Washington brief

Washington: 9 findings, 2 at a watch level and 7 noted

1. watchWashington's typical home value is -0.5% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -0.4511619847857516 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

2. watchWashington's covered employment is -0.2% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -0.2 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

3. noteWashington's average weekly wage was 2.7% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • +2.7 % = 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

4. noteWashington's covered employment was 0.2% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -0.2 % = 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

5. noteWashington's typical home value of $587,533 ranks 4th of 51 US states, against a median of $348,778.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 51 US states that published home.latest

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

6. noteWashington's average weekly wage of $1,998 ranks 5th of 52 US states, against a median of $1,416.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 92 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

7. noteWashington's momentum index of 0.09 ranks 47th of 52 US states, against a median of 0.24.

   Period 2026-09.
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   • 10 on the 0-to-100 scale across 52 US states 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

8. noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Washington is due between 2026-10-30 and 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-10-30 to 2026-11-13, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

9. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Washington is due between 2026-11-14 and 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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   • window = 2026-11-14 to 2026-11-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

   estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

Next release

BTS Border Crossing Entry Data (monthly), between 2026-10-10 and 2026-10-30 (approximate).