Owen County, KY: 13 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 9 noted

12 findings #

1. alertOwen County, KY's covered employment is -3.9% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.9 <= -3

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

2. watchOwen County, KY's typical home value is -4.1% 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 = -4.075878285143083 < 0

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

3. watchOwen County, KY's covered employment is -3.9% 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.
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   • test: jobs.yoy.emp = -3.9 < 0

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

4. watchOwen County, KY's typical home value of -4.1% scores 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 42 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 36 points.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 36 = |6 across US counties - 42 across Kentucky counties|

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

5. noteOwen County, KY's average weekly wage was 5.6% higher 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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   • +5.6 % = 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

6. noteOwen County, KY's covered employment was 3.9% 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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   • -3.9 % = 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

7. noteOwen County, KY's typical home value of -4.1% ranks 2,894th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 6 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

8. noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of -3.9% ranks 112th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of +0.1%.

   Period 2026 Q1.
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   • 7 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

9. noteOwen County, KY's momentum index of -0.22 ranks 2,984th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.

   Period 2026-08.
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   • 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

10. noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of 1,586 ranks 109th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 5,237.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 9 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

11. noteOwen County, KY's covered employment of -3.9% ranks 2,896th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.

    Period 2026 Q1.
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    • 10 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

12. noteThe next Zillow ZHVI typical home value (monthly) covering Owen County, KY is due between 2026-10-14 and 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern.

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    • window = 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-21, estimated from the publisher's past release pattern

    estimated from the publisher's past release pattern; not an announced date

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