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 1,881.9 24,782.6 1.9 815 6.4
Information.............................. 143.9 2,668.0 -0.1 1,717 6.8
Financial activities..................... 810.1 7,424.5 0.9 1,905 1.1
Professional and business services....... 1,582.7 17,536.7 3.5 1,292 6.5
Education and health services............ 923.9 19,362.2 2.0 841 6.2
Leisure and hospitality.................. 765.0 13,295.4 3.5 384 5.8
Other services........................... 1,358.3 4,418.2 1.5 582 5.4
Government................................. 297.4 21,529.7 -1.1 949 5.2
Los Angeles, CA.............................. 448.8 3,925.0 1.4 1,090 4.2
Private industry........................... 443.1 3,375.9 2.0 1,070 3.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.4 10.0 1.4 1,660 0.2
Construction............................. 12.0 105.7 3.0 1,042 4.1
Manufacturing............................ 12.6 365.0 -0.6 1,218 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 50.3 742.9 1.6 853 5.8
Information.............................. 8.2 188.5 -2.2 2,092 4.3
Financial activities..................... 21.6 208.1 0.6 1,987 3.9
Professional and business services....... 41.1 560.8 3.7 1,323 4.3
Education and health services............ 29.2 528.6 2.0 952 4.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 26.9 400.5 3.7 562 -2.1
Other services........................... 213.8 243.3 0.0 452 2.5
Government................................. 5.7 549.1 -2.1 1,212 6.1
Cook, IL..................................... 147.8 2,373.7 1.5 1,195 4.7
Private industry........................... 146.4 2,074.4 1.9 1,204 4.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.1 0.7 0.1 843 10.5
Construction............................. 12.3 56.8 0.0 1,307 2.7
Manufacturing............................ 6.6 192.3 -0.1 1,175 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.7 435.5 1.2 907 6.6
Information.............................. 2.6 53.5 1.3 1,894 3.4
Financial activities..................... 15.5 183.3 -0.7 2,930 2.1
Professional and business services....... 31.2 412.1 3.7 1,510 6.3
Education and health services............ 15.5 409.6 1.7 865 3.5
Leisure and hospitality.................. 13.0 231.4 4.2 458 8.5
Other services........................... 16.3 95.7 1.4 797 6.8
Government................................. 1.4 299.3 -0.9 1,134 6.7
New York, NY................................. 122.8 2,360.9 2.3 2,464 -6.3
Private industry........................... 122.5 1,924.1 2.9 2,771 -7.3
Natural resources and mining............. 0.0 0.1 9.7 2,784 -11.1
Construction............................. 2.1 29.9 1.3 1,650 2.5
Manufacturing............................ 2.4 26.7 0.2 1,663 4.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 20.8 244.7 3.9 1,321 5.6
Information.............................. 4.4 139.5 3.0 2,835 5.3
Financial activities..................... 18.9 351.5 0.2 7,511 -13.7
Professional and business services....... 25.3 475.3 3.5 2,560 -0.9
Education and health services............ 9.2 309.5 0.8 1,128 6.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 12.9 248.2 5.9 793 4.2
Other services........................... 18.9 90.6 3.4 1,045 6.3
Government................................. 0.3 436.9 -0.5 1,112 1.7
Harris, TX................................... 102.9 2,085.3 3.5 1,340 6.4
Private industry........................... 102.4 1,829.7 4.5 1,388 6.5
Natural resources and mining............. 1.7 85.2 9.6 4,242 2.0
Construction............................. 6.5 139.2 5.6 1,198 9.3
Manufacturing............................ 4.5 185.3 7.0 1,686 5.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 23.1 433.0 3.4 1,263 8.6
Information.............................. 1.3 27.9 -0.5 1,456 5.1
Financial activities..................... 10.6 112.2 0.7 1,929 4.8
Professional and business services....... 20.5 348.1 6.0 1,549 5.3
Education and health services............ 11.6 248.2 2.9 934 6.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 8.4 188.8 5.0 420 9.4
Other services........................... 13.7 60.8 1.7 684 4.0
Government................................. 0.6 255.6 -3.4 996 3.0
Maricopa, AZ................................. 95.6 1,665.1 2.6 945 5.8
Private industry........................... 94.9 1,456.7 3.0 953 6.0
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 8.1 8.0 1,268 9.4
Construction............................. 8.1 82.4 4.4 935 5.9
Manufacturing............................ 3.2 111.8 2.3 1,519 5.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 21.9 338.7 2.5 895 5.8
Information.............................. 1.6 28.1 2.2 1,247 3.3
Financial activities..................... 11.0 141.4 3.6 1,359 7.0
Professional and business services....... 22.6 269.0 2.3 1,005 8.8
Education and health services............ 10.6 246.0 3.7 898 3.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 182.2 3.2 429 5.1
Other services........................... 6.6 46.8 0.2 610 5.5
