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California County Shows Biggest
Percentage Increase in Jobs and Payroll
Santa Clara County, Calif., showed one of the fastest-growing percentage
increases in jobs of U.S. counties between 1999 and 2000, according to a
report on business activity released today by the Commerce Department's
Census Bureau.
Santa Clara, part of the San Francisco-Oakland Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Area, whose most populous city is San Jose, had a 6.2 percent
increase in employment, tops among the five counties with the largest
numeric gains in job growth.
According to the report, 2000 County Business Patterns, job growth in
the rest of the top five counties was as follows: New York County, N.Y., the
Manhattan portion of New York City, 3.9 percent; Maricopa County, Ariz.,
3.8 percent; Los Angeles County, Calif., 3.1 percent; and Cook County, Ill.,
2.1 percent.
Among the five counties with the largest gains in payroll, Santa Clara
again had the highest percentage increase (36.7 percent). Middlesex
County, Mass. (up 19.4 percent), and New York County (up 18.1 percent)
were next, followed by Los Angeles County and Cook County (up 7.9 percent
each).
Nationwide, private sector employment grew by 3 percent from 111 million
in 1999 to 114 million in 2000. In addition, pay for these employees grew
by 9.1 percent to $3.9 trillion.
The following table shows employee gains for the United States and the
five counties with the largest employee gains from 1999 to 2000:
2000 1999 Gain: 1999-2000
County Employees Employees Number/Percent
United States 114,065,000 110,705,700 3,359,300 3.0
Los Angeles, Calif. 3,863,900 3,747,800 116,100 3.1
New York, N.Y. 1/ 2,080,900 2,001,900 79,000 3.9
Santa Clara, Calif. 999,500 941,500 58,000 6.2
Cook, Ill. 2,554,000 2,501,500 52,500 2.1
Maricopa, Ariz. 1,354,200 1,305,300 48,900 3.8
1/ Manhattan portion of New York City
Gains in the number of business establishments with employees for the
United States and the five top counties, from 1999 to 2000, were:
2000 1999 Gain: 1999-2000
County Establishments Establishments Number/Percent
United States 7,070,048 7,008,444 61,604 0.9
Los Angeles, Calif. 226,282 222,513 3,769 1.7
New York, N.Y. 1/ 107,781 105,670 2,111 2.0
Orange, Calif. 78,556 76,532 2,024 2.6
San Diego, Calif. 67,922 65,905 2,017 3.1
Maricopa, Ariz. 72,014 70,489 1,525 2.2
1/ Manhattan portion of New York City
Gains for the United States and the five counties with the largest
dollar gains in annual payrolls, from 1999 to 2000, were:
Gain: 1999-2000
County 2000 Payroll 1999 Payroll Amount/Percent
($billion) ($billion) ($billion)
United States 3,879.4 3,554.7 324.7 9.1
New York, N.Y. 1/ 157.6 133.5 24.1 18.1
Santa Clara, Calif. 76.8 56.2 20.6 36.7
Los Angeles, Calif. 141.3 130.9 10.4 7.9
Cook, Ill. 105.2 97.5 7.7 7.9
Middlesex, Mass. 44.1 37.0 7.2 19.4
1/ Manhattan portion of New York City
The 2000 County Business Patterns data series uses the North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes, which reflect more
accurately and more comprehensively the growing service-based economy.
NAICS includes 1,170 industries, of which 565 are service based.
County Business Patterns data are obtained from Census Bureau reports
and administrative records of other federal agencies. Quality assurance
procedures are applied to all phases of collection, processing and
tabulation to minimize errors. The data are subject to error from
miscoding and estimation for missing or misreported data.
The data will be available on CD-ROM at a later date. The Census Bureau
will release the report for Puerto Rico later this year.
