FIPS 23009, ME: 9 findings, 3 at a watch level and 6 noted

9 findings #

1. watchFIPS 23009, ME's covered employment is -1.3% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -1.3 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

2. watchFIPS 23009, ME's typical asking rent is -1.5% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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 2026-08.
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   • test: rent.momPct = -1.485873541973225 <= -1
   • month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

   arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

3. watchFIPS 23009, ME's years of wages of 7.3 ranks 302nd of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 90.16982364467668 >= 90
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level

4. noteFIPS 23009, ME's typical asking rent fell 1.5% from $1,768 in July 2026 to $1,742 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • -1.5% = (1741.6666666666667 - 1767.935959325312) / 1767.935959325312 × 100
   • 1741.6666666666667 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
   • 1767.935959325312 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07

5. noteFIPS 23009, ME's covered employment was 1.3% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -1.3 % = 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

6. noteFIPS 23009, ME's average weekly wage was 1.2% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +1.2 % = 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

7. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering FIPS 23009, ME is due between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

8. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering FIPS 23009, ME is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

9. noteThe next Zillow ZORI typical rent (monthly) covering FIPS 23009, ME is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

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