Middlesex County, MA: 20 findings, 2 at a watch level and 18 noted
20 findings fired for Middlesex County, MA this run, against a typical home value of $804,837 in September 2026 and covered employment of 880,696 in 2026 Q1. 8 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment is -2.1% 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 = -2.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMiddlesex County, MA's years of wages of 6.0 scores 80 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 23 across Massachusetts counties, a gap of 57 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 57 = |80 across US counties - 23 across Massachusetts 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
noteMiddlesex County, MA's average weekly wage was 3.8% 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
- +3.8 % = 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
noteMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment was 2.1% 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
- -2.1 % = 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
noteMiddlesex County, MA's typical asking rent fell 0.7% from $3,091 in August 2026 to $3,069 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (3069.147866277833 - 3090.8368960396347) / 3090.8368960396347 × 100
- 3069.147866277833 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 3090.8368960396347 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteMiddlesex County, MA's typical home value of $804,837 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of $715,954.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment of 880,696 ranks 1st of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of 194,940.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment of 880,696 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro, against a median of 319,282.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment of -2.1% ranks 14th of 14 Massachusetts counties, against a median of -0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Massachusetts counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMiddlesex County, MA's average weekly wage of $2,568 ranks 15th 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
noteMiddlesex County, MA's covered employment of 880,696 ranks 20th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 99 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
noteMiddlesex County, MA's typical home value of $804,837 ranks 40th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 99 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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