Benton County, MS: 18 findings, 2 at a watch level and 16 noted
18 findings fired for Benton County, MS this run, against a typical home value of $160,056 in August 2026 and covered employment of 1,115 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
watchBenton County, MS' average weekly wage is -0.5% 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 = -0.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBenton County, MS' typical home value of $160,056 scores 19 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 57 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 37 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 37 = |19 across US counties - 57 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, MS' covered employment was 5.1% 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
- +5.1 % = 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
noteBenton County, MS' average weekly wage was 0.5% 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
- -0.5 % = 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
noteBenton County, MS' typical home value of $160,056 ranks 9th of 9 counties in the Memphis metro, against a median of $222,493.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Memphis metro that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, MS' typical home value of +10.0% ranks 1st of 9 counties in the Memphis metro, against a median of +1.7%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Memphis metro that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, MS' covered employment of 1,115 ranks 9th of 9 counties in the Memphis metro, against a median of 11,668.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Memphis metro that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBenton County, MS' momentum index of 0.68 ranks 1st of 9 counties in the Memphis metro, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 9 counties in the Memphis 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
noteBenton County, MS' typical home value of +10.0% ranks 129th of 3,063 US counties, against a median of +2.9%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 96 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
noteBenton County, MS' momentum index of 0.68 ranks 5th of 82 Mississippi counties, against a median of 0.16.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 95 on the 0-to-100 scale across 82 Mississippi 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
noteBenton County, MS' covered employment of +5.1% ranks 187th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 94 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
noteBenton County, MS' covered employment of 1,115 ranks 77th of 82 Mississippi counties, against a median of 6,322.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 on the 0-to-100 scale across 82 Mississippi counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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