Belmont County, OH: 19 findings, 1 at an alert level, 1 at a watch level and 17 noted
19 findings fired for Belmont County, OH this run, against a typical home value of $132,616 in September 2026 and covered employment of 19,486 in 2026 Q1. 7 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertBelmont County, OH's covered employment is -4.6% 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 = -4.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBelmont County, OH's covered employment is -4.6% 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 = -4.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's average weekly wage was 6.0% 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 % = 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
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment was 4.6% 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
- -4.6 % = 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
noteBelmont County, OH's typical home value fell 0.5% from $133,223 in August 2026 to $132,616 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.5% = (132615.98883037863 - 133223.13208516254) / 133223.13208516254 × 100
- 132615.98883037863 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 133223.13208516254 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment of -4.6% ranks 88th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's years of wages of 2.4 ranks 87th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of 3.7.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio 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
noteBelmont County, OH's typical home value of $132,616 ranks 86th of 88 Ohio counties, against a median of $218,478.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 88 Ohio counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBelmont County, OH's price-to-rent ratio of 11.5 ranks 1,293rd of 1,358 US counties, against a median of 17.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteBelmont County, OH's typical asking rent of $963 ranks 1,285th of 1,358 US counties, against a median of $1,506.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteBelmont County, OH's price-to-rent ratio of 11.5 ranks 52nd of 55 Ohio counties, against a median of 15.5.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 55 Ohio 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
noteBelmont County, OH's covered employment of -4.6% ranks 2,990th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 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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