Table 1. Employment and average annual pay for 2001 and 2000-01 percent changes for all covered workers1/ in the 249 largest counties
Table 1. Employment and average annual pay for 2001 and 2000-01 percent changes for all covered
workers(1) in the 249 largest counties
Employment(3) Average annual pay(3)
County(2) Percent Ranked by Percent
2001 change, percent 2001 change,
2000-01(4) change, 2000-01(4)
2000-01
United States(5)........ - - - $36,214 2.5
Jefferson, AL........... 380,706 -0.9 196 35,449 4.2
Madison, AL............. 156,248 1.4 51 37,071 3.4
Mobile, AL.............. 167,047 -1.4 211 29,491 3.0
Montgomery, AL.......... 130,029 -0.8 186 29,948 3.6
Anchorage, AK........... 133,521 2.8 20 37,826 3.2
Maricopa, AZ............ 1,562,034 1.2 59 35,681 1.6
Pima, AZ................ 326,931 -0.6 173 30,696 5.1
Pulaski, AR............. 240,690 -0.7 178 32,256 4.7
Alameda, CA............. 697,291 -0.1 138 46,511 3.1
Contra Costa, CA........ 337,354 0.7 81 44,774 5.8
Fresno, CA.............. 322,071 -0.1 139 27,891 6.6
Kern, CA................ 242,151 1.5 47 30,120 5.4
Los Angeles, CA......... 4,102,386 0.6 88 40,907 3.1
Marin, CA............... 111,897 1.3 53 43,548 2.2
Monterey, CA............ 166,234 0.8 76 31,743 5.9
Orange, CA.............. 1,410,583 1.5 48 40,280 2.6
Placer, CA.............. 116,002 6.0 1 34,672 3.8
Riverside, CA........... 491,295 4.1 8 30,011 3.0
Sacramento, CA.......... 588,306 2.9 19 39,196 3.8
San Bernardino, CA...... 545,139 2.8 21 30,991 3.6
San Diego, CA........... 1,219,159 2.0 36 38,424 2.3
San Francisco, CA....... 585,458 -3.4 245 61,122 6.2
San Joaquin, CA......... 204,474 1.9 38 30,816 5.3
San Mateo, CA........... 370,148 0.1 122 62,509 -6.8
Santa Barbara, CA....... 177,337 0.9 66 33,609 3.2
Santa Clara, CA......... 1,003,811 -2.2 232 65,926 -13.5
Santa Cruz, CA.......... 102,676 0.9 67 35,023 -2.2
Solano, CA.............. 121,474 3.1 17 33,470 5.6
Sonoma, CA.............. 194,963 2.1 31 36,150 1.1
Stanislaus, CA.......... 164,370 2.2 30 29,523 4.6
Tulare, CA.............. 133,055 0.1 123 24,706 4.1
Ventura, CA............. 293,265 1.5 49 37,795 1.9
Adams, CO............... 146,002 0.5 94 34,760 4.0
Arapahoe, CO............ 285,844 -0.2 146 44,997 -2.7
Boulder, CO............. 184,751 3.2 14 44,313 -2.7
Denver, CO.............. 462,131 -0.6 174 46,126 4.0
El Paso, CO............. 240,083 0.9 68 34,381 4.1
Jefferson, CO........... 210,391 0.1 124 37,817 4.5
Larimer, CO............. 121,870 2.3 29 33,249 2.6
Fairfield, CT........... 421,447 -1.0 197 63,123 3.2
Hartford, CT............ 497,115 -0.5 167 45,049 3.2
New Haven, CT........... 363,361 -1.1 200 39,481 2.9
New London, CT.......... 124,732 1.6 44 38,201 3.9
New Castle, DE.......... 282,166 0.1 125 42,863 5.9
Washington, DC.......... 635,583 -0.3 153 56,024 5.8
Alachua, FL............. 119,079 0.7 82 26,915 2.9
Brevard, FL............. 184,887 1.8 41 32,786 2.1
Broward, FL............. 664,095 2.1 32 33,964 2.2
Collier, FL............. 110,220 5.9 2 30,842 2.9
Duval, FL............... 436,089 1.6 45 33,766 3.0
Escambia, FL............ 121,382 0.9 69 28,594 7.1
Hillsborough, FL........ 596,521 1.9 39 32,868 3.7
Lee, FL................. 172,243 4.7 5 29,397 4.4
Leon, FL................ 142,865 0.8 77 30,267 3.5
Manatee, FL............. 118,697 5.1 4 26,629 4.4
Miami-Dade, FL.......... 993,913 1.6 46 34,531 3.6
Orange, FL.............. 602,698 0.2 112 32,226 3.5
Palm Beach, FL.......... 499,532 3.9 9 35,962 2.1
