Hardee County, FL: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 7 noted
13 findings fired for Hardee County, FL this run, against a typical home value of $244,900 in August 2026 and covered employment of 7,013 in 2026 Q1. 1 further finding is not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertHardee County, FL's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHardee County, FL's covered employment is -3.6% 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 = -3.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHardee County, FL's average weekly wage is -0.8% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -0.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHardee County, FL's momentum index is -0.32, 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.3224501563522722 <= -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
watchHardee County, FL's typical home value of +2.0% scores 39 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 85 across Florida counties, a gap of 46 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 46 = |39 across US counties - 85 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchHardee County, FL's typical home value of $244,900 scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 18 across Florida counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |54 across US counties - 18 across Florida counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHardee County, FL's covered employment was 3.6% 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
- -3.6 % = 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
noteHardee County, FL's average weekly wage was 0.8% 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
- -0.8 % = 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
noteHardee County, FL's typical home value rose 0.3% from $244,280 in July 2026 to $244,900 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (244900.39515124468 - 244279.99573329874) / 244279.99573329874 × 100
- 244900.39515124468 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 244279.99573329874 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteHardee County, FL's momentum index of -0.32 ranks 65th of 67 Florida counties, against a median of 0.11.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 67 Florida 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
noteHardee County, FL's momentum index of -0.32 ranks 3,086th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 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
noteHardee County, FL's covered employment of -3.6% ranks 64th of 67 Florida counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
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