Pulaski County, MO: 8 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 5 noted
8 findings fired for Pulaski County, MO this run, against a typical home value of $233,344 in August 2026 and covered employment of 12,724 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
alertPulaski County, MO's covered employment is -5.6% 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 = -5.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPulaski County, MO's covered employment is -5.6% 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 = -5.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPulaski County, MO's average weekly wage of $973 scores 35 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 72 across Missouri counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |35 across US counties - 72 across Missouri counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePulaski County, MO's average weekly wage was 6.7% 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
- +6.7 % = 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
notePulaski County, MO's covered employment was 5.6% 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
- -5.6 % = 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
notePulaski County, MO's covered employment of -5.6% ranks 112th of 115 Missouri counties, against a median of +0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 115 Missouri counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePulaski County, MO's covered employment of -5.6% ranks 3,071st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
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- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Pulaski County, MO is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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