Tables

Economic Benchmarks

30. GROWTH IN WAGE AND SALARY JOBS BY COUNTY, 1993-1996.

 

Rank

County

 1993 1996 Growth (%)

1

Clark, NV

448,855

588,334

31.1

2

Maricopa, AZ

1,105,641

1,345,228

21.7

3

Salt Lake ,UT

433,538

507,448

17.0

4

Hillsborough, FL

484,256

555,062

14.6

5

DuPage, IL

498,811

561,996

12.7

6

Oakland, MI

662,206

743,035

12.2

7

Palm Beach, FL

405,615

454,116

12.0

8

Santa Clara, CA

848,884

945,574

11.4

9

Broward, FL

573,967

638,518

11.2

10

Dallas, TX

1,278,335

1,416,955

10.8

11

Fairfax, VA?

469,630

518,889

10.5

12

Riverside, CA

361,767

399,564

10.4

13

Bexar, TX

594,774

656,831

10.4

14

Pinellas, FL

376,439

414,969

10.2

15

Tarrant, TX

593,300

649,580

9.5

16

Franklin, OH

634,609

694,230

9.4

17

Shelby, TN

487,101

526,972

8.2

18

San Bernardino, CA

461,198

498,134

8.0

19

Harris, TX

1,602,869

1,727,461

7.8

20

Sacramento, CA

506,202

543,718

7.4

21

St. Louis, MO

610,373

654,522

7.2

22

Hennepin, MN

814,113

871,067

7.0

23

Alameda, CA

629,333

670,774

6.6

24

King, WA

1,002,936

1,064,752

6.2

25

Orange, CA

1,213,818

1,287,627

6.1

26

Middlesex, MA

776,004

822,165

5.9

27

Marion, IN

574,612

605,334

5.3

28

Dade, FL

952,519

1,002,757

5.3

29

Cuyahoga, OH

800,597

841,160

5.1

30

San Diego, CA

1,152,840

1,209,901

4.9

31

Suffolk, NY

524,806

550,407

4.9

32

Hamilton, OH

570,258

596,485

4.6

33

Fairfield, CT

414,807

433,015

4.4

34

Bergen, NJ

439,524

458,754

4.4

35

Cook, IL

2,723,963

2,836,844

4.1

36

Los Angeles, CA

4,029,156

4,145,755

2.9

37

Nassau, NY

591,042

607,798

2.8

38

Queens, NY

478,388

491,582

2.8

39

Wayne, MI

895,445

919,521

2.7

40

Contra Costa, CA

311,624

319,679

2.6

41

Bronx, NY

226,760

231,376

2.0

42

Erie, NY

463,179

472,476

2.0

43

Westchester, NY

398,508

406,206

1.9

44

New York, NY

2,268,221

2,304,565

1.6

45

Milwaukee, WI

550,738

558,693

1.4

46

Allegheny, PA

728,628

732,327

0.5

47

Hartford, CT

511,711

511,636

0.0

48

Kings, NY

459,776

458,714

-0.2

49

Philadelphia, PA

741,884

716,123

-3.5

50

Honolulu, HI

494,070

476,152

-3.6

Median

6.0

Source:Bureau for Economic Analysis Homepage, Table C-34, http://www.bea.doc.gov/

September 1998

University of Pittsburgh