Table 2. County rankings of employment and average annual pay for 2001 and 2000-01 percent changes for all covered workers1/ in the 249 largest counties
Table 2. County rankings of 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) Net Ranked by
2001 change, 2001 Ranked by percent
2000-01(4) 2001 level change,
2000-01
Los Angeles, CA....... 4,102,386 22,633 $40,907 47 133
Cook, IL.............. 2,634,150 -37,351 44,044 36 160
New York, NY.......... 2,345,709 -32,910 74,641 1 153
Harris, TX............ 1,864,179 30,999 43,747 38 46
Maricopa, AZ.......... 1,562,034 18,587 35,681 110 204
Dallas, TX............ 1,551,255 -8,348 44,897 30 218
Orange, CA............ 1,410,583 20,580 40,280 55 161
San Diego, CA......... 1,219,159 24,326 38,424 74 171
King, WA.............. 1,147,290 -9,537 47,224 18 236
Santa Clara, CA....... 1,003,811 -22,112 65,926 2 249
Miami-Dade, FL........ 993,913 15,481 34,531 128 100
Hennepin, MN.......... 864,006 -6,548 45,498 26 87
Middlesex, MA......... 850,199 11,404 51,736 12 233
Wayne, MI............. 841,621 -27,974 42,714 42 228
Cuyahoga, OH.......... 796,430 -13,147 37,532 86 157
Fulton, GA............ 755,986 1,823 47,747 15 207
Oakland, MI........... 752,905 -13,608 45,070 27 216
Clark, NV............. 720,074 22,362 32,650 162 205
Allegheny, PA......... 711,540 2,342 38,085 78 95
Tarrant, TX........... 709,041 3,564 37,290 89 21
Franklin, OH.......... 702,623 1,660 36,089 103 130
Alameda, CA........... 697,291 -783 46,511 20 132
Broward, FL........... 664,095 13,693 33,964 135 176
Philadelphia, PA...... 658,898 -4,902 40,810 49 158
Bexar, TX............. 655,490 6,261 31,022 193 96
St. Louis, MO......... 640,845 -5,222 38,943 67 185
Washington, DC........ 635,583 -1,701 56,024 7 13
Suffolk, MA........... 602,945 809 58,905 6 68
Orange, FL............ 602,698 1,174 32,226 173 107
Hillsborough, FL...... 596,521 11,213 32,868 156 92
Nassau, NY............ 594,478 -3,788 40,586 50 214
Marion, IN............ 591,478 -7,791 37,881 79 79
Sacramento, CA........ 588,306 16,815 39,196 65 78
San Francisco, CA..... 585,458 -20,423 61,122 5 5
Suffolk, NY........... 582,174 1,084 38,692 72 179
Du Page, IL........... 581,011 -962 43,479 40 184
Hamilton, OH.......... 559,876 -6,290 38,331 75 198
San Bernardino, CA.... 545,139 14,973 30,991 194 99
Fairfax, VA........... 543,271 14,656 52,610 11 192
Travis, TX............ 534,887 -3,871 41,692 45 224
Salt Lake, UT......... 530,616 -210 33,197 150 139
Milwaukee, WI......... 519,880 -6,267 35,819 106 141
Mecklenburg, NC....... 513,815 1,509 41,795 44 137
Palm Beach, FL........ 499,532 18,625 35,962 105 183
Hartford, CT.......... 497,115 -2,439 45,049 28 127
Shelby, TN............ 497,052 -2,184 35,760 108 60
Riverside, CA......... 491,295 19,491 30,011 211 143
Montgomery, PA........ 485,911 2,440 44,364 32 217
Queens, NY............ 478,590 -3,229 36,974 95 16
Denver, CO............ 462,131 -2,822 46,126 23 65
Erie, NY.............. 454,555 -5,182 32,098 176 197
Bergen, NJ............ 451,763 4,905 46,814 19 220
Montgomery, MD........ 449,838 3,925 45,892 24 26
Pinellas, FL.......... 449,459 14,944 31,740 185 206
Multnomah, OR......... 444,183 -5,148 37,658 85 174
Kings, NY............. 439,461 -309 31,939 180 88
Duval, FL............. 436,089 6,972 33,766 138 144
Davidson, TN.......... 434,574 72 35,391 113 211
