Dorchester County, MD: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 7 at a watch level and 7 noted
15 findings fired for Dorchester County, MD this run, against a typical home value of $271,430 in August 2026 and covered employment of 11,302 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertDorchester County, MD'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
watchDorchester County, MD'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
watchDorchester County, MD's typical home value of $271,430 scores 62 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Maryland counties, a gap of 49 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 49 = |62 across US counties - 13 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDorchester County, MD's typical asking rent of $1,744 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Maryland counties, a gap of 48 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 48 = |69 across US counties - 21 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDorchester County, MD's covered employment of 11,302 scores 58 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Maryland counties, a gap of 45 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 45 = |58 across US counties - 13 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDorchester County, MD's average weekly wage of $1,082 scores 59 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 17 across Maryland counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |59 across US counties - 17 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDorchester County, MD's years of wages of 4.8 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 22 across Maryland counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |61 across US counties - 22 across Maryland 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
watchDorchester County, MD's typical home value of +1.1% scores 30 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 61 across Maryland counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |30 across US counties - 61 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDorchester County, MD's average weekly wage was 3.4% 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
- +3.4 % = 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
noteDorchester County, MD'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
noteDorchester County, MD's typical home value fell 0.3% from $272,378 in July 2026 to $271,430 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (271429.8744792564 - 272377.97390449425) / 272377.97390449425 × 100
- 271429.8744792564 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 272377.97390449425 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Dorchester County, MD could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
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