Stephenson County, IL: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 10 noted
15 findings fired for Stephenson County, IL this run, against a typical home value of $162,553 in August 2026 and covered employment of 16,709 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertStephenson County, IL's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent is +28.4% against a year earlier, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 8 percent above a year ago (arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; 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.yoyPct = 28.437960827812514 >= 8
arithmetic on Zillow ZORI; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's typical home value of $162,553 scores 21 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 55 across Illinois counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |21 across US counties - 55 across Illinois counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchStephenson County, IL's price-to-rent ratio of 14.3 scores 21 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 52 across Illinois counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |21 across US counties - 52 across Illinois counties|
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteStephenson County, IL's average weekly wage was 15.2% 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
- +15.2 % = 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
noteStephenson County, IL's covered employment was 4.4% 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
- -4.4 % = 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
noteStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent fell 0.9% from $955 in July 2026 to $946 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.9% = (946.111111111111 - 954.561648770257) / 954.561648770257 × 100
- 946.111111111111 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 954.561648770257 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteStephenson County, IL's typical home value rose 0.4% from $161,893 in July 2026 to $162,553 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (162552.86174776356 - 161893.27722732478) / 161893.27722732478 × 100
- 162552.86174776356 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 161893.27722732478 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteStephenson County, IL's typical asking rent of $946 ranks 1,323rd of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 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
noteStephenson County, IL's typical home value of +9.0% ranks 194th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteStephenson County, IL's covered employment of -4.4% ranks 2,964th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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
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