Jefferson, KY......... 431,473 -7,535 34,681 122 67
Fairfield, CT......... 421,447 -4,206 63,123 3 126
Oklahoma, OK.......... 415,294 1,340 30,161 209 131
Honolulu, HI.......... 409,415 1,497 32,527 165 187
Westchester, NY....... 405,040 -1,461 48,584 13 129
Middlesex, NJ......... 399,503 5,193 47,636 16 165
Monroe, NY............ 395,038 -1,393 36,595 97 120
Wake, NC.............. 385,399 3,221 36,981 94 44
Jackson, MO........... 385,096 -8,860 37,397 87 94
Baltimore City, MD.... 381,209 1,449 40,501 52 27
Jefferson, AL......... 380,706 -3,635 35,449 112 52
San Mateo, CA......... 370,148 490 62,509 4 247
New Haven, CT......... 363,361 -3,874 39,481 61 149
Essex, NJ............. 362,267 -941 46,489 21 58
Baltimore, MD......... 360,086 744 36,240 101 7
Tulsa, OK............. 342,021 1,532 32,777 161 20
Kent, MI.............. 339,410 -6,383 34,576 126 202
Contra Costa, CA...... 337,354 2,226 44,774 31 12
Ramsey, MN............ 333,292 -254 40,377 53 119
Norfolk, MA........... 327,014 2,142 44,178 35 178
Pima, AZ.............. 326,931 -1,905 30,696 201 23
Macomb, MI............ 326,001 -11,352 40,508 51 239
Douglas, NE........... 325,676 -2,085 32,851 157 209
San Juan, PR.......... 324,827 -1,464 22,182 248 63
Fresno, CA............ 322,071 -340 27,891 237 4
Worcester, MA......... 321,029 1,067 37,300 88 238
Lake, IL.............. 316,225 -870 43,966 37 128
Bernalillo, NM........ 309,340 2,252 31,654 186 30
Dekalb, GA............ 306,822 -1,124 39,548 60 167
Essex, MA............. 306,115 606 39,244 64 230
Prince Georges, MD.... 305,191 2,715 38,831 68 31
Cobb, GA.............. 301,743 -36 40,196 56 101
Montgomery, OH........ 298,981 -4,630 34,783 119 227
Ventura, CA........... 293,265 4,407 37,795 84 193
Johnson, KS........... 293,002 6,758 37,214 90 235
Gwinnett, GA.......... 290,610 9,255 39,328 62 226
Providence, RI........ 288,438 -2,337 34,554 127 116
Arapahoe, CO.......... 285,844 -604 44,997 29 243
New Castle, DE........ 282,166 325 42,863 41 11
Dane, WI.............. 279,031 5,010 34,107 133 76
Morris, NJ............ 278,261 1,616 53,871 10 248
Guilford, NC.......... 274,038 -5,758 33,202 149 136
Orleans, LA........... 263,455 334 32,886 155 85
Polk, IA.............. 263,443 -633 34,944 116 81
Summit, OH............ 261,166 -5,592 33,405 144 190
Sedgwick, KS.......... 249,938 422 33,932 136 82
Onondaga, NY.......... 249,661 -2,760 33,510 141 135
El Paso, TX........... 248,663 -2,880 25,836 245 138
Bucks, PA............. 246,474 1,517 35,236 114 109
St. Louis City, MO.... 245,360 -5,242 40,836 48 14
East Baton Rouge, LA.. 243,496 -2,532 30,371 206 84
Kern, CA.............. 242,151 3,560 30,120 210 18
Monmouth, NJ.......... 240,748 7,455 40,375 54 203
Pulaski, AR........... 240,690 -1,744 32,256 171 34
El Paso, CO........... 240,083 2,035 34,381 129 55
Pierce, WA............ 238,565 -3,617 31,255 189 39
Hudson, NJ............ 237,272 115 47,621 17 231
Union, NJ............. 236,653 -278 46,185 22 188
Lucas, OH............. 234,677 -3,959 33,089 152 164
Albany, NY............ 229,995 -1,145 37,859 81 15
Washington, OR........ 228,253 2,897 42,168 43 246
Greenville, SC........ 226,112 -7,300 32,631 163 50
Waukesha, WI.......... 224,660 1,307 37,093 92 97
Bristol, MA........... 218,781 -2,573 32,012 178 56
Lancaster, PA......... 218,435 -735 31,486 188 180
