Employment rose 1.7 percent in Miami‑Dade County, Florida, the largest increase among the 10 largest U.S. counties between June 2024 and June 2025. In the same period, average weekly wages grew 4.1 percent in New York County, Manhattan, the largest wage gain among the counties listed. Other large counties saw modest employment gains: Cook County, Illinois, rose 0.6 percent, and Orange County, California, rose 0.4 percent. Conversely, Maricopa County (Arizona), San Diego County (California), and King County (Washington) experienced employment declines of 0.1 to 0.6 percent. Nine of the ten counties reported wage increases, with the only exception being King County, where wages fell slightly. Data come from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
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