Cape May County, NJ: 8 findings, 3 at a watch level and 5 noted
8 findings fired for Cape May County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $806,250 in August 2026 and covered employment of 34,680 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchCape May County, NJ's covered employment is -0.6% 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 = -0.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's covered employment of 34,680 scores 79 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 10 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 69 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 69 = |79 across US counties - 10 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchCape May County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,028 scores 48 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 48 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 48 = |48 across US counties - 0 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCape May County, NJ's average weekly wage was 2.4% 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
- +2.4 % = 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
noteCape May County, NJ's covered employment was 0.6% 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
- -0.6 % = 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
noteCape May County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,028 ranks 21st of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of $1,446.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCape May County, NJ's covered employment of 34,680 ranks 19th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 188,702.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Cape May County, NJ 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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