Private jobs
Private-sector jobs, averaged over the year, as employers report them to the state's unemployment insurance program. Jobs are counted where the job is, not where the worker lives.
Reported for3,214areas, in 52 states
Link to density0.80mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.25Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · BLS QCEW annual averages, private, all industries, annual_avg_emplvl
Private-sector jobs reported to the unemployment insurance system, averaged over the year.
Combining areas: added up across areas.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 5 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Private jobs and Share foreign-bornWhere Private jobs is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county | +0.47 | +0.36 |
| Private jobs and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Private jobs is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.45 | +0.30 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| Private jobs and Share White, not HispanicWhere Private jobs is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.23 | -0.20 |
| Private jobs and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.03 | +0.05 |
| Private jobs and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.10 | +0.08 |
| Private jobs and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere Private jobs is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.45 | +0.30 |
| Private jobs and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.09 | +0.08 |
Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents
Of 3,213 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.80, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.
Highest
- Storey County, NV — 4572.84 (18,927 total)
- Butte County, ID — 3640.17 (9,661 total)
- King County, TX — 1809.52 (342 total)
- New York County, NY — 1352.75 (2,202,000 total)
- Bristol Bay Borough, AK — 1268.79 (1,114 total)
Lowest
- Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT — 9.42 (903 total)
- Maunabo Municipio, PR — 29.48 (309 total)
- Long County, GA — 30.49 (534 total)
- Buffalo County, SD — 34.15 (60 total)
- Menominee County, WI — 37.83 (161 total)
The middle area reports 263.94. The middle half of counties falls between 191.66 and 343.58 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
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