Baltimore County, MD: 15 findings, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
15 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. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Baltimore County, MD.
12 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
watchBaltimore County, MD's typical home value of $358,090 scores 81 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 35 across Maryland counties, a gap of 46 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 46 = |81 across US counties - 35 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBaltimore County, MD's typical asking rent of $1,731 scores 67 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 24 across Maryland counties, a gap of 44 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 44 = |67 across US counties - 24 across Maryland counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchBaltimore County, MD's years of wages of 4.7 scores 59 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 17 across Maryland counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |59 across US counties - 17 across Maryland 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
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 typical asking rent rose 0.5% from $1,722 in August 2026 to $1,731 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.5% = (1730.5239805390381 - 1722.4849527688782) / 1722.4849527688782 × 100
- 1730.5239805390381 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1722.4849527688782 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
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 typical asking rent of $1,731 ranks 7th of 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro, against a median of $1,896.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson metro that published rent.latest
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
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