Economic Benchmarks

Tables


9. UNEMPLOYMENT, 50 LARGEST COUNTIES, 1996 ANNUAL AVERAGE.

 

Rank County Labor Force Employed Unemployed Unemployment Rate

1

Fairfax,VA*

505,477

491,845

13,632

2.7

2

Franklin,OH

574,016

557,411

16,605

2.9

3

Hennepin,MN

642,750

623,664

19,086

3.0

4

Salt Lake

442,765

429,581

13,184

3.0

5

Middelsex,MA

789,907

764,362

25,545

3.2

6

Oakland,MI

648,164

627,179

20,985

3.2

7

DuPage,IL

498,796

481,924

16,872

3.4

8

St. Louis,MO

581,699

561,853

19,846

3.4

9

Maricopa,AZ

1,403,167

1,352,073

51,094

3.6

10

Marion,IN

453,626

437,263

16,363

3.6

11

Santa Clara,CA

896,635

864,307

32,328

3.6

12

Pinellas,FL

441,877

425,581

16,296

3.7

13

Hillsborough,FL

494,975

476,009

18,966

3.8

14

Nassau,NY

674,308

648,991

25,317

3.8

15

Tarrant,TX

731,274

702,828

28,446

3.9

16

Cuyahoga,OH

441,054

423,002

18,052

4.1

17

Hamilton,OH

440,671

422,732

17,939

4.1

18

Milwaukee,WI

488,552

468,707

19,845

4.1

19

Orange,CA

1,343,842

1,288,671

55,171

4.1

20

Westchester,NY

441,054

423,002

18,052

4.1

21

Shelby,TN

435,455

416,573

18,882

4.3

22

Dallas,TX

1,168,301

1,116,614

51,687

4.4

23

Allegheny,PA

649,971

620,815

29,156

4.5

24

Bexar,TX

646,494

617,536

28,958

4.5

25

Suffolk,NY

691,154

659,004

32,150

4.7

26

Erie,NY

463,941

441,379

22,562

4.9

27

Fairfield,CT

441,902

420,151

21,751

4.9

28

King,WA

952,588

906,314

46,274

4.9

29

Alameda,CA

684,758

650,760

33,998

5.0

30

Contra Costa,CA

684,758

650,760

33,998

5.0

31

Broward,FL

733,252

695,512

37,740

5.1

32

Bergen,NJ

450,175

426,986

23,189

5.2

33

Clark, NV

558,788

529,065

29,723

5.3

34

Honolulu,HI

427,341

404,739

22,602

5.3

35

San Diego,CA

1,236,283

1,170,688

65,595

5.3

36

Cook,IL

2,623,423

2,478,701

144,722

5.5

37

Harris,TX

1,692,905

1,600,532

92,373

5.5

38

Wayne,MI

918,668

868,534

50,134

5.5

39

Sacramento,CA

546,881

513,862

33,019

6.0

40

Hartford,CT

425,755

398,806

26,949

6.3

41

Palm Beach,FL

466,565

435,431

31,134

6.7

42

Philadelphia,PA

652,145

606,938

45,207

6.9

43

San Bernardino,CA

695,149

645,117

50,032

7.2

44

Dade,FL

1,030,090

955,205

74,885

7.3

45

New York,NY

782,694

724,695

57,999

7.4

46

Queens,NY

947,398

870,734

76,664

8.1

47

L.A.,CA

4,415,428

4,052,561

362,867

8.2

48

Riverside,CA

618,055

567,429

50,626

8.2

49

Kings,NY

928,089

835,409

92,680

10.0

50

Bronx,NY

449,206

401,907

47,299

10.5

Median

4.8

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment.


University of Pittsburgh

September 1998