Pinellas, FL............ 449,459 3.4 12 31,740 1.5
Polk, FL................ 184,900 0.3 105 28,803 3.3
Sarasota, FL............ 147,207 4.5 6 29,029 1.9
Seminole, FL............ 144,830 1.9 40 31,923 3.5
Volusia, FL............. 142,479 -0.2 147 26,093 4.0
Chatham, GA............. 122,798 0.0 129 30,522 2.9
Clayton, GA............. 115,028 -0.2 148 38,309 4.2
Cobb, GA................ 301,743 0.0 130 40,196 3.6
Dekalb, GA.............. 306,822 -0.4 159 39,548 2.4
Fulton, GA.............. 755,986 0.2 113 47,747 1.5
Gwinnett, GA............ 290,610 3.3 13 39,328 0.7
Richmond, GA............ 104,867 -0.7 179 29,399 2.8
Honolulu, HI............ 409,415 0.4 100 32,527 2.0
Ada, ID................. 182,401 2.8 22 33,070 -4.0
Cook, IL................ 2,634,150 -1.4 212 44,044 2.7
Du Page, IL............. 581,011 -0.2 149 43,479 2.1
Kane, IL................ 194,339 -0.1 140 33,353 3.7
Lake, IL................ 316,225 -0.3 154 43,966 3.2
Peoria, IL.............. 102,799 -1.8 222 33,276 6.0
Sangamon, IL............ 145,150 0.2 114 36,265 4.3
Will, IL................ 145,434 0.0 131 34,305 6.2
Winnebago, IL........... 139,862 -2.9 239 31,943 1.4
Allen, IN............... 183,371 -2.3 234 32,824 1.7
Elkhart, IN............. 113,550 -6.8 249 30,797 1.5
Lake, IN................ 194,618 -1.9 226 32,018 1.4
Marion, IN.............. 591,478 -1.3 210 37,881 3.8
St. Joseph, IN.......... 125,006 -3.1 241 30,773 3.8
Vanderburgh, IN......... 109,416 0.1 126 30,495 3.1
Linn, IA................ 119,995 -1.6 216 34,672 1.7
Polk, IA................ 263,443 -0.2 150 34,944 3.8
Johnson, KS............. 293,002 2.4 27 37,214 -0.1
Sedgwick, KS............ 249,938 0.2 115 33,932 3.8
Shawnee, KS............. 100,528 0.3 106 30,503 3.8
Fayette, KY............. 167,873 -2.3 235 32,214 4.9
Jefferson, KY........... 431,473 -1.7 219 34,681 4.0
Caddo, LA............... 120,858 1.3 54 29,409 2.2
East Baton Rouge, LA.... 243,496 -1.0 198 30,371 3.8
Jefferson, LA........... 213,875 -0.5 168 29,312 4.5
Lafayette, LA........... 119,308 4.5 7 32,359 8.2
Orleans, LA............. 263,455 0.1 127 32,886 3.8
Cumberland, ME.......... 168,147 1.3 55 32,327 5.1
Anne Arundel, MD........ 200,180 2.8 23 37,189 4.9
Baltimore, MD........... 360,086 0.2 116 36,240 6.2
Howard, MD.............. 132,944 1.3 56 40,184 6.0
Montgomery, MD.......... 449,838 0.9 70 45,892 5.0
Prince Georges, MD...... 305,191 0.9 71 38,831 4.8
Baltimore City, MD...... 381,209 0.4 101 40,501 5.0
Bristol, MA............. 218,781 -1.2 207 32,012 4.1
Essex, MA............... 306,115 0.2 117 39,244 0.5
Hampden, MA............. 204,814 0.9 72 33,357 3.6
Middlesex, MA........... 850,199 1.4 52 51,736 0.0
Norfolk, MA............. 327,014 0.7 83 44,178 2.2
Plymouth, MA............ 166,453 0.8 78 34,931 3.4
Suffolk, MA............. 602,945 0.1 128 58,905 4.0
Worcester, MA........... 321,029 0.3 107 37,300 -0.9
Genesee, MI............. 160,137 -3.2 243 36,030 -0.8
Ingham, MI.............. 174,008 -0.4 160 35,773 2.3
Kalamazoo, MI........... 116,589 -1.8 223 33,926 3.8
Kent, MI................ 339,410 -1.8 224 34,576 1.7
Macomb, MI.............. 326,001 -3.4 246 40,508 -1.0
Oakland, MI............. 752,905 -1.8 225 45,070 1.3
Ottawa, MI.............. 115,781 -2.6 238 32,249 0.9
Washtenaw, MI........... 195,090 0.0 132 40,193 0.0
Wayne, MI............... 841,621 -3.2 244 42,714 0.6
Anoka, MN............... 109,494 -0.3 155 34,588 1.9
Dakota, MN.............. 155,560 1.2 60 35,701 3.9