Government................................. 0.7 208.3 -0.7 884 3.6
Dallas, TX................................... 69.0 1,446.5 2.5 1,213 5.5
Private industry........................... 68.5 1,283.1 3.2 1,237 5.4
Natural resources and mining............. 0.6 9.5 14.5 4,827 8.4
Construction............................. 4.0 67.1 1.1 1,007 4.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.8 111.4 0.3 1,510 2.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.9 289.9 3.7 1,058 7.5
Information.............................. 1.6 45.9 0.7 2,179 4.6
Financial activities..................... 8.6 141.0 2.7 1,896 1.8
Professional and business services....... 15.2 278.0 5.6 1,324 6.3
Education and health services............ 7.4 170.5 2.6 1,003 7.6
Leisure and hospitality.................. 5.8 129.9 3.0 489 4.9
Other services........................... 7.3 39.3 0.6 670 7.4
Government................................. 0.5 163.4 -3.2 1,024 5.0
Orange, CA................................... 106.0 1,386.8 1.8 1,095 5.2
Private industry........................... 104.6 1,243.4 2.2 1,070 4.9
Natural resources and mining............. 0.2 3.5 -16.1 735 20.1
Construction............................. 6.0 68.6 2.4 1,128 6.7
Manufacturing............................ 4.8 156.8 1.8 1,368 6.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 15.8 241.5 0.6 981 6.1
Information.............................. 1.2 23.7 -0.9 1,668 -8.5
Financial activities..................... 9.5 106.2 1.4 1,789 6.9
Professional and business services....... 18.4 246.5 1.9 1,253 4.5
Education and health services............ 10.4 162.5 2.6 920 4.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.2 176.8 4.4 431 5.9
Other services........................... 22.4 49.8 (6) 534 4.3
Government................................. 1.4 143.4 -1.8 1,310 7.9
San Diego, CA................................ 102.3 1,253.4 1.1 1,076 7.5
Private industry........................... 100.9 1,035.8 1.7 1,052 6.7
Natural resources and mining............. 0.7 10.0 0.4 575 7.9
Construction............................. 5.8 55.1 1.3 1,067 3.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.9 93.1 -0.8 1,557 6.7
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.4 201.0 1.4 842 5.5
Information.............................. 1.1 24.3 -1.6 1,662 3.1
Financial activities..................... 8.4 68.8 1.9 1,565 17.8
Professional and business services....... 15.8 210.9 2.0 1,505 5.8
Education and health services............ 8.6 154.6 2.3 922 4.9
Leisure and hospitality.................. 7.1 154.2 2.4 430 12.0
Other services........................... 29.5 57.1 -0.6 521 4.8
Government................................. 1.4 217.6 -1.5 1,190 11.4
King, WA..................................... 82.7 1,144.4 3.0 1,265 6.4
Private industry........................... 82.2 987.2 3.6 1,287 7.1
Natural resources and mining............. 0.3 2.7 8.7 1,430 -2.1
Construction............................. 5.4 44.9 4.2 1,159 4.2
Manufacturing............................ 2.2 101.1 4.9 1,715 7.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.5 208.1 3.3 1,082 5.9
Information.............................. 1.8 80.3 1.8 2,546 11.4
Financial activities..................... 6.2 62.7 0.2 1,794 4.5
Professional and business services....... 13.9 185.2 4.3 1,540 7.3
Education and health services............ 7.3 138.8 3.6 945 7.0
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.5 110.2 4.6 443 5.5
Other services........................... 24.0 53.2 3.3 612 4.4
Government................................. 0.5 157.2 -0.1 1,127 1.8
Miami-Dade, FL............................... 88.6 989.5 2.2 909 4.1
Private industry........................... 88.3 851.2 3.2 895 4.8
Natural resources and mining............. 0.5 9.9 -4.0 484 16.9
Construction............................. 5.0 29.0 -7.2 862 -0.8
Manufacturing............................ 2.6 36.3 1.5 851 5.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 25.5 254.1 4.2 844 4.6
Information.............................. 1.5 17.2 0.1 1,438 5.9
Financial activities..................... 9.0 66.6 4.9 1,567 -0.8
Professional and business services....... 18.4 124.8 0.8 1,108 9.1
Education and health services............ 9.9 157.2 2.0 875 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 6.7 119.0 7.1 518 8.6
Other services........................... 7.9 35.1 4.1 540 4.4
Government................................. 0.4 138.3 -3.6 988 0.7
(1) Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for Federal
Employees (UCFE) programs.
(2) Data are preliminary. Counties selected are based on 2011 annual average employement.
(3) Average weekly wages were calculated using unrounded data.
(4) Percent changes were computed from quarterly employment and pay data adjusted for noneconomic
county reclassifications. See Technical Note.
(5) Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands.
(6) Data do not meet BLS or State agency disclosure standards.
United States Department of Labor
