Washington County, ME: 8 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 4 noted
8 findings fired for Washington County, ME this run, against a typical home value of $200,966 in August 2026 and covered employment of 9,436 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
alertWashington County, ME's covered employment is -3.3% 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 = -3.3 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchWashington County, ME's covered employment is -3.3% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchWashington County, ME's covered employment of 9,436 scores 53 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 7 across Maine counties, a gap of 47 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 47 = |53 across US counties - 7 across Maine counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchWashington County, ME's average weekly wage of $1,019 scores 45 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Maine counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |45 across US counties - 13 across Maine counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, ME's covered employment was 3.3% 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
- -3.3 % = 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
noteWashington County, ME's average weekly wage was 0.8% 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
- +0.8 % = 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
noteWashington County, ME's covered employment of 9,436 ranks 15th of 16 Maine counties, against a median of 16,807.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, ME's covered employment of -3.3% ranks 15th of 16 Maine counties, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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