Floyd County, IA: 15 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 12 noted
15 findings fired for Floyd County, IA this run, against a typical home value of $164,224 in August 2026 and covered employment of 5,398 in 2026 Q1. 3 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertFloyd County, IA's covered employment is -3.5% 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 = -3.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchFloyd County, IA's covered employment is -3.5% 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 = -3.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchFloyd County, IA's price-to-rent ratio of 23.8 ranks 133rd of 1,399 US counties, a watch level here: price-to-rent in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; 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: priceToRent percentile = 90.55793991416309 >= 90
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the counties that published both ZHVI and ZORI this month; not an official level
noteFloyd County, IA's covered employment was 3.5% 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
- -3.5 % = 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
noteFloyd County, IA's average weekly wage was 3.2% 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
- +3.2 % = 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
noteFloyd County, IA's typical home value rose 0.4% from $163,505 in July 2026 to $164,224 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.4% = (164223.55732319297 - 163505.11680945414) / 163505.11680945414 × 100
- 164223.55732319297 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 163505.11680945414 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notetypical asking rent (rent.latest) and typical asking rent (rent.momPct) for Floyd County, IA could not be lined up against the previous published period this run, so no change is printed for them.
Show the arithmetic
- not comparable this run: rent.latest, rent.momPct
the two newest month columns in the published file are not the two this table carries
noteFloyd County, IA's typical asking rent of $575 ranks 29th of 29 Iowa counties, against a median of $1,006.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 29 Iowa counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFloyd County, IA's typical asking rent of $575 ranks 1,399th of 1,399 US counties, against a median of $1,496.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteFloyd County, IA's covered employment of -3.5% ranks 91st of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of -0.7%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteFloyd County, IA's years of wages of 2.6 ranks 91st of 99 Iowa counties, against a median of 3.5.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 8 on the 0-to-100 scale across 99 Iowa 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
noteFloyd County, IA's typical home value of +7.8% ranks 306th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 90 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
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