Selected Data by States: 2000
|
State |
Non-Farm Employment | Establishments | Annual Payroll | ||||
| Number of
employees as of March 12 |
Percent
change from 1999 |
Number | Percent change from 1999 | Amount ($1,000) | Percent change from 1999 | Average per employee (dollars) | |
| United States | 114,064,976 | 3.0 | 7,070,048 | 0.9 | 3,879,430,052 | 9.1 | 34,011 |
| Alabama | 1,653,074 | 1.2 | 99,817 | -0.7 | 43,957,816 | 3.5 | 26,592 |
| Alaska | 204,887 | 3.2 | 18,501 | 0.4 | 7,649,748 | 7.6 | 37,336 |
| Arizona | 1,919,353 | 4.4 | 114,804 | 2.0 | 58,235,779 | 10.0 | 30,341 |
| Arkansas | 990,830 | 3.8 | 63,185 | 0.7 | 24,663,335 | 6.4 | 24,892 |
| California | 12,884,692 | 4.3 | 799,863 | 1.9 | 514,360,478 | 15.2 | 39,920 |
| Colorado | 1,913,302 | 5.0 | 137,528 | 2.8 | 68,179,190 | 14.1 | 35,634 |
| Connecticut | 1,546,250 | 1.0 | 92,436 | 0.0 | 67,384,810 | 8.5 | 43,580 |
| Delaware | 377,277 | 4.6 | 23,771 | 1.7 | 14,320,011 | 13.5 | 37,956 |
| District of Columbia | 414,983 | 2.6 | 19,655 | 1.0 | 19,984,505 | 9.3 | 48,157 |
| Florida | 6,217,386 | 4.4 | 428,438 | 1.0 | 177,378,971 | 10.2 | 28,530 |
| Georgia | 3,483,500 | 3.6 | 200,442 | 1.4 | 112,899,269 | 8.7 | 32,410 |
| Hawaii | 432,092 | 3.1 | 29,853 | 1.0 | 12,331,233 | 5.7 | 28,538 |
| Idaho | 450,788 | 3.8 | 37,429 | 1.2 | 12,395,973 | 12.4 | 27,498 |
| Illinois | 5,501,036 | 3.0 | 308,067 | 0.4 | 201,319,268 | 7.1 | 36,597 |
| Indiana | 2,650,774 | 2.7 | 146,321 | -0.1 | 78,992,813 | 4.5 | 29,800 |
| Iowa | 1,265,064 | 2.1 | 80,890 | -0.4 | 33,752,570 | 5.4 | 26,681 |
| Kansas | 1,128,732 | 1.5 | 74,939 | 0.6 | 31,990,762 | 4.5 | 28,342 |
| Kentucky | 1,513,722 | 3.0 | 89,921 | 0.0 | 41,233,591 | 4.3 | 27,240 |
| Louisiana | 1,592,357 | 0.8 | 101,016 | 0.0 | 42,975,159 | 3.6 | 26,988 |
| Maine | 491,780 | 3.5 | 39,466 | 1.5 | 13,490,186 | 7.2 | 27,431 |
| Maryland | 2,058,304 | 3.5 | 128,467 | 0.8 | 70,877,270 | 10.4 | 34,435 |
| Massachusetts | 3,087,044 | 3.9 | 176,222 | 1.7 | 131,444,257 | 14.0 | 42,579 |
| Michigan | 4,072,786 | 1.9 | 236,912 | 0.2 | 145,482,490 | 5.2 | 35,721 |
| Minnesota | 2,395,361 | 2.4 | 139,080 | 1.3 | 82,483,852 | 9.5 | 34,435 |
| Mississippi | 956,781 | 0.8 | 59,788 | -0.1 | 22,843,586 | 3.0 | 23,875 |
| Missouri | 2,398,979 | 2.0 | 144,755 | -0.1 | 72,195,796 | 5.3 | 30,094 |
| Montana | 296,220 | 2.7 | 31,849 | 1.5 | 6,808,075 | 5.7 | 22,983 |
| Nebraska | 751,076 | 2.3 | 49,623 | 1.3 | 20,283,421 | 4.4 | 27,006 |
| Nevada | 902,775 | 5.7 | 48,178 | 2.7 | 26,597,395 | 9.0 | 29,462 |
| New Hampshire | 546,400 | 3.3 | 37,414 | 0.6 | 17,826,474 | 11.0 | 32,625 |
| New Jersey | 3,548,429 | 3.1 | 233,559 | 0.7 | 147,082,234 | 10.2 | 41,450 |
| New Mexico | 549,352 | 1.5 | 42,782 | -0.3 | 14,303,193 | 4.9 | 26,036 |
| New York | 7,353,209 | 3.0 | 492,073 | 1.3 | 330,586,554 | 12.2 | 44,958 |
| North Carolina | 3,385,492 | 1.8 | 203,903 | 1.1 | 99,687,306 | 7.4 | 29,445 |
