St. Louis city, MO: 23 findings, 2 at a watch level and 21 noted
23 findings fired for St. Louis city, MO this run, against a typical home value of $176,514 in September 2026 and covered employment of 217,213 in 2026 Q1. 11 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to St. Louis city, MO.
12 findings #
watchSt. Louis city, MO's covered employment is -1.9% 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 = -1.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchSt. Louis city, MO's typical home value is -0.4% 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 = -0.4258551206296728 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteSt. Louis city, MO's average weekly wage was 3.5% 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
- +3.5 % = 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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's covered employment was 1.9% 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
- -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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's typical home value of -0.4% ranks 15th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of +3.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSt. Louis city, MO's average weekly wage of $1,761 ranks 1st of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of $1,033.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSt. Louis city, MO's average weekly wage of $1,761 ranks 1st of 115 Missouri counties, against a median of $902.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 115 Missouri counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSt. Louis city, MO's momentum index of -0.01 ranks 15th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of 0.31.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro 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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's price-to-rent ratio of 11.4 ranks 35th of 35 Missouri counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 35 Missouri 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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's years of wages of 1.9 ranks 15th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's years of wages of 1.9 ranks 112th of 113 Missouri counties, against a median of 4.7.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 113 Missouri counties that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteSt. Louis city, MO's covered employment of 217,213 ranks 3rd of 115 Missouri counties, against a median of 4,996.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 115 Missouri counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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