King County, WA: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
8 findings fired for King County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $835,385 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,421,311 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchKing County, WA's covered employment is -0.4% 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 = -0.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteKing County, WA's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
noteKing County, WA's covered employment was 0.4% 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
- -0.4 % = 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
noteKing County, WA's average weekly wage of $2,739 ranks 1st of 39 Washington counties, against a median of $1,237.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKing County, WA's covered employment of 1,421,311 ranks 1st of 39 Washington counties, against a median of 18,771.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKing County, WA's covered employment of 1,421,311 ranks 9th 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
noteKing County, WA's average weekly wage of $2,739 ranks 13th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering King County, WA is due between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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