Fulton County, PA: 10 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 6 noted
10 findings fired for Fulton County, PA this run, against a typical home value of $237,313 in August 2026 and covered employment of 5,149 in 2026 Q1.
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10 findings #
alertFulton County, PA's covered employment is -5.9% 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 = -5.9 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFulton County, PA's covered employment is -5.9% 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 = -5.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchFulton County, PA's average weekly wage is -5.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -5.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFulton County, PA's covered employment of 5,149 scores 38 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 6 across Pennsylvania counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |38 across US counties - 6 across Pennsylvania counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFulton County, PA's covered employment was 5.9% 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
- -5.9 % = 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
noteFulton County, PA's average weekly wage was 5.1% 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
- -5.1 % = 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
noteFulton County, PA's covered employment of -5.9% ranks 67th of 67 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of -0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Pennsylvania counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFulton County, PA's covered employment of -5.9% ranks 3,083rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteFulton County, PA's covered employment of 5,149 ranks 63rd of 67 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of 27,809.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Pennsylvania 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 Fulton County, PA 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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