DeSoto County, FL: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 7 noted
13 findings fired for DeSoto County, FL this run, against a typical home value of $253,930 in August 2026 and covered employment of 9,482 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to DeSoto County, FL.
12 findings #
alertDeSoto County, FL's covered employment is -7.2% 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 = -7.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's covered employment is -7.2% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: jobs.yoy.emp = -7.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical home value is -0.0% 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 = -0.045073723412783075 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical home value of -0.0% scores 21 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 59 across Florida counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |21 across US counties - 59 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's typical home value of $253,930 scores 57 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 21 across Florida counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |57 across US counties - 21 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchDeSoto County, FL's years of wages of 4.8 scores 62 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 30 across Florida counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |62 across US counties - 30 across Florida 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment was 7.2% 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
- -7.2 % = 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's average weekly wage was 5.9% 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
- +5.9 % = 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's typical home value rose 0.3% from $253,121 in July 2026 to $253,930 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (253930.41038333043 - 253120.87467715237) / 253120.87467715237 × 100
- 253930.41038333043 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 253120.87467715237 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment of -7.2% ranks 3,136th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteDeSoto County, FL's covered employment of -7.2% ranks 65th of 67 Florida counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Florida counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering DeSoto County, FL is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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