Utuado Municipio, PR: 10 findings, 4 at a watch level and 6 noted
10 findings fired for Utuado Municipio, PR this run, against covered employment of 3,516 in 2026 Q1.
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10 findings #
watchUtuado Municipio, PR's covered employment is -2.8% 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 = -2.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchUtuado Municipio, PR's average weekly wage is -0.8% 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 = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchUtuado Municipio, PR's momentum index is -0.57, 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 = -0.5696969696969696 <= -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
watchUtuado Municipio, PR's average weekly wage of $507 scores 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 31 across Puerto Rico counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |1 across US counties - 31 across Puerto Rico counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteUtuado Municipio, PR's covered employment was 2.8% 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
- -2.8 % = 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
noteUtuado Municipio, PR's average weekly wage 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
noteUtuado Municipio, PR's momentum index of -0.57 ranks 3,198th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteUtuado Municipio, PR's average weekly wage of $507 ranks 3,197th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteUtuado Municipio, PR's momentum index of -0.57 ranks 75th of 78 Puerto Rico counties, against a median of 0.26.
Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Utuado Municipio, PR 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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