County Employment and Wages News Release - 2024 Q02 Results — 2024-11-20

From June 2023 to June 2024, employment increased in 259 of the 369 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In June 2024, national employment increased to 155.7 million, a 0.8-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Kings, NY, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 4.0 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for June 2024, and average weekly wage data are presented for second quarter 2024. Effective with this release, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) is suspending publication of industry and substate employment and wage data for Colorado because of data quality issues. These issues are a result of a Colorado unemployment insurance system modernization. Statewide data for Colorado and statewide totals by ownership will continue to be published as scheduled. For more information, see www.bls.gov/cew/notices/2024/suspension-of- publication-of-colorado-employment-and-wage-data.htm.