Washington County, NE: 6 findings, 2 at a watch level and 4 noted

6 findings fired for Washington County, NE this run, against a typical home value of $404,879 in August 2026 and covered employment of 8,194 in 2026 Q1.

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6 findings #

currentretrieved 2026-10-06

watchWashington County, NE's covered employment is -2.3% 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 = -2.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchWashington County, NE's covered employment of 8,194 scores 50 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 86 across Nebraska counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- 36 = |50 across US counties - 86 across Nebraska counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteWashington County, NE's average weekly wage was 4.4% 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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- +4.4 % = 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
noteWashington County, NE's covered employment was 2.3% 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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- -2.3 % = 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
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Washington County, NE could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
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- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteWashington County, NE's average weekly wage of $1,247 ranks 4th of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of $970.
Period 2026 Q1.
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- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 93 Nebraska counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

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