Hancock County, MS: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 10 noted
14 findings fired for Hancock County, MS this run, against a typical home value of $236,816 in August 2026 and covered employment of 14,023 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Hancock County, MS.
12 findings #
alertHancock County, MS' covered employment is -3.4% 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 = -3.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHancock County, MS' covered employment is -3.4% 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 = -3.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchHancock County, MS' average weekly wage is -0.2% 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 = -0.2 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published, nominal dollars; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchHancock County, MS' typical home value of $236,816 scores 51 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 91 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 40 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 40 = |51 across US counties - 91 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHancock County, MS' covered employment was 3.4% 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
- -3.4 % = 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
noteHancock County, MS' typical asking rent rose 1.9% from $1,703 in July 2026 to $1,735 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +1.9% = (1734.9444444444446 - 1703.3643894966724) / 1703.3643894966724 × 100
- 1734.9444444444446 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1703.3643894966724 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteHancock County, MS' average weekly wage was 0.2% 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
- -0.2 % = 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
noteHancock County, MS' average weekly wage of $1,267 ranks 3rd of 82 Mississippi counties, against a median of $903.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 82 Mississippi counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHancock County, MS' price-to-rent ratio of 11.4 ranks 1,332nd of 1,399 US counties, against a median of 17.2.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 5 on the 0-to-100 scale across 1399 US counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHancock County, MS' typical asking rent of $1,735 ranks 2nd of 18 Mississippi counties, against a median of $1,402.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 94 on the 0-to-100 scale across 18 Mississippi counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteHancock County, MS' momentum index of -0.22 ranks 2,977th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 8 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
noteHancock County, MS' typical home value of $236,816 ranks 8th of 80 Mississippi counties, against a median of $151,974.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 91 on the 0-to-100 scale across 80 Mississippi counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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