Stephenson County, IL: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted
15 findings fired for Stephenson County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $160,455 in September 2026 and covered employment of 16,709 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Stephenson County, IL.
12 findings #
alertStephenson County, IL's covered employment is -4.4% against a year earlier, an alert level here: covered employment at least 3 percent below the same quarter a year earlier (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; 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 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -4.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent is +33.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: rent.yoyPct = 33.32422504681636 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 14.5 scores 23 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 58 across Illinois counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |23 across US counties - 58 across Illinois counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's typical home value of $160,455 scores 21 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 53 across Illinois counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |21 across US counties - 53 across Illinois counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteStephenson County, IL's average weekly wage was 15.2% 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
- +15.2 % = 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
noteStephenson County, IL's covered employment was 4.4% 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
- -4.4 % = 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
noteStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent rose 0.6% from $917 in August 2026 to $923 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.6% = (922.6190476190477 - 917.1986679219187) / 917.1986679219187 × 100
- 922.6190476190477 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 917.1986679219187 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteStephenson County, IL's typical home value rose 0.4% from $159,757 in August 2026 to $160,455 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (160454.6167679263 - 159757.00539298324) / 159757.00539298324 × 100
- 160454.6167679263 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 159757.00539298324 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent of $923 ranks 1,308th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteStephenson County, IL's typical home value of +8.4% ranks 213th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteStephenson County, IL's covered employment of -4.4% ranks 2,964th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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