Las Piedras Municipio, PR: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted
15 findings fired for Las Piedras Municipio, PR this run, against covered employment of 7,244 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertLas Piedras Municipio, PR's covered employment is -6.4% 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 = -6.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLas Piedras Municipio, PR's covered employment is -6.4% 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 = -6.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchLas Piedras Municipio, PR's average weekly wage is -2.9% 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 = -2.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLas Piedras Municipio, PR's momentum index is -0.77, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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.
Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.7651515151515151 <= -0.25
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchLas Piedras Municipio, PR's average weekly wage of $698 scores 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 83 across Puerto Rico counties, a gap of 81 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 81 = |2 across US counties - 83 across Puerto Rico counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's covered employment was 6.4% 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
- -6.4 % = 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
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's average weekly wage was 2.9% 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
- -2.9 % = 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
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's momentum index of -0.77 ranks 3,215th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's momentum index of -0.77 ranks 77th of 78 Puerto Rico counties, against a median of 0.26.
Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 78 Puerto Rico counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's average weekly wage of $698 ranks 3,142nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's covered employment of -6.4% ranks 39th of 40 counties in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas metro, against a median of +1.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 40 counties in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteLas Piedras Municipio, PR's momentum index of -0.77 ranks 39th of 40 counties in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas metro, against a median of 0.33.
Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 40 counties in the San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas metro that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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