Orleans Parish, LA: 16 findings, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Orleans Parish, LA this run, against a typical home value of $242,069 in September 2026 and covered employment of 185,249 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Orleans Parish, LA.
12 findings #
watchOrleans Parish, LA's covered employment is -1.7% 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 = -1.7 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchOrleans Parish, LA's typical home value is -1.5% 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 = -1.5468433786523401 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchOrleans Parish, LA's years of wages of 3.2 scores 26 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 59 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |26 across US counties - 59 across Louisiana 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
watchOrleans Parish, LA's typical home value of $242,069 scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 86 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |54 across US counties - 86 across Louisiana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchOrleans Parish, LA's typical asking rent of $1,633 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 92 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |61 across US counties - 92 across Louisiana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrleans Parish, LA's average weekly wage was 4.7% 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
- +4.7 % = 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
noteOrleans Parish, LA's covered employment was 1.7% 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
- -1.7 % = 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
noteOrleans Parish, LA's covered employment of 185,249 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the New Orleans-Metairie metro, against a median of 12,919.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the New Orleans-Metairie metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrleans Parish, LA's covered employment of 185,249 ranks 2nd of 64 Louisiana counties, against a median of 10,187.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 64 Louisiana counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteOrleans Parish, LA's covered employment of 185,249 ranks 178th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteOrleans Parish, LA's price-to-rent ratio of 12.4 ranks 1,250th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1358 US counties that published priceToRent
- 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
noteOrleans Parish, LA's typical asking rent of $1,633 ranks 3rd of 25 Louisiana counties, against a median of $1,356.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 25 Louisiana counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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