Kiowa County, KS: 16 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 11 noted
16 findings fired for Kiowa County, KS this run, against a typical home value of $158,466 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,058 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertKiowa County, KS' covered employment is -4.9% 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 = -4.9 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKiowa County, KS' covered employment is -4.9% 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 = -4.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKiowa County, KS' typical home value is -0.6% 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 = -0.6431410547633228 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchKiowa County, KS' typical home value of $158,466 scores 19 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 53 across Kansas counties, a gap of 34 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 34 = |19 across US counties - 53 across Kansas counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchKiowa County, KS' years of wages of 4.1 scores 46 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 80 across Kansas counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |46 across US counties - 80 across Kansas 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
noteKiowa County, KS' covered employment was 4.9% 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
- -4.9 % = 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
noteKiowa County, KS' average weekly wage was 2.9% 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
- +2.9 % = 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
noteKiowa County, KS' average weekly wage of $743 ranks 3,112th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, KS' average weekly wage of $743 ranks 101st of 105 Kansas counties, against a median of $943.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 105 Kansas counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, KS' covered employment of -4.9% ranks 99th of 105 Kansas counties, against a median of -0.3%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 105 Kansas counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteKiowa County, KS' covered employment of -4.9% ranks 3,021st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteKiowa County, KS' momentum index of -0.23 ranks 2,998th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 7 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US 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
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