Imperial County, CA: 14 findings, 6 at a watch level and 8 noted

14 findings fired for Imperial County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $382,001 in September 2026 and covered employment of 68,680 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.

Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Imperial County, CA.

12 findings #

currentretrieved 2026-10-20

  1. watchImperial County, CA's covered employment is -0.2% 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.
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    • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.2 < 0

    BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

  2. watchImperial County, CA's typical home value of $382,001 scores 84 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 26 across California counties, a gap of 58 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 58 = |84 across US counties - 26 across California counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  3. watchImperial County, CA's typical asking rent of $1,803 scores 73 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across California counties, a gap of 54 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 54 = |73 across US counties - 19 across California counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  4. watchImperial County, CA's years of wages of 6.8 scores 87 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across California counties, a gap of 48 points.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 48 = |87 across US counties - 39 across California 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

  5. watchImperial County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,085 scores 59 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 16 across California counties, a gap of 44 points.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 44 = |59 across US counties - 16 across California counties|

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  6. watchImperial County, CA's covered employment of 68,680 scores 88 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 47 across California counties, a gap of 40 points.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 40 = |88 across US counties - 47 across California counties|

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  7. noteImperial County, CA's average weekly wage was 1.3% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • +1.3 % = 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

  8. noteImperial County, CA's typical asking rent rose 0.8% from $1,789 in August 2026 to $1,803 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +0.8% = (1802.9345238095239 - 1789.4619902459235) / 1789.4619902459235 × 100
    • 1802.9345238095239 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
    • 1789.4619902459235 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

  9. noteImperial County, CA's typical home value rose 0.3% from $380,885 in August 2026 to $382,001 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • +0.3% = (382000.5687385733 - 380884.85238609737) / 380884.85238609737 × 100
    • 382000.5687385733 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
    • 380884.85238609737 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

  10. noteImperial County, CA's covered employment was 0.2% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • -0.2 % = 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

  11. noteImperial County, CA's typical home value of +4.7% ranks 5th of 58 California counties, against a median of +0.4%.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published home.yoyPct

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

  12. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Imperial County, CA 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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Sources #

  • publishedQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    area 06025, all ownerships, all industries · period 2026-Q1 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • publishedZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • publishedZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv · period 2026-09 · retrieved 2026-10-20
  • estimateQuarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statisticsopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
  • estimateZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
  • estimateZillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI)Zillow Researchopen the source
    · retrieved 2026-10-20 · month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

Citations

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. series area 06025, all ownerships, all industries. period 2026-Q1. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2026/1/area/06025.csv. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). series County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zhvi/County_zhvi_uc_sfrcondo_tier_0.33_0.67_sm_sa_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). series County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. period 2026-09. https://files.zillowstatic.com/research/public_csvs/zori/County_zori_uc_sfrcondomfr_sm_month.csv. accessed 2026-10-20.
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages. https://www.bls.gov/cew/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%).
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month.
  • Zillow Research. Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI). https://www.zillow.com/research/data/. accessed 2026-10-20. estimate computed by Embedding Atlas: month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns.

What these numbers are not

  • The newest BLS QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, only the over-the-year percent change BLS publishes itself. Every employment and wage comparison here states that published change; none of them is a move from one level to another, because the two levels are not both in the file.
  • A percentile here is a min-max scaling of average rank across the entities that published the metric this period: the smallest published value scores 0 and the largest scores 100. It is not the share of entities below the value, and entities that did not publish the metric are counted in neither the rank nor its denominator.
  • The named indicators shown beside this brief are national or basin-level series, not measurements of Imperial County, CA; 30-year fixed mortgage rate (watch), Los Angeles + Long Beach container volume, annual (watch), Shanghai to Los Angeles container rate (watch) and WTI crude oil, spot (watch) are at a watch or alert level. They are context.
  • The occupation mix is the 20940 metro area's, from the bundled BLS OEWS release: OEWS does not publish a county table.
  • Water rows are everything within 75 km of this place's internal point (150 km for reservoirs), not everything inside its boundary: lib/water searches discs, and every row prints its own distance.
  • Server report: satellite turbidity is only computed in a browser, so that term is absent here.
  • USGS gauges did not answer.
  • USGS wells did not answer.
  • Stress uses 1 of 4 terms (drought); missing terms are left out, not assumed.
  • Groundwater has no trend term: one latest level cannot say whether an aquifer is being drawn down.
  • USAspending did not answer for recipients, awarding agencies and NAICS.
  • Obligations are what agencies committed in FY2026 by place of performance: not outlays, and not the recipient's own location.
  • FY2026 closed 20 days ago; agencies report with up to a 45-day lag, so totals are still filling in.
  • The indicator block is the NATIONAL set, filtered only by lens. None of these series is keyed to this place: they are United States, gauge, single-state or port series and they are shown as context, not as this place's own readings.

Page assembled 2026-10-20T04:58:09.248Z. Place identity tables pulled 2026-10-01.