| North Dakota | 255,178 | 2.0 | 20,139 | -1.2 | 6,057,225 | 4.6 | 23,737 |
| Ohio | 5,001,980 | 2.8 | 270,509 | -0.1 | 155,035,151 | 4.4 | 30,995 |
| Oklahoma | 1,201,606 | 2.6 | 85,094 | 0.3 | 31,700,630 | 6.1 | 26,382 |
| Oregon | 1,355,442 | 1.7 | 100,645 | 0.7 | 43,689,551 | 10.0 | 32,233 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,087,237 | 2.0 | 294,741 | 0.4 | 165,108,376 | 6.9 | 32,455 |
| Rhode Island | 415,168 | 2.4 | 28,534 | 1.0 | 12,585,945 | 6.3 | 30,315 |
| South Carolina | 1,601,532 | 2.5 | 97,146 | 0.7 | 43,362,158 | 6.0 | 27,075 |
| South Dakota | 306,704 | 3.9 | 23,783 | 0.4 | 7,296,364 | 6.4 | 23,790 |
| Tennessee | 2,390,322 | 2.2 | 130,876 | -0.2 | 69,411,435 | 5.2 | 29,039 |
| Texas | 8,026,438 | 3.4 | 471,509 | 0.9 | 269,917,800 | 10.1 | 33,629 |
| Utah | 917,089 | 3.1 | 55,379 | 2.9 | 25,439,601 | 8.9 | 27,740 |
| Vermont | 253,541 | 2.9 | 21,564 | -0.2 | 6,938,080 | 9.5 | 27,365 |
| Virginia | 2,903,548 | 4.0 | 175,582 | 1.2 | 97,692,222 | 4.9 | 33,646 |
| Washington | 2,267,485 | 2.6 | 164,018 | 0.7 | 87,746,294 | 11.5 | 38,698 |
| West Virginia | 558,171 | 2.3 | 41,047 | -1.0 | 14,019,258 | 3.7 | 25,116 |
| Wisconsin | 2,414,834 | 2.0 | 140,415 | 0.6 | 72,892,099 | 5.2 | 30,185 |
| Wyoming | 174,614 | 3.2 | 18,120 | 1.2 | 4,540,493 | 5.9 | 26,003 |
Selected Data for 50 Counties Having Highest Nonfarm Employment: 2000
|
County |
Non-Farm Employment | Establishments | Annual Payroll | ||||
| Number of employees as of March 12 | Percent change from 1999 |
Number |
Percent change from 1999 |
Amount ($1,000) |
Percent change from 1999 | Average per employee (dollars) | |
| Los Angeles, CA | 3,863,871 | 3.1 | 226,282 | 1.7 | 141,269,669 | 7.9 | 36,562 |
| Cook, IL | 2,554,006 | 2.1 | 128,165 | 0.4 | 105,183,440 | 7.9 | 41,184 |
| New York, NY 1/ | 2,080,875 | 3.9 | 107,781 | 2.0 | 157,610,673 | 18.1 | 75,742 |
| Harris, TX | 1,641,038 | 1.1 | 84,792 | 0.8 | 65,133,759 | 8.5 | 39,691 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,478,116 | 2.5 | 63,807 | 0.0 | 62,039,751 | 9.0 | 41,972 |
| Orange, CA | 1,378,717 | 3.6 | 78,556 | 2.6 | 52,421,059 | 10.3 | 38,022 |
| Maricopa, AZ | 1,354,249 | 3.8 | 72,014 | 2.2 | 44,315,326 | 10.5 | 32,723 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,052,214 | 3.6 | 67,922 | 3.1 | 37,719,724 | 11.4 | 35,848 |
| King, WA | 1,032,886 | 2.8 | 59,811 | 0.8 | 51,887,720 | 14.9 | 50,236 |
| Santa Clara, CA | 999,519 | 6.2 | 45,655 | 1.7 | 76,783,213 | 36.7 | 76,820 |
| Hennepin, MN | 865,368 | 1.3 | 39,137 | 0.7 | 35,811,676 | 9.5 | 41,383 |
| Dade, FL | 854,389 | -1.0 | 66,509 | -0.1 | 26,994,183 | 4.4 | 31,595 |
| Middlesex, MA | 852,954 | 4.7 | 43,074 | 1.2 | 44,146,049 | 19.4 | 51,757 |
| Oakland, MI | 791,090 | 2.9 | 41,899 | 0.2 | 34,215,097 | 7.0 | 43,251 |
| Cuyahoga, OH | 778,909 | 2.9 | 38,206 | -0.6 | 27,082,463 | 5.0 | 34,770 |
