Albemarle County, VA: 18 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 15 noted
18 findings fired for Albemarle County, VA this run, against a typical home value of $549,955 in September 2026 and covered employment of 62,813 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertAlbemarle County, VA's covered employment is -3.5% 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 = -3.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAlbemarle County, VA's covered employment is -3.5% 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 = -3.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchAlbemarle County, VA's years of wages of 7.4 ranks 276th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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: yearsOfWages percentile = 91.01894186806008 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
noteAlbemarle County, VA's covered employment was 3.5% 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
- -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
noteAlbemarle County, VA's average weekly wage was 3.2% 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
- +3.2 % = 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
noteAlbemarle County, VA's typical asking rent fell 0.4% from $1,949 in August 2026 to $1,941 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.4% = (1941.1117149758454 - 1948.8156047914442) / 1948.8156047914442 × 100
- 1941.1117149758454 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 1948.8156047914442 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteAlbemarle County, VA's typical home value of $549,955 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro, against a median of $382,417.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlbemarle County, VA's covered employment of 62,813 ranks 1st of 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro, against a median of 4,636.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlbemarle County, VA's covered employment of -3.5% ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro, against a median of +0.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAlbemarle County, VA's momentum index of -0.11 ranks 5th of 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro, against a median of 0.31.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 5 counties in the Charlottesville 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
noteAlbemarle County, VA's typical home value of $549,955 ranks 148th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 95 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
noteAlbemarle County, VA's typical home value of $549,955 ranks 12th of 133 Virginia counties, against a median of $309,231.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 133 Virginia counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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