U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
| County | Employment | Average weekly wage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Percent change, September 2011-2012 |
Rank by percent change |
Third quarter 2012 | Rank by wage level | Percent change, third quarter 2011-2012 |
Rank by percent change | |
Nationwide |
132,624,657 | 1.6 | $906 | -1.1 | |||
Statewide |
5,598,429 | 0.6 | 899 | -1.3 | |||
Adams |
33,304 | 1.0 | 16 | 690 | 39 | -1.6 | 19 |
Allegheny |
684,490 | 0.7 | 22 | 988 | 6 | 1.1 | 2 |
Armstrong |
17,852 | -1.4 | 58 | 712 | 33 | -3.4 | 44 |
Beaver |
54,842 | 0.5 | 28 | 729 | 27 | -3.4 | 44 |
Bedford |
15,852 | 1.2 | 11 | 652 | 50 | -5.1 | 60 |
Berks |
164,741 | 0.6 | 25 | 844 | 12 | 0.8 | 3 |
Blair |
58,402 | -0.3 | 44 | 695 | 36 | -1.7 | 21 |
Bradford |
24,339 | 1.0 | 16 | 799 | 18 | 0.5 | 7 |
Bucks |
246,586 | -0.9 | 53 | 869 | 10 | -1.1 | 13 |
Butler |
83,015 | 0.2 | 34 | 834 | 13 | -1.2 | 14 |
Cambria |
56,647 | -0.2 | 42 | 679 | 42 | -2.4 | 31 |
Cameron |
2,082 | -4.6 | 66 | 639 | 59 | -4.5 | 58 |
Carbon |
16,521 | -2.2 | 62 | 596 | 64 | 0.7 | 5 |
Centre |
66,512 | -0.8 | 52 | 817 | 16 | 0.2 | 8 |
Chester |
236,003 | -0.4 | 45 | 1,128 | 2 | -0.4 | 11 |
Clarion |
13,823 | 0.1 | 36 | 618 | 61 | -4.9 | 59 |
Clearfield |
30,819 | 0.1 | 36 | 651 | 51 | -3.6 | 49 |
Clinton |
13,304 | -1.3 | 57 | 677 | 44 | -2.2 | 29 |
Columbia |
24,955 | -0.4 | 45 | 649 | 53 | -3.7 | 52 |
Crawford |
30,699 | -0.7 | 51 | 650 | 52 | -2.7 | 35 |
Cumberland |
124,646 | 1.9 | 7 | 829 | 14 | -3.4 | 44 |
Dauphin |
174,793 | 0.2 | 34 | 898 | 8 | -1.5 | 17 |
Delaware |
209,946 | 1.4 | 8 | 954 | 7 | -1.2 | 14 |
Elk |
15,177 | -0.9 | 53 | 678 | 43 | -2.0 | 24 |
Erie |
125,678 | -0.2 | 42 | 734 | 25 | -4.4 | 57 |
Fayette |
40,301 | -2.7 | 64 | 644 | 55 | -3.4 | 44 |
Forest |
2,096 | -5.4 | 67 | 758 | 21 | 0.8 | 3 |
Franklin |
55,742 | 0.0 | 40 | 723 | 29 | -1.2 | 14 |
Fulton |
4,834 | 1.1 | 15 | 729 | 27 | -3.3 | 42 |
Greene |
15,201 | 5.5 | 1 | 1,020 | 5 | -2.7 | 35 |
Huntingdon |
13,031 | -0.6 | 50 | 644 | 55 | -2.7 | 35 |
Indiana |
33,327 | 0.1 | 36 | 766 | 20 | -3.3 | 42 |
Jefferson |
15,873 | -1.0 | 56 | 640 | 58 | -5.3 | 62 |
Juniata |
6,164 | -0.4 | 45 | 607 | 62 | -0.8 | 12 |
Lackawanna |
97,100 | -0.4 | 45 | 697 | 35 | -2.0 | 24 |
Lancaster |
220,541 | 0.9 | 19 | 756 | 22 | -2.5 | 33 |
Lawrence |
29,313 | -0.4 | 45 | 695 | 36 | -3.5 | 48 |
Lebanon |
49,742 | 2.3 | 6 | 693 | 38 | -2.0 | 24 |
Lehigh |
176,798 | 0.6 | 25 | 868 | 11 | -3.2 | 41 |
Luzerne |
139,843 | 0.5 | 28 | 716 | 32 | -1.9 | 23 |
Lycoming |
53,779 | 1.0 | 16 | 740 | 23 | -1.7 | 21 |
Mc Kean |
16,451 | 0.6 | 25 | 720 | 30 | -3.6 | 49 |
Mercer |
47,864 | 0.4 | 32 | 686 | 41 | -2.8 | 38 |
Mifflin |
15,134 | 0.7 | 22 | 659 | 48 | -3.9 | 54 |
Monroe |
54,567 | -2.1 | 61 | 730 | 26 | -2.5 | 33 |
Montgomery |
465,804 | 1.4 | 8 | 1,109 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 |
Montour |
16,859 | 4.9 | 2 | 1,226 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 |
Northampton |
103,702 | 3.3 | 4 | 799 | 18 | -1.6 | 19 |
Northumberland |
28,873 | 0.7 | 22 | 646 | 54 | -3.0 | 39 |
Perry |
7,882 | -0.9 | 53 | 562 | 66 | -2.1 | 27 |
Philadelphia |
631,887 | 0.5 | 28 | 1,085 | 4 | -2.4 | 31 |
Pike |
10,423 | 1.2 | 11 | 578 | 65 | -4.3 | 56 |
Potter |
5,399 | 1.3 | 10 | 687 | 40 | -5.4 | 63 |
Schuylkill |
50,605 | 1.2 | 11 | 677 | 44 | -3.8 | 53 |
Snyder |
14,801 | 0.1 | 36 | 601 | 63 | -5.4 | 63 |
Somerset |
24,812 | -1.7 | 60 | 670 | 46 | -1.5 | 17 |
Sullivan |
1,838 | 2.9 | N/A | 549 | 67 | -10.0 | N/A |
Susquehanna |
9,663 | 4.5 | 3 | 698 | 34 | 3.7 | 1 |
Tioga |
13,810 | -2.5 | 63 | 658 | 49 | -11.4 | 67 |
Union |
16,360 | 1.2 | 11 | 720 | 30 | -2.2 | 29 |
Venango |
20,142 | -2.8 | 65 | 668 | 47 | -3.0 | 39 |
Warren |
15,160 | 0.3 | 33 | 641 | 57 | -3.6 | 49 |
Washington |
85,830 | 0.5 | 28 | 873 | 9 | 0.6 | 6 |
Wayne |
15,182 | -1.6 | 59 | 620 | 60 | -5.1 | 60 |
Westmoreland |
133,540 | 0.9 | 19 | 737 | 24 | -4.0 | 55 |
Wyoming |
10,003 | -0.1 | 41 | 829 | 14 | -2.1 | 27 |
York |
172,333 | 0.8 | 21 | 806 | 17 | -5.6 | 65 |
Last Modified Date: March 29, 2013
