Clark, Nev., has largest county 3rd quarter 2016 over-the-year wage gain at 12.2%

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Clark, Nev., has largest county 3rd quarter 2016 over-the-year wage gain at 12.2%

Economic News Release USDL-17-0297

County Employment and Wages Summary

For release 10:00 a.m. (EST), Tuesday, March 7, 2017

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COUNTY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Third Quarter 2016

From September 2015 to September 2016, employment increased in 307 of the 344 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. York, S.C., had the largest percentage increase with a gain of 6.0 percent over the year, above the national job growth rate of 1.7 percent. Within York, the largest employment increase occurred in professional and business services, which gained 1,408 jobs over the year (15.0 percent). Midland, Texas, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment among the largest counties in the U.S., with a loss of 5.8 percent. Within Midland, trade, transportation, and utilities had the largest decrease in employment, with a loss of 1,504 jobs (-8.2 percent). County employment and wage data are from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program, which provides the only detailed quarterly and annual universe count of establishments, employment, and wages at the county, metropolitan statistical area, state, and national levels by detailed industry. These data are published within 6 months following the end of each quarter.

The U.S. average weekly wage increased 5.4 percent over the year, growing to $1,027 in the third quarter of 2016. Clark, Nev., had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in average weekly wages with a gain of 12.2 percent. Within Clark, an average weekly wage gain of $151 (24.0 percent) in leisure and hospitality made the largest contribution to the county’s increase in average weekly wages. Rockland, N.Y., experienced the largest percentage decrease in average weekly wages with a loss of 14.9 percent over the year. Within Rockland, manufacturing had the largest impact on the county’s average weekly wage decline with a decrease of $2,912 (-63.6 percent) over the year.

Large County Employment

In September 2016, national employment was 142.9 million (as measured by the QCEW program). Over the year, employment increased 1.7 percent, or 2.4 million. In September 2016, the 344 U.S. counties with 75,000 or more jobs accounted for 72.5 percent of total U.S. employment and 77.7 percent of total wages. These 344 counties had a net job growth of 2.0 million over the year, accounting for 80.5 percent of the overall U.S. employment increase. The 5 counties with the largest increases in employment levels had a combined over-the-year employment gain of 261,700 jobs, which was 10.7 percent of the overall job increase for the U.S. (See table A.)

Employment declined in 33 of the largest counties from September 2015 to September 2016. Midland, Texas, had the largest over-the-year percentage decrease in employment (-5.8 percent), followed by Lafayette, La.; Gregg, Texas; Anchorage, Alaska; and Washington, Pa. (See table 1.)
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The County Employment and Wages release for fourth quarter 2016 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, June 7, 2017.

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1. First off,

one of the key Wage Growth components in Clark County was and is,the number of New SEIU Hotel contracts. For the most part,Sands Corp(Sheldon Adelson)is the only remaining non-Union Hotels,and SEIU as well as the Construction Trade Unions are working to change that .

Vegas is now considered the Entertainment Capital,and competition for Labor is heating up. The Wage floor is always determined by the single largest group of employed people. Here in Clark County the Hospitality Industry is the Employer. Next is the School District.