Chester, PA........... 217,156 1,263 44,214 34 222
Mercer, NJ............ 215,558 5,578 45,746 25 168
Bronx, NY............. 214,492 1,089 34,359 130 38
Delaware, PA.......... 213,963 1,978 38,486 73 45
Jefferson, LA......... 213,875 -982 29,312 221 41
Jefferson, CO......... 210,391 167 37,817 83 40
Snohomish, WA......... 209,881 -397 36,360 99 105
Richland, SC.......... 205,671 -1,124 30,590 202 123
Hampden, MA........... 204,814 1,824 33,357 145 102
San Joaquin, CA....... 204,474 3,782 30,816 196 19
Knox, TN.............. 203,632 1,451 30,748 200 181
Anne Arundel, MD...... 200,180 5,484 37,189 91 29
Camden, NJ............ 199,847 934 36,484 98 72
Washtenaw, MI......... 195,090 -49 40,193 57 234
Sonoma, CA............ 194,963 4,063 36,150 102 219
Lake, IN.............. 194,618 -3,770 32,018 177 213
Kane, IL.............. 194,339 -255 33,353 146 93
Washoe, NV............ 193,566 4,612 34,230 132 42
Hillsborough, NH...... 192,677 -123 39,313 63 232
Spokane, WA........... 190,042 75 29,323 220 240
Hamilton, TN.......... 187,760 -597 31,218 190 186
Burlington, NJ........ 187,339 6,496 38,729 71 146
Polk, FL.............. 184,900 554 28,803 230 118
Brevard, FL........... 184,887 3,302 32,786 160 182
Boulder, CO........... 184,751 5,747 44,313 33 244
Allen, IN............. 183,371 -4,251 32,824 158 200
Ada, ID............... 182,401 4,931 33,070 153 245
Collin, TX............ 181,095 9,778 41,317 46 191
Charleston, SC........ 180,505 -2,002 29,020 226 32
Forsyth, NC........... 180,008 -1,465 34,697 121 189
Santa Barbara, CA..... 177,337 1,513 33,609 140 125
Somerset, NJ.......... 176,467 2,667 55,598 8 210
Passaic, NJ........... 175,044 -2,082 39,126 66 103
Ingham, MI............ 174,008 -739 35,773 107 172
Stark, OH............. 173,891 -2,742 29,197 224 169
Dauphin, PA........... 173,307 485 34,854 118 110
Lehigh, PA............ 172,875 387 35,562 111 225
Lee, FL............... 172,243 7,789 29,397 218 47
Henrico, VA........... 169,820 3,370 37,868 80 33
Durham, NC............ 169,677 633 48,055 14 242
Hidalgo, TX........... 168,637 5,123 22,317 247 154
Cumberland, ME........ 168,147 2,185 32,327 169 24
Fayette, KY........... 167,873 -3,898 32,214 174 28
Mobile, AL............ 167,047 -2,450 29,491 214 142
Plymouth, MA.......... 166,453 1,253 34,931 117 113
Monterey, CA.......... 166,234 1,332 31,743 184 10
Virginia Beach, VA.... 166,050 1,555 26,740 241 22
York, PA.............. 165,868 -1,711 31,937 181 122
Berks, PA............. 165,261 -1,223 32,810 159 166
Richmond, VA.......... 165,016 -1,085 40,154 59 75
Stanislaus, CA........ 164,370 3,511 29,523 213 37
Genesee, MI........... 160,137 -5,317 36,030 104 237
Arlington, VA......... 159,394 675 55,310 9 35
Madison, AL........... 156,248 2,093 37,071 93 112
Dakota, MN............ 155,560 1,823 35,701 109 71
Lancaster, NE......... 148,264 1,445 29,353 219 145
Sarasota, FL.......... 147,207 6,361 29,029 225 194
Norfolk, VA........... 146,428 1,162 33,501 142 62
Adams, CO............. 146,002 780 34,760 120 64
Will, IL.............. 145,434 -2 34,305 131 6
Sangamon, IL.......... 145,150 227 36,265 100 49
Seminole, FL.......... 144,830 2,757 31,923 182 108
Nueces, TX............ 143,502 1,032 29,403 216 51
Utah, UT.............. 143,443 731 28,275 235 215
Leon, FL.............. 142,865 1,191 30,267 207 106
Brown, WI............. 142,499 57 32,500 166 140
