Keya Paha County, NE: 17 findings, 1 at an alert level, 3 at a watch level and 13 noted
17 findings fired for Keya Paha County, NE this run, against a typical home value of $308,313 in August 2026 and covered employment of 131 in 2026 Q1. 5 further findings are not listed here.
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12 findings #
alertKeya Paha County, NE's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 <= -3
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; convention chosen for this dashboard, not an official level
watchKeya Paha County, NE's years of wages of 9.1 ranks 124th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; 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: yearsOfWages percentile = 95.98301763553233 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
watchKeya Paha County, NE's covered employment is -4.4% 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 = -4.4 < 0
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published; not an official level
watchKeya Paha County, NE's typical home value is -1.4% 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 = -1.412544835578267 < 0
arithmetic on Zillow ZHVI, county and metro files; not an official level
noteKeya Paha County, NE's covered employment was 4.4% 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
- -4.4 % = 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's average weekly wage was 3.7% 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
- +3.7 % = 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's typical home value rose 0.3% from $307,358 in July 2026 to $308,313 in August 2026, on Zillow ZHVI.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- +0.3% = (308313.04251350695 - 307357.8797019597) / 307357.8797019597 × 100
- 308313.04251350695 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-08
- 307357.8797019597 = Zillow ZHVI, 2026-07
noteKeya Paha County, NE's average weekly wage of $653 ranks 93rd of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of $970.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's covered employment of 131 ranks 3,215th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 0 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's average weekly wage of $653 ranks 3,160th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of $1,039.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 2 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's momentum index of -0.22 ranks 90th of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of 0.25.
Period 2026-08.Show the arithmetic
- 3 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
noteKeya Paha County, NE's covered employment of 131 ranks 89th of 93 Nebraska counties, against a median of 2,151.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 4 on the 0-to-100 scale across 93 Nebraska counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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