Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Tweet[IWS] BLS: COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FIRST QUARTER 2004 [26 October 2004]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 Director, IWS News Bureau
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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FIRST QUARTER 2004 [26 October 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
In March 2004, Prince William County, Va., had the largest over-the-
year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the
U.S., according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Prince William County ex-
perienced an over-the-year employment gain of 8.0 percent, compared with
national job growth of 0.8 percent. New York County, N.Y., had the largest
over-the-year gain in average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2004,
with an increase of 13.6 percent. The U.S. average weekly wage increased
by 3.8 percent over the same time span.
Of the 317 largest counties in the United States, 161 had over-the-year
percentage growth in employment above the national average in March 2004,
and 144 experienced changes below the national average. Average weekly
wages grew faster than the national average in 103 of the largest U.S.
counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below the
national average in 203 counties.
The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also
known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports submitted
by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The 8.4
million employer reports cover 127.8 million full- and part-time workers.
The attached tables and charts contain data for the nation and for the 317
U.S. counties with employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2003. In addi-
tion, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in cal-
culating U.S. averages, or in the analysis in the text. (See Technical
Note.) March 2004 employment and 2004 first-quarter average weekly wages
for all states are provided in table 4 of this release. Data for all
states, MSAs, counties, and the nation through the fourth quarter of 2003
are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/. Preliminary
data for the first quarter of 2004 and revised data for 2003 will be
available in October on the BLS Web site.
Large County Employment
The national employment total in March 2004 was 127.8 million, which
was 0.8 percent higher than in March 2003. The 317 U.S. counties with
75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.6 percent of total U.S. covered
employment and 77.4 percent of total wages. These 317 counties had a net
job gain of 680,700 over the year, comprising 64 percent of the U.S. net
over-the-year employment increase from March 2003. The largest gains in
employment from March 2003 to March 2004 were recorded in the counties of
Orange, Calif. (49,900), Clark, Nev. (40,000), Maricopa, Ariz. (39,500),
Los Angeles, Calif. (29,500), and Riverside, Calif. (29,000). (See
table A.)
AND MORE...including TABLES....
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky *
Director, IWS News Bureau *
Institute for Workplace Studies *
Cornell/ILR School *
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor *
New York, NY 10016 *
*
Telephone: (607) 255-2703 *
Fax: (607) 255-9641 *
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu *
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies
School of Industrial & Labor Relations
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor
New York, NY 10016
________________________________________________________________________
COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES: FIRST QUARTER 2004 [26 October 2004]
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cewqtr.nr0.htm
or
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/cewqtr.pdf
[full-text, 23 pages]
In March 2004, Prince William County, Va., had the largest over-the-
year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the
U.S., according to preliminary data released today by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Prince William County ex-
perienced an over-the-year employment gain of 8.0 percent, compared with
national job growth of 0.8 percent. New York County, N.Y., had the largest
over-the-year gain in average weekly wages in the first quarter of 2004,
with an increase of 13.6 percent. The U.S. average weekly wage increased
by 3.8 percent over the same time span.
Of the 317 largest counties in the United States, 161 had over-the-year
percentage growth in employment above the national average in March 2004,
and 144 experienced changes below the national average. Average weekly
wages grew faster than the national average in 103 of the largest U.S.
counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below the
national average in 203 counties.
The employment and average weekly wage data by county are compiled
under the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, also
known as the ES-202 program. The data are derived from reports submitted
by every employer subject to unemployment insurance (UI) laws. The 8.4
million employer reports cover 127.8 million full- and part-time workers.
The attached tables and charts contain data for the nation and for the 317
U.S. counties with employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2003. In addi-
tion, data for San Juan, Puerto Rico, are provided, but not used in cal-
culating U.S. averages, or in the analysis in the text. (See Technical
Note.) March 2004 employment and 2004 first-quarter average weekly wages
for all states are provided in table 4 of this release. Data for all
states, MSAs, counties, and the nation through the fourth quarter of 2003
are available on the BLS Web site at http://www.bls.gov/cew/. Preliminary
data for the first quarter of 2004 and revised data for 2003 will be
available in October on the BLS Web site.
Large County Employment
The national employment total in March 2004 was 127.8 million, which
was 0.8 percent higher than in March 2003. The 317 U.S. counties with
75,000 or more employees accounted for 70.6 percent of total U.S. covered
employment and 77.4 percent of total wages. These 317 counties had a net
job gain of 680,700 over the year, comprising 64 percent of the U.S. net
over-the-year employment increase from March 2003. The largest gains in
employment from March 2003 to March 2004 were recorded in the counties of
Orange, Calif. (49,900), Clark, Nev. (40,000), Maricopa, Ariz. (39,500),
Los Angeles, Calif. (29,500), and Riverside, Calif. (29,000). (See
table A.)
AND MORE...including TABLES....
_____________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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