Hunterdon County, NJ: 8 findings, 3 at a watch level and 5 noted
8 findings fired for Hunterdon County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $635,506 in August 2026 and covered employment of 46,590 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchHunterdon County, NJ's covered employment is -1.5% 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 = -1.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHunterdon County, NJ's covered employment of 46,590 scores 83 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 20 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 63 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 63 = |83 across US counties - 20 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHunterdon County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,662 scores 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 65 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |96 across US counties - 65 across New Jersey counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHunterdon County, NJ's average weekly wage was 2.3% 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
- +2.3 % = 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
noteHunterdon County, NJ's covered employment was 1.5% 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
- -1.5 % = 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
noteHunterdon County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,662 ranks 136th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHunterdon County, NJ's covered employment of 46,590 ranks 20th of 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, against a median of 283,785.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHunterdon County, NJ's covered employment of -1.5% ranks 19th of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of -0.6%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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