Bucks County, PA: 8 findings, 1 at a watch level and 7 noted
8 findings fired for Bucks County, PA this run, against a typical home value of $523,860 in September 2026 and covered employment of 272,783 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchBucks County, PA's covered employment is -0.7% 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 = -0.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's average weekly wage was 1.6% 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
- +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
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment was 0.7% 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
- -0.7 % = 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
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment of 272,783 ranks 117th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment of 272,783 ranks 4th of 67 Pennsylvania counties, against a median of 27,809.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Pennsylvania counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's average weekly wage of $1,306 ranks 10th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of $1,505.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBucks County, PA's covered employment of -0.7% ranks 10th of 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro, against a median of -0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 11 counties in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metro 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 Bucks County, PA 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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