County Employment and Wages News Release — 2015-06-17

From December 2013 to December 2014, employment increased in 319 of the 339 largest U.S. counties (counties with 75,000 or more jobs in 2013), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Weld, Colo., and Midland, Texas, had the largest percentage increases, with gains of 8.0 percent each over the year, compared with national job growth of 2.2 percent. Within Weld, the largest employment increase occurred in natural resources and mining, which gained 2,074 jobs over the year (19.6 percent). Within Midland, the largest employment increase also occurred in natural resources and mining, which gained 3,135 jobs over the year (14.9 percent). Atlantic, N.J., had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment among the largest counties in the U.S. with a loss of 5.0 percent.