Echols County, GA: 8 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 6 noted
8 findings fired for Echols County, GA this run, against a typical home value of $169,066 in August 2026 and covered employment of 514 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
alertEchols County, GA's covered employment is -21.5% 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 = -21.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchEchols County, GA's covered employment is -21.5% 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 = -21.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteEchols County, GA's covered employment was 21.5% 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
- -21.5 % = 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
noteEchols County, GA's average weekly wage was 10.2% 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
- +10.2 % = 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
noteEchols County, GA's covered employment of -21.5% ranks 159th of 159 Georgia counties, against a median of +0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 159 Georgia counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteEchols County, GA's covered employment of -21.5% ranks 3,213th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteEchols County, GA's covered employment of 514 ranks 3,147th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteEchols County, GA's covered employment of 514 ranks 154th of 159 Georgia counties, against a median of 7,095.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 159 Georgia counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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