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From June 2018 to June 2019, employment increased in 279 of the 355 largest U.S. counties. Adams County, Colorado, part of the Denver metropolitan area, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment with a gain of 5.3 percent. Richmond County, New York (Staten Island); Williamson County, Texas; and Utah County, Utah, tied for the second largest percent increase in employment, at 3.9 percent.
County | Percent change | Employment, June 2019 |
---|---|---|
Adams, CO |
5.3% | 227,200 |
Richmond, NY |
3.9 | 128,600 |
Williamson, TX |
3.9 | 182,800 |
Utah, UT |
3.9 | 251,200 |
Durham, NC |
3.8 | 211,500 |
Osceola, FL |
3.7 | 96,900 |
Denton, TX |
3.7 | 257,700 |
Warren, OH |
3.6 | 99,800 |
San Francisco, CA |
3.4 | 761,000 |
Weld, CO |
3.3 | 114,700 |
St. Lucie, FL |
3.3 | 76,300 |
York, SC |
3.3 | 100,900 |
Davidson, TN |
3.3 | 514,700 |
Among the 355 largest counties, 347 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. Average weekly wages in Benton County, Arkansas, were $1,197 in the second quarter of 2019, up 16.3 percent from the second quarter of 2018. During the same period, average weekly wages were $2,430, in San Francisco County, California, an increase of 15.5 percent.
County | Percent change | Average weekly wage, second quarter 2019 |
---|---|---|
Benton, AR |
16.3% | $1,197 |
San Francisco, CA |
15.5 | 2,430 |
Bay, FL |
9.2 | 841 |
Winnebago, WI |
9.1 | 1,055 |
Warren, OH |
8.6 | 998 |
Solano, CA |
8.0 | 1,163 |
King, WA |
6.6 | 1,709 |
Dane, WI |
6.3 | 1,105 |
Galveston, TX |
6.3 | 972 |
Benton, WA |
6.1 | 1,083 |
These data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program and are preliminary. Largest counties are ranked by December 2017 employment. To learn more, see "County Employment and Wages – Second Quarter 2019."
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Adams County, Colorado, has largest 12-month employment increase, June 2019 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2019/adams-county-colorado-has-largest-12-month-employment-increase-june-2019.htm (visited November 02, 2024).