Hancock County, MS: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted

12 findings #

1. alertHancock County, MS' covered employment is -3.4% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.4 <= -3

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchHancock County, MS' covered employment is -3.4% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.4 < 0

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

3. watchHancock County, MS' typical asking rent is -1.4% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -1.3708389045892175 <= -1
   • month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns

   arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

4. watchHancock County, MS' average weekly wage is -0.2% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.avgWeeklyWage = -0.2 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchHancock County, MS' typical home value of $236,201 scores 52 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 91 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 39 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 39 = |52 across US counties - 91 across Mississippi counties|

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

6. watchHancock County, MS' years of wages of 3.6 scores 35 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 66 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 31 points.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 31 = |35 across US counties - 66 across Mississippi 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

7. noteHancock County, MS' covered employment was 3.4% 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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   • -3.4 % = 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

8. noteHancock County, MS' typical asking rent fell 1.4% from $1,690 in August 2026 to $1,667 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • -1.4% = (1666.888888888889 - 1690.0568456385759) / 1690.0568456385759 × 100
   • 1666.888888888889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
   • 1690.0568456385759 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08

9. noteHancock County, MS' typical home value fell 0.3% from $236,877 in August 2026 to $236,201 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • -0.3% = (236200.9827792881 - 236876.9284834048) / 236876.9284834048 × 100
   • 236200.9827792881 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
   • 236876.9284834048 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08

10. noteHancock County, MS' average weekly wage 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.
    Show the arithmetic

    • -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. noteHancock County, MS' average weekly wage of $1,267 ranks 3rd of 82 Mississippi counties, against a median of $903.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 82 Mississippi counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

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

12. noteHancock County, MS' price-to-rent ratio of 11.8 ranks 1,280th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.

    Period 2026-09.
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    • 6 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

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