County Employment and Wages News Release - 2022 Q02 Results — 2022-11-22

From June 2021 to June 2022, employment increased in 338 of the 355 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In June 2022, national employment increased to 149.9 million, a 4.0-percent increase over the year, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program. Orange, FL, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 9.7 percent. Employment data in this release are presented for June 2022, and average weekly wage data are presented for second quarter 2022. Among the 355 largest counties, 340 had over-the-year increases in average weekly wages. In the second quarter of 2022, average weekly wages for the nation increased to $1,294, a 4.3-percent increase over the year. Saratoga, NY, had the largest second quarter over-the-year wage gain at 16.3 percent. (See table 1.) Orange, FL, had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment (+9.7 percent).