Simpson County, MS: 14 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 9 noted
14 findings fired for Simpson County, MS this run, against a typical home value of $162,451 in August 2026 and covered employment of 6,937 in 2026 Q1. 2 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertSimpson County, MS' covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchSimpson County, MS' covered employment is -3.1% 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 = -3.1 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchSimpson County, MS' typical home value is -0.3% 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 = -0.3424196164892514 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchSimpson County, MS' typical home value of $162,451 scores 20 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 59 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 39 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 39 = |20 across US counties - 59 across Mississippi counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
watchSimpson County, MS' years of wages of 4.1 scores 47 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 80 across Mississippi counties, a gap of 33 points.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 33 = |47 across US counties - 80 across Mississippi counties|
- 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
noteSimpson County, MS' average weekly wage was 3.6% 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
- +3.6 % = 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
noteSimpson County, MS' covered employment was 3.1% 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
- -3.1 % = 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
noteSimpson County, MS' average weekly wage of $756 ranks 8th of 8 counties in the Jackson metro, against a median of $1,004.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 8 counties in the Jackson metro that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSimpson County, MS' covered employment of -3.1% ranks 8th of 8 counties in the Jackson metro, against a median of -1.0%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 8 counties in the Jackson metro that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSimpson County, MS' average weekly wage of $756 ranks 3,100th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteSimpson County, MS' average weekly wage of $756 ranks 77th of 82 Mississippi counties, against a median of $903.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 6 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
noteSimpson County, MS' momentum index of -0.19 ranks 2,932nd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 0.23.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 9 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
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