Hennepin, MN............ 864,006 -0.8 187 45,498 3.8
Ramsey, MN.............. 333,292 -0.1 141 40,377 3.3
Hinds, MS............... 134,373 -0.8 188 31,135 1.8
Greene, MO.............. 140,823 -0.8 189 28,077 4.1
Jackson, MO............. 385,096 -2.2 233 37,397 3.7
St. Louis, MO........... 640,845 -0.8 190 38,943 2.1
St. Louis City, MO...... 245,360 -2.1 229 40,836 5.8
Douglas, NE............. 325,676 -0.6 175 32,851 1.5
Lancaster, NE........... 148,264 1.0 63 29,353 3.0
Clark, NV............... 720,074 3.2 15 32,650 1.6
Washoe, NV.............. 193,566 2.4 28 34,230 4.5
Hillsborough, NH........ 192,677 -0.1 142 39,313 0.3
Rockingham, NH.......... 130,880 0.7 84 36,648 2.3
Atlantic, NJ............ 141,207 0.9 73 32,476 4.5
Bergen, NJ.............. 451,763 1.1 61 46,814 1.1
Burlington, NJ.......... 187,339 3.6 11 38,729 3.0
Camden, NJ.............. 199,847 0.5 95 36,484 3.9
Essex, NJ............... 362,267 -0.3 156 46,489 4.1
Hudson, NJ.............. 237,272 0.0 133 47,621 0.4
Mercer, NJ.............. 215,558 2.7 25 45,746 2.4
Middlesex, NJ........... 399,503 1.3 57 47,636 2.5
Monmouth, NJ............ 240,748 3.2 16 40,375 1.7
Morris, NJ.............. 278,261 0.6 89 53,871 -10.9
Ocean, NJ............... 133,758 3.8 10 31,028 1.9
Passaic, NJ............. 175,044 -1.2 208 39,126 3.6
Somerset, NJ............ 176,467 1.5 50 55,598 1.5
Union, NJ............... 236,653 -0.1 143 46,185 2.0
Bernalillo, NM.......... 309,340 0.7 85 31,654 4.9
Albany, NY.............. 229,995 -0.5 169 37,859 5.8
Bronx, NY............... 214,492 0.5 96 34,359 4.6
Dutchess, NY............ 112,973 2.6 26 38,744 7.4
Erie, NY................ 454,555 -1.1 201 32,098 1.9
Kings, NY............... 439,461 -0.1 144 31,939 3.8
Monroe, NY.............. 395,038 -0.4 161 36,595 3.3
Nassau, NY.............. 594,478 -0.6 176 40,586 1.4
New York, NY............ 2,345,709 -1.4 213 74,641 2.9
Oneida, NY.............. 108,714 -1.7 220 28,361 3.9
Onondaga, NY............ 249,661 -1.1 202 33,510 3.1
Orange, NY.............. 120,792 0.6 90 30,225 3.0
Queens, NY.............. 478,590 -0.7 180 36,974 5.7
Rockland, NY............ 107,229 0.2 118 38,745 4.0
Suffolk, NY............. 582,174 0.2 119 38,692 2.2
Westchester, NY......... 405,040 -0.4 162 48,584 3.2
Buncombe, NC............ 105,196 -0.4 163 28,714 3.8
Cumberland, NC.......... 106,260 -2.9 240 26,993 3.4
Durham, NC.............. 169,677 0.4 102 48,055 -2.6
Forsyth, NC............. 180,008 -0.8 191 34,697 2.0
Guilford, NC............ 274,038 -2.1 230 33,202 3.1
Mecklenburg, NC......... 513,815 0.3 108 41,795 3.1
Wake, NC................ 385,399 0.8 79 36,981 4.5
Butler, OH.............. 126,865 -0.5 170 32,325 2.6
Cuyahoga, OH............ 796,430 -1.6 217 37,532 2.8
Franklin, OH............ 702,623 0.2 120 36,089 3.2
Hamilton, OH............ 559,876 -1.1 203 38,331 1.9
Lorain, OH.............. 103,115 -3.5 247 32,190 0.6
Lucas, OH............... 234,677 -1.7 221 33,089 2.6
Mahoning, OH............ 109,005 -3.5 248 26,852 3.4
Montgomery, OH.......... 298,981 -1.5 214 34,783 0.7
Stark, OH............... 173,891 -1.6 218 29,197 2.4
Summit, OH.............. 261,166 -2.1 231 33,405 2.0
Oklahoma, OK............ 415,294 0.3 109 30,161 3.2
Tulsa, OK............... 342,021 0.4 103 32,777 5.2
Clackamas, OR........... 133,961 -0.2 151 33,706 3.8
Lane, OR................ 137,593 -1.9 227 28,976 3.9
Marion, OR.............. 126,945 -0.7 181 28,779 2.4
Multnomah, OR........... 444,183 -1.1 204 37,658 2.3
Washington, OR.......... 228,253 1.3 58 42,168 -5.2
