Jasper County, IA: 5 findings, 5 noted

5 findings fired for Jasper County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $232,890 in August 2026 and covered employment of 10,832 in 2026 Q1.

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noteJasper County, IA's average weekly wage was 9.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
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BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteJasper County, IA's covered employment was 5.4% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
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BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteJasper County, IA's covered employment of +5.4% ranks 1st of 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro, against a median of +1.0%.
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- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 6 counties in the Des Moines-West Des Moines metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
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noteJasper County, IA's covered employment of +5.4% ranks 3rd of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of -0.7%.
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- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
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noteJasper County, IA's covered employment of +5.4% ranks 172nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
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- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
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