Macoupin County, IL: 8 findings, 2 at a watch level and 6 noted
8 findings fired for Macoupin County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $143,866 in August 2026 and covered employment of 9,695 in 2026 Q1.
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8 findings #
watchMacoupin County, IL's covered employment is -1.3% 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 = -1.3 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchMacoupin County, IL's years of wages of 2.9 scores 18 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 54 across Illinois counties, a gap of 36 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 36 = |18 across US counties - 54 across Illinois 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
noteMacoupin County, IL's average weekly wage was 4.1% 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
- +4.1 % = 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
noteMacoupin County, IL's covered employment was 1.3% 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
- -1.3 % = 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
noteMacoupin County, IL's typical home value of $143,866 ranks 15th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of $223,520.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMacoupin County, IL's average weekly wage of $940 ranks 14th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of $1,033.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteMacoupin County, IL's momentum index of 0.11 ranks 14th of 15 counties in the St. Louis metro, against a median of 0.31.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 15 counties in the St. Louis 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
noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Macoupin County, IL is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
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- window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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