Boyd County, NE: 18 findings, 1 at an alert level, 2 at a watch level and 15 noted
18 findings fired for Boyd County, NE this run, against a typical home value of $143,013 in August 2026 and covered employment of 533 in 2026 Q1. 6 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertBoyd County, NE's covered employment is -7.5% 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 = -7.5 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchBoyd County, NE's covered employment is -7.5% 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 = -7.5 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchBoyd County, NE's typical home value is -4.8% 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 = -4.815112413564577 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteBoyd County, NE's average weekly wage was 11.6% 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
- +11.6 % = 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
noteBoyd County, NE's covered employment was 7.5% 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
- -7.5 % = 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
noteBoyd County, NE's typical home value rose 0.9% from $141,776 in July 2026 to $143,013 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.9% = (143013.01888165006 - 141775.5162710487) / 141775.5162710487 × 100
- 143013.01888165006 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 141775.5162710487 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteBoyd County, NE's momentum index of -0.23 ranks 91st of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 93 Nebraska 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
noteBoyd County, NE's covered employment of 533 ranks 3,143rd of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBoyd County, NE's covered employment of -7.5% ranks 3,141st of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteBoyd County, NE's average weekly wage of $759 ranks 90th of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of $970.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 93 Nebraska counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBoyd County, NE's typical home value of -4.8% ranks 86th of 89 Nebraska counties, against a median of +4.0%.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 on the 0-to-100 scale across 89 Nebraska counties that published home.yoyPct
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteBoyd County, NE's average weekly wage of $759 ranks 3,097th 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
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