County Employment Growth

Click here to see how your county did in the past year from an employment growth standpoint. This covers the last 12 months.

Here is a short summary. Of the 317 largest counties in the United States, 155 had over-the-yearpercentage growth in employment above the national average in June 2004,and 146 experienced changes below the national average. Average weeklywages grew faster than the national average in 139 of the largest U.S.counties, while the percent change in average weekly wages was below thenational average in 163 counties.