Harris County, TX: 7 findings, 1 at a watch level and 6 noted
7 findings fired for Harris County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $278,518 in August 2026 and covered employment of 2,436,205 in 2026 Q1.
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7 findings #
watchHarris County, TX's covered employment is -0.8% 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 = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteHarris County, TX's average weekly wage was 2.5% 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
- +2.5 % = 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
noteHarris County, TX's covered employment was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteHarris County, TX's covered employment of 2,436,205 ranks 1st of 254 Texas counties, against a median of 6,022.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHarris County, TX's covered employment of 2,436,205 ranks 4th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHarris County, TX's average weekly wage of $2,013 ranks 49th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteHarris County, TX's average weekly wage of $2,013 ranks 9th of 254 Texas counties, against a median of $1,115.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 254 Texas counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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