Honolulu County, HI: 14 findings, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted

12 findings #

1. watchHonolulu County, HI's years of wages of 11.4 ranks 47th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • test: yearsOfWages percentile = 98.4977139124755 >= 90
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level

2. watchHonolulu County, HI's years of wages is 11.4, a watch level here: typical home value worth 10 or more years of one average covered wage (typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • test: yearsOfWages = 11.42352556765091 >= 10
   • typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household

   typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52), one average covered job rather than a household; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

3. watchHonolulu County, HI's covered employment is -0.5% 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 = -0.5 < 0

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

4. watchHonolulu County, HI's price-to-rent ratio of 23.7 ranks 135th of 1,358 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • test: priceToRent percentile = 90.12527634487842 >= 90
   • typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month

   position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level

5. noteHonolulu County, HI's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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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   • +1.9 % = 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

6. noteHonolulu County, HI's covered employment was 0.5% 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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   • -0.5 % = 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

7. noteHonolulu County, HI's typical home value rose 0.4% from $852,342 in August 2026 to $855,988 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • +0.4% = (855987.6178352181 - 852342.228330101) / 852342.228330101 × 100
   • 855987.6178352181 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
   • 852342.228330101 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

8. noteHonolulu County, HI's typical home value of $855,988 ranks 35th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 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

9. noteHonolulu County, HI's covered employment of 454,805 ranks 60th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 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

10. noteHonolulu County, HI's typical asking rent of $3,015 ranks 29th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published rent.latest

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

11. noteHonolulu County, HI's average weekly wage of $1,441 ranks 293rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 91 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

12. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Honolulu County, HI 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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