Cottle County, TX: 20 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 17 noted
20 findings fired for Cottle County, TX this run, against a typical home value of $77,429 in September 2026 and covered employment of 681 in 2026 Q1. 8 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Cottle County, TX.
12 findings #
alertCottle County, TX's covered employment is -10.0% 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 = -10 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchCottle County, TX's covered employment is -10.0% 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 = -10 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchCottle County, TX's typical home value is +18.3% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical home value at least 15 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = 18.25329268439809 >= 15
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
noteCottle County, TX's covered employment was 10.0% 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
- -10 % = 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
noteCottle County, TX's average weekly wage was 2.5% 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
- +2.5 % = 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
noteCottle County, TX's typical home value fell 0.9% from $78,153 in August 2026 to $77,429 in September 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (77428.99975741433 - 78153.47920001013) / 78153.47920001013 × 100
- 77428.99975741433 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-09
- 78153.47920001013 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
noteCottle County, TX's years of wages of 0.9 ranks 3,060th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.2.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US 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
noteCottle County, TX's typical home value of +18.3% ranks 6th of 3,062 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3062 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCottle County, TX's years of wages of 0.9 ranks 242nd of 243 Texas counties, against a median of 3.5.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 243 Texas 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
noteCottle County, TX's typical home value of +18.3% ranks 2nd of 243 Texas counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 243 Texas counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCottle County, TX's typical home value of $77,429 ranks 3,036th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCottle County, TX's typical home value of $77,429 ranks 240th of 243 Texas counties, against a median of $207,861.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 243 Texas counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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