Adams County, WA: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 11 noted
17 findings fired for Adams County, WA this run, against a typical home value of $304,595 in September 2026 and covered employment of 8,379 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-19. Back to Adams County, WA.
12 findings #
alertAdams County, WA's covered employment is -4.3% 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 = -4.3 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchAdams County, WA's covered employment is -4.3% 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 = -4.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchAdams County, WA's typical home value is -2.1% 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 = -2.090178478906319 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchAdams County, WA's typical home value of $304,595 scores 71 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 8 across Washington counties, a gap of 63 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 63 = |71 across US counties - 8 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchAdams County, WA's years of wages of 5.2 scores 69 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 13 across Washington counties, a gap of 56 points.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 56 = |69 across US counties - 13 across Washington counties|
- 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
watchAdams County, WA's average weekly wage of $1,124 scores 67 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 32 across Washington counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |67 across US counties - 32 across Washington counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAdams County, WA's average weekly wage was 4.4% 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
- +4.4 % = 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
noteAdams County, WA's covered employment was 4.3% 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
- -4.3 % = 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
noteAdams County, WA's momentum index of -0.21 ranks 38th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of 0.14.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington 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%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAdams County, WA's typical home value of -2.1% ranks 37th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of +0.2%.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAdams County, WA's covered employment of -4.3% ranks 37th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of -0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteAdams County, WA's typical home value of $304,595 ranks 36th of 39 Washington counties, against a median of $428,499.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 39 Washington counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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