Dawson County, NE: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 4 at a watch level and 12 noted
17 findings fired for Dawson County, NE this run, against a typical home value of $203,960 in August 2026 and covered employment of 8,121 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-06. Back to Dawson County, NE.
12 findings #
alertDawson County, NE's covered employment is -31.6% 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 = -31.6 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDawson County, NE's covered employment is -31.6% 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 = -31.6 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchDawson County, NE's typical asking rent is -2.1% against the previous month, a watch level here: typical asking rent at least 1 percent below the previous month (arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; 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: rent.momPct = -2.1025873167010394 <= -1
- month-over-month percent change = (newest month − previous month) / |previous month| × 100, from Zillow's own published month columns
arithmetic on the Zillow ZORI month columns; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchDawson County, NE's typical home value is -0.5% 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 = -0.5279389531824779 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
watchDawson County, NE's covered employment of 8,121 scores 50 on the 0-to-100 scale across US counties but 85 across Nebraska counties, a gap of 35 points.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 35 = |50 across US counties - 85 across Nebraska counties|
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDawson County, NE's covered employment was 31.6% 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
- -31.6 % = 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
noteDawson County, NE's average weekly wage was 3.2% 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
- +3.2 % = 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
noteDawson County, NE's typical asking rent fell 2.1% from $1,306 in July 2026 to $1,278 in August 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -2.1% = (1278.3333333333333 - 1305.7886805127114) / 1305.7886805127114 × 100
- 1278.3333333333333 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
- 1305.7886805127114 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-07
noteDawson County, NE's typical home value fell 0.3% from $204,583 in July 2026 to $203,960 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (203959.5471089806 - 204582.91154569748) / 204582.91154569748 × 100
- 203959.5471089806 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 204582.91154569748 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteDawson County, NE's covered employment of -31.6% ranks 93rd of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of -0.1%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 93 Nebraska counties that published jobs.yoy.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteDawson County, NE's price-to-rent ratio of 13.3 ranks 14th of 14 Nebraska counties, against a median of 16.7.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 0 on the 0-to-100 scale across 14 Nebraska 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
noteDawson County, NE's covered employment of -31.6% ranks 3,219th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of -0.2%.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
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