Douglas County, GA: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 12 noted
16 findings fired for Douglas County, GA this run, against a typical home value of $300,696 in August 2026 and covered employment of 49,082 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertDouglas County, GA's covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDouglas County, GA's covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchDouglas County, GA's typical home value is -3.0% 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 = -2.976641478278872 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDouglas County, GA's momentum index is -0.29, 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 = -0.2881818519993797 <= -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
noteDouglas County, GA's covered employment was 3.1% 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
- -3.1 % = 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
noteDouglas County, GA's average weekly wage was 1.9% 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
- +1.9 % = 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
noteDouglas County, GA's typical asking rent rose 0.9% from $1,754 in July 2026 to $1,770 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.9% = (1769.8672158334014 - 1754.394075109178) / 1754.394075109178 × 100
- 1769.8672158334014 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1754.394075109178 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteDouglas County, GA's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 29th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro, against a median of 0.12.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro 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
noteDouglas County, GA's typical home value of -3.0% ranks 155th of 159 Georgia counties, against a median of +2.6%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 159 Georgia counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDouglas County, GA's momentum index of -0.29 ranks 155th of 159 Georgia counties, against a median of 0.31.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 159 Georgia 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
noteDouglas County, GA's typical home value of -3.0% ranks 28th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDouglas County, GA's covered employment of -3.1% ranks 28th of 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 counties in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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