Union County, NJ: 16 findings, 3 at a watch level and 13 noted
16 findings fired for Union County, NJ this run, against a typical home value of $627,890 in September 2026 and covered employment of 234,131 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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watchUnion County, NJ's typical asking rent of $2,529 scores 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 60 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |94 across US counties - 60 across New Jersey counties|
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watchUnion County, NJ's typical home value of $627,890 scores 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 65 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |97 across US counties - 65 across New Jersey counties|
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watchUnion County, NJ's covered employment of 234,131 scores 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 65 across New Jersey counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |96 across US counties - 65 across New Jersey counties|
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noteUnion County, NJ's average weekly wage was 6.4% 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
- +6.4 % = 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
noteUnion County, NJ's covered employment was 1.5% 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
- +1.5 % = 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
noteUnion County, NJ's average weekly wage of $1,885 ranks 68th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
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noteUnion County, NJ's typical home value of $627,890 ranks 94th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
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noteUnion County, NJ's covered employment of 234,131 ranks 143rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 96 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
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noteUnion County, NJ's typical home value of +2.3% ranks 21st of 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, against a median of +4.7%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro that published home.yoyPct
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noteUnion County, NJ's momentum index of 0.51 ranks 2nd of 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro, against a median of 0.26.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 22 counties in the New York-Newark-Jersey City 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
noteUnion County, NJ's momentum index of 0.51 ranks 2nd of 21 New Jersey counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 21 New Jersey 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%)
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noteUnion County, NJ's typical asking rent of $2,529 ranks 76th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
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