Shelby County, KY: 18 findings, 6 at a watch level and 12 noted
18 findings fired for Shelby County, KY this run, against a typical home value of $326,569 in August 2026 and covered employment of 16,311 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchShelby County, KY's average weekly wage is -4.9% against a year earlier, a watch level here: average weekly wage below the same quarter a year earlier, before inflation (BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; 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.avgWeeklyWage = -4.9 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchShelby County, KY's covered employment is -1.8% 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 = -1.8 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchShelby County, KY's typical home value is -0.5% 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.Show the arithmetic
- test: home.yoyPct = -0.5301315260034132 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchShelby County, KY's momentum index is -0.47, 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 = -0.47067130876090485 <= -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
watchShelby County, KY's typical home value of -0.5% scores 17 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 61 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 43 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 43 = |17 across US counties - 61 across Kentucky counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchShelby County, KY's typical asking rent of $1,532 scores 54 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 84 across Kentucky counties, a gap of 30 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 30 = |54 across US counties - 84 across Kentucky counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteShelby County, KY's average weekly wage 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
noteShelby County, KY's covered employment was 1.8% 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
- -1.8 % = 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
noteShelby County, KY's typical home value of -0.5% ranks 12th of 12 counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro, against a median of +1.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 12 counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteShelby County, KY's momentum index of -0.47 ranks 12th of 12 counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro, against a median of 0.14.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 12 counties in the Louisville/Jefferson County metro 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
noteShelby County, KY's momentum index of -0.47 ranks 3,174th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 1 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
noteShelby County, KY's years of wages of 5.9 ranks 4th of 120 Kentucky counties, against a median of 3.6.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 120 Kentucky 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
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