Rock Island County, IL: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 10 noted
14 findings fired for Rock Island County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $158,509 in August 2026 and covered employment of 66,787 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertRock Island County, IL's covered employment is -4.2% 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 = -4.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRock Island County, IL's covered employment is -4.2% 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 = -4.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchRock Island County, IL's typical asking rent is -1.1% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -1.1391900556153907 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchRock Island County, IL's typical home value of $158,509 scores 19 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 50 across Illinois counties, a gap of 31 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 31 = |19 across US counties - 50 across Illinois counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRock Island County, IL's covered employment was 4.2% 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
- -4.2 % = 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
noteRock Island County, IL's average weekly wage was 3.0% 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
- +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
noteRock Island County, IL's typical asking rent fell 1.1% from $965 in July 2026 to $954 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -1.1% = (953.5392156862745 - 964.527011484834) / 964.527011484834 × 100
- 953.5392156862745 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 964.527011484834 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteRock Island County, IL's years of wages of 2.2 ranks 2,884th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of 4.3.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published yearsOfWages
- 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
noteRock Island County, IL's typical asking rent of $954 ranks 1,315th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteRock Island County, IL's covered employment of -4.2% ranks 2,940th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 9 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
noteRock Island County, IL's average weekly wage of $1,403 ranks 11th of 102 Illinois counties, against a median of $1,061.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 90 on the 0-to-100 scale across 102 Illinois counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteThe next Unemployment rate (BLS Employment Situation, monthly) covering Rock Island County, IL is due between 2026-09-25 and 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.
Show the arithmetic
- window = 2026-09-25 to 2026-10-09, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern
estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date
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