Allegheny, PA........... 711,540 0.3 110 38,085 3.7
Berks, PA............... 165,261 -0.7 182 32,810 2.5
Bucks, PA............... 246,474 0.6 91 35,236 3.5
Chester, PA............. 217,156 0.6 92 44,214 1.0
Cumberland, PA.......... 122,668 -0.6 177 33,997 3.6
Dauphin, PA............. 173,307 0.3 111 34,854 3.5
Delaware, PA............ 213,963 0.9 74 38,486 4.5
Erie, PA................ 128,905 -2.3 236 29,290 3.3
Lancaster, PA........... 218,435 -0.3 157 31,486 2.2
Lehigh, PA.............. 172,875 0.2 121 35,562 0.8
Luzerne, PA............. 141,927 -0.8 192 28,918 3.8
Montgomery, PA.......... 485,911 0.5 97 44,364 1.3
Philadelphia, PA........ 658,898 -0.7 183 40,810 2.8
Westmoreland, PA........ 134,151 -0.4 164 28,831 3.0
York, PA................ 165,868 -1.0 199 31,937 3.3
Providence, RI.......... 288,438 -0.8 193 34,554 3.4
Charleston, SC.......... 180,505 -1.1 205 29,020 4.8
Greenville, SC.......... 226,112 -3.1 242 32,631 4.3
Richland, SC............ 205,671 -0.5 171 30,590 3.3
Spartanburg, SC......... 117,177 -2.3 237 31,849 4.1
Minnehaha, SD........... 106,718 1.1 62 29,203 3.5
Davidson, TN............ 434,574 0.0 134 35,391 1.5
Hamilton, TN............ 187,760 -0.3 158 31,218 2.1
Knox, TN................ 203,632 0.7 86 30,748 2.2
Shelby, TN.............. 497,052 -0.4 165 35,760 4.1
Bexar, TX............... 655,490 1.0 64 31,022 3.7
Cameron, TX............. 111,359 2.1 33 22,146 2.8
Collin, TX.............. 181,095 5.7 3 41,317 2.0
Dallas, TX.............. 1,551,255 -0.5 172 44,897 1.2
Denton, TX.............. 122,572 1.0 65 30,785 5.1
El Paso, TX............. 248,663 -1.1 206 25,836 3.1
Harris, TX.............. 1,864,179 1.7 43 43,747 4.5
Hidalgo, TX............. 168,637 3.1 18 22,317 2.9
Jefferson, TX........... 118,762 -1.9 228 32,565 4.1
Lubbock, TX............. 118,029 2.1 34 26,581 1.1
Nueces, TX.............. 143,502 0.7 87 29,403 4.3
Tarrant, TX............. 709,041 0.5 98 37,290 5.2
Travis, TX.............. 534,887 -0.7 184 41,692 0.9
Salt Lake, UT........... 530,616 0.0 135 33,197 3.1
Utah, UT................ 143,443 0.5 99 28,275 1.4
Arlington, VA........... 159,394 0.4 104 55,310 4.7
Chesterfield, VA........ 107,700 -0.1 145 32,953 3.4
Fairfax, VA............. 543,271 2.8 24 52,610 2.0
Henrico, VA............. 169,820 2.0 37 37,868 4.8
Norfolk, VA............. 146,428 0.8 80 33,501 4.1
Richmond, VA............ 165,016 -0.7 185 40,154 3.9
Virginia Beach, VA...... 166,050 0.9 75 26,740 5.2
Clark, WA............... 114,686 2.1 35 33,122 2.9
King, WA................ 1,147,290 -0.8 194 47,224 -0.5
Pierce, WA.............. 238,565 -1.5 215 31,255 4.6
Snohomish, WA........... 209,881 -0.2 152 36,360 3.6
Spokane, WA............. 190,042 0.0 136 29,323 -1.5
Kanawha, WV............. 111,594 -0.8 195 31,581 4.7
Brown, WI............... 142,499 0.0 137 32,500 3.1
Dane, WI................ 279,031 1.8 42 34,107 3.9
Milwaukee, WI........... 519,880 -1.2 209 35,819 3.1
Waukesha, WI............ 224,660 0.6 93 37,093 3.7
San Juan, PR............ 324,827 -0.4 166 22,182 4.1
1 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) programs. The 248 U.S. counties comprise 66.2 percent of the total
covered workers in the U.S.
2 Includes areas not officially designated as counties. See Technical Note.
3 Data are preliminary.
4 Percent changes were computed from annual 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.
Last Modified Date: November 21, 2002
United States Department of Labor
