Washington County, ME: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 9 noted
16 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. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 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 momentum index is -0.30, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.29888881226670694 <= -0.25
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, 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 years of wages of 3.8 scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 7 across Maine counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |39 across US counties - 7 across Maine counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
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
watchWashington County, ME's typical home value of $200,966 scores 37 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 7 across Maine counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |37 across US counties - 7 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 momentum index of -0.30 ranks 3,060th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, ME's typical home value of $200,966 ranks 15th of 16 Maine counties, against a median of $326,145.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 16 Maine counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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
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