| Fulton, GA | 768,516 | 5.8 | 30,946 | 1.2 | 34,026,764 | 13.7 | 44,276 |
| Wayne, MI | 757,487 | -1.7 | 36,011 | 0.0 | 30,367,170 | 2.7 | 40,089 |
| Allegheny, PA | 691,227 | 1.2 | 34,851 | -0.3 | 24,488,066 | 5.4 | 35,427 |
| Alameda, CA | 655,730 | 6.9 | 36,391 | 1.9 | 28,627,936 | 17.5 | 43,658 |
| Tarrant, TX | 640,927 | 4.4 | 33,368 | 1.0 | 20,740,123 | 11.3 | 32,360 |
| Clark, NV | 639,155 | 7.0 | 29,631 | 3.9 | 18,786,150 | 10.4 | 29,392 |
| Franklin, OH | 626,841 | 1.8 | 27,967 | 0.5 | 21,035,298 | 5.8 | 33,558 |
| Du Page, IL | 620,680 | 2.3 | 32,376 | 0.6 | 25,299,004 | 4.1 | 40,760 |
| Broward, FL | 619,401 | 3.9 | 50,328 | 1.7 | 19,111,362 | 10.8 | 30,855 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 606,509 | 1.1 | 25,782 | -0.9 | 22,820,181 | 7.0 | 37,625 |
| St. Louis, MO | 586,848 | 0.8 | 30,161 | -0.6 | 21,189,987 | 5.1 | 36,108 |
| Orange, FL | 574,933 | 2.8 | 26,391 | 2.0 | 17,100,136 | 8.3 | 29,743 |
| Bexar, TX | 571,900 | 4.7 | 29,799 | 0.3 | 16,974,831 | 15.8 | 29,681 |
| Suffolk, MA | 571,117 | 4.4 | 20,589 | 1.4 | 30,768,397 | 14.9 | 53,874 |
| Marion, IN | 564,665 | 3.8 | 24,388 | -0.1 | 20,172,358 | 5.5 | 35,724 |
| Nassau, NY | 562,350 | 3.5 | 47,201 | 1.1 | 20,925,755 | 6.8 | 37,211 |
| Hamilton, OH | 556,563 | 2.9 | 24,896 | 0.2 | 19,359,336 | 5.6 | 34,784 |
| San Francisco, CA | 555,647 | 3.7 | 31,406 | 0.7 | 31,060,972 | 17.8 | 55,901 |
| Suffolk, NY | 522,800 | 4.6 | 43,465 | 2.3 | 19,023,407 | 12.1 | 36,388 |
| Fairfax, VA | 509,141 | 8.4 | 25,580 | 1.7 | 27,217,339 | -1.0 | 53,457 |
| Hillsborough, FL | 502,834 | 0.2 | 26,834 | 1.6 | 16,185,281 | 8.6 | 32,188 |
| Mecklenburg, NC | 498,694 | 3.5 | 24,245 | 2.0 | 18,871,317 | 11.0 | 37,841 |
| Montgomery, PA | 497,214 | 1.1 | 25,800 | 0.8 | 21,121,594 | 12.4 | 42,480 |
| Salt Lake, UT | 480,875 | 1.1 | 25,935 | 2.4 | 14,719,037 | 6.8 | 30,609 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 480,572 | 1.7 | 21,315 | -0.4 | 16,455,344 | 5.0 | 34,241 |
| Shelby, TN | 477,299 | 3.0 | 21,343 | -0.3 | 15,339,492 | 6.3 | 32,138 |
| Hartford, CT | 476,640 | 0.9 | 23,198 | -0.3 | 19,970,832 | 7.6 | 41,899 |
| Queens, NY 2/ | 475,670 | 4.6 | 36,309 | 1.5 | 15,643,640 | 7.5 | 32,888 |
| Bergen, NJ | 469,175 | 3.1 | 33,175 | 0.4 | 21,000,288 | 10.6 | 44,760 |
| San Bernardino, CA | 465,627 | 5.6 | 27,079 | 1.3 | 12,798,831 | 8.8 | 27,487 |
| Palm Beach, FL | 448,651 | 4.9 | 36,510 | 1.6 | 14,984,163 | 14.7 | 33,398 |
| Travis, TX | 446,089 | 8.4 | 23,548 | 3.0 | 19,973,119 | 21.0 | 44,774 |
| Fairfield, CT | 444,930 | 2.0 | 28,587 | 0.1 | 25,894,338 | 12.5 | 58,199 |
| Pinellas, FL | 441,062 | 8.0 | 26,090 | 0.0 | 12,852,507 | 16.8 | 29,140 |
| Kings, NY 3/ | 431,792 | 2.4 | 38,155 | 1.9 | 12,732,387 | 5.3 | 29,487 |
2/ Queens portion of New York City
3/ Brooklyn portion of New York City
Source: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU
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