Hickman County, KY: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 12 noted

12 findings #

1. alertHickman County, KY's covered employment is -3.6% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.6 <= -3

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

2. watchHickman County, KY's typical home value is -4.5% 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.
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   • test: home.yoyPct = -4.462944647667025 < 0

   arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level

3. watchHickman County, KY's covered employment is -3.6% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.6 < 0

   BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level

4. watchHickman County, KY's momentum index is -0.38, a watch level here: momentum index in the cooling band (the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; 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.
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   • test: momentum = -0.3830058895255028 <= -0.25
   • 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%)

   the cooling band of the momentum index computed here, score at or below -0.25; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level

5. watchHickman County, KY's typical home value of -4.5% scores 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 39 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 34 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 34 = |5 across US counties - 39 across Kentucky counties|

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

6. noteHickman County, KY's covered employment was 3.6% lower than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • -3.6 % = 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

7. noteHickman County, KY's average weekly wage was 2.6% 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

   • +2.6 % = 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

8. noteHickman County, KY's covered employment of 929 ranks 117th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 5,237.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.emp

   position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

9. noteHickman County, KY's momentum index of -0.38 ranks 3,126th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 3 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

10. noteHickman County, KY's typical home value of -4.5% ranks 2,913th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.

    Period 2026-08.
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    • 5 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

11. noteHickman County, KY's average weekly wage of $794 ranks 113th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of $953.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage

    position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level

12. noteHickman County, KY's average weekly wage of $794 ranks 3,030th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 6 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

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