Volusia, FL........... 142,479 -327 26,093 244 66
Luzerne, PA........... 141,927 -1,202 28,918 228 91
Atlantic, NJ.......... 141,207 1,218 32,476 167 43
Greene, MO............ 140,823 -1,142 28,077 236 57
Winnebago, IL......... 139,862 -4,156 31,943 179 212
Lane, OR.............. 137,593 -2,712 28,976 227 74
Hinds, MS............. 134,373 -1,097 31,135 191 199
Westmoreland, PA...... 134,151 -510 28,831 229 148
Clackamas, OR......... 133,961 -255 33,706 139 90
Ocean, NJ............. 133,758 4,846 31,028 192 196
Anchorage, AK......... 133,521 3,650 37,826 82 124
Tulare, CA............ 133,055 156 24,706 246 54
Howard, MD............ 132,944 1,667 40,184 58 9
Rockingham, NH........ 130,880 875 36,648 96 173
Montgomery, AL........ 130,029 -1,069 29,948 212 98
Erie, PA.............. 128,905 -3,019 29,290 222 121
Marion, OR............ 126,945 -844 28,779 231 170
Butler, OH............ 126,865 -699 32,325 170 163
St. Joseph, IN........ 125,006 -3,939 30,773 199 80
New London, CT........ 124,732 1,989 38,201 77 70
Chatham, GA........... 122,798 -33 30,522 203 152
Cumberland, PA........ 122,668 -752 33,997 134 104
Denton, TX............ 122,572 1,171 30,785 198 25
Larimer, CO........... 121,870 2,775 33,249 148 162
Solano, CA............ 121,474 3,638 33,470 143 17
Escambia, FL.......... 121,382 1,033 28,594 233 3
Caddo, LA............. 120,858 1,576 29,409 215 177
Orange, NY............ 120,792 674 30,225 208 147
Linn, IA.............. 119,995 -1,988 34,672 124 201
Lafayette, LA......... 119,308 5,147 32,359 168 1
Alachua, FL........... 119,079 788 26,915 239 150
Jefferson, TX......... 118,762 -2,349 32,565 164 61
Manatee, FL........... 118,697 5,800 26,629 242 48
Lubbock, TX........... 118,029 2,410 26,581 243 221
Spartanburg, SC....... 117,177 -2,745 31,849 183 59
Kalamazoo, MI......... 116,589 -2,112 33,926 137 86
Placer, CA............ 116,002 6,532 34,672 123 77
Ottawa, MI............ 115,781 -3,080 32,249 172 223
Clayton, GA........... 115,028 -264 38,309 76 53
Clark, WA............. 114,686 2,362 33,122 151 155
Elkhart, IN........... 113,550 -8,293 30,797 197 208
Dutchess, NY.......... 112,973 2,844 38,744 70 2
Marin, CA............. 111,897 1,389 43,548 39 175
Kanawha, WV........... 111,594 -854 31,581 187 36
Cameron, TX........... 111,359 2,278 22,146 249 159
Collier, FL........... 110,220 6,153 30,842 195 151
Anoka, MN............. 109,494 -376 34,588 125 195
Vanderburgh, IN....... 109,416 105 30,495 205 134
Mahoning, OH.......... 109,005 -3,979 26,852 240 115
Oneida, NY............ 108,714 -1,912 28,361 234 73
Chesterfield, VA...... 107,700 -111 32,953 154 117
Rockland, NY.......... 107,229 258 38,745 69 69
Minnehaha, SD......... 106,718 1,193 29,203 223 111
Cumberland, NC........ 106,260 -3,189 26,993 238 114
Buncombe, NC.......... 105,196 -475 28,714 232 89
Richmond, GA.......... 104,867 -784 29,399 217 156
Lorain, OH............ 103,115 -3,705 32,190 175 229
Peoria, IL............ 102,799 -1,839 33,276 147 8
Santa Cruz, CA........ 102,676 882 35,023 115 241
Shawnee, KS........... 100,528 318 30,503 204 83
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 Net changes were computed from annual employment data adjusted for noneconomic county
reclassifications. See Technical Note.
Last Modified Date: November 21, 2002
United States Department of Labor
