Baltimore County, MD: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
8 findings fired for Baltimore County, MD this run, against a typical home value of $358,090 in September 2026 and covered employment of 362,987 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchBaltimore County, MD's covered employment is -1.6% 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 = -1.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteBaltimore County, MD's covered employment was 1.6% 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
- -1.6 % = 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
noteBaltimore County, MD's average weekly wage was 0.7% 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
- +0.7 % = 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
noteBaltimore County, MD's covered employment of 362,987 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of 168,782.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBaltimore County, MD's covered employment of 362,987 ranks 78th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 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
noteBaltimore County, MD's covered employment of 362,987 ranks 2nd of 24 Maryland counties, against a median of 44,580.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 24 Maryland counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBaltimore County, MD's average weekly wage of $1,480 ranks 255th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 92 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 Baltimore County, MD 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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