County Employment and Wages News Release — 2012-03-28

From September 2010 to September 2011, employment increased in 271 of the 322 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Williamson, Tenn., posted the largest increase, with a gain of 5.4 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of 1.6 percent. Within Williamson, the largest employment increase occurred in professional and business services, which gained 1,743 jobs over the year (9.0 percent). Frederick, Md., experienced the largest over-the-year decrease in employment among the largest counties in the U.S. with a loss of 2.6 percent. The U.S. average weekly wage increased over the year by 5.3 percent to $916 in the third quarter of 2011. Among the large counties in the U.S., Lake, Ohio, had the largest over-the-year increase in average weekly wages with a gain of 17.1 percent.