Sierra County, CA: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 10 noted
16 findings fired for Sierra County, CA this run, against a typical home value of $330,273 in August 2026 and covered employment of 417 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Sierra County, CA.
12 findings #
alertSierra County, CA's covered employment is -19.0% 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 = -19 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchSierra County, CA's covered employment is -19.0% 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 = -19 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchSierra County, CA'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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.28273451192874105 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchSierra County, CA's typical home value of $330,273 scores 76 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 11 across California counties, a gap of 65 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 65 = |76 across US counties - 11 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSierra County, CA's years of wages of 6.2 scores 81 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 19 across California counties, a gap of 62 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 62 = |81 across US counties - 19 across California 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
watchSierra County, CA's average weekly wage of $1,020 scores 45 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 4 across California counties, a gap of 42 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 42 = |45 across US counties - 4 across California counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSierra County, CA's covered employment was 19.0% 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
- -19 % = 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
noteSierra County, CA's average weekly wage was 7.1% 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
- +7.1 % = 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
noteSierra County, CA's covered employment of 417 ranks 58th of 58 California counties, against a median of 74,865.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSierra County, CA's covered employment of -19.0% ranks 3,210th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSierra County, CA's covered employment of -19.0% ranks 57th of 58 California counties, against a median of +0.9%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 58 California counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSierra County, CA's covered employment of 417 ranks 3,164th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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