Dale County, AL: 7 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 5 noted
7 findings fired for Dale County, AL this run, against a typical home value of $164,274 in August 2026 and covered employment of 17,242 in 2026 Q1.
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alertDale County, AL's covered employment is -5.1% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -5.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDale County, AL's covered employment is -5.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: covered employment below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -5.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteDale County, AL's covered employment was 5.1% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- -5.1 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteDale County, AL's average weekly wage was 4.4% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +4.4 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteDale County, AL's covered employment of -5.1% ranks 65th of 67 Alabama counties, against a median of +0.5%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Alabama counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDale County, AL's covered employment of -5.1% ranks 3,038th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDale County, AL's average weekly wage of $1,303 ranks 5th of 67 Alabama counties, against a median of $1,024.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Alabama counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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