DeSoto County, FL: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 8 noted
14 findings fired for DeSoto County, FL this run, against a typical home value of $250,420 in September 2026 and covered employment of 9,482 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertDeSoto County, FL's covered employment is -7.2% 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 = -7.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's covered employment is -7.2% 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 = -7.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical asking rent of $1,524 scores 52 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 11 across Florida counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |52 across US counties - 11 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical home value of $250,420 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 20 across Florida counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |57 across US counties - 20 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical home value of +0.4% scores 25 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 59 across Florida counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |25 across US counties - 59 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's years of wages of 4.8 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across Florida counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |61 across US counties - 30 across Florida counties|
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment was 7.2% 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
- -7.2 % = 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's average weekly wage was 5.9% 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
- +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
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for DeSoto County, FL could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment of -7.2% ranks 3,136th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment of -7.2% ranks 65th of 67 Florida counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Florida counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering DeSoto County, FL 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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