Table 9

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