Plaquemines Parish, LA: 26 findings, 1 at an alert level, 5 at a watch level and 20 noted
26 findings fired for Plaquemines Parish, LA this run, against a typical home value of $276,256 in August 2026 and covered employment of 12,170 in 2026 Q1. 14 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-07. Back to Plaquemines Parish, LA.
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alertPlaquemines Parish, LA's covered employment is -13.2% 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 = -13.2 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPlaquemines Parish, LA's covered employment is -13.2% 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 = -13.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchPlaquemines Parish, LA's average weekly wage is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchPlaquemines Parish, LA's typical home value is -1.6% 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 = -1.6189018880441306 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchPlaquemines Parish, LA's momentum index is -0.63, 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 = -0.6257651646760674 <= -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
watchPlaquemines Parish, LA's typical home value of $276,256 scores 63 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 95 across Louisiana counties, a gap of 32 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 32 = |63 across US counties - 95 across Louisiana counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's covered employment was 13.2% 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
- -13.2 % = 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
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's average weekly wage was 4.4% 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
- -4.4 % = 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
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's typical asking rent rose 1.1% from $2,018 in July 2026 to $2,039 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.1% = (2038.888888888889 - 2017.5125616395437) / 2017.5125616395437 × 100
- 2038.888888888889 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 2017.5125616395437 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's typical home value fell 0.7% from $278,105 in July 2026 to $276,256 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.7% = (276255.7140698827 - 278105.2415006038) / 278105.2415006038 × 100
- 276255.7140698827 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 278105.2415006038 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's typical home value of $276,256 ranks 1st of 7 counties in the New Orleans-Metairie metro, against a median of $243,912.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 7 counties in the New Orleans-Metairie metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
notePlaquemines Parish, LA's covered employment of -13.2% ranks 64th of 64 Louisiana counties, against a median of -0.4%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 64 Louisiana counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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