Owen County, KY: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 10 noted
14 findings fired for Owen County, KY this run, against a typical home value of $179,321 in September 2026 and covered employment of 1,586 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertOwen County, KY's covered employment is -3.9% 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 = -3.9 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchOwen County, KY's typical home value is -4.1% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value below a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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: home.yoyPct = -4.145817918487692 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchOwen County, KY's covered employment is -3.9% 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 = -3.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchOwen County, KY's typical home value of -4.1% scores 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |5 across US counties - 39 across Kentucky counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOwen County, KY's average weekly wage was 5.6% 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
- +5.6 % = 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
noteOwen County, KY's covered employment was 3.9% 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
- -3.9 % = 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
noteOwen County, KY's typical home value fell 0.3% from $179,945 in August 2026 to $179,321 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (179321.398702161 - 179944.75647875655) / 179944.75647875655 × 100
- 179321.398702161 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 179944.75647875655 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteOwen County, KY's typical home value of -4.1% ranks 2,911th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of -3.9% ranks 112th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOwen County, KY's momentum index of -0.22 ranks 2,982nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published momentum
- 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of 1,586 ranks 109th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 5,237.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of -3.9% ranks 2,896th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 10 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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