Nicholas County, KY: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 12 noted
17 findings fired for Nicholas County, KY this run, against a typical home value of $206,283 in August 2026 and covered employment of 949 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertNicholas County, KY's covered employment is -7.1% 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 = -7.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchNicholas County, KY's covered employment is -7.1% 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 = -7.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchNicholas County, KY's typical home value is -0.4% 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 = -0.4358581333699799 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchNicholas County, KY's momentum index is -0.30, 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: momentum = -0.29969695372678357 <= -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
watchNicholas County, KY's typical home value of -0.4% scores 18 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 62 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 44 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 44 = |18 across US counties - 62 across Kentucky counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteNicholas County, KY's covered employment was 7.1% 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
- -7.1 % = 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
noteNicholas County, KY's average weekly wage was 1.4% 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
- +1.4 % = 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
noteNicholas County, KY's average weekly wage of $705 ranks 120th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of $953.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteNicholas County, KY's covered employment of -7.1% ranks 119th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of +0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 1 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteNicholas County, KY's average weekly wage of $705 ranks 3,139th 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
noteNicholas County, KY's covered employment of -7.1% ranks 3,131st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteNicholas County, KY's covered employment of 949 ranks 116th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 5,237.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 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
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