La Paz County, AZ: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 6 at a watch level and 9 noted

12 findings #

1. alertLa Paz County, AZ's covered employment is -3.8% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.8 <= -3

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchLa Paz County, AZ's covered employment is -3.8% 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 = -3.8 < 0

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

3. watchLa Paz County, AZ's typical home value is -0.3% 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 2026-08.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -0.27930663129089367 < 0

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

4. watchLa Paz County, AZ's momentum index is -0.30, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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 2026-08.
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   • test: momentum = -0.303975528163208 <= -0.25
   • 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%)

   the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchLa Paz County, AZ's typical home value of $266,156 scores 61 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 14 across Arizona counties, a gap of 46 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 46 = |61 across US counties - 14 across Arizona counties|

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

6. watchLa Paz County, AZ's covered employment of 6,656 scores 45 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 7 across Arizona counties, a gap of 38 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 38 = |45 across US counties - 7 across Arizona counties|

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

7. watchLa Paz County, AZ's average weekly wage of $957 scores 31 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 0 across Arizona counties, a gap of 31 points.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 31 = |31 across US counties - 0 across Arizona counties|

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

8. noteLa Paz County, AZ's covered employment was 3.8% 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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   • -3.8 % = 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

9. noteLa Paz County, AZ's average weekly wage was 1.2% 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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   • +1.2 % = 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

10. noteLa Paz County, AZ's typical home value fell 0.4% from $267,239 in July 2026 to $266,156 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • -0.4% = (266156.49111528037 - 267239.0294600146) / 267239.0294600146 × 100
    • 266156.49111528037 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
    • 267239.0294600146 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07

11. noteLa Paz County, AZ's average weekly wage of $957 ranks 15th of 15 Arizona counties, against a median of $1,176.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 Arizona counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

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

12. noteLa Paz County, AZ's momentum index of -0.30 ranks 3,065th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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

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